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  • VLC 1.1.0 adds Windows and Linux GPU decoding

    VLC 1.1.0 adds Windows and Linux GPU decoding

    Have you launched VLC today? If so then you'll already know that it has been updated to version 1.1.0. The biggest feature in this version is the addition of GPU decoding for Windows (Vista and 7 only) and Linux users. That is, you can use that fancy GPU of yours to help decode that 1080p MKV you've got there, leaving your CPU with enough room to breathe, or whatever. Fair warning: if you're on Windows, hope you've got an nVidia GPU…

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  • Apple’s Gaming Future is Full Steam Ahead

    Apple’s Gaming Future is Full Steam Ahead

    Remember back when anti-mac fanboys use to say that “the Mac doesn’t have gaming, it’s not 1337”. Then Apple entered the gaming world as a noob, and now look, OS X is running Steam.

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  • The Sapphire 5970 4G Toxic Edition is the fastest video card on Planet Earth

    The Sapphire 5970 4G Toxic Edition is the fastest video card on Planet Earth

    Damn you, Sapphire. Three weeks ago I bought your vanilla Radeon 5970, and now you release the Radeon 5970 4G TOXIC Edition? What a load of bunk. Fastest video card on the planet, you say? Well I say FE$%Fxtgredth.

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  • MSI’s newest GX640 gaming notebook is fast, affordable

    MSI’s newest GX640 gaming notebook is fast, affordable

    MSI announced the latest in their stable today, the GX640. Built around the Intel Core i5 processor and ATI Radeon HD5850, it's definitely a contender in the gaming notebook arena. In fact, it's been selected as the notebook of choice by the number one pro-gaming team in North America.

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  • Asus Ares 5970 is truly two 5870s slapped together, no holds barred

    Asus Ares 5970 is truly two 5870s slapped together, no holds barred

    The ATI Radeon HD 5970 is essentially two 5870s slapped together, but underclocked a little bit so as not to melt a hole through your carpet (but will melt a hole through your bank account~!) Asus saw that and was like, "Pfft, wait till you see what we've come up with." It's called the Asus Ares 5970, a true-to-life dual 5870 solution that doesn't downclock nothin' for nobody. Slight problem: it might not actually come out here in the U.S.

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  • ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition: Are 6 monitors better than 1?

    ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition: Are 6 monitors better than 1?

    Last week at PAX East, Nvidia showed off for the first time its GTX 480. Reviews were kind, but noted that the card runs at approximately 8 million degrees, and that the performance isn't as crazy as you'd expect for the $500 you're going to pay—an ATI Radeon 5870 is nearly as good, for $100 cheaper. So, make your own decisions! That's part of the fun of PC gaming: spending weeks on Newegg worrying over motherboard combinations and the like. Anyhow, ATI has a new card on the block today, the Radeon HD 5870 Eyfinitiy 6 Edition.

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  • XFX “gunning” for Nvidia with the ATI HD 5970

    XFX “gunning” for Nvidia with the ATI HD 5970

    Well, it looks like XFX packaging is going to be a little more secure then the stuff that Amazon uses. You'll have to be careful leaving the store with this stuff, XFX appears to be packaging their version of the ATI HD 5970 in a replica of a H&K P90. Catchy, but hopefully they don't lose any customers to gunfire.

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  • Video: What does Modern Warfare 2 look like when played on six monitors?

    Video: What does Modern Warfare 2 look like when played on six monitors?

    Man alive, how great would it be to be rich? You could afford crazy things like, I don't know, new shoes, healthy food, and six 20-inch monitors to play Modern Warfare 2 with. That's the dream.

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  • AMD working on actual netbook chipset, not due until next year

    AMD working on actual netbook chipset, not due until next year

    AMD is finally looking to get into the netbook game for real. Forget about the thin-and-light NEO chipset that’s been out for a while—we’re talking about an honest, netbook-specific chipset based on the company’s Fusion initiative that’ll blend power-sipping CPUs with ATI graphics. The platform will draw between 10 and 15 watts of power and will be designed for screens 12 inches and smaller.

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  • The ATI Radeon 5450: Eyefinity on the cheap (like $50 cheap)

    The ATI Radeon 5450: Eyefinity on the cheap (like $50 cheap)

    ATI just released a new, super entry level graphics card that should placate, well, not hardcore gamers, but most regular people. It's the Radeon 5450. Like other 5000 series cards, it works with Eyefinity, meaning that you can spread the image across several screens, as this image swiped from Tom's Hardware shows.

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  • ATI to power next-gen Xbox?

    ATI to power next-gen Xbox?

    Building upon the success of the custom ATI Xenos GPU that’s found in the current Xbox 360, Microsoft and ATI have apparently already struck a deal to continue using ATI chips in the next generation of Xbox consoles, according to Fudzilla.

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