PowerColor looks to be all over the Radeon HD 7970 with previous sightings of its suped up Vortex and LCS models and now another custom-cooled behemoth from the company appearing online. We're not exactly sure what model name PowerColor has planned for this dual-fanned version, but presumably it'll be a …
Read More »Kinect for Windows arrives with new hardware
As promised at CES by CEO Steve Ballmer earlier in the month, Microsoft's commercial Kinect for Windows (v1.0) SDK along with its accompanying, slightly customized hardware has just officially been launched and for a suggested MSRP of $249.99 you might be quick to scream out “Madness!” in line of the …
Read More »AMD’s remaining HD 7000 Series roadmap revealed
Thanks to a conspicuous document making it's way onto the internet, we can learn more about AMD's plans for the HD 7000 series of cards beyond the now launched HD 7970 and HD 7950 models. We knew the line-up would (eventually) be as busy as prior generations were, if not …
Read More »Swiftech’s full coverage Komodo HD 7970 Water Block pixelated
Gabe of Swiftech has kindly given us a treat over at the XtremeSystems Forums in the form of some pre-release CGI drawings of the company's upcoming waterblock to suit the new Radeon HD 7970. The block gives full coverage, making physical contact with the entire PCB area of the card …
Read More »The first HD 7950 goes up for pre-order
The first retail listing for the soon to be launched HD 7950 has popped up, that being from online distributer PROVANTAGE who are advertising a model from GIGABYTE (GV-R795WF3-3GD) for pre-order at quite the inflated price indeed – ‘Only' $481.58. The specs provided are minimal in the advertisement – HD …
Read More »Powercolor Passively cooled HD6850 revealed
Powercolor have really been delivering the goods in 2010 and their latest model might not sound too exciting until we point out that it is a passively cooled HD6850! Kitguru loved the XFX HD5670 and Sapphire HD5670 passively cooled solutions as they were ideal for media centers and people who …
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