If you missed the news reports, Intel launched an updated firmware for their X25-M Series of solid state drives. The new firmware is supposed to address issues found when specific data patterns are used in benchmarks. At the same time Intel used the opportunity to rework their algorithms for a little more oomph, not that the X25-M really needed anymore.

Last month we published pictures of what promised to be ASUS highest-end model with the RV770 chip and now we can finally give you more details as well as pictures of the card itself along with the custom cooler that ships with the card. As usual though, we wouldn't stop there, we've also got hold of some juicy information regarding the new graphics card itself...

Nvidia GTX 275 vs ATI Radeon 4890 is certainly the most interesting topic of the moment, both releases bringing us recall the good old days when ATI and Nvidia fought shoulder to shoulder, both in terms of performance and the price. Moreover, we will see throughout this article as the two solutions behave face to face, both in single-card configuration, and configuration in multi-card (CrossfireX vs SLI - Trifire vs 3SLI).