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MSI unveils new Radeon Cyclone series of GPUs

Written by IT News on 4:18 PM

MSI, one of the world's leading suppliers of motherboards, video cards, laptops and other computer products, has just announced to expand its graphics cards with the introduction of another Radeon-based layout. The new models use the latest high-performance single-GPU solution from AMD, the Radeon HD 4890, which many users with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory and GPU speed as high as 1 GHz. The new series earlier this year has exhibited at the Computex computer display in Taipei, Taiwan.

The new Cyclone layout of the MSI graphics and overclocking of enthusiasts with a high-end graphics solution that is equipped with a dual-slot, single-fan cooling. According to the taiwan's supplier, the new cards have a 10cm PWM fan, which is allegedly the largest in a Radeon HD 4890 cards currently on the market. The major structure of the fan, in combination with the integration of four heat pipes (which is 60% thicker than the traditional, according to MSI), the Cyclone condenser to provide users with an efficient cooling solution for high-end GPU.

What are the technical specifications, the new cards, users with implementation of AMD's current flagship Radeon HD 4890 model. Cyclone R4890 OC Edition will be available with a 880MHz core speed, combined with 1GB of GDDR5 memory, which has a frequency of 3900MHz. Like other Radeon GPUs, this card allows users to support Microsoft DirectX 10.1, CrossFireX multi-GPU configurations, ATI Avivo HD Technology, ATI-Stream technology and PCI Express 2.0 support.

Unfortunately, there are no data on the map of prices and availability, but the new series will be time to shelves dealers worldwide.

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Mushkin launches new series of GT200-based graphics cards

Written by IT News on 8:23 AM

Recent buzz on the Internet said that Mushkin is about to release memory vendor for an entirely new line of NVIDIA GeForce-based graphics cards, which ends with yet another alternative to the narrow market GeForce graphics cards. All new models will be based on the latest NVIDIA GT200 GPU architecture and will be available in both standard and custom form factors, with increased clock speeds and memory capacity.

According to a recent news article on hothardware, Mushkin has announced its entry into the graphics card market with the launch of a complete set of GT200-based graphics cards. The new line will be part of the company ultimateFX family graphics processing units, which apparently consists of GeForce-based solutions.

As part of the new series, Mushkin has debuted some new products, namely ultimateFX GeForce GTX260, GTX260 (1792MB), OC GTX260, GTX260 OC2, GTX275, GTX275 OC, GTX275 OC2, GTX285 and GTX285 (2048MB). As you can see there are a number of new models waiting to be useful in high-end desktop PC.

Although we have no specific details on the technical performance of these cards, it seems that Mushkin will try to distinguish themselves from the pack by offering their new cards in a specially designed packaging. According to the above article of the new maps are provided in special wooden boxes which the company has brands such as "WoodBox." This will certainly be a computer user a feeling of individuality and cards with an elegant package.

Unfortunately, there is no word on the pricing of one of these cards, but we expect that they are priced a bit longer than its competitors, particularly in view of their unique package. What is the availability of these solutions must be sufficiently fast.