HD4870 30b card announced

January 14th 2010

With the HD4870 we're adding our first 3.0b card to our lineup. We expect our first cards to come in end February. Cards will be available to both end-users who want to add some spunk to their recent Acer, MSI or Alienware notebooks or industrial users who are embarking on the 3.0 ship. We expect to be able to offer this card as long as ATI/AMD is willing to make the GPU itself.

MXM-Upgrade at CEBIT - Hannover

January 31st 2010

Got CEBIT?We do! While we have no intention to splash the cash to have our own boot we will be there to meet people. So if you are interested in having a chat, send us a mail and we'll make arrangements.

But maybe you are interested in a bit more than just a chat? We'll be carrying a lot of cards so if you are interested in buying one of them but want to be sure it will work you may want to take your notebook to the fair and we'll give it a go right there. Or maybe you're just curious and you want to help us satisfy our own curiosity? We'll bring simple replacements but also high-end GTX280 cards and the latest MXM 3.0 cards. So, whatever MXM notebook you have we'll have something to carry your fancy.

However it may be: if you're interested in meeting up, let us know!

Alienware m15x upgraded to GTX280

November 10th 2009

I little while back, we introduced a new service that allows some of our readers to send in their notebook for us to check what their replacement or upgrade options are. Martin decided to take us up on that offer so now we have an m15x to play with. Featuring a nice Type HE slot, the motherboard is designed to handle the highest performance cards available so we did just that: plug the GTX280.

Last week, Martin's notebook was basically a very expensive paper weight gathering dust. This week, it's probably the fastest 15,4" notebook on the planet.

The procedure and "Buy Now" links can be found here.

Type II HD4570 512MB DDR2

February 7th 2010

Not everybody is looking for the latest or at least not the greatest GPU on the plante. Some people are looking for a graphics card to replace their own malfuntioning hardware. At that point, price becomes an important factor. For those people, we are now stocking the HD4570. While it will still beat a lot of it's predecessors on the "battlefield" it's main strength is in it's low price tag.

We've already established the card to be compatible with early Amilo's and some Alienware notebook and expect it to do a good job in Acer MXM enabled machines, MSI MXM notebooks and so on. If you are interested in lending a hand with establishing a compatibility list, check this.

These cards will also be in our CEBIT backpack, let us know if you want to organise a meeting and quick swap!

Asus C90s replacement cards available

Oktober 12th 2009

Nothing spectacular, but we now have 8600GT cards available for the Asus C90s. Even though these have been sold with the 8600GS, this will not be an upgrade for most owners. Beats using it as a paperweight, though! As we have had them tested, you can use the Buy Now link with your mind at ease.

The actual assembly guide should be on it's way, but with all the noise that Asus made on how easily you can assemble this notebook, it should be child's play.

Update: full assembly guide available!

More info on this page.

First MXM 3.0 cards in store

November 13th 2009

The new 3.0 GTS 160M cards probably make little sense for end users, given that they are not compatible with previous revisions of the specification. And if you bought a 3.0 with a GTS 130M or so you should be spanked for such a poor choice.

But they make perfect sense for our system designers and integrators that are looking to start with the future proof version of the spec. Limited samples are available and we are ready to fill volume orders. This card and it's vendor has been selected because we expect it to be available for a long time.

Don't hesitate to contact us if you need further information.