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According to news from Chinese media, AMD is slated to announce the new generation AMD GPUs code name Southern Islands. It will start retailing in Nov 2010.

With the upcoming series, AMD will be revising the prices of Radeon HD 5000 series graphics card.

It is unsure if the new series “Southern Islands” will be named as Radeon HD 6000 series.

It is also rumoured that AMD planned to have Northern Islands using 32nm technology. As TSMC goes for 28nm, AMD switched plans and will continue to use 40nm process and change it’s code name to Southern Islands.

According to the news media, AMD did not comment on the report.

GIGABYTE Extends Super Overclock Series with GTX 470 SOC Graphics Card

– Gauntlet™ sorted GPU with the latest in-house cooling design WINDFORCE™ –

Taipei, Taiwan, August 6^th, 2010 – GIGABYTE, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, introduces a powerful new addition to its Super Overclock Series: GTX 470 SOC (GV-N470SO-13I). To qualify for Super Overclock Series, a GPU must go through GIGABYTE’s innovative GPU Gauntlet™ Sorting process and it must be equipped with Ultra Durable VGA or VGA⁺ boards. Designed specifically for overclocking competition and gaming battle, GIGABYTE’s secret weapon GTX 470 Super Overclock Edition is built with NVDIA GeForce GTX 470 GPU. Based on 40nm processor and advanced GDDR5 memory technology, the powerful new GPU consists of ground-breaking features including Microsoft DirectX® 11 and NVIDIA PhysX™ which leads to incredibly immersive HD gaming experience and unrivaled performance. GV-N470SO-13I also features WINDFORCE™ 3X, 14 phase PWM design, OC Guru graphic card smart tuner and voltage read point.

WINDFORCE^{TM –} GIGABYTE’s Latest Cooling Solution

GIGABYTE introduces WINDFORCE™, the latest cooling technology that differentiates the brand’s graphics cards from the rest. GIGABYTE understands that a fan is crucial to the graphics card, so only the fan with the most efficiency is selected for WINDFORCE™. To qualify for WINDFORCE™, the cooling solution must be equipped with anti-turbulence inclined-fin, ultra quiet PWM fan and pure copper heat pipe. Inclined-fins redirect airflow and help to reduce excessive heat and turbulence. Depending on its orientation, there are 3 types of inclined-fin designs: parallel-inclined, mirroring-inclined and 3D-inclined. Each type contributes to generating excellent exterior airflow for efficient heat dissipation from the interior GPU core.

WINDFORCE^TM 3X: Anti-turbulence Cooling

GV-N470SO-13I is equipped with WINDFORCE™ 3X cooling solution. WINDFORCE™ 3X features 3 ultra quiet PWM fans. The special inclined triple-fan design effectively minimizes the flow of turbulence between three fans. With a unique vapor chamber, WINDFORCE™ 3X is able to transfer heat from the hot spot to the cool spot as thermal energy becomes evaporated to the surrounding air. By capillary action, the condensed liquid droplets circulate back to the base of chamber. The cycles of evaporation and condensation enhance heat dissipation for greater cooling efficiency. Moreover, WINDFORCE™ 3X is equipped with three copper heat pipes to strengthen the speed of heat dissipation.

Pure Power Architecture

GV-N470SO-13I has incredibly pure power. It is compatible with ATX standard length PCB. 14 phase PWM design includes 12 for GPU, 2 for memory. Standard GTX 470 graphics card has five power phases whereas GIGABYTE’s GTX 470 SOC has 12, two times the reference card. Not only does GV-N470SO-13I have three times power phases than reference card, the 12 power phase status LED indicators indicate graphics card’s current power phase, helping users monitor power consumption. This feature ensures a more stable system and better overclocking capability.

GPU Gauntlet™ Sorting

GIGABYTE’s very own GPU Gauntlet™ Sorting process is the key to the best GPUs for Super Overclock Series. A GPU must pass a sequence of tests to be selected. This unique process offers three major advantages. First, full-throttle performance tuning improves overclocking ability by at least 10% to 30%. Second, optimized thermal efficiency lowers extra temperatures by 5% to 10%. Fan speed is guaranteed at standard rpm in high-rated 3D and physics-accelerated games to reduce noise for an absolutely quiet environment. Lastly, expert power switching lowers power switching loss by 10% to 30%. With GPU Gauntlet™ Sorting, GIGABYTE SOC graphics card guarantees higher overclocking ability.

Ultra Durable VGA⁺

Thanks to Ultra Durable VGA⁺ that features 5+1 quality components, the Super Overclock Series supports top performance in graphics benchmarking. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA⁺’s 5 proadlizers on graphics cards are able to provide 1.6 times purer power supply compared to traditional power design (zero proadlizers).

Proadlizer® Quintuple

One of the quality components of Ultra Durable VGA⁺ is GIGABYTE’s exclusive use of proadlizers. Unlike other leading brands that only use one proadlizer on their graphic cards, GIGABYTE generously uses five units of NEC Proadlizer®, also known as film capacitor, to provide amazing current capacity up to 5000uF and extremely low ESL/ESR for super overclocking ability. Five times the regular capacitance indicates the amount of electric energy stored is fivefold. By placing five proadlizers around GPU, electric currents are able to be charged and discharged rapidly to support super overclocking activity. The quintupled proadlizers transmit more stable power even during heavy loading.

OC Guru – Graphic Card Smart Tuner

GIGABYTE proudly improves its graphics card smart tuner OC Guru. This graphics card tweaking utility puts together the best combination of software/hardware overclocking. It now features 3 profiles: OC (for overclocking mode), Gaming (for gaming mode), and Green (for power saving mode). The different modes cater to users’ different needs. GIGABYTE’s distinctive adjustable software offers gamers to adjust tuners for memory, voltage, and fan speed. OC Guru, the user-friendly software, gives hardcore gamers liberty when overcloking.

Voltage Read Point

GIGABYTE’s specific voltage read point supplies hardcore gamers an ultimate benching experience at overclocking competition. Heavy users can change the voltage simply through software instead of manually adjusting any components on PCB. It is easy for overclockers to master the platform and monitor GPU workload at any time just through voltage read point.

The GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series includes HD 5870, HD 5770, GTX470, and upcoming GTX460. For more details about the Super Overclock Series, please visit the GIGABYTE VGA website at: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/main.aspx?s=43

GIGABYTE SOC: http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/72/index.html

ASUS ENGTX460 TOP Graphics Card Review
Bluetooth 20 Jul 2010  

ASUS ENGTX460 graphics cards enter service as the newest addition to NVIDIA’s GeForce 400 Series. ASUS is proud to deliver technology that goes further than base reference requirements with exclusives such as DirectCU thermal design, Voltage Tweak overvolting and endurance features GPU Guard, EMI Shield and Fuse Protection.  

The graphics card based on the Fermi architecture uses the GF104 GPU and is clocked at 700MHz for GPU CLK. The Shader clock is at 1400MHz and memory at 3680MHz.  

On top of cool overclocking capabilities, ASUS ENGTX460 graphics cards are optimized for native performance in Windows 7, delivering mind-blowing graphics to showcase DirectX11 done right, plus full 3D Vision Surround, PhysX and CUDA support.
Cooling Better with Copper — DirectCU  

Exclusively on the ASUS-designed ENGTX460 DirectCU cards, users make the most of DirectCU copper cooling. This technique places hefty copper heatpipes, custom flattened and brought into direct contact with the GPU core for improved heat transference. This adds to the already installed heatsink and fan assembly to provide 20 percent* better cooling than reference, and means ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU cards can deliver more performance and have a higher tolerance for overclocking. They also outlast the basic reference design thanks to exclusive added feature GPU Guard, which combines with the excellent cooling of ASUS ENGTX460 cards to double printed circuit board reinforcement against cracking, delivering spectacular reliability and longevity.  

Driving Performance to the Max – Voltage Tweak  

Thanks to their better cooling, ENGTX460 cards enable extreme overclocking. This offers opportunities for enthusiasts and anyone intent on more hardcore applications to tap their full, powerful potential. ASUS ENGTX460 cards arrive bundled with overclocking and over volting utility Voltage Tweak, allowing adjustment of voltages to the GPU, video memory and board circuitry. This can boost the core and memory clocks significantly for up to 50 percent* faster overall performance compared to reference.
Pushing Boundaries Further with TOP selected GPUs  

ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5 and ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/768MD5 graphics cards carry over the celebrated ASUS TOP approach to graphics cards with select GPUs overclocked for triumphant gaming and benchmarking. Specially singled out from the rest, TOP cards have unbeatable overclocking potential for unparalleled performance.
Built for Superlative Gaming Thrills  

Dedicated gamers need look no further than the extreme prowess of the new ASUS ENGTX460’s graphics engine. These cards open up new horizons of excitement with native DirectX11 executed flawlessly in 2560 x 1600 and beyond. Finally, true high definition gaming comes to life in vivid detail, with the added advantage of 3D Vision Surround three dimensional immersion.  

The all-new ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5, ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5, ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/768MD5 and ENGTX460/2DI/768MD5 deliver a full spectrum of features, better performance and true Windows 7 optimization. They are the latest in an exciting line of 400 series graphics cards, extending their reach to new audiences.  

Although still in limited quantities, the ASUS ENGTX460 is a custom made GeForce GTX460 graphics card with voltage tweak of up to 1.087v.

ASUS proudly presents ENGTX460 DirectCU graphics cards, the latest addition to the new NVIDIA GeForce 400 Series. It’s all about super direct cooling meeting the hyper power of these cards, exclusively produced with DirectCU thermal design for 20% cooler operation and Voltage Tweak to drive performance 50% higher than reference. Better yet, the ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5 and ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/768MD5 ship with specially-selected, overclocked GPUs like all performance-minded TOP cards, with speeds of 700MHz to ensure gaming superiority.

ENGTX460 graphics cards deliver relentless gaming action at a better than ever value, with the latest generation of graphics tailored to get DirectX11 done right and optimized for Windows 7. Games roar to life with pristine high definition, while CUDA parallel processing taps the power of Fermi for improved overall computing. This is a powerhouse to blaze new light on your entertainment and productivity.

Below is a video preview of the package. Watch the review soon at http://en.ocworkbench.com

Release the Gaming Power by Unbelievable Overclocking Capabilities.” – ECS launches Black GTX 460 graphics card family for performance-desired gamers.

Unbelievable Overclocking Capabilities.
Targeting at the high-end segment, ECS Black GTX 460 graphics card delivers a stunning gaming effects with its genuine hardware and firmware design, which bring the critical gamers over 20% overclocking capability and boost the gaming power far more than reference designed graphics card.

Awesome Performance with High Efficient Cooling
Adapted with Arctic Cooling precise engineering cooling solution – dual ultra quiet fans and 4 excellent heatpipes, ECS Black GTX 460graphics card performs very well even runs at full-loading speed under high-range overclocking mode. Dual Dual-link DVI-I and one mini HDMI outputs support three high-resolution screen displays via pure digital signal, powered by Nvidia 3D Vision Surround Technology, it is very easy for gamers to enjoy multi-display 3D stereo gaming experience that never happened before.

ECS Black GTX 460 graphics card family comes with 336 powerful CUDA cores and 1024/768 MB GDDR5 256/192 bit data bus showing amazing gaming performance, with its fully OpenGL 4.0 and DirectX 11 supported, gamers can enjoy the incredibly detailed visuals and unprecedented level of detail and realism in the latest games.

Visit ECS for more information and take gaming to a new level now.
www.ecs.com.tw

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The World First Palit GTX 460 1GB SONIC Platinum solution is available around the globe

Palit Microsystems Ltd, the leading graphics card manufacturer, announces a fresh class of Fermi architecture GeForce GTX 460 series: GTX 460 768MB, GTX 460 1GB Sonic and GTX 460 1GB Sonic Platinum. Palit GTX 460 series is ready in stores around the world in over 20 countries: Australia, Germany, Japan, Korea, Russia, UK, USA, Indonesia, Israel, Latvia, Macedonia, Romania, Singapore, Thailand and many more.

The first custom design Palit GeForce® GTX460 is base on identical Fermi architecture but with better DX11 performance. The new GTX460 Fermi architecture is even suitable for the most popular DX10 games. Palit GTX 460 1GB Sonic provides up to 4.5x faster DX11 Tessellation performance but the crown goes to our Palit GTX 460 1GB Sonic Platinum which offers up to 5x faster DX11 Tessellation performance than our competition(HD series). And being the first to provide 1GB solution, Palit presents a new edition called “SONIC PLATINUM” with extremely outstanding benchmark performance which is more than your expectation. Palit GTX 460 1GB Sonic Platinum Edition is factory overclocked to 800 MHz core, 1GB of high speed GDDR5, memory clocked at 4GHz, and can boosts the performance 17.5% higher than non-OCed GTX460. With Palit GTX 460 1GB Sonic Platinum, you can enjoy the best gaming experience. In order to provide the highest quality, Palit use 2-Ball Bearing Fan which is more durable especially at higher temperatures but quieter at higher rotation speed, Palit 2-Ball Bearing Fan provides longer lifetime than the usual fan.

Built from the ground up for DirectX11, Palit GeForce GTX 460 delivers exceptional DirectX11 tessellation performance that can output at high detailed visual into your games without sacrificing frame rates. NVIDIA 3D Vision, PhysX and CUDA technologies are elements that make the GeForce GTX 460 a genuinely piece of hardware that produce incredibly realistic effects for your current and next generation games.

Palit GeForce GTX 460
	GTX 460	GTX 460 Sonic	GTX 460 Sonic Platinum
DirectX	DirectX 11	DirectX 11	DirectX 11
Processor Cores	336 cores	336 cores	336 cores
Memory Amount	768 MB	1024 MB	1024 MB
Memory Interface	192 bits	256 bits	256 bits
Graphics Clock	675 MHz	700 MHz	800 MHz
Processor Clock	1350 MHz	1400 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory Clock	1800 MHz (DDR 3600)	1800 MHz (DDR 3600)	2000 MHz (DDR 4000)
DRAM type	GDDR5	GDDR5	GDDR5
Video Support	DVI/VGA/HDMI	Dual DVI/VGA/HDMI	Dual DVI/VGA/HDMI

Features

Microsoft®  DirectX® 11 Support:  

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  • DirextX 11 GPU with Shader Model 5.0 support designed for ultra high performance in the new API’s key graphics feature, GPU-accelerated tessellation.

NVIDIA PhysX®  Technology:

• Full support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.

NVIDIA 3D Vision™ Ready

• GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA 3D Vision, bringing a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D.

NVIDIA 3D Vision™ Surround Ready

• Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of NVIDIA 3D Vision and SLI technologies. NVIDIA Surround also supports triple screen gaming with non-stereo displays.

NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology

• CUDA™ technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks such as video transcoding, physics simulation, ray tracing, and more, delivering incredible performance improvements over traditional CPUs.

NVIDIA SLI™ Technology:

• Industry leading NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling for the world’s premier gaming solution.

32x Anti-aliasing Technology:

• Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 32x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.

Microsoft Windies 7 Support:

• Windows 7 is the next generation operating system that will mark a dramatic improvement in the way the OS takes advantage of the graphics processing unit (GPU) to provide a more compelling user experience.

DirectCompute Support:

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  • Full support for DirectCompute, Microsoft’s GPU computing API.

OpenCL Support:

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  • Full support for OpenCL GPU computing API.

OpenGL 4.0 Optimization and Support:

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  • Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.

PCI Express 2.0 Support:

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  • Designed to work perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow’s most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications by maximizing the 5GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth.

Dual-link DVI Support:

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  • Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560 x 1600 and with support for HDCP.

HDMI support

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  • Fully integrated support for HDMI 1.3a including deep color, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD 7.1 digital surround sound. A future NVIDIA driver will enable HDMI 1.4a support for Blue-ray 3D playback.

 SPARKLE Announces  GeForce GTX 460 Series Graphics Cards Bringing A New Level of DirectX 11 Performance to Mainstream Users

Taipei, Taiwan – July 12, 2010 – SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today announced the SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards, which includes the SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 768MB Graphics Card, the SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 1GB OC Graphics Card and the SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 2GB Graphics Card.
As a deadly weapon of Fermi Family, SPARKLE GeForce GTX460 series graphics cards provide the best performance price ratio, being the the world’s best $200 graphics card, it brings a new level of DirectX 11 performance to mainstream PC enthusiasts and gamers around the world.
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A New Level of DirectX 11 Performance For Mainstream Market
The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards from SPARKLE deliver all the benefits of the advanced 40nm process from TSMC, a high speed GDDR5 memory interface, and full DirectX 11 support, possessing considerable power improvements compared to its predecessor. They use the GTX460 cores with 336 stream processors and 192-bit / 256-bit memory interfaces with 768MB/1024MB/2048MB GDDR5 memory.
The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards are designed from the ground up to deliver potent gaming performance, delivering up to 8x faster geometry tessellation, than the closest competitive product. The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Card feature dedicated tessellation engines, resulting in outstanding performance at a new price point for GeForce GTX 460 GPUs. 
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TThe Revolutionary Compute Architecture for Gaming
The  SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards adopt the Fermi architecture which implements all DirectX 11 hardware features, including tessellation and Direct Compute, among others. Fermi brings forward a vastly improved compute architecture designed specifically to support next generation gaming effects such as ray tracing, order-independent transparency, and fluid simulations.  

Game performance and image quality receive a tremendous boost, and enables film-like geometric realism for game characters and objects. Geometric realism is central to the Fermi architectural enhancements for graphics. In addition, PhysX simulations are much faster, and developers can utilize GPU computing features in games most effectively with Fermi..
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Incredible Detailed Visuals
By 7 PolyMorph Engine for Tessellation supporting, the SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards let mainstream gamers to experience an unprecedented level of detail and realism in the latest games, such as Metro 2033, AVP etc. Tessellation- one of the biggest new features of Microsoft DirectX11 helps developers create more detailed characters and terrain in games, bringing mainstream gamers sharper, crisper images and a more realistic experience. The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards are built ground up for tessellation, bringing  games closer to reality without sacrificing the high frame rates gamers enjoy. 

Ray Tracing Support: The Future Of Gaming
The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards bring interactive ray tracing to the consumer market for the first time, providing a glimpse into the future of visual realism in games. By tracing the path of light through a 3D scene, ray tracing uses the power of the GF104 GPUs to create spectacular, photo-realistic visuals.

GF104’s compute architecture was built specifically with ray tracing in mind. GF104 supports recursion in hardware, enabling efficient ray tracing and a host of other graphics 

algorithms.GF104 excels not just at standard ray tracing, but also at advanced global illumination algorithms such as path tracing, which uses a much larger number of rays to collect ambient lighting information from the scene.

To sustain performance, a game may use ray tracing selectively. This hybrid model of rendering enables fast performance with great image quality. Thanks to the innovative unified cache architecture in GF104, ray tracing on The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards run up to 4 times faster than prior generation GPUs.
 
 
Incomparable PhysX Engine
Helped with the GF104 compute architecture, The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards are designed to take NVIDIA® PhysX® technology to the next level—making games more lifelike than ever before with advanced effects such as turbulence and fluid dynamics. The new NVIDIA® GigaThread hardware scheduler allows 10 times faster switching between graphics and physics processing, enabling more complex effects to be rendered in real time.
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Total Immersive With NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround Technology to Support Blu-Ray 3D in Full HD 1080P Stereoscopic 3D
Prepare to be blown away by the most immersive PC gaming experience imaginable. Leveraging the power of multiple GF100 GPUs in an NVIDIA SLI configuration, NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround enables a new level of eye-popping 3D stereo gaming, expanding your real estate across 3 panels for the ultimate “inside the game” feeling. The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards provide the incredible graphics horsepower to run your game in 3D stereo, across 3 panels, at HD resolutions up to 5760×1080.  

The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards also support gaming across three non-3D displays with resolutions up to 2560×1600,it’s the best in Class 2D Surround Gaming.
1024MB/256bit OC Features Brings Extreme HD Gaming Experience
Compared with ordinary GeForce GTX 460 graphics cards on market, the SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 1GB OC Graphics Card is overclocked out of box. With 700MHz core speed,3600MHz memory speed and 1485MHz shader clock, it take mainstream users’ DirectX 11 gaming beyond HD. With the power of the overclocked GPUs, it places gamers in the center of the action and experience true gaming cinema in extreme HD (2560×1600) resolutions—all enabled by the SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 1GB OC Graphics Card, NVIDIA SLI technology, and incredible performance in the latest games including Bioshock2, Alien VS Predator, and Dirt2. With the powerful OC features, the SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 1GB OC Graphics Card tears through complex DirectX 11 environments and cinematic effects at blazing frame rates in extreme HD resolutions.

2048MB Incredible Large High Speed GDDR5 Video Memory
Today‘s DX11 game,such as Stalker:Call Of Pripyat,Metro 2033, they insanely use as large as possible number of bump texture, transparent texture to describe faces of characters and render realistic gaming scenes, so these DX11 games put rigorous demands on the bandwidth and capacities of video memory. The current situation demands at least 1GB video memory to run these games. The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 465 Graphics Card comes with incredible large 2048MB high speed GDDR5 video memory, making it to be first GTX 460 Graphics Cards on mainstream market with this incredible large memory.

3-Way SLI Support
The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards supports NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology, which provides even higher frame rates and permits higher quality settings for the ultimate experience in PC gaming when connected to a high-end, high-resolution monitor.
3nd Generation PureVideo  HD
High-definition video decoder and post-processor delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video and accurate color for movies and video.
NVIDIA™CUDA Technology With 336 cores CUDA C/C++ Support and 56 Texture Unit
CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GF104′s 336 processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks such as video transcoding. The 56 Texture Units  embedded in the GF104 can dramatically improve the texture processing efficient in latest DirectX 11 games, resulting in higher fps than the competitor’s products..
OpenGL 4.0 Optimization and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.

Native HDMI 1.4a Support and Audio Input for HDMI
Fully integrated support for HDMI 1.4a including xvYCC, Deep color and 7.1 digital surround sound. High-definition audio transmission can be realized without spdif wiring.

Fuse Function Improve The Stability
SPARKLE specially design the Fuse Function for The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 series Graphics Cards. The Fuse Unit on the Graphics Cards’ PCB can avoid the hardware damage caused by the instable voltage of the monitor.
The SPARKLE GeForce GTX 460 Graphics Cards Comes with 3 free Applications Bundled.
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MAGIX Video Easy, which is the first video editing program for the whole family. It’s so easy to use that even beginners without any prior skills will be able to design breathtaking videos in just a short time. Transform recordings of family celebrations, vacations, or special events into video DVDs or present your videos on the Internet with ease.
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SPARKLE GTX460 also offer Supersonic Sled and Design Garage,2 new, exciting NVIDIA applications which showcase how GeForce and these new products are driving the future of gaming. Supersonic Sled is a timed race game involving a rocket-driven sled on a 6-mile track. It provides a compelling and interactive showcase of DX11 Tessellation, PhysX, CUDA particles, and fluid simulation. Design Garage is new, exciting demonstration of ray tracing technology. Interact with the most exclusive vehicles on the road and create incredibly photo-realistic images. Harness every last bit of GF104 compute power using CUDA accelerated ray tracing.

? With these two applications, SPARKLE wants to literally give consumers the keys to the new GF104 architecture. To expose and showcase the new level of interactivity and realism that this architecture enables. Applications so compelling that consumers will spend hours playing with. 

Gigabyte, in a sales kit presentation to its distribution partners, detailed its upcoming GeForce GTX 460 768MB product, the GV-N460D5-768I-B. This card sticks to the NVIDIA reference design, including reference clock speeds, and is positioned at the US $199 price point. What’s more interesting about these sales kit slides is the performance and market position described by Gigabyte. The GTX 460, according to the company, is said to perform “close” to generic ATI Radeon HD 5830. The keyword here is “close”, as HD 5830 is still the faster card.

Gigabyte also demonstrated the card in a variety of games and benchmarks, where it was pitted against GeForce GTX 465, Radeon HD 5830, and some older GeForce 200 series cards. Tests included 3DMark06, 3DMark Vantage (performance preset) and 3DMark Vantage (extreme preset). While in 3DMark06 and 3DMark Vantage (P) it outpaces the HD 5830, the HD 5830 edges past it in 3DMark Vantage (X). The two also trade blows in DirectX 11 benchmarks. While the GTX 460 maintains some lead over the HD 5830 in older game tests, the HD 5830 does manage to outperform in some tests.

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GIGABYTE Extends Ultra Durable VGA Series Graphics Cards with GeForceTM GTX 465
– Ultra durable, power-saving, high performance graphics card –

Taipei, Taiwan, June 15th, 2010 –GIGABYTE Technology Co. LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to launch the latest in-house designed GIGABYTE GV-N465UD-1GI graphics cards featuring GIGABYTE’s own Ultra Durable VGA Technology and anti-turbulence Inclined Dual Fan. Along with NVIDIA®’s new generation Fermi GPU architecture and high speed GDDR5 memory technology, GV-N465UD-1GI delivers immersive gaming experience. In addition, GIGABYTE GV-N465UD-1GI features a wide range of the latest graphics technologies, including DirectX®11, NVIDIA® CUDATM, PhysX®, and 3D Vision technologies, to deliver visually-stunning graphics.

Industry Leading Component Quality
GV-N465UD-1GI is equipped with NVIDIA®’s latest Fermi GPU (GF100) architecture and GDDR5 memory. It uses GIGABYTE’s own Ultra Durable VGA Technology which guarantees better overclocking capability, lower GPU temperature, and great power efficiency by using 2 oz PCB board, Samsung and Hynix memory, Japanese solid capacitors, Ferrite/Metal core chokes, and Low RDS (on) mosfet. Industry’s leading quality is able to meet the needs from the most critical gamers.

Anti-turbulence Inclined Dual Fan
The dual fan design doubles the cooling capability and offers extreme silent environment. In addition, the special inclined fan design effectively minimizes the flow turbulence between two fans and enhances heat dissipation of hot area right under each fan. Equipped with 4 heat-pipes, this anti-turbulence inclined dual fan has better heat dissipation capability than any other dual fan design.

GV-N465UD-1GI features NVIDIA®’s latest generation GPU architecture including geometry processing engines which is built for DirectX® 11 tessellation. This revolutionary technology enables incredible realistic game characters and details. New high-speed 32x anti-aliasing smoothes all rough edges and provide unrivaled image quality. Supporting NVIDIA® 3D Vision Surround, GV-N465UD-1GI provides users with three displays in full stereoscopic 3D with SLI. Along with NVIDIA® CUDA™ and PhysX® technology, gamers will see lifelike, interactive environments.

G.Skill is known for its ram modules in the DIY market. Today we take a look at what GEIL has to offer in the upcoming months. They include SSD and some high performance DDR3 modules.

G.Skill released its new Phoenix Pro SSD and series of ultra
high performance memory modules at Computex 2010.
 
Phoenix Pro SSD
G.Skill has shown its latest SSD solution, Phoenix Pro, based on SandForce SF-1200
controller. By partnering with SandForce , Phoenix Pro series has enhanced IOPS up to
50,000, which has a great improvement on small file read/write speed, comparing to
the previous Phoenix generation. G.Skill is glad to expand its Phoenix SSD product line
to the next level and provide extreme gamers, PC enthusiasts and power users the
perfect choice of storage solution. The Phoenix Pro SSD will be available at 60GB,
120GB and 240GB at G.Skill’s authorized distribution partners within two weeks.

 
Trident series DDR3 2500MHZ CL8 overclocking world record
breaking modules

The Trident DDR3 2500MHz CL8 2GBx2 kit is the overclockers’ best friend. Amazing
new record of 2860Mhz at CL8 Dual Chanel was attained LIVE during the Computex
Show in Taipei by renowned extreme memory overclocker Hiwa from Italy. Everyone
in the crowd was pleasantly surprised when Hiwa pushed the RAMs beyond what was
ever seen before, accomplished on the EVGA P55 FTW 200 Motherboard and Kingpin
cooling LN2 spot. To see more detail about the exciting moment, please click here.   

DDR3 2000MHz 24GB kit

 
G.Skill has successfully broken the technology bottleneck and brought 4GB module to
the world of 2000 MHz. At Computex 2010, G.Skill showed its DDR3 2000MHz CL9
24GB kit and DDR3 1800MHz CL8 24GB kit for the Intel X58 platform. G.Skill
engineering team is now ready to provide PC enthusiasts, business users, and extreme
gamers the best memory modules with the biggest capacity and high performance.  
 

Flare series  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
G.Skill DDR3 Flare series memory modules have been known as the top high-end kits
for AMD platform. G.Skill has shown a couple of Flare series memory modules with
the latest AMD890 live demo platform, including the ultra high performance
2000MHz CL7 8GB (2GBx4) kit and the new 2000MHz CL9 16GB (4GBx4) kit. The Flare
series are coming with G.Skill’s new memory cooler to provide the best stability and
performance.  

  
DDR3 2400MHz CL9 Triple channel PIS kit
 

At the beginning of 2010, G.Skill was the first one who launched 2400MHz dual
channel memory modules for the Intel P55 platform. To continuously satisfy extreme
overclockers’ thirst for breaking world record, G.Skill engineering team has brought
2400 MHz memory module to triple channel platform. This cutting edge kit will be
coming with G.Skill’s performance PI series heatsink and the new memory cooler .

Cloud Computing, Gaming, Enthusiast PC Components, Multimedia and Green Computing are the main focus of ASUS at this year’s Computex Taipei 2010 trade show. Other than showing off it’s latest PC DIY mainboards and VGA cards, the focus this year seems to on 3D and tablet devices.

Below is a list of exhibits shown at the exhibition

1 Cloud Computing: Eee Pad, Eee Tablet, Garmin-Asus A10 Smartphone
2. Gaming: ROG CG8490 gaming station, ASUS G53, ASUS G73, MATRIX5870 and ARES graphics cards
3. Enthusiast PC Components: ENGTX400 series graphics cards, M4A89/M4A88/M4A87 Series Motherboards (highlighting the Turbo Unlocker Technology)
4. Multimedia: EeeTop PC ET 24?, Blu-ray 3D Optical Disc Drive, VG236H 3D LCD Monitor and O!Play HD2 Media Player
5. Green Computing: U Series Bamboo Collection, ASUS’ ultra-slim Designo Series LED monitors, ASUS Business Series B43 and B53 with the green Boston-Power Sonata® battery.

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AMD demonstrated AMD Fusion APU – delivering powerful CPU and GPU capabilities for HD, 3D and data-intensive workloads in a single-die processor– demonstrated APU accelerated Internet Explorer 9 and DirectX 11 rendering and special effects.

This is done by combing a GPU and a CPU into one device has been something that both Intel and AMD have been working towards for a long time. The idea is that by combing the CPU and the GPUY you can get a device, called an APU, which can do both functions, save space on the board of the computer, and reduce power consumption.

AMD plans to release two different APUs: Llano for mainstream laptops and desktops and the low-power Ontario for smaller laptops, netbooks and other devices. We know that Llano will have up to four cores and will be manufactured at 32nn by GlobalFoundries, the semiconductor foundry established by the spin-off of AMD’s manufacturing operations. AMD still hasn’t said who will manufacture the dual-core Ontario, though there have been reports that TSMC is manufacturing it on its 40nm bulk silicon process. Nevertheless both are sampling now-industry jargon meaning that AMD is showing it to select customers–and will be released sometime in the first half of 2011, Bergman said.

AMD showed two demonstrations of a “low-power Fusion APU,” which presumably refers to a dual-core Ontario. The first showed it ability to play a demanding DirectX 11 game, Rebellion’s Aliens vs. Predator. Bergman noted that this was the same game AMD used last fall to demonstrate the capabilities of its high-end discrete GPU. “Can you imagine getting performance of that quality in a netbook this size?” he asked the audience while holding up a standard netbook that could accommodate an Ontario APU. The second demonstration showed the performance in Internet Explorer with and without APU acceleration using a Browser Flip test in the latest IE 9 Platform Preview. The performance increased from 2-3 frames per second without acceleration to about 60 fps using the APU.

Looks like we should be expecting more AMD solutions for tablets, low power notebooks in the months to come.

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In Day 2, we take a look at Albatron. This old brand has transformed itself from a mainboard maker into vga and now they even do optical touch screen solutions.

To offer better and more service to customers & end users, Albatron unveils two brand new product lines and reconstructs two existed product series.

Optical touch solutions
Touch screen is everywhere in our daily life. From mobile phone, Kiosk to digital interactive signage, we can find products or services that embedded with touch technology. Albatron Optical touch solution can be adopted to different devices that have 16:9 LCD screen larger than 18.5”.

Albatron Optical Touch Solutions provide the best reaction time, accuracy, durability; and, it takes less than 1 Watt when operation. To compare with other touch solution, Optical touch technology should be the best one for large flat panel display.

Server memory module
Quality and stability are the two basic requirements when being a professional IPC manufacturer. In order to provide better and better compatibility, Albatron decides to make server memory modules for customers. Before shipping products to customer, Albatron did every compatibility & stability test in both motherboards and modules. It means customers don’t have to worry about the system memory compatibility when building their machines. Albatron wide-range of server modules solutions from Long-DIMM, SO-DIMM to FB-DIMM and ECC registered modules.

Customized motherboards
Albatron has 10-year experience in designing motherboards, and designs specific motherboards for customers for more than 5 years. During Computex 2010, Albatron demonstrates different form factors of motherboards from ATX, microATX, Mini-ITX, 3.5” to customized size.

Customized graphics cards (VGA)
As in motherboards territory, Albatron is also experienced in designing VGA. Besides consuming product, Albatron can design VGA in different interfaces also. Just like what we see on Computex, Albatron shows PCIe x16/ PCIe x1/ AGP/ PCI product on booth. If you need something that differs from mainstream, Albatron can make it for you.

Below are screen shots of the exhibits

In Day 1, we take a look at the exhibits first at ASRock booth. They have tons of boards. One of such is an unreleased product based on a Intel P67 chipset is also on the show. Another is P55 Extreme3 which is world’s first board to support 2 front panel USB 3 ports. The focus this year is on their new HTPC the Vision 3D w/ Aiwi.

Motherboard

Word’s First Motherboard Supports Front USB3.0 – P55 Extreme3

Unprecedentedly, ASRock will showcase the soon to be released P55 Extreme3 motherboard with its unique external Front USB3.0 panel. Exclusively bundled with ASRock Front USB3.0 Panel that comes with 2 x USB3.0 ports, P55 Extreme3 facilitates the computing operation! Along with every other component maker, ASRock will be also showing off it’s bevy of P55 motherboard beauties. The new Core i7 unlocked 875K CPU from Intel is one of the few really new products shown at Computex this year!

2 x Front USB3.0 support
World’s First Motherboard Supports 4 x USB3.0 – 890FX Deluxe3

USB3.0 interface will become the mainstream in the coming future. Extraordinarily equipped with 4 x USB3.0 ports on the I/O panel, ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 allows a more convenient computing operation environment! For users seeking for the ultimate motherboard configurations, ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 can satisfy you with a host of technologies include ATI Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX, Cool Heatpipe Design that can dissipate heat from CPU power mosfet and northbridge rapidly and make your system running much cooler, 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, 6 x SATA3 are sourced from AMD SB850, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5), the remaining 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s are from Marvell. Special introduce here is ASRock unique multi-function Turbo UCC technology. Turbo UCC provides you an all-in-one solution to unlock the hidden cpu cores in the CPU, get the amazing system performance boost by auto-overclocking, and running the system in a certainly lower power consumption level as well.

4 x USB3.0 Ports

Intel Core i7 980X 6-Core CPU Live Demo – X58 Extreme3

In conjunction with ASRock CeBIT2010, ASRock will also reappear the awesome live demo by running the Intel Core i7 980X 6-Core CPU on our feature-complete motherboard – X58 Extreme3. Delivering outstanding features for power users and gaming enthusiasts including a Cool Heatpipe Fan design that makes the system cooler than ever, NVIDIA Quad SLI, ATI CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX, 7.1 CH, VIA VT2020 Audio Codec which supports Premium Blu-ray audio as well as support for the latest USB3.0. As part of ASRock SuperSpeed USB3.0 lineup, X58 Extreme3 comes with 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s connectors, 1 x Powered eSATAIII/USB2.0 connector, 2 x USB3.0 connectors, it is the outright performance leader of its class.

ASRock AIWI Rock You Everywhere – Playing Games by Holding Your iPhone

ASRock motherboard solutions offer advanced performance for customized environments. At Computex there will be a wide selection of innovative boards in terms of Intel and AMD platform. To make differentiation from other normal motherboards, this year, ASRock is going to show you something really different! ASRock will showcase our newly launched ASRock AIWI utility running on our motherboards and HTPC systems. ASRock AIWI is the world’s first utility to turn your iPhone/iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games. Simply installing ASRock AIWI utility onboard and download free AIWI Lite from App store to your iPhone/iPod touch. Connecting your PC and apple devices via Bluetooth or WiFi networks, then you can start experiencing the exciting motion controlled games. ASRock AIWI motherboard will ensure you to enjoy a rich variety of gaming and be entertained by a better way. Just come to ASRock Computex at Nangang Hall, L0118 to experience how fantastic the ASRock AIWI program will be.

HTPC System

The Most Powerful 3D HTPC on the Planet – Vision 3D

ASRock Vision 3D HTPC Series is developed to match the trend of 3D entertainment. It has a powerful build-in graphic card which supports 3D game and 3D movie, allowing users to enjoy a high class entertainment experience! The soon to be released ASRock Vision 3D comes with everything essential for a HTPC platform. Featuring Intel Core architecture-based processors and NVIDIA 3D Vision Capable, GeForce 300 / 400 Series, ASRock Vision 3D can provide you an absolutely realistic 3D image display!

Still, ASRock Vision 3D has adopted lots luxury components include the stylish, high glossy aluminum housing, SuperSpeed USB3.0 support that delivers data transfer rates up to 10X faster than USB2.0, slot-in optical drive that provides a more convenient way of computing operation! For audio aspect, Vision 3D supports 7.1 CH HD audio with professional THX TruStudio PRO solution which allows user to have a rich variety of programming and be entertained by a better way! To realize modern computing mission, ASRock Vision 3D series equipped with BD Combo, 802.11n Wireless network, and even bundled with a user-friendly MCE remote controller.
As such, ASRock Vision 3D HTPC Series operates with a high resolution 3D video which allows a realistic and solid picture scene in your interactive game or movie, providing a cinematic environment in your home! At Computex there will be a modern living scenario setting with ASRock Vision 3D system in ASRock booth, we’ll demo the latest ASRock AIWI gaming program there, just quickly join ASRock Computex, and you will exactly understand why 3DTV can be so fantastic!

Your Perfect Choice for mini HTPC System – Core 100

With intention to present an affordable and functionable HTPC product to users, ASRock will also showcase the newly launched Core 100 HTPC series at Computex. This series totally comes with three models – Core 100HT-BD, Core 100HT and Core 100. By adopting the Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3 and Arrandale-based processors, Core 100 series features Intel HD Graphics that offers great FullHD 1080P performance and energy-efficient capability. Features abundant, ASRock Core 100 HTPC series is the world’s first USB3.0 onboard system on the market, and specially bundled with THX TruStudio PRO solution, ASRock Core 100 even supports the unmatched audio quality and stunning movie experience.

Based on the Intel HM55 Express chipset, Core 100 series features Dual Channel DDR3 1066 memory, 2 x SO-DIMM slots, Max. 8GB, 2.5” HDD up to 500 GB supports 2nd 2.5” HDD. Other excellent features include BD Combo, WiFi 802.11n networking as well as MCE remote controller!

Your Perfect Choice for HTPC System – ION2

HTPC wisely replaces a desktop place and thus easily PClizes any multimedia entertainments and thoughtfully save space for you! The exclusively launched ASRock ION2 HTPC series (includes ION2HT-BD, ION2HT, ION2) target users who want most out of their PCs from standard work to entertainment and extremely gaming. This series features Intel Dual Core D510 processor, Intel CH8M Chipset, NVIDIA ION2 graphics, and THX TruStudio PRO solution. In addition, ASRock ION2 HTPC series features the latest ASRock App Charger function that allows you to quickly charge many Apple devices simultaneously and provides you a much faster charging experience.

Below are pictures of the exhibits. More pictures on the following pages.