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Anisotropic Filtering Investigation: NVIDIA GeForce3

[ 09/21/01 | by FastSite]

This article is devoted to the mysterious technology called anisotropic filtering. With the help of our own testingmethods we tried to find out how this technology is implemented in NVIDIA GeForce3 based graphics cards, how it worksand what advantages it provides. So, now you can see with your own eyes the way this filtering method is used in today'sgames and feel the difference!

Matrox Millennium G550 Review

[ 09/16/01 | by FastSite]

This article covers a new graphics solution from Matrox - Millennium G550 equipped with 64MB DDR SDRAM and aTV-Out. This chip boasts superior 2D graphics quality and a new HeadCasting technology. Besides, it features animproved DualHead technology now supporting also digital displays. However, the 3D still leaves much to be desired...

Leadtek WinFast GeForce3 TD Review

[ 09/05/01 | by FastSite]

We reviewed one of the most popular NVIDIA GeForce3 based graphics solutions from Leadtek. WinFast GeForce3 TDis a smart stylish-looking product, not yielding a bit to any of the competitors. Though not absolutely impeccable,it still deserves your attention.

ABIT Siluro T400 64MB Review

[ 07/31/01 | by FastSite]

We reviewed one of the today's best NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 based graphics solutions from ABIT. The main trump ofthis graphics card is certainly its superior overclockability: we managed to make it run stably at 240MHz memoryand core frequency.

SUMA PLATINUM K2 Review

[ 07/19/01 | by FastSite]

This is one more graphics card based on STM Kyro II chip and equipped with 32MB memory, which we decided to take alook at. In this article we paid special attention to the way tri-linear approximation and tri-linear filtering areimplemented on it.

NVIDIA GeForce3 Voltage Tweaking and Extreme Overclocking

[ 07/06/01 | by FastSite]

Our article is devoted to extreme overclocking of the today's fastest graphics accelerator - NVIDIA GeForce3. What methodsdid we use? Well, as usual, we did a bit of simple resoldering, and... our GeForce3 simply flew: 270MHz core and 600MHzmemory frequency. Are you ready to take the risks and to lose your warranty for the sake of super speed?