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Nvidia's top 3D-card partner EVGA responds about the company's retail aspirations

News came out earlier this week that Nvidia has started taking it graphics chips to retail without the help of its traditional board partners. One question among many about this move is how EVGA, Asus, PNY and other vendors have taken to this change, which essentially has them competing for sales revenue against one of their primary suppliers.

Given the nature of their business relationship, we wouldn't expect any of Nvidia's partners to blast them on the record. "No comment," EVGA spokesman Joe Darwin told us when we asked how he felt about the news. "… Read more

EVGA's InterView: Two screens for the price of...three?!

They say that once you've had two displays, you'll never walk away. (Well, I don't know if they actually say that, but i think you get the idea.) From my time spent with the EVGA InterView Dual Monitor System I'd tend to agree. Having two screens at my disposal really does seem to increase my productivity. Being able to write on one screen while referencing another--as I'm doing now--really makes for an efficient working environment.

The most unique feature of the display is its ability to rotate each screen back 180 degrees. While the casual … Read more

A closer look at EVGA's InterView

And by closer look, I mean that literally. I put the camera almost uncomfortably close to the monitor and pressed the picture-taking button. I got so close at times that I think I may actually owe the monitor dinner now.

Check out these shots of EVGA's Interview dual-screen monitor that was announced last week.

The screen is crazy reflective, so I can't really be held responsible for the secrets you find in the shots.

I'm hoping to have a review up soon, if there's demand for one, that is. Is there?

EVGA's 'InterView' dual-screen monitor evokes giddiness

I look at a lot of monitors. So many, in fact, that these days I immediately notice the smallest differences between them. Almost instinctively, I notice the bezel width, whether or not the panel slopes, and how easy the connections options are to access. I don't say this to brag; it's just that most monitors look so similar that I'm forced to find the smallest differences just to keep my job exciting.

So please forgive my utter elation and downright giddiness at EVGA's just-announced InterView Dual Monitor System.

The InterView is a dual-screen monitor with two … Read more

AMD vs. Nvidia: 3D card three-way at $300

After much fretting over prices, we can now wrap up our 3D card coverage, at least for now, as we post reviews of the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 and the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked. We call this a three-way because we've also included updated scores for the GeForce GTX 280 from back in June 2008, which now competes in this price range.

Prices became a concern for us in this roundup, as our target was initially $300 and less. The GTX 260 fits the bill, but the 2GB Radeon HD 4850 X2 we received from AMD didn't at first, hovering around $340. We thought about aiming lower, but the distance between $250 and the $150ish cards we reviewed last week didn't feel wide enough.

We asked for the 1GB version of the 4850 X2, but by the time we received it it seemed to have disappeared from retail availability. Fortuitously, as the 1GB version disappeared, the price on the 2GB model also came down to $299 at Amazon, and for a day at NewEgg, where it's currently about $319.

For Nvidia's part, the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 started at $299 when we first acquired the product, and then dropped to about $260 by the time we finished, about a month and a half later (holidays, CES, etc.). We also saw that the GeForce GTX 280 started to hover around $320 or so. Thus, our spread here of $260 to $320, between three different cards.

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AMD vs. Nvidia: $150(ish) 3D card smackdown

Unlike our recent look into high-end 3D cards, we know exactly what we have on-hand in the way of budget cards (thank you, Techpowerup's GPU-Z). For AMD's part, we have the Diamond Radeon HD 4850, with updated benchmarks from the numbers we ran in our July review. In Nvidia's camp, we get the EVGA GeForce GTX 9800+ Superclocked edition, an overclocked (for real this time), version of Nvidia's stock GeForce GTX 9800+ card.

While both of these cards debuted this past summer, their prices have dropped slightly since then, creating an affordable little sweet spot for … Read more