Nvidia admits, explains GeForce GTX 970 memory allocation issue
We've been tracking an issue with GeForce GTX 970 memory use for a little while now, most notably via this thread in our forums.
Some GeForce GTX 970 owners have noticed unusual behavior from these
cards compared to the GTX 980. Specifically, the GTX 970 sometimes
appears to allocate less than its full 4GB of memory in cases where the
GTX 980 does. Also, when asked to go beyond 3.5GB using a directed test,
GTX 970 memory bandwidth appears to drop. We even discussed the issue on the Alt+Tab Show last night.Nvidia has been looking into the issue ...
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Here's my guest appearance on tonight's Alt+Tab Show
We talked about the GeForce GTX 960, among other things, on this evening's edition of the Alt+Tab Show. Here's the rebroadcast via YouTube for those who missed it.
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Watch John Romero talk about Doom level design
It's a rainy Friday afternoon here, and there's no better way to spend one of these than by reminiscing about the olden days of PC gaming. Happily, the guys at Double Fine Productions have just the thing. They've posted a 10-part video series wherein John Romero, gloriously coiffed as always, walks through the original Doom and explains his level design choices.
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I'll be on Newegg TV's Alt+Tab show live at 3PM PT
I'll be putting in an appearance this evening on Newegg TV's Alt+Tab Show starting at 6:00 PM Eastern time/3:00 PM Pacific. I'm sure we'll be talking about my GeForce GTX 960 review and, well, whatever else the guys have on tap.
You can tune in via Newegg TV's Twitch channel or just ...
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Windows 10 build 9926 adds Cortana, Continuum, and more
On the heels of Wednesday's Windows 10 event, Microsoft has released a new preview build of the operating system. Available now to members of the Windows Insider Program, build 9926 includes some—but not all—of the features demoed earlier this week. Here's a video preview presented by Joe Belfiore, Microsoft's OS chief:
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Apacer exec sees 256GB SSDs falling below $70 this year
Solid-state drives will get a whole lot cheaper in the second half of this year. That's according to CK Chang, General Manager at Taiwanese digital storage firm Apacer. Speaking to DigiTimes this week, Chang said he expects 256GB SSDs to fall below $70 in that time frame, with 128GB offerings to land at just $40.
Right now, SSDs with capacities in the 240-256GB range start at around $90 , although most are ...
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Deal of the week: IPS monitors with 4K and 1080p resolutions
Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 960 is a tempting candidate for the deal of the week, especially since cards are already selling for $199.99 and up. But that would be too easy. What else is out there?
Those are the deals that caught my eye this morning, but the list is by no ...
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Haswell CPU and Radeon graphics team up in ASRock's VisionX mini PC
ASRock has beefed up its line of mini PCs with a new VisionX Series that combines Haswell horsepower with Radeon graphics. The 7.9" x 7.9" x 2.8" systems are available with a range of mobile CPUs capped by the Core i7-4712MQ, a 37W chip with quad cores clocked up to 3.3GHz. Graphics grunt is provided by a GCN-based R9 M270X GPU with 1GB of dedicated memory.
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Report: Google to launch its own cellular service
After Google Fiber, here comes Google Wireless. That's the scoop over at the Wall Street Journal, which says Google has cut deals to launch its own cellular service aimed directly at consumers.This time, Google won't be building its own infrastructure. Instead, according to "people familiar with the matter," the Internet ...
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Updated: GeForce GTX 960 cards already plentiful online
Just hours after its launch, Nvidia's GeForce GTX 960 graphics card is already available online in sizeable numbers.
Newegg has 12 versions of it listed , all of them available and ready to ship. Three are priced at $199.99, six are listed ...
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GeForce 347.25 drivers add GTX 960 support, expand MFAA
Nvidia has released new drivers to celebrate the arrival of its GeForce GTX 960 graphics card. The 347.25 drivers bear Microsoft's WHQL certification, and they support GPUs dating all the way back to the GeForce 400 series.
Along with support for Nvidia's new hotness, the 347.25 release contains optimizations for Dying Light , an upcoming survival horror game that combines parkour and zombies . The drivers ...
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Report: Acer prepping curved 34'' display with G-Sync
Fans of curved, ultra-wide displays may soon be able to get one with Nvidia's variable refresh mojo. According to TFT Central, Acer is developing a curved 34-incher with support for G-Sync refresh rates up to 144Hz.
The Predator XR341CK will reportedly have a 3440x1440 resolution, and there may be more than one version. The site also mentions possible ...
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Nvidia's GeForce GTX 960 graphics card reviewed
If you haven't been around here for long, you may not be familiar with the world's smallest chainsaw. This crucial, mythic piece of equipment is what the smart folks at GPU companies use to cut down their chips to more affordable formats.
Say that you have a fairly robust graphics chip like the GM204 GPU that powers the GeForce GTX 980, with four Xbox Ones worth of shader processing power on tap. That's pretty good, right? But it's also expensive; the GTX 980 lists for $549. Say you want to make a more affordable product based on this same ...
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Windows 10 may support streaming from PC to Xbox One, too
We learned yesterday that Windows 10 will let users stream Xbox One games to their PCs. But what about the other way around? As Polygon reports, PC to Xbox One streaming may also be in the cards.
While Microsoft made no mention of such a feature at yesterday's event, Xbox ...
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