NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition Preview

The second video card in the NVIDIA next generation Pascal GPU architecture is finally here, we will explore the GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition video card. In this limited preview today we will look at performance in comparison to GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon R9 Fury X as well as some preview overclocking.

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Founders Edition Early Adopters Paper Tax for 20 Minutes

May 27th is finally upon us and now we all understand NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1080 Paper Launch. Low stock on the new GTX 1080 is the theme, but at least Newegg held true to the Founders Edition MSRP. And NVIDIA was not going to sneak by this time, not that they thought they could get away with it twice.

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From ATI to AMD back to ATI? A Journey in Futility

Trouble is brewing for AMD, Radeon Technologies Group, and Lisa Su, CEO and President. While on the surface it may just seem as though AMD engineers have once again missed the mark when it comes to building a new high-end graphics technology, but there is a lot more to the story.

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FSP Hydro X 650W Power Supply Review

FSP does not have much to say about its Hydro X in terms of marketing speak, but it does hit the high points that enthusiast system builders are looking for: “Silent operation, High efficiency ≧ 90%, Full Japan-made electrolytic capacitors, Powerful single +12V rail design, Ribbon cables, and Complete protection: OCP, OVP, SCP, OPP, OTP.”

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XFX Radeon R9 Fury Triple Dissipation Video Card Review

Today we take a look at the XFX R9 Fury Triple Dissipation video card from XFX, sporting a custom cooler that is sure to keep temperatures cool and operation stable. We will be comparing it with a custom overclocked GeForce GTX 980 video card in head-to-head competition to see which GPU delivers the best performance for the price.

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GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition Overclocking Preview

We take the new GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition video card and find out what is the highest sustained real world gaming GPU clock speed that can be obtained. We also find the combined highest GPU and memory overclocks. If you want to see how high and how cool this video card can be pushed, we have the answer.

Source: [H]ardOCP – GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition Overclocking Preview

GeForce GTX 1080: Most Bizarre Secret Paper Launch Ever

Didn’t we get promised 2.1GHz on air? Did early adopters just get told to pound sand? Now we have a Paper Launch from NVIDIA that just flew under the radar with hardly a notice? The GTX 1080 has generated more than a little conversation in the last couple weeks. I still have a couple of stories to tell and some editorializing to do.

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SilverStone Argon Series AR07 CPU Air Cooler Review

The Argon Series AR07 CPU air cooler is billed by Silverstone as being, “For users looking for a no-nonsense top performing cooler without the premium price, the Argon AR07 is the perfect choice.” Three heatpipes, some fins, and a 140mm fan is no-nonsense in our book, so how does it cool?

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Tom Clancy's The Division Gameplay Performance Review

We take Tom Clancy’s triple A title, The Division, and find out how AMD’s and NVIDIA’s high end video cards’ performances stack up and what image quality settings it takes to truly be immersed. We will see what level of GPU is needed at what resolution to enjoy this game with high graphics settings and image quality.

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NVIDIA Founders Edition Cards – Yea or Nay?

Many of you have heard about the NVIDIA Founders Edition video cards for the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards, but what is it really all about? The short answer is it is the new reference card, but the story goes much deeper than that. However no messaging at all came from NVIDIA on this.

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NVIDIA GTX 1080 and 1070 Announcement

NVIDIA’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, in front of a packed house in Austin, Texas, today took the stage to unveil the GeForce GTX 1080 based on the new Pascal GPU. We got to see the 1080 GPU overclocked to over 2GHz on air with the reference cooler making for a very impressive package. Now to see if the review cards hold up as well.

Source: [H]ardOCP – NVIDIA GTX 1080 and 1070 Announcement