SavageTech: February 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

Gmail accounts wiped for more than 100,000 users - TechSpot

Google is investigating a problem with its e-mail service following complaints from some Gmail users that all their messages, attachments, and Google Chat logs have disappeared. The company began investigating the issue at 3:09PM and issued a warning via its App Status Dashboard. The search giant has been hard at work all day in an attempt to restore the lost data.

"Google Mail service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all users in the near future," the website reads. "Please note this time frame is an estimate and may change. This issue affects less than 0.08% of the Google Mail userbase. Google engineers are working to restore full access. Affected users may be temporarily unable to sign in while we repair their accounts."

Google says a bug is responsible for completely resetting accounts. In fact, users logging in today would receive a welcome message as if they had just created their account.

Google says the problem affects less than 0.08 percent of its Google mail user base. Given that Gmail has over 170 million users, it should be safe to assume the issue affects over 100,000 accounts.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 Fusion motherboard - Bjorn3D.com

WHAT IS AN APU?

An APU, or Accelerated Processing unit, is a chip that integrates a CPU and a GPU on the same die. The main advantages are improved data transfer rates between the components and a reduced power consumption.

The AMD Fusion family is AMD’s first attempt at an APU, and combines the Northbridge, the CPU, and the graphics chip in a single die. It is actually quite amazing what AMD has packaged together onto the tiny Fusion die.

At launch, AMD has two different Fusion APU’s: the 9 Watt “C-series” APU codenamed Ontario and the 18 Watt “E-series” APU codenamed Zacate. The GIGABYTE motherboard we are reviewing here is powered by the Zacate chip. These two APU series will be followed by the A-series APUs in Q2 2011, codenamed Llano. Llano is supposed to be more targeted towards performance users as it has between 2-10 K10 cores instead of the Bobcat cores used in the Ontario and Zacate APUs.

While the low power consumption mainly is useful for laptops, AMD still also thinks that the Ontario and Zacate are useful for All-in-one desktop computers and ultra-small form factor computers, which should produce as little heat as possible.

Even though these are low-powered products, it doesn’t mean that manufacturers have to compromise when it comes to features. The APU’s fully support DirectX 11, DirectCompute (Microsoft programming interface for GPU computing) and OpenCL (a cross-platform programming interface standard for multi-core x86 and accelerated GPU computing). Both also include UVD dedicated hardware acceleration for HD video including 1080p resolutions.

What about Sandy Bridge? Well, technically Sandy Bridge also is an APU. It is interesting to see AMD target low-end processor markets with their APU, whereas Intel targets the high-end with Sandy Bridge. To our knowledge, Intel will not release a Sandy Bridge APU that competes with these low-end APU’s, instead leaving the Atom family for that market.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Scientists develop control system to allow spacecraft to think for themselves

ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2011) — The world's first control system that will allow engineers to programme satellites and spacecraft to think for themselves has been developed by scientists from the University of Southampton.

Professor Sandor Veres and his team of engineers have developed an artificially intelligent control system called 'sysbrain'.

Using natural language programming (NLP), the software agents can read special English language technical documents on control methods. This gives the vehicles advanced guidance, navigation and feedback capabilities to stop them crashing into other objects and the ability to adapt during missions, identify problems, carry out repairs and make their own decisions about how best to carry out a task.

Professor Veres, who is leading the EPSRC-funded project, says: "This is the world's first publishing system of technical knowledge for machines and opens the way for engineers to publish control instructions to machines directly. As well as spacecrafts and satellites, this innovative technology is transferable to other types of autonomous vehicles, such as autonomous underwater, ground and aerial vehicles."

To test the control systems that could be applied in a space environment, Professor Veres and his team constructed a unique test facility and a fleet of satellite models, which are controlled by the sysbrain cognitive agent control system.

The 'Autonomous Systems Testbed' consists of a glass covered precision level table, surrounded by a metal framework, which is used to mount overhead visual markers, observation cameras and isolation curtains to prevent any external light sources interfering with experimentation. Visual navigation is performed using onboard cameras to observe the overhead marker system located above the test area. This replicates how spacecraft would use points in the solar system to determine their orientation.

The perfectly-balanced model satellites, which rotate around a pivot point with mechanical properties similar to real satellites, are placed on the table and glide across it on roller bearings almost without friction to mimic the zero-gravity properties of space. Each model has eight propellers to control movement, a set of inertia sensors and additional cameras to be 'spatially aware' and to 'see' each other. The model's skeletal robot frame also allows various forms of hardware to be fitted and experimented with.

Professor Veres adds: "We have invented sysbrains to control intelligent machines. Sysbrain is a special breed of software agents with unique features such as natural language programming to create them, human-like reasoning, and most importantly they can read special English language documents in 'system English' or 'sEnglish'. Human authors of sEnglish documents can put them on the web as publications and sysbrain can read them to enhance their physical and problem solving skills. This allows engineers to write technical papers directly for sysbrain that control the machines."

Further information is available athttp://www.sesnet.soton.ac.uk/people/smv/avs_lab/index.htm.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Sunbeamtech Rheosmart 6 Fan Controller

Aesthetically speaking, the Sunbeamtech Rheosmart 6 is stylish easy on the eyes and adds a professional or enthusiast look to your chassis. Installing the unit is also very rudimentary and even the most novice of computer users will have no problems here. When it comes time to route the wires throughout your chassis, depending on its size may be the only issue with this unit as the length of the wires, is really a bare minimum just to use it, never mind keeping them hidden out of site.

Using the Rheosmart 6 is as about as easy as it gets, for any fan controller and if you find yourself with any kind of issues then you probably shouldn’t be behind the wheel so to speak.The Rheosmart 6 has all of the features you would expect in a fan controller, they are all laid out in front of you in an easy to understand way.

It can control up to six fans with a maximum power of 30 watts per channel. This unit only supports the three pin fans natively, yet it can control them using PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) or four pins, which can be a huge money saver on fans that also natively support the PWM function.

Overall this unit really has it all going for it, PWM control with 3pin fans, Manual control which is extraordinarily versatile, great aesthetics.

GIGABYTE Tech Daily: GIGABYTE 6 Series mobo SATA port chart

The numbering of SATA ports on a motherboard can be confusing, but once it has been explained to you it makes perfect sense. The 1st SATA port on a P67 chipset mobo is called SATA3_0 where SATA3 refers to Serial ATA 3.0 that runs at 6Gbps. If it were to read SATA2 then it refers to Serial ATA 2.0 that runs at 3Gbps. The number following the underscore (_) refers the SATA port number. Here is a typical SATA port layout as seen on the GIGABYTE P67A-UD3P:

In the picture above the white ports are the two SATA3 ports (SATA3_0 and SATA3_1) that are not affected by Intel’s recent announcement. The black ports (SATA2_2 through SATA2_5) carry the risk of performance degradation over time.

The following chart shows which 6 series mobo SATA ports are risk free. There is a key below the chart that explains some of the abbreviations.

Key:

ESATA: External SATA port

GSATA: Additional SATA3 ports (GIGABYTE SATA ports)

09 Feb Update: The chart has been updated to include the GA-P67A-UD3R, as well as adding an additional SATA2 port to the GA_P65A-UD3 row.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

GIGABYTE Tech Daily: GIGABYTE 6 Series mobo SATA port chart

GIGABYTE Tech Daily: GIGABYTE 6 Series mobo SATA port chart:

"GIGABYTE 6 Series mobo SATA port chart"

The following chart shows which 6 series mobo SATA ports are risk free. There is a key below the chart that explains some of the abbreviations.

Key:

ESATA: External SATA port

GSATA: Additional SATA3 ports (GIGABYTE SATA ports)

09 Feb Update: The chart has been updated to include the GA-P67A-UD3R, as well as adding an additional SATA2 port to the GA_P65A-UD3 row.

GIGABYTE - Media - News - Power Supply

GreenMax Power Supply

The Green Quadrant. The Green Performance

2011/01/28

As people nowadays care more about our environment, GreenMax, the new lineup of GIGABYTE power supply, is built for energy saving and performance. It strikes a perfect balance between environmental caring and your expectations for a high performance power supply.

GreenMax power supply features 80 Plus Bronze Certification with 87% efficiency at best. The efficient circuit design not only reduces power loss but also enhances the performance of the power supply, which makes GreenMax the best supporting component for your PC system. Meanwhile, the Japan made main capacitor, which costs much higher than the ordinary ones, prolongs the product life of each GreenMax power supply unit and provides a more steady output.

The uniquely designed sleeved cables further induce the air convection within the system and also provide protection to sensitive main connector wirings. With a life-time of 120,000 hours, protection forOVP/OCP/OPP/OTP/SCP and complying with the latest Intel ATX 12V V2.3 design guide, GreenMax ensures its users a long-lasting power supply.

GreenMax also complies with the latest EuP/ ErP and RoHS regulations, referring that all GreenMax power supplies are produced in an environmental-friendly way to protect our planet.

GreenMax, with 750W/ 650W/ 550W/ 450W four different choices and 5 years warranty, will truly amaze you.

'Sting Operation' by Google Catches Bing Stealing It's Search Results | t-break: Tech @ Its Fastest

Google planted fake words and misspellings in a bid to prove that Bing was copying it’s search results. They were right.

The folks over at Bing seem to have been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. That is, of course, if the cookie jar is Google and the cookies in question are Google’s search results. Following some rather interesting events the engineers over at Google had a sneaking suspicion that Bing was ‘cheating’ and rather than confront them outright they decided to set up a ‘sting operation’ of sorts.

Apparently Microsoft has been monitoring what it’s users on Internet Explorer who use the Bing tool-bar are typing. Evidently many merely search ‘Google’ in the tool-bar and then go on to search on Google. Microsoft then has a glance at what the users are searching and uses it on their own search engine (Sneaky, no?).

Well Google would have none of this and their engineers coded some algorithms that manipulated the results. Something which they claim they’ve never done. They coded a whole bunch of words but one of the most telling results was what you see below.

Yeap, that is indeed ‘mbzrxpgjys’. And lo’ and behold, Bing returned the same results. This took several weeks to test but it seems that their predictions came to fruition. There are more words they tried including ‘hiybbprqag’ and ‘tarsorrhaphy’

You can see more of the results by hitting up the source link below.

A couple of things come to mind though; Google has said that they ‘can’t and don’t’ control the results and this obviously shows that they can. Plus, considering the fact that Bing is currently powering Yahoo, does this mean that Yahoo returns the same?

Source: SearchEngineLand

EDIT:

Checked Yahoo and it turns out, yes, the same results were returned. Interesting.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Review » Page 17 - Conclusion - Overclockers Club

Conclusion:

The Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 was a very simple board to setup and get working properly, especially with all of the software that was bundled with it. Not only do you get your typical overclocking software included on the Drivers CD, you also get Gigabyte's Dynamic Energy Saver 2, Norton Internet Security, and Gigabyte Cloud OC. While Norton Internet Security is only a 30 day trial version of the software, you are able to get a feel for the software if you don't currently have anything protecting you while you are browsing the web. You have the option to purchase if you like it. The Dynamic Energy Saver 2 helps minimize your computer's power consumption when you don't need all of the power that it can offer. Cloud OC is more of a gimmicky piece of software; however, it is still pretty cool. It allows is remote overclocking, power down, restart, and monitoring of your system. Any device that is connected to the internet will be able to connect to the Cloud OC application and either overclock your computer or monitor its current state.

As ever more USB 3.0 devices become mainstream, it is easy to realize the requirement for onboard USB 3.0 on motherboards - such as the two ports on the rear I/O panel of the Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3. USB 3.0 is backward compatible, with the trade-off being reduced performance. The X58-USB3 does also support multi-GPU configurations by either ATI or NVIDIA. This provides not only the ability to be more powerful but also gives the diversity of being able to use which ever brand you may prefer or have on hand. When it came down to overclocking, the motherboard didn't really give me any problems getting up to 3.8GHz with the i7 920; however, that clock speed seems to be the maximum that my chip can reach as it is a C0 stepping. The BIOS was easily navigated - the different sub-menus kept similar items together appropriately; memory settings are all on a separate page from voltages, which are separate from the Chipset settings.

If you are looking to either upgrade your system to a LGA1366 setup or maybe you just want to get into a new motherboard, you may just want to check out the GA-X58-USB3 from Gigabyte. While I was not able to hit the overclocking speeds I wished, I knew that my chip was not going to be able to do very well when it came to pushing it. The features alone on this board such as the USB 3.0, multi-GPU support, and the bundled software make it a good contender against the competition.

Best AntiVirus Software Review 2011 | G DATA AntiVirus 2011 Antivirus Software - TopTenREVIEWS

With over 20 years in the computer security business and continued growth, G Data is one of the best antivirus programs in the industry, and it shows with their simple and valuable security software

. G Data AntiVirus 2011 continues the trend, delivering a high level of security and an easy-to-use product. With their new version, they have simplified the interface and navigation, and optimized the software for better overall detection and protection.

Scope of Protection:

G Data’s AntiVirus software isn’t a full internet security suite, but it comes pretty close with comprehensive protection. Antivirus and antispyware protection are combined with complete web protection. The software is equipped and armed to protect your computer from any number of threats (online or off), including phishing scams, dialers, adware, malicious scripts, Trojans, rootkits, worms and more.

The software also incorporates advanced protection from malware spread through email or IM. The software goes as far as scanning outbound email (messages you send) for viruses and other malware, so you won’t accidentally pass along a threat to your friends or coworkers.

Effectiveness:

G Data’s protection level is second to none, delivering consistent maximum protection. One way they do this is with their DoubleScan technology. By utilizing two distinct virus scanners (don’t worry, you still won’t notice any slowdown), one can pick up anything the other might have missed. The 2011 edition incorporates the scanning engines from BitDefender and Avast!

AntiVirus from G Data continues to perform remarkably well with third party testers. AV Comparatives found the software to be in tip-top shape. While the software wasn’t the fastest, the 10.6MB/sec scanning speed was more than adequate, and G DATA came away with the highest total detection rate: an almost perfect score of 99.6%. (Needless to say, the software came away with the coveted Advanced A+ certification).

Virus Bulletin also found this antivirus solution to be more than adequate, and certified the software with the VB 100%.

G Data has outperformed most if not all other antivirus programs. The general consensus is that while they might be a bit slower (keyword being bit) than some, it is certainly one of the most thorough and effective at detecting and removing viruses and malware. And when it comes right down to it, isn’t that the most important?

Ease of Installation:

The whole installation process took under 10 minutes, and only required one restart. All things considered, the software was straightforward to download and install.

While you can simply install the software and forget about it, additional setup is pretty quick and will help you schedule scans and customize settings.

G Data AntiVirus uses two scanning engines, but certainly doesn’t take twice as long as other security software. In fact, the program is actually fairly fast and resource efficient. While it’s not the most efficient with your system resources, it certainly is better than most antivirus software (and shouldn’t cause any system heartburn).

Ease of Use:

G DATA’s antivirus software is remarkably simple to not only implement, but use. Advanced users or the overly cautious type should have no problem manually using the program and monitoring performance. More importantly, beginners and users who just need the software to work without much intervention will also have no trouble simply letting G DATA run in the background.

The new simplified interface brings most of the functions right to the front, easily accessible on the main dashboard. The main screen hosts a quick security status overview, and if there are any problems, you can fix them with one click.

Features:

G Data AntiVirus comes equipped with all the essential tools to keep your computer safe. And while it doesn’t have some of the additional features that add convenience (silent gamer mode, password protected settings, laptop battery mode), the software has a healthy dose of extra features.

One feature that can’t be overstated is the unique integration of two separate scanning engines. Running an antivirus scan using both engines increases efficacy, and won’t considerably slow you down. And while there is plenty of overlap with 2 scanning engines, the virus signature database is the heart of any security software (and getting two for the price of one is great).

Another impressive feature is the self-learning fingerprinting and whitelisting. Basically, the software is able to automatically analyze files and determine if they pose a threat (or will in the future).

Updates:

Especially good for the set-and-forget user, updates are performed automatically, and in the background. Both virus signature definitions and actual program updates will run automatically, or can be updated manually.

Regular updates are performed every hour, and are small enough that they won’t affect regular computer use. If you’re using G DATA at work, you can easily set up the software to update with your proxy server.

Help & Support:

G DATA AntiVirus has the typical in-program help files and traditional help (searchable support section and online support form). They also have an emergency phone line for immediate assistance. Noticeably missing from the support lineup was the ability to chat with support online, or a support forum.

Summary:

Overall, G Data AntiVirus is one of the best desktop antivirus solutions available on the market. We’d still like to see a few more features added to the lineup, but we can confidently recommend the software as one of the most effective and resource-friendly antivirus software.

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 CASE REVIEW | TWEAKNEWS

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 INTRODUCTION

With literally hundreds of computer cases on the market these days, how is a PC enthusiast supposed to make a decision? Well, websites like this one provide a lot of information and a good look at the products one may be interested in. While some folks want the very best in a chassis and are willing to pay for it, the fact remains that there are many enthusiasts who are unlikely to fork over a weeks pay for a case, choosing instead to put that cash towards other hardware. Wouldn't it be nice to get a case from a major manufacturer with some nice features for a bargain price? Enter Cooler Master's 912, a lower priced mid-tower chassis from their wildly popular HAF series.

We've got one in the lab for evaluation and I'm anxious to put it through its paces. Let's get to it. The link to page 2 is at the bottom of the page.

COOLER MASTER CORPORATE PROFILE

Cooler Master was founded with the mission of providing the industry's best thermal solutions. Since its establishment a decade ago, the company has remained faithful to this mission, emerging as a world leader in products and services for companies dealing with devices where heat issues must be resolved.

In pursuing this mission, Cooler Master is absolutely committed to delivering solutions that precisely meet customer requirements for features, performance, and quality. Moreover, we strive to be a reliable long-term partner for our customers that they can truly depend on. It aims to be the first and foremost name that comes to mind for companies around the world seeking thermal solutions, and seeks to build such a reputation through outstanding technology, sophisticated design, and superior service.

While staying true to its original mission, Cooler Master is responding to transformations in the global industry and adapting to its own rapid growth. It will continue to devote resources to developing more advanced technologies, retaining a spirit of innovation. It will also continue to refine its operations, enhancing efficiency and making the company even more responsive to customer needs and market changes as they arise, efficient, and providing even better service to customers. Cooler Master will also continue its dedication to creating and helping realize a vision for thermal solutions, retaining its promise to customers to be their best partner.

GIGABYTE P67-UD7 Motherboard Review | Motherboards.org

Today’s launch of the Sandy Bridge CPU family and P6 series of motherboard chipsets is a major change in the marketplace with virtually every performance and mainstream user will be purchasing this combination if they are going for a new system on the Intel platform this year. The enthusiast platform will still be based upon the X58 and LGA-1366 CPUs until Intel releases their next enthusiast platform later this year if everything goes according to plan. The P67 platform replaces the P55 platform, while the H67 platform replaces the H55 platform.

GIGABYTE is a Tier-1 Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer that releases a slew of new boards whenever a new chipset is announced from either Intel or AMD. They generally distinguish their boards by the number at the end of the UD with the higher number boards having more features and overclocking abilities. Today, I’m reviewing the latest in their lineup based upon the P67 chipset, the P67A-UD7

Monday, February 7, 2011

KINGMAX Technology Inc.

One step ahead
KINGMAX revealed DDR3 Nano Gaming Ram 2400MHz 4GB

As the pioneer in DRAM Module field, KINGMAX takes the lead in launching 2400MHz DRAM Module with signal channel 4GB. It’s hard to make it, especially need to consider the heat dissipation issue when the performance and capacity keep increasing. Only the manufacturer with the ability to do the best quality IC sorting and chip stacking could achieve the specification as 2400 MHz with 4GB into one single module nowadays. Besides, all “NANO Gaming RAM” products adopt the nano thermal dissipation technology and improve thermal performance 10% than conventional heat sink products. The higher frequency and greater capacity of KINGMAX Nano Gaming Ram satisfies the most critical demands of over-clocking players.

Based on the unique thermal dissipation technology, KINGMAX Nano Gaming Ram received many great recommends from worldwide media and over-clocking players. People are surprised by the outstanding performance without heatsink, especially after testing and using it. Depends on various over-clocking tools and skills, KINGMAX Nano Gaming Ram is presented the extreme performance out of expectation. While normal operating, KINGMAX Nano Gaming Ram also delivers the trustable reliability to operate the system smoothly with less energy consumption. KINGMAX Nano Gaming Ram showcases the best solution for system stability and over-clocking seeker both.

Features of KINGMAX DDR3 Nano Gaming Ram 2400MHz:

Support Intel P55 Chipset
Adopting Nano Thermal Dissipation Technology
ASIC chip embedded for anti-counterfeiting purpose
Lead-free production process
TinyBGATM technology adopted: with advantages as compact size, well heat dissipation and low EM interference
100% product compatibility and stability
High data transfer performance for overclocking enthusiasts and hardcore gamers

Specification of KINGMAX DDR3 Nano Gaming Ram 2400MHz:

240-pin DDR3 2400MHz
CAS Latency: 10-11-10-30
Bandwidth: 19.2GB/sec
Voltage: 1.8v
Capacity: 4GB (Dual Channel : 4GB*2)
Worldwide lifetime warranty

BitDefender New e-Guides Offer Tips, Insights On Safe Blogging and Securing Wireless Networks

Internet security leader steps up learning initiative, focusing on two of fastest growing and most vulnerable areas for online users

Extending its learning initiative aimed at providing users with valuable information on e-threats and security issues,BitDefender®, today announced the availability of two new e-guides offering tips and insights on securing wireless networks and safe blogging.

An award-winning provider of innovative Internet security solutions, BitDefender launched its first e-guides in 2010 – focusing on child protection and “safe surfing” for seniors – and also is working to educate users through regular e-threat alerts and advisories. The company is also the sponsor of MALWARECITY a free online resource for those interested in online security.

The Securing Wireless Networks Guide offers background and advice on how to shield home networks from intruders, details the risks of running and connecting to unsecured networks, provides insights on when and where extra security is needed and outlines the steps users should take when accessing hotspots.

The Safe Blogging Guide provides some basic guidelines for bloggers and spotlights issues like keeping a user’s blog and identity safe tips on how to determine the difference between self-hosted blogs and those provided as a service by major blog enablers.

“Wireless networks and blogging are two of the fastest growing areas of Internet use today, and for this reason they are among the most vulnerable to e-threats,” said Catalin Cosoi, BitDefender’s Head of Online Threats. “With these new e-guides, BitDefender is taking steps to empower users to protect themselves when setting up and access wireless networks and joining in the increasing blog dialogue. It’s another way BitDefender security experts are sharing their knowledge in malware prevention, identification and annihilation”.

All of BitDefender e-Guides are free for download. To download copies of the e-Guides please visit:http://www.bitdefender.com/world/view/e-guides.html

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Sandy Bridge Heatsinks Roundup | t-break: Tech @ Its Fastest

The Cooler Master V6 GT is the biggest cooler in the roundup and is also the most difficult one to install. Thankfully it doesn’t really cost as much, coming in at $50 the V6 GT also turned out to be the coolest heatsink of the bunch. Sadly this came at the price of very loud noise when the V6 GT spins at its full 2,200rpm, up from 800rpm on idle.

Keep in mind that because it has two 120mm fans sticking out at either end, your first ram slot will actually be eaten up by this, assuming you’re using performance ram with huge heatsinks on top. The V6 GT undoubtedly looks the best of them all, with its curved plastic top and translucent fans. Not that the polished contact makes much of a difference, but it certainly helps in better heat dissipation.

As far as installation is concerned, the V6 GT was as hard as it comes. After putting the back plate into place, it has to be screwed on from the top with the appropriate socket brackets. Then the main heatsink has to be bolted onto the brackets, followed up by clipping the two fans back on to the main heatsink. The process took a grueling 15 minutes to complete.

GIGABYTE - Media - News - Graphics Card

GIGABYTE Launches New Mainstream NVIDIA® GeForce™ GT 440 Series Graphics Cards

2011/02/01

GIGABYTE GV-N440TC-1G Graphics Card

Taipei, Taiwan, February 1st, 2011 – GIGABYTE Technology Co. LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to launch the latest GeForceTM GT 440 series graphics cards, GV-N440TC-1GI and GV-N440D3-1GI.

Compared to the previous generation, the latest NVIDIA® GT 440 GPU has up to 30% better performance. It also supports DirectX® 11 tessellation. GIGABYTE GT 440 series graphics cards also have higher default GPU working frequency, offering users amazing gaming experience.

GIGABYTE GT 440 series graphics cards feature GIGABYTE’s custom-designed 80mm cooler, with air flow optimized cover and aluminum base. The cooler can dissipate heat effectively from the GPU while keeping the fan at lower speed and noise.

GV-N440D3-1GI is integrated with industry’s best 1 GB DDR3 graphics memory while GV-N440TC-1GI is integrated with high speed 512 MB GDDR5 graphics memory, turbo cached to 1 GB. GT 440 series graphics cards support NVIDIA® CUDATM,PhysX® and Blu-Ray 3D technology, which are designed for both high quality gaming and great home theater solutions.

GIGABYTE GV-N440D3-1G Graphics Card