Nvidia GeForce GTX 750, GTX 750 Ti Specs, Benchmarks

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijt30fBldbTKl2L4UOaNfwOd48Vmzw6XbDEjCHcQbU1vLUPY1mRsAwEqSPqYQPYq55dDTksY2DYugWDEER-fyJdUoST5qQv4cry6M49pPylWslyVcuYsxpXZYgsHO-GY6hbdFoOZ8MWdw/s1600/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-gtx-750-ti-leaked-images-588x372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijt30fBldbTKl2L4UOaNfwOd48Vmzw6XbDEjCHcQbU1vLUPY1mRsAwEqSPqYQPYq55dDTksY2DYugWDEER-fyJdUoST5qQv4cry6M49pPylWslyVcuYsxpXZYgsHO-GY6hbdFoOZ8MWdw/s1600/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-gtx-750-ti-leaked-images-588x372.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Nvidia GeForce GTX 750, GTX 750</span></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Over the past couple weeks, we’ve been </span><a href="http://www.custompcreview.com/news/rumor-nvidia-launching-maxwell-based-gtx-750-ti-february-18/19873/" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" title="Rumor: Nvidia Launching Maxwell Based GTX 750 Ti February 18">hearing rumors</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> about the possibility of a brand new mid-range Nvidia GPU based on the upcoming Maxwell architecture coming sometime this month, and according to some of the latest screenshots released by UK Gaming Computer, it seems like the rumors may not just be simple rumor after all.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><img alt="nvidia-gpu-z-geforce-gtx-750-gtx-750-ti-leaked-images" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20048" height="349" src="http://www.custompcreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/nvidia-gpu-z-geforce-gtx-750-gtx-750-ti-leaked-images.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.7s ease; border: 1px solid rgb(230, 228, 228); height: auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 3px; transition: all 0.7s ease;" width="588" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Above we have two GPU-Z screenshots of the rumored Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 and the GeForce GTX 750 Ti. According to the screenshots, both GPUs will be using the upcoming GM107 GPU core, which is expected to be based off the Maxwell architecture (hence the M in the GM107). Previously it was thought that Nvidia could be moving to the 20nm process with the GTX 750/GTX 750 Ti first since it would be easier to do so with a smaller die, but according to the leaked screenshots it seems like Nvidia may be sticking with the 28nm architecture at least for the time being.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">As far as specs go, the GeForce GTX 750 will be rocking 768 CUDA cores, 64 TMUs, and 16 ROPs paired with 1GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit memory interface. The bigger brother, the GeForce GTX 750 Ti on the other hand will be rocking 960 CUDA cores, 80 TMUs, and 16 ROPs paired with 2GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit memory interface. Looking at these specs we’re definitely dealing with low/mid-range hardware here especially with the 128-bit memory interface really keeping performance limited.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Additionally, both GPUs will not use any sort of external PCIe power so it’ll be bus powered only. Given that the PCIe bus is only rated for a maximum of 75w, the upcoming GPUs will practically be sipping power. One of the major things Nvidia wanted to focus on with Maxwell is power efficiency and if Nvidia is able to improve the GTX 750/GTX 750 Ti’s performance over its 600 series counterparts while using significantly lower power, that’d be a win especially as Nvidia begins</span><a href="http://www.custompcreview.com/articles/gtc-2013-nvidia-logan-parker-next-generation-tegra-architectures/17703/" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;">further integrating</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> their technologies into upcoming Logan and Parker Tegra architectures down the line.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><img alt="3d-mark-11-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-leaked-benchmarks" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-20049" height="263" src="http://www.custompcreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/3d-mark-11-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-leaked-benchmarks-294x194.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.7s ease; border: 1px solid rgb(230, 228, 228); height: auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 3px; transition: all 0.7s ease;" width="400" /><img alt="3d-mark-11-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-leaked-benchmarks" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-20050" height="239" src="http://www.custompcreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/3d-mark-11-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-leaked-benchmarks-294x176.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.7s ease; border: 1px solid rgb(230, 228, 228); height: auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 3px; transition: all 0.7s ease;" width="400" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">In addition to the preliminary GPU-Z screenshots, a couple preliminary 3D Mark 11 benchmarks were leaked as well. The GeForce GTX 750 scored 5250 points in 3D Mark 11 using the performance preset and the GeForce GTX 750 Ti scored 5963 points using the performance preset. That said, both these cards are overclocked from the factory and they’re using pre-release drivers so it’s difficult to say what actual performance is going to look like once the cards actually ship. These are decent numbers for a PCIe bus only powered GPU, but they’re not enthusiast class parts that’s for sure.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Currently the rumored release dates for these cards is the 18th of this month and prices are currently unknown at this time. Given that it appears that the cards leaked were factory overclocked, it’s likely that Nvidia partners will have custom GTX 750′s and GTX 750 Ti’s available out of the gate. More information as it becomes available.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/nvidia-gtx-750-750-ti-benchmarks-a-51.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">UK Gaming Computer</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> via </span><a href="http://videocardz.com/49498/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-gtx-750-ti-preview-leaks" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Videocardz.com</a></span>

Nvidia GeForce GTX 750, GTX 750 Ti Specs, Benchmarks

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AMD Catalyst 13.12 WHQL for Windows now available

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GZBAFLEeoHNm1gh1DqSEb6p9JjUTlGfCqeYyUcWpNKRv_rKtY5_2hM0X1s4HuHXpWAg6D0fYDPESEtp67EvLUchZpmVkao4sGgoaXGfpYbPguGgMvIA_IC3JZUQupo-J1cX_xqLM4Cgd/s1600/AMD.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>AMD Catalyst 13.12</i></span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GZBAFLEeoHNm1gh1DqSEb6p9JjUTlGfCqeYyUcWpNKRv_rKtY5_2hM0X1s4HuHXpWAg6D0fYDPESEtp67EvLUchZpmVkao4sGgoaXGfpYbPguGgMvIA_IC3JZUQupo-J1cX_xqLM4Cgd/s1600/AMD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AMD has <a href="http://support.amd.com/en-us/download" style="border: 0px; color: #61a0bf; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">made available</a> updated drivers for Windows and Linux. It's fair to say there have been a decent number of changes and improvements since the last WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) approved drivers to come out of AMD in September, so let's have a look...</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Catalyst 13.12 WHQL for Windows and Linux drivers are <em style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"basically... the WHQL version of the 13.11 Beta V9.5 drivers,"</em> according to AMD's <a href="https://twitter.com/CatalystCreator/" style="border: 0px; color: #61a0bf; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">@CatalystCreator</a>. So if you have those installed you're good to go already.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you would expect, the new drivers offer support for AMD's latest range of graphics cards including the AMD Radeon R9 290, 280, and 270 Series and AMD Radeon R7 260, 250, and 240 Series. Some of the most important improvements you might see with this driver set is the AMD CrossFire frame pacing tech. This should even out framerates in your CrossFire setup to ensure smoother gameplay. Frame pacing is set globally in the Catalyst Control Centre or on a per application basis.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In related <a href="http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMDCatalyst13-12WINReleaseNotes.aspx" style="border: 0px; color: #61a0bf; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">improvements</a> for CrossFire configuration owners the following games have improved CrossFire performance scaling; Call of Duty: Ghosts (multiplayer component), Splinter Cell Blacklist, Saints Row 4 and Metro Last Light.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AMD informs us that there are new Enduro profiles for several new AAA games including; XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Need for Speed Rivals, Total War​: Rome 2, Battlefield 4, Saints Row 4, Splinter Cell Blacklist and FIFA 14. Enduro technology is especially relevant to users of laptops with built in AMD GPUs as it <em style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"is designed to unlock the full potential of your laptop’s performance while maximizing battery life".</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></em></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AMD Catalyst 13.12 driver for Linux</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Linux users also have a new AMD Catalyst 13.12 driver. According to AMD this driver fixes the following issues:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></em></span></div><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 10px; padding: 6px 6px 6px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ultra slow dota2 fps</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">System hang when startx after enable Eyefinity</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">System hang when run Unigine Heaven 4.0</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fix the procfs permission issue on kernel 3.10 and later</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">System hang when run some OpenGL stress test</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glxtest failed with force AA</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fail to launch cairo-dock</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AC/DC switching is broken</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tear-Free Desktop sets V-Sync to 30Hz instead of 60Hz</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steam crashes and games hang on a black screen when Force AA is on</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glxtest failed on SLED11 SP3</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Display corruption when using rotation</span></li></ul><div><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Source : </span><a href="http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/63941-amd-catalyst-1312-whql-windows-now-available/">Hexus.net</a></span></i></div>

AMD Catalyst 13.12 WHQL for Windows now available

AMD Catalyst 13.12 AMD has  made available  updated drivers for Windows and Linux. It's fair to say there have been a decent number of c...

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Make your old GPU run like new [How to ]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiametJhDF__ZVJsTZabYTFvERKvj0CxmEijULBHJwSTJ6pHhf4SsFBpQhpwSnmg27gom5s01rf3KiiipzHX4jYP6pGb714vnldzUBKNAHZZxblgLO3Z47iT2-ZwJ6C1__ccGA25M483skR/s1600/oldgpunew_primary-100154509-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiametJhDF__ZVJsTZabYTFvERKvj0CxmEijULBHJwSTJ6pHhf4SsFBpQhpwSnmg27gom5s01rf3KiiipzHX4jYP6pGb714vnldzUBKNAHZZxblgLO3Z47iT2-ZwJ6C1__ccGA25M483skR/s320/oldgpunew_primary-100154509-large.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span itemprop="articleBody description text"></span><br />No component of your PC is more vulnerable to heat than your graphics card. Even relatively affordable midrange cards sport complex graphics processing units that consume a lot of power and pump out quite a bit of heat. But if you take the time to refurbish your graphics card safely, you may be surprised to see it running like new—or in some cases, better than new. <br /><h2>Tools of the trade</h2>To start, you need a few tools and a bit of know-how. Generally you need a screwdriver (or two) to help with the disassembly, plus cleaning materials such as canned air, alcohol, and cotton swabs. You want a small brush to wipe away dust and old thermal interface material, and some replacement thermal paste.<br /><br /><span itemprop="articleBody description text"></span><br />I’m using a Radeon HD 5870 graphics card for this project, a decent GPU that’s a few years old at this point. (Although your card may be different, the instructions that follow should work with appropriate adjustments.) This ATI card uses three different sizes of Phillips-head screws to secure its case bracket, heat sink, and fan shroud, and it features an additional heat/reinforcement plate on the back. <br />Its barrel-shaped fan and relatively long heat sink—with densely packed fins—are prone to dust buildup. Plus, since this was a powerful GPU in its time, it can get <i>really</i> hot when playing games. <br />When it was brand-new, this card’s GPU temperature usually hit around 172 degrees Fahrenheit (78 degrees Celsius) under load. But since it has gotten so dusty and dirty, it’s reaching temps closer to 185 degrees Fahrenheit (85 degrees Celsius) now. The card’s fan is not only louder, but it also spins up more quickly and more frequently—working overtime to manage the heat. <br /><h2>The disassembly</h2>To clean and refurbish the card, you first need to disassemble it. Begin by removing the screws holding the card’s rear heat/reinforcement plate in place. Next, remove the two smaller screws that secure the case bracket to the fan shroud. Finally, remove four even smaller screws that hold a spring-loaded heat sink mount. <br /><br /><figure class=" large"><a class="zoom cboxElement" href="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/disassemble-1-100154440-orig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="435" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/disassemble-1-100154440-large.jpg" width="580" /></a><figcaption>Typically you need to remove several screws to detach a graphics card’s fan shroud and heat sink. My Radeon HD 5870 also had a backplate reinforcement that had to go.</figcaption></figure>With all of the screws removed, you’d think the card would just fall apart, but that doesn’t always happen. Most graphics cards are covered with sticky thermal pads and other thermal interface materials that can act as adhesives. My Radeon HD 5870, for example, had thermal pads between the reinforcement plate and the rear-mounted RAM chips, between the main heat sink and the front-mounted RAM chips, and between the heat sink and the GPU. <br />Be especially careful when pulling the card apart so as to not damage any surface-mounted components or the thermal pads themselves. I gently pried the reinforcement plate off the card, using steady, even pressure. I then did the same for the fan shroud and the heat sink. After pulling off the shroud, I also had to unplug the cooling fan from a port on the PCB. <br /><br /><figure class=" large"><a class="zoom cboxElement" href="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/disassemble-2-100154439-orig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="435" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/disassemble-2-100154439-large.jpg" width="580" /></a><figcaption>When disassembling a graphics card, be careful to track every screw, and be vigilant for small parts such as springs that may want to come shooting out.</figcaption></figure>After I pulled the card apart, it was immediately obvious why the card was getting so hot: Its heat sink and fan were filthy. There was way too much thermal paste installed on the GPU, as well, and to make matters worse, the thermal paste had begun to dry and crack. <br />I used canned air and a small brush to remove the gunk from the cooling-fan heat sink. With cotton swabs and a small amount of alcohol, I cleaned the older thermal paste from the GPU and the base of the heat sink. <br /><h2>We can rebuild him</h2>After cleaning the graphics card’s heat sink and fan, and removing its subpar thermal paste, I reapplied fresh thermal paste and put the card back together. I also took a couple of additional steps to make sure that the card’s cooler would perform at its peak. <br /><br /><figure class=" large"><a class="zoom cboxElement" href="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/mess-100154443-orig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="435" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/mess-100154443-large.jpg" width="580" /></a><figcaption>Not only was there too much thermal interface material used on my GPU, but it had begun to dry out and crack, which hinders cooling performance.</figcaption></figure>On the Radeon HD 5870, a metal clip with four springs serves to attach the heat sink to the GPU and apply enough downward pressure to ensure good contact and thermal transfer. Over time, that clip and the four springs can become deformed or compressed, which ultimately lowers the contact pressure. To remedy that, I carefully flexed the bracket upward and slightly stretched the springs back out. With the bracket and springs stretched out, they would apply the pressure necessary to hold the heat sink tightly against the GPU. <br /><br /><figure class=" large"><a class="zoom cboxElement" href="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/clean-2-100154441-orig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="483" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/clean-2-100154441-large.jpg" width="580" /></a><figcaption>To ensure optimal cooling performance, I had to clean this GPU’s heat sink and completely remove the sloppy, old thermal paste.</figcaption></figure>When you’re applying new thermal paste, the goal is to use the least amount of paste necessary to produce an ultrathin layer over the surface of the chip you’d like to cool. I doled out a drop of thermal paste the size of a BB, and spread it outward until the surface of the GPU was covered. I then reassembled the card, confirming that the heat sink was installed properly and making good contact with the GPU. <br /><h2>Don’t forget a fresh coat of software</h2>Now that you’ve cleaned and reassembled the graphics card, it’s ready to go back into your machine. But don’t forget the software! Download new drivers while you’re thinking about it. <br />Though flashing a newer vBIOS on an older card is not usually necessary, doing so can help to increase its performance, as was the case when AMD introduced Boost on the Radeon HD 7950. A new vBIOS can also enhance your card’s stability or fix compatibility issues, as was the case with a recent vBIOS update for GeForce GTX Titan cards that enhanced their compatibility with tiled 4K displays. <br /><br /><figure class=" large"><a class="zoom cboxElement" href="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/nvflash_1-100154468-orig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="326" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/nvflash_1-100154468-large.jpg" width="580" /></a><figcaption><i>If you’re an experienced NVFlash user—that is, you truly know what you’re doing—you can use that free utility to flash unofficial vBIOS software to your Nvidia GPU. </i></figcaption></figure>To flash your graphics card’s vBIOS, check the card manufacturer’s website to see if an update is available. If so, simply download it and follow the instructions that the manufacturer provides. The more daring can use tools such as NVFlash or ATI Flash to experiment with alternative vBIOS files. Tread lightly, though.<br /><i>Source : <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2066684/how-to-make-your-old-gpu-run-like-new.html">PCWorld</a></i><br /><i>Image : TechHive  </i>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPrtT0YaNoBCrNlRYUs15aGApjRvb3Nv84KuQVu47D1kL11gAt0yXmqnItOG2Ym-82zB_cCZNKWju797kAFrk9urvLirH4jCJ1gqeJ4Yn2_2rmPnU06jrzI5cqA57y13qXKK2KqiePSo/s1600/cp.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPrtT0YaNoBCrNlRYUs15aGApjRvb3Nv84KuQVu47D1kL11gAt0yXmqnItOG2Ym-82zB_cCZNKWju797kAFrk9urvLirH4jCJ1gqeJ4Yn2_2rmPnU06jrzI5cqA57y13qXKK2KqiePSo/s1600/cp.PNG" /></span></a></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The words "next generation" have always held a lot of promise — and a lot of hype — in the world of video games. Consoles like the <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/20/5117320/microsoft-xbox-one-review" style="color: #fb4834; text-decoration: none;">Xbox One</a> and <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/15/5107506/sony-ps4-review-video" style="color: #fb4834; text-decoration: none;">PlayStation 4</a> that herald the arrival of a new generation are said to offer stunning graphics that unlock gaming experiences like never before. That’s an exciting promise, and there’s good reason for the fascination with these black boxes: for the next several years, video gaming itself will likely be defined by these two consoles.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph4" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But now that delirium over the launches of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is beginning to subside we must ask what, exactly, this next generation delivers to living rooms. When it comes to graphics — that jumble of polygons, sophisticated algorithms, and complex maps that create so much buzz — what do these systems offer that your dusty old Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 can't? And, as of today, have these consoles delivered on their promises?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph7" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To find out, we've carefully examined 10 different games across all four consoles — a grand total of 29 discs. As is common during transitional periods, almost all launch titles are offered on both new and old consoles. These multi-platform games offer a unique opportunity to compare these consoles head to head. For each, we have side-by-side comparisons of the same exact scene across the two generations to let you see the difference for yourself. A few of these comparisons are included in this article (you can slide the divider to compare on each) — <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/29/5155726/next-gen-supplementary-piece" style="color: #fb4834; text-decoration: none;">well over a dozen more can be found in our supplement.</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph10" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At first glance, these games may lack that next-gen “wow factor,” but we’ve identified some key improvements that make the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of these games stand out. And developers are just getting their feet wet with this hardware — these are the graphical improvements you can count on getting out of your new console, and they hint at what this latest generation could offer in the future.</span></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph10" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 92.59259033203125%;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Via: <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/29/5127344/do-next-gen-games-really-look-better">The Verge</a></span></i></div>

Graphic content: do Xbox One and PS4 games really look better

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