Computex 2004: Graphics Cards Galore
by Derek Wilson on June 5, 2004 3:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Trade Shows
PowerColor and Pro-Link
Among the more edgy items that we saw at the show is PowerColor's X600 line of cards. They feature both the very obvious orange rubber "flames" as well as lights.
For the less brave, there are more subtle cards, such as this PCI Express X300.
Pro-Link produces the PixelView series of cards, including the PDF and PDF-II. These cards feature a shroud around the entire graphics card and an LCD panel read-out with useful statistics like temperature and fan speed.
The PDF-II is a much more useful revision, as the display panel can be mounted in a drive bay. We were also informed that the PDF would move to the NV4x line at a later date, so look for a new revision in the future if this is your thing.
ProLink had a couple of other products on display; like everyone else, their GeForce 6800 Ultra solution was based around NVIDIA's reference platform. It is going to be another couple of months before we start seeing more differentiating products hitting the market, most likely in the form of more unique cooling solutions. Until then, price and availability will dominate the success of any solution.
ProLink also had their PlayTV@P7000 on display, which is basically a TV tuner + remote offering from ProLink. Unlike most solutions, ProLink's software solution appears to be a bit more polished than your average run-of-the-mill TV tuner software. Granted ProLink doesn't offer a 10-foot-UI, but no company does (yet) in this market segment.
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ZobarStyl - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - link
I'm really looking forward to those LeadTek chips...I've had nothing but good things come out of my card from them. Also, they never use the NV stock cooling so the O/C's are much better as Derek mentioned. Hope the GT's hit soon...SUOrangeman - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - link
Not too many new dual-DVI offers. Sigh.Xentropy - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - link
"Why would they restrict pictures and descriptions from Comutex?"I think you misunderstood the comment. By "can't publish pictures and descriptions of all the countless booths and companies" he meant simply that there is a lack of time and server bandwidth to take, host, and caption thousands of pictures from hundreds of booths, not that they're not ALLOWED to take all the pictures they are able.
notoriousformula - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - link
"Why would they restrict pictures and descriptions from Comutex?"I think he ran outta SC..LOL
jrphoenix - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - link
"channel allocation of the 6800 Ultra parts was somewhere between 50 on the low end to 100 on the high end. Not that such small numbers really need perspective, but when we heard that allocation was low, we expected to hear that it was only a couple thousand."Wow... sounds like the 6800 is turning out to be a paper launch for the forseeable future. Diappointing... Maybe I can wait a bit longer to see the actual retail products with mature drivers going head to head (x800 & 6800)
KillaKilla - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - link
Why would they restrict pictures and descriptions from Comutex?