IT self care

NVIDIA introduced the Next-generation NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processor, which will supercharge netbooks with 10 times the graphics performance of standard netbooks1 and enable up to 10 hours of battery life2 thanks to NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology.

The new ION graphics processing unit (GPU) vastly outperforms basic netbook graphics by delivering rich HD media in games, movies, and Internet-based video. Unlike netbooks with Intel integrated graphics, ION netbooks have the power to play amazing HD video smoothly from sites like YouTube and support popular PC games like World of Warcraft.

The new ION netbooks also feature NVIDIA’s highly acclaimed Optimus technology, which automatically selects the best graphics processor for running any given application – seamlessly routing the workload to either an NVIDIA discrete GPU or Intel integrated graphics. The result is great battery life and superior performance when you need it. Read the rest of this entry »

World-renowned graphics card and mainboard brand-manufacturer MSI has officially launched a new generation of the Lightning series, the R5870 Lightning. Not only are top-quality components used in the design, but the following features are also included: exclusive all Hi-c CAP for GPU power, 15-phase power design, two 8-pin external power connectors, special PCB design called LPL (Lightning Power Layer), Twin Frozr II Thermal design with 8mm SuperPipe technology…etc. These outstanding features boost overall performance and reliability to a whole new level. This can be described as a top-performing product specifically designed for the extreme gamers and built to be perfect. Read the rest of this entry »

First of all you need to determine which type of video card you need for your desktop PC. There are two types of video cards, depending on the slot: AGP and PCI Express. Under any circumstances a AGP video card will never fit into a PCI Express slot and vice-versa. After you correctly determined which type of video card you need and bought it, you are ready to mount it. For this video we used an XFX 250 GTS video graphic card on a Asus P5Q motherboard.Video card install

1. Remove the cover of the chassis if it’s not already.
2. Pick the video card, place it over the PCI Express slot and notice the metal plate(s) that cover the back panel.
3. Put aside the video card and remove those metal plate(s). Usually there’s just one plate to remove, but for bigger and better video cards there’s two plates.
4. Pick the video card again and gently, but firmly insert it into the slot.
5. Screw the video card into it’s place on the back panel. Again, most of the times there’s just one screw, but for bigger video cards there are two screws needed.
6. You’re done!