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Server Going Down! |
1/31/2002 |
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The server will be down for scheduled maintenance and repairs. We will be seeing everyone in 24hrs (I hope). |
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CPU Price Guide |
1/30/2002 |
Elektrik-Sheep.com announces its first CPU Price Guide with an updated street price list of CPU Prices.
You can find that guide here.
The CPU guide will be updated weekly until the server is all situated and then it will updated bi-weekly. |
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Asus Jumps Gun on GeForce4 |
1/29/2002 |
ASUS Announces Comprehensive Graphics Card Lineup
Based on NVIDIA GeForce4 GPUs
Taipei, Taiwan, February 6, 2002 World-leading technology solution manufacturer, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., today announced the most comprehensive graphics card lineup based on the advanced NVIDIA GeForce4 GPU (graphical processor units) family. ASUS combines NVIDIA's latest GeForce4 technology with innovative engineering to deliver most powerful graphics cards for a variety of segments.
ASUS V8460 Series GeForce4 Ti 4600 Graphics Card
ASUS V8460Ultra series is powered by the most advanced graphics processing unit on earth the GeForce4 Ti 4600. A core clock speed of 330MHz and memory clock speed of 660MHz, combined with 128MB DDR SDRAM provide the ultimate graphics experience with revolutionary technologies such as: nFiniteFX"! II engine for complex geometry and animation, Accuview Antialiasing"! for unbeatable visual quality and frame rate, as well as nView for multiple display flexibility and user control.
ASUS V8440 Series GeForce4 Ti 4400 Graphics Card
ASUS V8440 Series is powered by the GeForce4 Ti 4400 GPU. A core clock speed of 300MHz and memory clock speed of 550MHz, combined with 128MB DDR SDRAM provides exceptional performance in all the latest games and applications. Also included are revolutionary technologies such as: nFiniteFX"! II engine for complex geometry and animation, Accuview Antialiasing"! for unbeatable visual quality and frame rate, as well as nView for multiple display flexibility and user control.
ASUS V8170Pro GeForce4 MX Pro Graphics Card
With the most integrated GPU, the GeForce4 MX Pro, the V8170 delivers best performance and value for mainstream PCs. 64MB of DDR SDRAM integrated with 300MHz core clock speed and 550MHz memory clock speed provide ample performance for all multimedia applications. The V8170 also includes new technologies such as: Lightspeed Memory Architecture"! II, nView, and Accuview Antialiasing"!
ASUS V8170DDR GeForce4 MX DDR Graphics Card
The V8170DDR leverages the GeForce4 MX DDR GPU with 64MB DDR SDRAM to provide competitive performance and value for mainstream PCs. Core clock speed runs at 270MHz and memory clock speed is 400MHz. Some GeForce 4 MX DDR technologies included are: Lightspeed Memory Architecture"! II, nView, and Accuview Antialiasing"!
ASUS V8170SE GeForce4 MX SDR Graphics Card
The V8170SE provides reliable and cost-effective GeForce 4 MX perfomance for mainstream PCs. Using the GeForce4 MX SDR GPU and 64MB of SDRAM, the V8170SE has a core clock speed of 250MHz and a memory clock speed of 166MHz. It also includes new GeForce4 MX technologies such as: Lightspeed Memory Architecture"! II, nView, and Accuview Antialiasing"!.
ASUS graphics cards based on GeForce4 technology will be shipping in quantities late February 2002. For more details check the company website located at http://www.asus.com. |
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Projected GeForce 4 Specs and Pricing |
1/29/2002 |
While Nvidia is preparing to release its GeForce 4 line of Video Processors for the beginning of February we here at Elektrik-Sheep.com have been working hard to get you informed as to the Specifications and Pricing of the GeForce4.
Check out the details! |
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Server News, etc. |
1/27/2002 |
The server maintenance has been moved to Wednesday, January 30, 2002 between the hours of 3:00 AM and 9:00 AM
Also, our first batch of reviews will be arriving shortly.
Thank you all for your support.
~Elektrik-Sheep Staff |
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GeForce 4 Pictures |
1/26/2002 |
Update!
The guys at Hexus have asked us not to host the pictures due to copyright concerns and I have complied.
However, an Elektrik-Sheep public forums user has posted those pictures here on our server. And since I have no control over the Forums since it is still in beta there is nothing I can do to stop them from being on the forum. The disclaimer on the public beta explains all of the details
The pictures in question from the beta forum can be found here.
Hexus.net has revealed to us pictures of the GeForce4. These are "Unofficial" Pictures, but give us a good idea of what is to come in the future. Hexus.net has also stated that a review of the GeForce4 is soon to come.
ES Note:
The memory chips are the small black squares. These squares are very similar to the same memory on the Radeon 8500 and half of the ram chip can be seen both on the front and back of the board.
There are also no ramsinks on the board. It is possible that this is the "MX" version of the GF4 and that the Ti/Ultra Versions will include ramsinks.
There is no visible info about the clock or memory speeds. Expect the GeForce 4 to hit shelves in mid-February with the official info being released any day now. |
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Welcome! |
1/24/2002 |
I'd like to welcome you to Elektrik-Sheep.com
If you have any problems/comments/suggestions/etc. feel free to contact me!
We are still tweaking the mail daemon so it should be working properly. Until then I will be checking hotmail every two weeks or so.
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GeForce 4 Specs Leaked (Updated!) |
1/12/2002 |
UPDATE!!
Note: ES is in no way affiliated with GeoCities nor "FattyBurger"
GeForce 4 Pics
There has been a lot of controversy regarding this submission, it has been taken down from 1) X-Bit Labs and 2) CPU Times.
Here is the original posting from X-Bit Labs:
ALTHOUGH WE KNOW that Nvidia does not have any plans to continue its own six month cycle we have spotted some details about an upcoming solution set for spring 2002 known as NV25.
So this year, from high end Nvidia, we can only expect the overclocked ultra version, according to current plans. 128 MB of RAM can be expected and heavily clocked versions of both memory and GPU.
Here is how it may transpire.
NV25 will be technically the same card as NV20 aka Geforce 3 with an additional Vertex shader. Higher memory and chip clock may be expected but the only thing that will make a noticeable difference is the additional vertex shader. This was also easy to predict since the Xbox chip has two Vertex shaders and that chip can easily be reworked to be used in a PC.
This seems to lead to the conclusion that Microsoft helped Nvidia to make the additional PC chip for themselves at $200 million expense to the Great Satan of Software.
AT this moment all is very cloudy about Direct X 9 specs which should follow NV25, but sources told that there is a possibility that the NV25 will be 8.1 aka XP/XBox version of DirectX.
But I seriously suspect DX 9 compatibility and Nurbs, that are partially supported in Geforce 3.
So Nvidia seams to slow a bit down as it cannot be on a six month product cycle any more because of the large market they cover now – 3d cards for games, for professionals, chipsets, consoles etc.
They're silently moving to a one year cycle we reckon.
"Additional vertex shader will give more effects for developers to use in future games and will expand the nFINITE FX engine that should have unlimited effects. "
According to an article at The Inquirer the specifications of the GeForce 4 have been leaked:
"NV 25 will be called Geforce 4 and will have the 4600 mark -- if we are talking about fastest version. It will feature 128MB DDR with a 128bit bus. There is still no any specific clocking of the memory but we can say that it is likely to use 600 MHz memory.
Nvidia will continue to use Titanium brand on this card since lot of people recognise this as acronym for speed. Sources suggest that they will call these cards "Titanium version".
The Geforce 4 4600 could means Geforce 4 with 600 MHz RAM just like Geforce 3 TI 500 meant 500 MHz DDR memory. When I say 600 MHz RAM, I mean on 300 MHz DDR memory.
The big surprise for me was the clock speed of this new Geforce 4 chip. It should be clocked from 250 to 275 MHz according to the source, which implied that it is very hard for Nvidia to accomplish this 300 core due to the complexity of the chip.
The card will have support for AGP 8X, the sources added.
As for the slower version Geforce 4 4400 you should expect 64MB DDR at 64-bit also to be called "Titanium version". We still do not have much information about exact clock speeds or the memory of this chip.
NV 17 will use Geforce 4 MX brand. It is interesting to see that what we used to call Geforce 3 MX – the very own NV17 becomes Geforce 4 all of a sudden.
We also learned that the NV25 was sampled to manufacturers back in December of last year and card designs should get to the final stages real soon now.
We will see some announcements in February, while you can expect cards sometime in March - Cebit time.
The last thing is the launch date – "a nice lady from the parking lot " said that company will launch the product in the first week of February and we may add that it should take place on February the 5th but I should warn you that this timing may be changed at the last minute."
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Pentium 4 "Northwood" On Sale |
1/4/2002 |
Intel has released Pentium 4 Processors with the Northwood Chip.
(Thanks to the guys at HardOCP for pointing this out.)
The 2.0ghz Chip runs around $480 US and it's 2.2ghz counter-part is around $680 US.
I'm sure these will be sold out in no time (*grin*).
On a completely unrelated note. The 1.67ghz Athlon which will debut around $340 bux or less. Offers better performance in almost all areas then the Pentium 4 chip. (In case you have been living in a cave.)
Search Pricewatch for pricing info. |
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GeForce4 Released February 6th |
1/4/2002 |
ExtremeTech is reporting that the "Geforce 4" (the next generation of nVidia chips a.k.a. "NV25") is going to be released on February 6th.
Here's a snippit:
"Officials at Nvidia, Santa Clara, Calif., told ExtremeTech Thursday that the graphics chip code-named "NV25" will be formally announced on Feb. 6th, along with a desktop version of the NV17, a chip that was previously released as a mobile-only product."
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"Several reports on the capabilities of the NV25 have already been published, most believing the chip will feature six pixel processing pipelines versus the four used by the GeForce3. The reports also suggest that the NV25 will feature significantly higher clock rates, faster memory interfaces, and improved antialiasing capabilities. The Nvidia spokesman declined to comment on any of the features of the new chip.
Nvidia will also release a desktop version of the NV17-M, a hybrid GeForce2-GeForce3 graphics processor that was first introduced at the Fall Comdex show in November in Las Vegas, according to the spokesman. That chip, which featured a 250-MHz clock rate vs. the 143-MHz core clock rate of the earlier GeForce2Go, will be featured in desktop PCs as well. In November, Nvidia said that the NV-17M would appear in notebook PCs beginning in the first quarter of 2002.
The approximate pricing of NV25-based cards and additional features of the new chips will be announced at the launch on Feb. 5." |
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