AMD Radeon HD 7990 Debuts as a Very Limited Edition in July

Known under the codename "New Zealand", Radeon HD 7990 represents AMDs highest-end part from the Southern Islands architecture. Consisting out of two Tahiti XT GPUs and 6GB GDDR5 memory (special edition 7990s could reach 12GB), Radeon HD 7990 goes head to head against the GeForce GTX 690.

By default, AMD has the advantage in terms of 50% more video memory (GTX 690 has 4GB), significantly higher memory bandwidth and the new Turbo mode, technology similar to the Turbo mode used on NVIDIA Kepler-based cards with a few major differences.

Our sources are telling us that the boards are starting to be sampled, all in preparation for the product launch in the second half of July. We will release more details as the launch day approaches, as well as the final retail price, which still isn’t decided as we write this story. While we know AMDs press deck, the company has a long tradition of changing the price at the last moment.

At the same time, a lot of AMD partners are running the card in their labs but arent aware of the actual product launch. We will see in just a few weeks time.

Athlon FX-51 2.2Ghz @ 3.05Ghz!

Our good friend Katsumi from Japan has overclocked his Athlon FX-51 (2.2Ghz)to over 3Ghz! He uses ASUS SK8N with the new 1003.003 BIOS that allow you tochange the multiplier. The multiplier is set to 14x up from the default 11x butthe current version of CPUZ cannot detect the actual multiplier as yet.

CPU: Athlon64 FX-51 @2996.33MHz(214x14) Vcore=1.739V(modified), Dryice(withethanol) cooling

Memory: SanMax PC2700-Reg-ECC 512MB x4, Vddr=2.7V(setting)
BIOS setting: MemClock Value=333MHz CL2.0-2-5-2
Vagp=1.7V, AGP=66MHz, Aperture Size=32MB

VGA: GeForceFX5900Ultra(Verto $ BGrH" (B), Vgpu=1.28V
GPU/Memory=450/850MHz, Detonator-44.61

PowerSupply: AOpen FSP400-60GN, Vio=3.561V

OS: WinXP Pro
HDD: HITACHI HDS722512VLAT80

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ASUS EAX1650XT(CF)

ASUS Technology Pte Ltd (ASUS) the leading provider of high-performancegraphics solutions is proud to introduce EAX1650XT(CF) graphics card, which ispowered by ATI’s Radeon X1650XT GPU. The card come with GTI Racing, one of thehottest racing games in the market and offers a 26% performance enhancement fromcompeting solutions that settled with the reference design, providing smoothvideo not only for GTI Racing, but other popular games as well.

26% performance hike with 256MB DDR3 memory

The EAX1650XT(CF), with onboard 256MB DDR3 memory, provides a 26% performancehike when compared with cards based on the GeForce7600GT GPU in the samesegment. The graphics card offers industry-leading performance to run videoresource-hungry applications, including the latest game titles.

GTI Racing Overview

The EAX1650XT(CF) is shipped with the new GTI Racing, which uniquely blends arealistic car physics simulation with the pure fun of driving in a very dynamicway. GTI Racing gives you the biggest collection of the officially licensedlegendary European Volkswagen Golf series cars. Racers can choose one of the 15GOLF models, representing all five generations from its original heritagethrough to the current day.

Splendid Video Intelligence Technology

With Splendid Video Intelligence Technology, found exclusively in ASUSsolutions, images processed by ASUS graphics cards are enhanced and fine tunedto deliver the most vibrant visual representations in conditions most favorableto human eyes. Splendid dynamically adjusts color, brightness, sharpness andcontrast to deliver video quality comparable to those on the very best TVs.

The ASUS EAX1650XT(CF) is now available worldwide. For more information onASUS graphics card, please visit the company homepage at sg.asus.com

Specifications Summary

AT amp;T to offer Windows 8 Samsung ATIV Smart PC for $799

The ATIV Smart PC is an Intel Atom (Z2760) powered tablet that is aimed at the business sectors. AT&T is planning to charge $799 for the device, which may come under scrutiny since that’s a hefty premium for a tablet that has relatively ‘average’ specs compared to other Z2760 business tablets. Of course, one has to take into account that the AT&T ATIV Smart PC comes with an integrated mobile broadband radio, and therefore the apparent premium price tag.

Samsung claims that the 9.9mm thin tablet can stay lit for 14.5 hours on a single charge. The 1.5GHz 11.6-inch (1366x768) tablet also comes with 64GB of SSD storage (expandable to 94GB via microSD), and 2GB of RAM.

Keep in mind that AT&T will be offering just the tablet by itself, with no accessories/add-ons such as a keyboard dock (which most Windows 8 users will probably want). Factor in the additional costs of accessories and add-ons and it’s easy to see that this Windows 8 tablet offering from AT&T may not sell that many units.

(Samsungs ATIV Smart PC Pro)

If the $800 tag for a device that doesn’t boast much muscle is a turn off, then perhaps the ATIV Smart PC Pro may be a better alternative if Samsung is still your flavor. The Pro version has a beefier Core i5 3317U clocked at 1.7GHz, 128 GB of SSD storage, 4GB of RAM, and even the screen has a higher resolution—coming in at 1920x1080. All the features on the Pro definitely help it to outshine the standard model, but you won’t get the mobile broadband radio in the Pro, yet. The current going price for the Pro version is $1,199 (Amazon), and although the tag is higher than the AT&T offering, the Pro comes packaged with a keyboard dock.

ASUS to launch the second Jay Chou edition laptop N45J

Last year, ASUS announced the Jay Chou Edition N43SL laptop and very soon we would see the second Taiwanese celebrity-endorsed notebook PC in the market. Unlike the first model with a piano black finish, the new laptop N45J will be white with similar artistic designs printed at the back of the display. The new design is said to be related to his upcoming album. The ASUS N45J will feature a 1600x800 resolution screen, second generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processor, 8GB memory, Nvidia GT555M graphics with choice of either 1GB or 2GB VRAM, SSD or hard disk storage options and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower audio technology that is found on the N45SF. Specifications would vary depending on country, although it is likely thatthis new laptop will be focused for the Asia market. According to sources, the ASUS N45J Jay Chou edition laptop is scheduled to launch in mid January this month. No details on the pricing yet.

Source: chinese.vr-zone.com

Are you ready for AMD Socket 939

According to the Japanese website, UAC, ASUS A8V /Deluxe/WiFi-Gwill hit retail market no later than 31st May 2004.

ASUS A8V /Deluxe/WiFi-G Specification:
Athlon 64FX/Athlon 64 Socket 939
VIA K8T800Pro Chipset
FSB 400/333 ECC/non-ECC DDR Memory(Dual Channel Memry,MAX4GB)
S-ATAx4 with RAID (0,1,0+1,Multiple,JBOD)
AGP 8x+ 5PCI
8-CH AUDIO CODEC + S/P DIF-out
4xUSB2.0
1xIEEE1394
Marvel Gigabit LAN