GeForce GTX 285 for Mac

Cuda Cores : 240
GPU Core Clock : 648 Mhz
Memory Config: 1024 MB GDDR3
Memory Interface : 512 bit
Motherboard Slot : PCI-Express 2.0
Minimum Power Supply: 460 W
Price Range : RM 450-500

From the past post, the graphic cards for Nvidia are focus for Window OS since most latest games are compatible and build Window OS only. However, for Mac OS user, there's are recommended graphics card in Nvidia that allow the users to optimize Mac OS in gaming, editing, animation and other graphic requirements application.

Meet GeForce GTX 285 for Mac, this graphic card have a Boot Camp, a built-in application which perfect compatibility as like Window OS . With PhysX features, high GPU processing and HD extreme resolution, the user can experienced as best as or more than in Window OS especially on graphics-intensive applications like motion graphics, 3D modeling, rendering, and animation.

So, for Mac OS users, don't let normal graphic cards let you down, push the Mac OS performance to the limit and let Window OS's user in "awe"!

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870

This week review is focusing of the graphic performance of notebook. Nowadays, peoples are more interested to buy a notebook because of its characteristics such as lightweight, portable and easy to operate. This card is the latest and best graphic of ATI for notebook. This card specification as below:

Clock Speed: 700 Mhz
Memory Clock Speed: 1.0 Ghz
Card Slot: PCI Express 2.1
Power Supply: 500 watts

Focusing on the improvement in graphic performance of games from each year becomes better, ATI is coming out with brand new graphic card that can satisfy the notebook users to play their games in better graphic performance.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 also the world's fastest and most powerful mobile GPU ever designed and this feature will give the notebook users experience the riveting high definition gaming experience. Other features are the graphic performance booster by ATI CrossFireX which gives the users great moment playing their favourites games. With other advantages with Windows 7, this card will give the notebook users fast operating and responsive PC. This card also have the power management technology by ATI PowerPlay for dynamic power management.

ATI Radeon™ HD 4870

This review for ATI graphic card is focusing on the bringing the performance to the maximum peak of graphical users.

Requirement:

Core Clock: 750 MHz
Memory amount: 512 MB DDR3
Card Slot: PCI-Express 2.0
Power Supply: 500 w
Price: RM 400-500

This card brings the ability that beyond the computer users with high technology research where the users can feel their computer's graphic exceed the supercomputing and setting a new standard to the graphic performance. Based from ATI graphic cards in 4000 series, this card can be consider as performance graphic card because deliver the mind-blowing graphic performance. So, the users will experience the fantastic moment with their games.

Eventhough this card required more power because of it's performance, this card also equipped with ATI PowerPlay Technology which is advanced power management technology and this card is delivering up to 2x the performance per watt of AMD's previous generation GPUs

The price is higher than other graphic card in 4000 series but this card bring the maximum performance that the users can imagine.

Nvidia Geforce 9800GT

Specifications:

CUDA Cores	112
Graphics Clock (MHz)	600 MHz
Processor Clock (MHz)	1500 MHz
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)	33.6

Memory Clock (MHz)	900
Standard Memory Config	512 MB DDR3
Memory Interface Width	256-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)	57.6

Minumum Power Supply : 460W
MotherBoard Slow : PCI-Express 2.0
Price Range : RM 300 - 350.

Are you a hardcore gamers and at let your computer run as long as possible for download? If yes, then, there is a graphic cards are design for optimize and suit up that kind of situation.

Most computer users are tend to download stuffs from internet a very large space which generally require a lot of times (especially your internet connection is slow).If the user's computer have a graphic card or more, and he/she is always left the computer for download stuffs or run a simple application during that time, then it will be wastage and have a high chance of overheating because generally, a normal graphic cards will consume a lot of energy as like they support a heavy application such as games.

Therefore, Nvidia Geforce 9800GT is recommended. Not only it able to support high performance games such as Resident Evil 5, Assassin creed 2, Red Alert 3 etc, but it also stable, and the price is currently cheap. This model contain a HybridPower feature where it allow to manage usage of this graphic cards. It will consume the require power if the application is high and heavy, but, it will consume a small of energy or switch to motherboard graphic core if the application is very light and small. Therefore, the energy consumption will automatically be manage efficiently.

The user can experience a greener usage where the computers are cooler and quiet and most likely, your electric bills will greatly reduce. And also, for a sake of environment, and economic, this is one of graphic cards that must be used.

ATI Radeon™ HD 4300

"Designed to Perform, Engineered to Lead, Built to Win"

This week's review is focusing on the graphic card from the ATI Radeon HD 4000 series and this card will give the best performance in high value games and high definition experience in graphic animation and movies.

Requirement:

Memory Amount: 256 MB DDR3
Card Slot: PCI-Express 2.0
Minimum Power Supply: 300w
Price Range: rm 250 -rm 300

This graphic is designed to give the user the high definition experience playing games with great graphic performance. ATI Radeon GPUs can upscale the video display to the level where the image quality is the top of the performance. This card features also included ATI PowerPlay TM which gives advanced power management for optimal performance and power saving. In series of ATI Radeon HD 4000, this card is focusing on the user who have limited budget yet required more graphic performance.

Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS

Specification:

Core Clock (MHz)	450
Shader Clock (MHz)	900
Memory Clock (MHz)	400
Memory Amount	256MB
Memory Interface	64-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)	6.4
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)	3.6

Requirement:

Card Slot: PCI-Express 2.0
Minimum Power Supply requirement :240W
Price Range: RM50-100

This graphic cards is recommended for normal user who plays light game such DOTA,Counter Strike,and Online Games, wish to enjoy a good quality movies and smooth basic computer operation such window 7 and window vista.

Now days, basic computer requirement is getting higher and require better graphic performance for normal application (such as HD movies and wide-screen monitor) and some integrate motherboard graphic couldn't support these features especially the new windows7 and vista which consume a lot graphic from XP version.

This card can solve user problem with low performance computer (especially the one without graphic card) with low price and the stocks still available in current market. With low requirements, this card could support HD movies, a good quality of LCD monitor performance and able to operate latest OS and application with ease. Beside that this cards have very good compability and stability with all drivers, applications, and OS which crash would be impossible!

So, any user want to boost up the their PC (which already slow for now) for "normal usage" and stand for around next 3-4 years, spend small amount of money and enjoy the difference! And please dont forget to put at least 1G 667 Mhz DDR2 RAM to give a good performance with this cards.

ATI RadeonTM HD 3800 for Mac and PC

The review for this week is focusing of Apple Mac Pro System in Graphic system. With this card, you will experience a great High Definition (HD) with graphic design based on your need. For this card requirement and specification for your Mac as below;

• Apple Mac Pro system Mac OS X® v10.5.2 (Leopard) or higher
• Support Window XP and above with direct X 9 and above.
  
• 256-bit GDDR3/GDDR4 memory interface
• 666 million transistors on 55nm fabrication process

• One PCI Express® X16 2.0 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
• Price: RM280-300
• Minimum Power Supply - 550w
  

This card also gives a maximum performance graphic application such as 3D animation, games and 3D modelling. Some features has be added to improve this card to deliver the users especially gamers. The features are Power Professional Application, Advance to the Next Generation of HD Gaming and Break through Efficiency. Despise that, this card also excellent for playing game since the card contain Xcrossfire GPU features which allow high graphic performance accelerator.

All this features give the users the maximum satisfaction in doing work or playing games and without a doubt, this card is suitable for Mac plus low power usage and have cool and quiet system for user wish to spend lot of time for the usage of graphic card.