AMD R630 GPU eats Quadro G80 for breakfast

ELITE BASTARDS ARE very interested in system performance with Windows Vista, and the lads have spend last couple of days in order to find how well is ATI performing when DirectX 10 is in question. Part three of their evaluation focuses on how well ATI Radeon HD2900XT is coping with the Vista in DX10 mode.

3D Professor, also known to this world as a man with longest signature in a mail (excluding ones that come with non-disclosure contract as big as Nvidia's) got his hands on AMD's latest baby, ATI FireGL V7600, based on R630 GPU. This chip is a full-R600 with half a memory controller, ie. a 256-bit wide one. However, this did not stop the 320 scalar units in the GPU giving Nvidia a serious pounding, especially in Maya. Seeing over 50 per cent performance difference from a 500 quid part was something that we estimated could happen, but it should not have happened. Now, it seems that ATI has a real racer in store.

We know that motherboard vendors are entering the graphics card arena and vice versa, but Soyo's venture into the world of LCD monitors is a real foray into uncharted territory. Benchmark Reviews has the scoop here.

Steven from Legion Hardware came up with the review of Gigabyte Odin power supply with a 220 dollar price tag. For that amount of money, Gigabyte ships 800W packed inside the casing that sports some new features. However, this baby is priced higher than many units from Antec, Corsair, SilverStone, OCZ, Tagan and others.

BigBruin took a big break, but now things are back to normal. The lads reviewed Western Digital Scorpio, a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive - just what your notebook may need.

AMD may be launching Phenoms this winter, but energy efficient Athlons are still a darling in the affordable computing area. Digit-Life brings the low-down on several EE models.

CDRinfo benchmarked Asus Xonar D2 card, and we advise you to take a read.