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PCPer Live! GeForce GTX 1080 Live Stream with Tom Petersen (Now with free cards!)
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | May 16, 2016 - 03:19 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: video, tom petersen, pascal, nvidia, live, GTX 1080, gtx, GP104, geforce
Our review of the GeForce GTX 1080 is LIVE NOW, so be sure you check that out before today's live stream!!
Get yourself ready, it's time for another GeForce GTX live stream hosted by PC Perspective's Ryan Shrout and NVIDIA's Tom Petersen. The general details about consumer Pascal and the GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card are already official and based on the traffic to our stories and the response on Twitter and YouTube, there is more than a little pent-up excitement. .
On hand to talk about the new graphics card, answer questions about technologies in the GeForce family including Pascal, SLI, VR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection and more will be Tom Petersen, well known in our community. We have done quite a few awesome live steams with Tom in the past, check them out if you haven't already.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Live Stream
10am PT / 1pm ET - May 17th
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The event will take place Tuesday, May 17th at 1pm ET / 10am PT at http://www.pcper.com/live. There you'll be able to catch the live video stream as well as use our chat room to interact with the audience, asking questions for me and Tom to answer live.
Tom has a history of being both informative and entertaining and these live streaming events are always full of fun and technical information that you can get literally nowhere else. Previous streams have produced news as well – including statements on support for Adaptive Sync, release dates for displays and first-ever demos of triple display G-Sync functionality. You never know what's going to happen or what will be said!
UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! This just in fellow gamers: Tom is going to be providing two GeForce GTX 1080 graphics cards to give away during the live stream! We won't be able to ship them until availability hits at the end of May, but two lucky viewers of the live stream will be able to get their paws on the fastest graphics card we have ever tested!! Make sure you are scheduled to be here on May 17th at 10am PT / 1pm ET!!
Don't you want to win me??!?
If you have questions, please leave them in the comments below and we'll look through them just before the start of the live stream. Of course you'll be able to tweet us questions @pcper and we'll be keeping an eye on the IRC chat as well for more inquiries. What do you want to know and hear from Tom or I?
So join us! Set your calendar for this coming Tuesday at 1pm ET / 10am PT and be here at PC Perspective to catch it. If you are a forgetful type of person, sign up for the PC Perspective Live mailing list that we use exclusively to notify users of upcoming live streaming events including these types of specials and our regular live podcast. I promise, no spam will be had!
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2 Beta
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 11, 2016 - 11:53 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: amd, crimson, graphics drivers
For the second time this month, hence the version number, AMD has released a driver to coincide with a major game release. This one is for DOOM, which will be available on Friday. Like the previous driver, which was aligned with Forza, it has not been WHQL-certified. That's okay, though. NVIDIA's Game Ready drivers didn't strive for WHQL certification until just recently, and, even then, WHQL certification doesn't mean what it used to.
But yeah, apart from game-specific optimizations for DOOM, 16.5.2 has a few extra reasons to be used. If you play Battleborn, which launched on May 3rd, then AMD has added a new CrossFire profile for that game. They have also fixed at least eleven issues (plus however many undocumented ones). It comes with ten known issues, but none of them seem particularly troubling. It seems to be mostly CrossFire-related issues.
You can pick up the driver at AMD's website.
NVIDIA Limits GTX 1080 SLI to Two Cards
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 11, 2016 - 10:57 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: sli, nvidia, GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1080
Update (May 12th, 1:45am): Okay so the post has been deleted, which was originally from Chris Bencivenga, Support Manager at EVGA. A screenshot of it is attached below. Note that Jacob Freeman later posted that "More info about SLI support will be coming soon, please stay tuned." I guess this means take the news with a grain of salt until an official word can be released.
Original Post Below
According to EVGA, NVIDIA will not support three- and four-way SLI on the GeForce GTX 1080. They state that, even if you use the old, multi-way connectors, it will still be limited to two-way. The new SLI connector (called SLI HB) will provide better performance "than 2-way SLI did in the past on previous series". This suggests that the old SLI connectors can be used with the GTX 1080, although with less performance and only for two cards.
This is the only hard information that we have on this change, but I will elaborate a bit based on what I know about graphics APIs. Basically, SLI (and CrossFire) are simplifications of the multi-GPU load-balancing problems such that it is easy to do from within the driver, without the game's involvement. In DirectX 11 and earlier, the game cannot interface with the driver in that way at all. That does not apply to DirectX 12 and Vulkan, however. In those APIs, you will be able to explicitly load-balance by querying all graphics devices (including APUs) and split the commands yourself.
Even though a few DirectX 12 games exist, it's still unclear how SLI and CrossFire will be utilized in the context of DirectX 12 and Vulkan. DirectX 12 has the tier of multi-GPU called "implicit multi-adapter," which allows the driver to load balance. How will this decision affect those APIs? Could inter-card bandwidth even be offloaded via SLI HB in DirectX 12 and Vulkan at all? Not sure yet (but you would think that they would at least add a Vulkan extension). You should be able to use three GTX 1080s in titles that manually load-balance to three or more mismatched GPUs, but only for those games.
If it relies upon SLI, which is everything DirectX 11, then you cannot. You definitely cannot.
Here Comes the Maxwell Rebates
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 10, 2016 - 07:50 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, maxwell, GTX 980 Ti, GTX 970, GTX 1080, geforce
The GTX 1080 announcement is starting to ripple into retailers, leading to price cuts on the previous generation, Maxwell-based SKUs. If you were interested in the GTX 1080, or an AMD graphics card of course, then you probably want to keep waiting. That said, you can take advantage of the discounts to get a VR-ready GPU or if you already have a Maxwell card that could use a cheap SLI buddy.
This tip comes from a NeoGAF thread. Microcenter has several cards on sale, but EVGA seems to have the biggest price cuts. This 980 Ti has dropped from $750 USD down to $499.99 (or $474.99 if you'll promise yourself to do that mail-in rebate). That's a whole third of its price slashed, and puts it about a hundred dollars under GTX 1080. Granted, it will also be slower than the GTX 1080, with 2GB less video RAM, but $100 might be worth that for you.
They highlight two other EVGA cards as well. Both deals are slight variations on the GTX 970 line, and they are available for $250 and $255 ($225 and $230 after mail-in rebate).
Video Perspective: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Preview
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 10, 2016 - 07:29 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: video, pascal, nvidia, GTX 1080, gtx 1070, geforce
After the live streamed event announcing the GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070, Allyn and I spent a few minutes this afternoon going over the information as it was provided, discussing our excitement about the product and coming to grips with what in the world a "Founder's Edition" even is.
If you haven't yet done so, check out Scott's summary post on the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 specs right here.
Galax GeForce GTX 1080 Pictured with Custom Cooler
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 10, 2016 - 04:06 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: video card, reference cooler, pascal, nvidia, GTX 1080, graphics card, GeForce GTX 1080, Founder's Edition
The first non-reference GTX 1080 has been revealed courtesy of Galax, and the images (via VideoCardz.com) look a lot different than the Founder's Edition.
Galax GTX 1080 (Image Credit: VideoCardz)
The Galax is the first custom implementation of the GTX 1080 we've seen, and as such the first example of a $599 variant of the GTX 1080. The Founder's Edition cards carry a $100 premium (and offer that really nice industrial design) but ultimately it's about performance and the Galax card will presumably offer completely stock specifications.
(Image Credit: VideoCardz)
Expect to see a deluge of aftermarket cooling from EVGA, ASUS, MSI, and others soon enough - most of which will presumably be using a dual or triple-fan cooler, and not a simple blower like this.
Microsoft updates Windows 10 UWP to support unlocked frame rates and G-Sync/FreeSync
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 10, 2016 - 12:11 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: windows 10, windows, vrr, variable refresh rate, uwp, microsoft, g-sync, freesync
Back in March, Microsoft's Phil Spencer addressed some of the concerns over the Unified Windows Platform and PC gaming during his keynote address at the Build Conference. He noted that MS would "plan to open up VSync off, FreeSync, and G-Sync in May" and the company would "allow modding and overlays in UWP applications" sometime further into the future. Well it appears that Microsoft is on point with the May UWP update.
According to the MS DirectX Developer Blog, a Windows 10 update being pushed out today will enable UWP to support unlocked frame rates and variable refresh rate monitors in both G-Sync and FreeSync varieties.
As a direct response to your feedback, we're excited to announce the release today of new updates to Windows 10 that make gaming even better for game developers and gamers.
Later today, Windows 10 will be updated with two key new features:
Support for AMD's FreesyncTM and NVIDIA's G-SYNC™ in Universal Windows Platform games and apps
Unlocked frame rate for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) games and apps
Once applications take advantage of these new features, you will be able to play your UWP games with unlocked frame rates. We expect Gears of War: UE and Forza Motorsport 6: Apex to lead the way by adding this support in the very near future.
This OS update will be gradually rolled out to all machines, but you can download it directly here.
These updates to UWP join the already great support for unlocked frame rate and AMD and NVIDIA's technologies in Windows 10 for classic Windows (Win32) apps.
Please keep the feedback coming!
Today's update won't automatically enable these features in UWP games like Gears of War or Quantum Break, they will still need to be updated individually by the developer. MS states that Gears of War and Forza will be the first to see these changes, but there is no mention of Quantum Break here, which is a game that could DEFINITELY benefit from the love of variable refresh rate monitors.
Microsoft describes an unlocked frame rate as thus:
Vsync refers to the ability of an application to synchronize game rendering frames with the refresh rate of the monitor. When you use a game menu to "Disable vsync", you instruct applications to render frames out of sync with the monitor refresh. Being able to render out of sync with the monitor refresh allows the game to render as fast as the graphics card is capable (unlocked frame rate), but this also means that "tearing" will occur. Tearing occurs when part of two different frames are on the screen at the same time.
I should note that these changes do not indicate that Microsoft is going to allow UWP games to go into an exclusive full screen mode - it still believes the disadvantages of that configuration outweigh the advantages. MS wants its overlays and a user's ability to easily Alt-Tab around Windows 10 to remain. Even though MS mentions screen tearing, I don't think that non-exclusive full screen applications will exhibit tearing.
Gears of War on Windows 10 is a game that could definitely use an uncapped render rate and VRR support.
Instead, what is likely occurring, as we saw with the second iteration of the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark, is that the game will have an uncapped render rate internally but that frames rendered OVER 60 FPS (or the refresh rate of the display) will not be shown. This will improve perceived latency as the game will be able to present the most up to date frame (with the most update to date input data) when the monitor is ready for a new refresh.
UPDATE 5/10/16 @ 4:31pm: Microsoft just got back to me and said that my above statement wasn't correct. Screen tearing will be able to occur in UWP games on Windows 10 after they integrate support for today's patch. Interesting!!
For G-Sync and FreeSync users, the ability to draw to the screen at any range of render rates will offer an even further advantage of uncapped frame rates, no tearing but also, no "dropped" frames caused by running at off-ratios of a standard monitor's refresh rate.
I'm glad to see Microsoft taking these steps at a brisk pace after the feedback from the PC community early in the year. As for UWP's continued evolution, the blog post does tease that we should "expect to see some exciting developments on multiple GPUs in DirectX 12 in the near future."
EKWB Releases AMD Radeon Pro Duo Full-Cover Water Block
Subject: Graphics Cards, Cases and Cooling | May 10, 2016 - 08:55 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: water cooling, radeon pro duo, radeon, pro duo, liquid cooling, graphics cards, gpu cooler, gpu, EKWB, amd
While AMD's latest dual-GPU powerhouse comes with a rather beefy-looking liquid cooling system out of the box, the team at EK Water Blocks have nonetheless created their own full-cover block for the Pro Duo, which is now available in a pair of versions.
"Radeon™ has done it again by creating the fastest gaming card in the world. Improving over the Radeon™ R9 295 X2, the Radeon Pro Duo card is faster and uses the 3rd generation GCN architecture featuring asynchronous shaders enables the latest DirectX™ 12 and Vulkan™ titles to deliver amazing 4K and VR gaming experiences. And now EK Water Blocks made sure, the owners can get the best possible liquid cooling solution for the card as well!"
Nickel version (top), Acetal+Nickel version (bottom)
The blocks include a single-slot I/O bracket, which will allow the Pro Duo to fit in many more systems (and allow even more of them to be installed per motherboard!).
"EK-FC Radeon Pro Duo water block features EK unique central inlet split-flow cooling engine with a micro fin design for best possible cooling performance of both GPU cores. The block design also allows flawless operation with reversed water flow without adversely affecting the cooling performance. Moreover, such design offers great hydraulic performance, allowing this product to be used in liquid cooling systems using weaker water pumps.
The base is made of nickel-plated electrolytic copper while the top is made of quality POM Acetal or acrylic (depending on the variant). Screw-in brass standoffs are pre-installed and allow for safe installation procedure."
Suggested pricing is set at 155.95€ for the blocks (approx. $177 US), and they are "readily available for purchase through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network".
What Are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition Cards?
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 9, 2016 - 05:00 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: pascal, nvidia, GTX 1080, geforce
During the GeForce GTX 1080 launch event, NVIDIA announced two prices for the card. The new GPU has an MSRP of $599 USD, while a Founders Edition will be available for $699 USD. They did not really elaborate on the difference at the keynote, but they apparently clarified the product structure for the attending press.
According to GamersNexus, the "Founders Edition" is NVIDIA's new branding for their reference design, which has been updated with the GeForce GTX 1080. That is it. Normally, a reference design is pretty much bottom-tier in a product stack. Apart from AMD's water-cooling experiments, reference designs are relatively simple, single-fan blower coolers. NVIDIA's reference cooler though, at least on their top-three-or-so models of any given generation, are pretty good. They are fairly quiet, effective, and aesthetically pleasing. When searching for a specific GPU online, you will often see a half-dozen entries based on this, from various AIB partners, and another half-dozen other offerings from those same companies, which is very different. MSI does their Twin Frozr thing, while ASUS has their Direct CU and Poseidon coolers.
If you want the $599 model, then, counter to what we've been conditioned to expect, you will not be buying NVIDIA's reference cooler. These will come from AIB partners, which means that NVIDIA is (at least somewhat) allowing them to set a minimum product this time around. They expect reference cards to be intrinsically valuable, not just purchased because they rank highest on a "sort by lowest price" metric.
This is interesting for a number of reasons. It wasn't too long ago that NVIDIA finally allowed AIB vendors to customize Titan-level graphics cards. Before that, NVIDIA's reference cooler was the only option. When they released control to their partners, we started to see water cooled Titan Xs. There is two ways to look at it: either NVIDIA is relaxing their policy of controlling user experience, or they want their personal brand to be more than the cheapest offering of their part. Granted, the GTX 1080 is supposed to be their high-end, but still mainstream offering.
It's just interesting to see this decision and rationalize it both as a release of control over user experience, and, simultaneously, as an increase of it.
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Beta
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 9, 2016 - 02:05 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: amd, graphics drivers, crimson
This is good to see. AMD has released Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 to align with Forza Motorsport 6: Apex. The drivers are classified as Beta, and so is the game, coincidentally, which means 16.5.1 is not WHQL-certified. That doesn't have the weight that it used to, though. Its only listed feature is performance improvements with that title, especially for the R9 Fury X graphics card. Game-specific optimizations near launch appear to be getting consistent, and that was an area that AMD really needed to improve upon, historically.
There are a handful of known issues, but they don't seem particularly concerning. The AMD Gaming Evolved overlay may crash in some titles, and The Witcher 3 may flicker in Crossfire, both of which could be annoying if they affect a game that you have been focusing on, but that's about it. There might be other issues (and improvements) that are not listed in the notes, but that's all I have to work on at the moment.
If you're interested in Forza 6: Apex, check out AMD's download page.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 Announced
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 6, 2016 - 10:38 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: pascal, nvidia, GTX 1080, gtx 1070, GP104, geforce
So NVIDIA has announced their next generation of graphics processors, based on the Pascal architecture. They introduced it as "a new king," because they claim that it is faster than the Titan X, even at a lower power. It will be available "around the world" on May 27th for $599 USD (MSRP). The GTX 1070 was also announced, with slightly reduced specifications, and it will be available on June 10th for $379 USD (MSRP).
Pascal is created on the 16nm process at TSMC, which gives them a lot of headroom. They have fewer shaders than the Titan X, but with a significantly higher clock rate. It also uses GDDR5X, which is an incremental improvement over GDDR5. We knew it wasn't going to use HBM2.0, like Big Pascal does, but it's interesting that they did not stick with old, reliable GDDR5.
The full specifications of the GTX 1080 are as follows:
- 2560 CUDA Cores
- 1607 MHz Base Clock (8.2 TFLOPs)
- 1733 MHz Boost Clock (8.9 TFLOPs)
- 8GB GDDR5X Memory at 320 GB/s (256-bit)
- 180W Listed Power (Update: uses 1x 8-pin power)
We do not currently have the specifications of the GTX 1070, apart from it being 6.5 TFLOPs.
It also looks like it has five display outputs: 3x DisplayPort 1.2, which are "ready" for 1.3 and 1.4, 1x HDMI 2.0b, and 1x DL-DVI. They do not explicitly state that all three DisplayPorts will run on the same standard, even though that seems likely. They also do not state whether all five outputs can be used simultaneously, but I hope that they can be.
They also have a new SLI bridge, called SLI HB Bridge, that is supposed to have double the bandwidth of Maxwell. I'm not sure what that will mean for multi-gpu systems, but it will probably be something we'll find out about soon.
NVIDIA GeForce "GTX 1080" Benchmark Leaked
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 5, 2016 - 02:38 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, pascal, geforce
We're expecting a major announcement tomorrow... at some point. NVIDIA create a teaser website, called "Order of 10," that is counting down to a 1PM EDT. On the same day, at 9PM EDT, they will have a live stream on their Twitch channel. This wasn't planned as long-term as their Game24 event, which turned out to be a GTX 970 and GTX 980 launch party, but it wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being a similar format. I don't know for sure whether one or both events will be about the new mainstream Pascal, but it would be surprising if Friday ends (for North America) without a GPU launch of some sort.
VideoCardz got a hold of 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme benchmarks, though. It is registered as an 8GB card with a GPU clock of 1860 MHz. While synthetic benchmarks, let alone a single benchmark of anything, isn't necessarily representative of overall performance, it scores slightly higher than a reasonably overclocked GTX 980 Ti (and way above a stock one). Specifically, this card yields a graphics score of 10102 on Fire Strike Extreme 1.1, while the 980 Ti achieved 7781 for us without an overclock.
We expected a substantial bump in clock rate, especially after GP100 was announced at GTC. This "full" Pascal chip was listed at a 1328 MHz clock, with a 1480 MHz boost. Enterprise GPUs are often underclocked compared to consumer parts, stock to stock. As stated a few times, overclocking could be a huge gap, too. The GTX 980 Ti was able to go from 1190 MHz to 1465 MHz. On the other hand, consumer Pascal's recorded 1860 MHz could itself be an overclock. We won't know until NVIDIA makes an official release. If not, maybe we could see these new parts break 2 GHz in general use?
This is your AMD APU. This is your AMD APU on DX12; any questions?
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 29, 2016 - 07:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, dx12, async shaders
Earlier in the month [H]ard|OCP investigated the performance scaling that Intel processors display in DX12, now they have finished their tests on AMD processors. These tests include Async computing information, so be warned before venturing forth into the comments. [H] tested an FX 8370 at 2GHz and 4.3GHz to see what effect this had on the games, the 3GHz tests did not add any value and were dropped in favour of these two turbo frequencies. There are some rather interesting results and discussion, drop by for the details.
"One thing that has been on our minds about the new DX12 API is its ability to distribute workloads better on the CPU side. Now that we finally have a couple of new DX12 games that have been released to test, we spend a bit of time getting to bottom of what DX12 might be able to do for you. And a couple sentences on Async Compute."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- XFX R9 Fury Triple Dissipation Review @ OCC
- AMD Radeon Pro Duo Preview @ techPowerUp
- NVIDIA VR performance featuring ASUS @ Kitguru
- ASUS GTX 950 2 GB (no power connector) @ techPowerUp
- Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 16.04 NVIDIA OpenGL Performance @ Phoronix
AMD Radeon Crimson Edition 16.4.2 hits the streets
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 25, 2016 - 04:41 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: graphics driver, crimson, amd
AMD's new Crimson driver has just been released with new features including official support for the new Radeon Pro Duo as well as both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets. It also adds enhanced support for AMD's XConnect technology for external GPUs connected via a Thunderbolt 3 interface. Crossfire profile updates include Hitman, Elite Dangerous and Need for Speed and they have also resolved the ongoing issue with the internal update procedure not seeing the newest drivers. If you are having issues with games crashing to desktop on launch you will still need to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved overlay, unfortunately.
"The latest version of Radeon Software Crimson Edition is here with 16.4.2. With this version, AMD delivers many quality improvements, updated/introduced new CrossFire profiles and delivered full support for AMD's XConnect technology (including plug'n'play simplicity for Thunderbolt 3 eGFX enclosures configured with Radeon R9 Fury, Nano or 300 Series GPUs.) Best of all, our DirectX 12 leadership continues to be strong, as shown by the performance numbers below."
Report: NVIDIA GP104 Die Pictured; GTX 1080 Does Not Use HBM
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 22, 2016 - 10:16 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: rumor, report, pascal, nvidia, leak, graphics card, gpu, gddr5x, GDDR5
According to a report from VideoCardz (via Overclock.net/Chip Hell) high quality images have leaked of the upcoming GP104 die, which is expected to power the GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card.
Image credit: VideoCardz.com
"This GP104-200 variant is supposedly planned for GeForce GTX 1070. Although it is a cut-down version of GP104-400, both GPUs will look exactly the same. The only difference being modified GPU configuration. The high quality picture is perfect material for comparison."
A couple of interesting things have emerged with this die shot, with the relatively small size of the GPU (die size estimated at 333 mm2), and the assumption that this will be using conventional GDDR5 memory - based on a previously leaked photo of the die on PCB.
Alleged photo of GP104 using GDDR5 memory (Image credit: VideoCardz via ChipHell)
"Leaker also says that GTX 1080 will feature GDDR5X memory, while GTX 1070 will stick to GDDR5 standard, both using 256-bit memory bus. Cards based on GP104 GPU are to be equipped with three DisplayPorts, HDMI and DVI."
While this is no doubt disappointing to those anticipating HBM with the upcoming Pascal consumer GPUs, the move isn't all that surprising considering the consistent rumors that GTX 1080 would use GDDR5X.
Is the lack of HBM (or HBM2) enough to make you skip this generation of GeForce GPU? This author points out that AMD's Fury X - the first GPU to use HBM - was still unable to beat a GTX 980 Ti in many tests, even though the 980 Ti uses conventional GDDR5. Memory is obviously important, but the core defines the performance of the GPU.
If NVIDIA has made improvements to performance and efficiency we should see impressive numbers, but this might be a more iterative update than originally expected - which only gives AMD more of a chance to win marketshare with their upcoming Radeon 400-series GPUs. It should be an interesting summer.
Zotac Releases PCI-E x1 Version of NVIDIA GT 710 Graphics Card
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 21, 2016 - 08:37 AM | Sebastian Peak
Zotac has released a new variant of the low-power NVIDIA GeForce GT 710, and while this wouldn't normally be news this card has a very important distinction: its PCI-E x1 interface.
With a single-slot design, low-profile ready (with a pair of brackets included), and that PCI-E x1 interface, this card can go places where GPUs have never been able to go (AFAIK). Granted, you won't be doing much gaming on a GT 710, which features 192 CUDA cores and 1GB of DDR3 memory, but this card does provide support for up to 3 monitors via DVI, HDMI, and VGA outputs.
A PCI-E x1 GPU would certainly provide some interesting options for ultra-compact systems such as those based on thin mini-ITX, which does not offer a full-length PCI Express slot; or for adding additional monitor support for business machines that only offer a single PCI-E x16 slot, but have a x1 slot available.
Specifications from Zotac:
Zotac ZT-71304-20L
- GPU: GeForce GT 710
- CUDA cores: 192
- Video Memory: 1GB DDR3
- Memory Bus: 64-bit
- Engine Clock: 954 MHz
- Memory Clock: 1600 MHz
- PCI Express: PCI-E x1
- Display Outputs: DL-DVI, VGA, HDMI
- HDCP Support: Yes
- Multi Display Capability: 3
- Recommended Power Supply: 300W
- Power Consumption: 25W
- Power Input: N/A
- API Support: DirectX 12 (feature level 11_0), OpenGL 4.5
- Cooling: Passive
- Slot Size: Single Slot
- Supported OS: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
- Card Length: 146.05mm x 111.15mm
- Accessories: 2x Low profile bracket I/O brackets, Driver Disk, User Manual
The card, which is listed with the model ZT-71304-20L, has not yet appeared on any U.S. sites for purchase (that I can find, anyway), so we will have to wait to see where pricing will be.
Sony plans PlayStation NEO with massive APU hardware upgrade
Subject: Graphics Cards, Processors | April 19, 2016 - 11:21 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: sony, ps4, Playstation, neo, giant bomb, APU, amd
Based on a new report coming from Giant Bomb, Sony is set to release a new console this year with upgraded processing power and a focus on 4K capabilities, code named NEO. We have been hearing for several weeks that both Microsoft and Sony were planning partial generation upgrades but it appears that details for Sony's update have started leaking out in greater detail, if you believe the reports.
Giant Bomb isn't known for tossing around speculation and tends to only report details it can safely confirm. Austin Walker says "multiple sources have confirmed for us details of the project, which is internally referred to as the NEO."
The current PlayStation 4 APU
Image source: iFixIt.com
There are plenty of interesting details in the story, including Sony's determination to not split the user base with multiple consoles by forcing developers to have a mode for the "base" PS4 and one for NEO. But most interesting to us is the possible hardware upgrade.
The NEO will feature a higher clock speed than the original PS4, an improved GPU, and higher bandwidth on the memory. The documents we've received note that the HDD in the NEO is the same as that in the original PlayStation 4, but it's not clear if that means in terms of capacity or connection speed.
Games running in NEO mode will be able to use the hardware upgrades (and an additional 512 MiB in the memory budget) to offer increased and more stable frame rate and higher visual fidelity, at least when those games run at 1080p on HDTVs. The NEO will also support 4K image output, but games themselves are not required to be 4K native.
Giant Bomb even has details on the architectural changes.
|Shipping PS4
|8 Jaguar Cores @ 1.6 GHz
|8 Jaguar Cores @ 2.1 GHz
|AMD GCN, 18 CUs @ 800 MHz
|AMD GCN+, 36 CUs @ 911 MHz
|Stream Processors
|1152 SPs ~ HD 7870 equiv.
|2304 SPs ~ R9 390 equiv.
|8GB GDDR5 @ 176 GB/s
|8GB GDDR5 @ 218 GB/s
(We actually did a full video teardown of the PS4 on launch day!)
If the Compute Unit count is right from the GB report, then the PS4 NEO system will have 2,304 stream processors running at 911 MHz, giving it performance nearing that of a consumer Radeon R9 390 graphics card. The R9 390 has 2,560 SPs running at around 1.0 GHz, so while the NEO would be slower, it would be a substantial upgrade over the current PS4 hardware and the Xbox One. Memory bandwidth on NEO is still much lower than a desktop add-in card (218 GB/s vs 384 GB/s).
Could Sony's NEO platform rival the R9 390?
If the NEO hardware is based on Grenada / Hawaii GPU design, there are some interesting questions to ask. With the push into 4K that we expect with the upgraded PlayStation, it would be painful if the GPU didn't natively support HDMI 2.0 (4K @ 60 Hz). With the modularity of current semi-custom APU designs it is likely that AMD could swap out the display controller on NEO with one that can support HDMI 2.0 even though no consumer shipping graphics cards in the 300-series does so.
It is also POSSIBLE that NEO is based on the upcoming AMD Polaris GPU architecture, which supports HDR and HDMI 2.0 natively. That would be a much more impressive feat for both Sony and AMD, as we have yet to see Polaris released in any consumer GPU. Couple that with the variables of 14/16nm FinFET process production and you have a complicated production pipe that would need significant monitoring. It would potentially lower cost on the build side and lower power consumption for the NEO device, but I would be surprised if Sony wanted to take a chance on the first generation of tech from AMD / Samsung / Global Foundries.
However, if you look at recent rumors swirling about the June announcement of the Radeon R9 480 using the Polaris architecture, it is said to have 2,304 stream processors, perfectly matching the NEO specs above.
New features of the AMD Polaris architecture due this summer
There is a lot Sony and game developers could do with roughly twice the GPU compute capability on a console like NEO. This could make the PlayStation VR a much more comparable platform to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive though the necessity to work with the original PS4 platform might hinder the upgrade path.
The other obvious use is to upgrade the image quality and/or rendering resolution of current games and games in development or just to improve the frame rate, an area that many current generation consoles seem to have been slipping on.
In the documents we've received, Sony offers suggestions for reaching 4K/UltraHD resolutions for NEO mode game builds, but they're also giving developers a degree of freedom with how to approach this. 4K TV owners should expect the NEO to upscale games to fit the format, but one place Sony is unwilling to bend is on frame rate. Throughout the documents, Sony repeatedly reminds developers that the frame rate of games in NEO Mode must meet or exceed the frame rate of the game on the original PS4 system.
There is still plenty to read in the Giant Bomb report, and I suggest you head over and do so. If you thought the summer was going to be interesting solely because of new GPU releases from AMD and NVIDIA, it appears that Sony and Microsoft have their own agenda as well.
Report: NVIDIA GTX 1080 GPU Cooler Pictured
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 19, 2016 - 11:08 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: rumor, report, nvidia, leak, GTX 1080, graphics card, gpu, geforce
Another reported photo of an upcoming GTX 1080 graphics card has appeared online, this time via a post on Baidu.
(Image credit: VR-Zone, via Baidu)
The image is typically low-resolution and features the slightly soft focus we've come to expect from alleged leaks. This doesn't mean it's not legitimate, and this isn't the first time we have seen this design. This image also appears to only be the cooler, without an actual graphics card board underneath.
We have reported on the upcoming GPU rumored to be named "GTX 1080" in the recent past, and while no official announcement has been made it seems safe to assume that a successor to the current 900-series GPUs is forthcoming.
NVIDIA Releases 364.96 Hotfix Driver
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 14, 2016 - 06:44 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, graphics drivers
The GeForce 364.xx line of graphics drivers hasn't been smooth for NVIDIA. Granted, they tried to merge Vulkan support into their main branch at the same time as several new games, including DirectX 12 ones, launched. It was probably a very difficult period for NVIDIA, but WHQL-certified drivers should be better than this.
Regardless, they're trying, and today they released GeForce Hot Fix Driver 364.96. Some of the early reactions mock NVIDIA for adding "Support for DOOM Open Beta" as the only listed feature of a "hotfix" driver, but I don't see it. It's entirely possible that the current drivers have a known issue with DOOM Open Beta and, thus, they require a hotfix. It's not necessarily "just a profile," and "profiles" isn't exactly what a hardware vendor does to support a new title.
But anyway, Manuel Guzman, one of the faces for NVIDIA Customer Care, also says that this driver includes fixes for FPS drops in Dark Souls 3. According to some forum-goers, despite its numbering, it also does not contain the Vulkan updates from 364.91. This is probably a good thing, because it would be a bit silly to merge developer-branch features into a customer driver that only intends to solve problems before an official driver can be certified. I mean, that's like patching a flat tire, then drilling a hole in one of the good ones to mess around with it, too.
The GeForce 364.96 Hotfix Drivers are available at NVIDIA's website. If you're having problems, then it might be your solution. Otherwise? Wait until NVIDIA has an official release (or you start getting said problems).
DigitalFoundry Dissects Quantum Break (and I rant)
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 14, 2016 - 06:17 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: microsoft, windows 10, uwp, DirectX 12, dx12
At the PC Gaming Conference from last year's E3 Expo, Microsoft announced that they were looking to bring more first-party titles to Windows. They used to be one of the better PC gaming publishers, back in the Mechwarrior 4 and earlier Flight Simulator days, but they got distracted as Xbox 360 rose and Windows Vista fell.
Again, part of that is because they attempted to push users to Windows Vista and Games for Windows Live, holding back troubled titles like Halo 2: Vista and technologies like DirectX 10 from Windows XP, which drove users to Valve's then-small Steam platform. Epic Games was also a canary in the coalmine at that time, warning users that Microsoft was considering certification for Games for Windows Live, which threatened mod support "because Microsoft's afraid of what you might put into it".
It's sometimes easy to conform history to fit a specific viewpoint, but it does sound... familiar.
Anyway, we're glad that Microsoft is bringing first-party content to the PC, and they are perfectly within their rights to structure it however they please. We are also within our rights to point out its flaws and ask for them to be corrected. Turns out that Quantum Break, like Gears of War before it, has some severe performance issues. Let's be clear, these will likely be fixed, and I'm glad that Microsoft didn't artificially delay the PC version to give the console an exclusive window. Also, had they delayed the PC version until it was fixed, we wouldn't have known whether it needed the time.
Still, the game apparently has issues with a 50 FPS top-end cap, on top of pacing-based stutters. One concern that I have is, because DigitalFoundry is a European publication, perhaps the 50Hz issue might be caused by their port being based on a PAL version of the game??? Despite suggesting it, I would be shocked if that were the case, but I'm just trying to figure out why anyone would create a ceiling at that specific interval. They are also seeing NVIDIA's graphics drivers frequently crash, which probably means that some areas of their DirectX 12 support are not quite what the game expects. Again, that is solvable by drivers.
It's been a shaky start for both DirectX 12 and the Windows 10 UWP platform. We'll need to keep waiting and see what happens going forward. I hope this doesn't discourage Microsoft too much, but also that they robustly fix the problems we're discussing.
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According to a survey of 1,500 members of the public by computing giant Cisco, 31 percent felt teleporting was a likely possibility in the near future. British people remained optimistic with regards to unusual technologies but far more skeptical when asked about that which was currently available. Many believed business meetings by video conferencing to be in the distant future, although the technology that has in fact been in general use for some time.
The public's predictions of the future of technology such as broadband were also surprisingly inaccurate, with 65 percent believing a 100mbps connection not to be possible for the next four to six years. In fact ultra high speed broadband connections of 100mbps are to be implemented in several towns by the end of this year.
The report provides an insight into the public's expectations for technology as well as how well current innovations are filtering into the mainstream.
Phil Smith, Cisco UK & Ireland's vice president and CEO explained "25 years ago there were 1000 'hosts' on the internet, now there are more than 1.7 billion internet users around the world, and the human network that this creates has changed the way we approach our lives, businesses and jobs. The British public's expectations for technology are unrecognizable from the mid 1980s."
Despite the vast technological leaps made in recent years much of the general public is unawares of new technology. Smart fridges for example where something the survey revealed nearly half believed were impossible until 2015, despite Eletrolux currently having a model capable of picture messaging.
The survey comes as part of Cisco's recently released "Connected Conversations" report which documents discussion between 25-year industry veterans and 25 year-olds. The report argues that a general agreement between public and private sectors has emerged that technology projects which do triumph gain bad reputations due to the fact that an advance rapidly becomes normality and thus "invisible".
CEO Phil Smith also commented on the near future of technology citing 2010 as an important year. "2010 is a year of change. Green technology, faster broadband, smarter business, the digital economy, community regeneration, infrastructure innovation, public sector efficiency – these are more than just buzz words; they're essential elements that will shape not just the UK's economy but arguably its place in the world as we know it," he said. "Technology has a huge part to play in preparing the UK for the future, and it's imperative that we are much more ambitious about what technology can achieve for us."

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Rob Wright is a writer and producer. He wrote six episodes of Charmed. Additionally, he acted as supervising producer for fourteen episodes.
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Mark your calendar: webinars with Google partners on IT in the cloud
April 17th, 2009 | Published in Google Apps, Google Enterprise
For solutions providers, developers, and resellers. Co-hosted by Google and salesforce.com, this live discussion is aimed at helping channel partners understand the business change that cloud computing drives, and how to build the services that help customers benefit from these changes. Participants can expect to gain a fuller understanding of what cloud computing is, how it transforms the way that organizations think about IT, and how to make the most of the opportunity "in the cloud" for business growth and development.
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If you are backing up direct to tape, it's likely you're underfeeding your tape drives. The current generation of LTO4 tape drives (soon to be supplanted by LTO5) is theoretically capable of more than 120MBps of data write throughput, but few ever see that in real life. Mostly this is because there are very few backup sources that can support sustained read rates to match the tape drive's write performance. For example, a backup source consisting of a pair of SAS disks in a RAID1 array may be capable of raw throughput well beyond 120MBps in a lab environment, but for standard Windows-based file copies over a network, you'll rarely see rates greater than 60MBps. Because many tape drives become significantly less efficient when their buffers are empty, this becomes the root cause of most backup performance problems.
In other words, the problem isn't your tape drive; it's the storage in the servers you're backing up. Though there may not be a great deal you can do about this without investing heavily in a large, high-performance intermediate disk-to-disk backup solution, you have more options if you have a SAN. Though it will depend largely on the kind of SAN you have and what backup software you run, utilizing host backups -- which read directly from the SAN rather than over the network -- can be a great solution to this particularly vexing problem.
Matt Prigge is contributing editor to the InfoWorld Test Center, and the systems and network architect for the SymQuest Group, a consultancy based in Burlington, Vt.
Paul Venezia is senior contributing editor of the InfoWorld Test Center and writes The Deep End blog.
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Monday, November 30, 2015
Black Lives Matter - Obama's Red Guard
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a government approved terrorist organization. It is terrorist by definition - it uses violence and intimidation for political gain. It is government approved in that Obama refuses to have the Justice Department arrest the members. BLM members are free to trespass and threaten University officials without fear of arrest.
BLM has now jumped the border and threaten Canadian Universities. Because at its core, BLM sees White people as the class enemy.
Make no mistake, if a White Lives Matter organization performed the same tactics, Obama would order the FBI to crack down and make mass arrests. Such White students would face 20-30 years in prison for civil rights violations and conspiracy to commit terrorism.
A similar movement happened in 1966 and 1967 when Chairman Mao endorsed the student led Red Guard. The Red Guard terrorized anyone they suspected of having "elitist" or "capitalist" views. People were tortured and made to give force confessions. The Red Guard considered themselves to be "rebels" even though they were the tools of the State.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Will Wicked Girls Ruin the Alt Right?
The Alt Right has been good at identifying feminism as an anti-woman and anti-White movement. However, there has been a tendency of some in the movement to view women as the enemy.
A recent ROK article shows some pics of Eastern European girls (random Google pics?) as skanky hos. In some cases that is probably true. After all, they are not another species over there. And, yeah, many young girls like to attention whore for the camera. But is that really new?
A 1930s selfie.
Just to be clear I like the work that Roosh does. And I like to read ROK. And I am not even sure that the ROK is considered as part of the Alt Right. However, the "girls are all worthless whores" sentiment does seem to be common. And I do get it. But we should avoid becoming the new Puritans. Let the SJWs be the Puritans that regulate sex and speech.
Maybe it is my libertarian background. But if some Russian girl wants to dress up as a witch for Halloween, that does not really concern me. And if a bunch of Russians want to have a blonde parade and act silly, whatever. Throughout history young and pretty girls have "attention whored". Young and pretty 14th century French girls scandalized the French court with see through blouses. As such, I think we have a tendency to idealize the "good old days" as something that was not true. I believe it was Tolstoy that commented that every new generation thinks they are the first to have discovered sex.
What we need to unite on is that feminism is an enemy of our people. Below is an article that shows that feminism has nothing to do with protecting women.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
NeoCons Want "White Trash" to fight Russia
Happy Thanksgiving!
I was not planning to do a video tonight, but a few stories pissed me off.
The first was a story of how a college student at the University of Massachusetts had a confederate flag sticker on his laptop. This created a panic. And the school is offering grief counseling to any students that saw the sticker.
Next was a story of how the NeoCons at NRO are agitating for a war with Russia. Yes, the country that is bombing ISIS they want us to attack. And they want us to defend a Muslim country (Turkey) that is funding ISIS.
One of these NeoCon warmongers (Rubio) is rumored to have a memo leaked that describes the campaign strategy of referring to Donald Trump supporters as "White Trash".
Below is Trump's opinion of people who use that term.
Monday, November 23, 2015
Paris - A time to love and a time to hate
To Everything There is a Season
A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak. A time to love and a time to hate; A time for war and a time for peace.
- Ecclesiastes 3:8
The vid below was the response of a French man whose wife was murdered by Muslims in the Paris attacks. This is a now common response in the West - that we will respond to the Hate with Love!
But is that a proper response? Is there ever a time to hate? Below is an excellent video by Kai Murros on the subject.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Interview with Irish Identitarian radio
I will not have a video tonight as I have some conflicts. Expect my next vid on Monday.
So I thought I would include an interview I did with Irish Identitarian radio. It was a long interview (over 2 hours) so we were able to get in-depth on many topics. It was a different format than the usual fast paced approach of American radio. Sort of reminded me somewhat of NPR.
I appreciated being on. And it is good to see I have some Irish viewers. And I love the look of Irish girls. I hope Ireland can remind Irish.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Refugees - Thanks for asking but we are busy
Obama went on Twitter advocating that the USA accept invaders even as many people on the Right are resisting.
The Left's response has been predictable - if you don't want refugees you are an evil and racist person.
Yet, curiously, these same people are quite on Israel. And Israel does not bother to make up some excuse how they are worried if they can properly "vet" the refugees. Israel just states they don't want any non-Jews because they want Israel to remain Jewish. I wait for the ADL to make a tweet that they are "deeply disappointed" in Israel not accepting refugees.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Paris - Imagine a World without old Hippies
Generation 1968 was the hippie, anti-establishment movement that was popular in North America and Europe. The movement was creative and full of weirdos and brilliant people. Eventually this movement won and became the establishment. So now we have the aged people like Hillary Clinton who was previously "against the man!" now running the show.
As such, when the terrorists attacks hit Paris the establishment didn't know what to do other than cycle the old crap from the hippie generation. So they got together and sang a John Lennon song about imagining a world without countries or religion. Over the years France embraced the ideology of this song. The country of France was pretty much eliminated. Third World hordes swarmed in. And Christianity was purged. The result was a bunch of Muslims slaughtering like sheep a bunch of helpless French. The people who sang this song while holding candles failed to see the irony.
Generation 2015 is an anti-Establishment movement that is Right wing (Alt Right). It had to be this way as the establishment is now Left wing. Below is a vid of a bunch of young French demanding that the Muslim invaders be expelled from their homeland. Like their 1968 counter parts, they were attacked by the police as "the man" (in this case old cat ladies) cheered.
Below are the old cucks playing their song from 45 years ago.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Paris November 13, 2015
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
Much has been said concerning equality, tolerance and how we must be accepting of Muslims in our lands. But can we co-exist? The values of a Christian Western civilization are radically different than those of an Islamic country. As Islam grows within a nation, it become less accepting and tolerant of the host nation. Eventually the West must either fight or die.
But do the White men of the world still have the courage to risk death for their people? Or are we resigned to holding candle light vigils and hope we can survive a few more years until we eventually collapse?
The scene below is from the movie The Godfather. The question is - what do you do when your government will no longer give you justice?
Below are Nixon's thoughts on the purpose of life. And how that we must strive for more than hedonism if we are to survive.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
University of Missouri under KKK attack?
The University of Missouri was basically shut down today due to threats of KKK attacks. Yeah, I am serious. It seems that rumors started on the university that the KKK was planning an attack. This was after the previous incidents of some White guy in a pickup truck (without a license plate) yelling "NIGGER" and a swastika made out of poop that was found on a wall. The University President was blamed by the Africans for some reason and he resigned. Then the African American student leader, whose Dad is worth $20 million dollars, and who previously went on a two day hunger strike protesting the poop swastika, tweeted how he saw KKK members gathering in the middle of the campus. This started the Twitter hash tag - #PrayForMizzou.
This caused panic among the African American students. And they refused to go to class due to the pending KKK attack on the campus.
One professor told students that they still had to attend class to take a test. This caused outrage! And it was obvious to the African Americans he was also part of this huge KKK conspiracy. He received death threats. So he turned in his resignation.
Rumors are that the hash tag #PrayForMizzou was invaded by trolls. I am not sure if this video is real or not. But it is quite scary.
Monday, November 9, 2015
University of Missouri's Bowel Movement
So a swastika made out of human poop is seen on a dorm wall at the University Of Missouri. This triggers a student to go on a hunger strike until the University President resigns. Then the African American "students" demand that there be "safe spaces" (i.e., segregation) at the university.
Has a bowl movement ever created so much news?
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Did 6 Million Die On A Flat Earth?
I have heard of the Flat Earth Society. But I always thought it was a tongue in the cheek type of thing. But I guess there are many people who really believe the earth is flat.
The problem is when kooky theories are mixed with legitimate questions. If I were paranoid, I would believe sometimes kooky theories are introduced to discredit other positions.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Alt Right - The new Hippies
Are the people in the Alt Right the new hippies?
Social Justice Warriors (all 4 of them) protest the NPI conference. In the video below they scream their outrage that the WHITE SOOOOPREMACISTS are violating the smoking regulations.
What a bunch of pro-establishment fags.
The Alt Right is the new counter culture. We are the new hippies.
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip it's been.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Why do White people hate themselves?
The death rate is rising for White Americans. And it is not due to heart disease or cancer. The battle is with drug addiction and suicide.
What is the cause of our depression? Is it financial? Or something else?
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The vehicle that results when a fatass gets into a ricer or other klunker and, due to their obese weight, makes the car ride a few inches closer to the ground.
That fatso fatty butt got into that Honda and the suspension sank five inches. Now it is a Tennessee low rider.
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Our apartments B or C are arranged side by side and so can only be booked by two families or a large family with more than 2 children. Each apartment for 2-4 persons are equipped with local cypress wood and the roof is covered with local tiles. The bedroom has two single beds with bedside tables, a wardrobe table and a huge closet (1.5 * 2 meters). The kitchen is fully equipped with all kinds of devices, such as a kitchenette with stove, kettle and coffee maker, so that anyone can prepare their own coffee or tea and enjoy. The living room has a satellite television for those looking for entertainment, the sofa can be converted into a double bed and the AirCondition will take you to pleasant temperatures through the hot summer. A bathroom with shower is right next to the kitchen. Satellite television is available for those seeking entertainment.
Rainbow cottage was built in an oxygen-rich green landscape with a lake view over the endless blue of the Ionian Sea. The apartments are just 50 meters from the beautiful sandy beach of Kontogialos (Pelekas beach) on the west coast of Corfu. The guesthouse is situated in a beautiful garden with grape vines, lemon trees, flowers and vegetable beds. A patio with tables and chairs can be used for breakfast or dinner. On the property of Rainbow Apartments sufficient parking spaces are available.
Start your vacation with a friendly reception, Amalia welcomes you with a bottle of homemade white wine and a sweet cake, the "Pasta Flora" is called and the itself Amalia prepared with pure, natural and organic ingredients. The calm and peaceful environment amidst the green island of Corfu will make your summer vacation in the Rainbow Apartments memorable.
Amalia: What is first of all Amalia herself, the hostess, and the second most beautiful garden which makes Rainbow Apartments really special.
Amalia is every guest with a bottle of homemade local white wine of the house wine vines (Family Production) and a traditional Corfu-cake, a "Pasta Flora," they even bake with pure, natural and organic ingredients, such as the family's olive oil and homemade jam, welcome , You spoil your guests with fruits and vegetables that are freshly picked from the garden and always heard about all this. Spyros, your son, is a great cook and he cooks for the entire house several times a week. It prepares local treasures such as "Pastitsada" and "sofrito" and tasty salads, of course, from the fresh produce from the garden.
The garden: The bright green garden is full of olive trees, orange and lemon trees, vines, flowers of all colors and full of vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, zucchini, eggplant, lettuce, onions and much more. As the garden has more income than you can consume, we always offer our guests fruits or vegetables.
At the most beautiful area in the garden, with a spectacular view over the beach of Kontogialos, we have set up an outdoor terrace with tables and chairs under a pergola. This terrace is at guests' disposal and they can eat breakfast here, eat or drink, or just relax with a good book, watch the sunset.
Our garden is family friendly and safe for children of all ages, regardless of whether the baby or young age. There are beach chairs and umbrellas at your disposal.
Of course, you can use our barbecue place at any time to whatever you like to barbecue.
We are a family of three, including a five year old boy, from St. Petersburg, Russia. We stayed at the Amalia and Spiros for three weeks. This was our second holiday in Pelekas, that we loved for its beautiful nature and the beach, but the first time with Amalia. There are no words to say how we liked their home and the family. We are very touched by the warm and informal attitude to guests by Amalia and her special love for children. Specific words deserves that this trip was for us a wonderful opportunity to explore the Greek and Corfian cuisine. It turned out that Spiros - a wonderful chef. He prepared for us a marvelous dinner several times a week with a truly Greek generosity, which means we had a plenty of food all the time of our stay. For the cooking he used the delicious vegetables from his own garden, fresh Ionian seafood and other wonderful things. In addition, the hosts served us their own wine and Amalia's Greek desserts Pasta Flora and unforgettable loukoumades that was a hit among our son. Summing up, we will miss not only clear waters of the Ionian Sea, but also our generous and hospitable hosts. Definitely, we would recommend Rainbow to those who are with children, who have a stressful job and need a nirvana and those who love the natural delicious food. We wish to come back next year! Many hugs, Amalia & Spiros and thank you very much for everything! Maxim, Veronika and Leo
Een heerlijke plek op loopafstand van het strand. Mooi ruim en zeer schoon appartement met schitterend uitzicht op zee. Zeer gastvrije eigenaren die hun gasten dagelijks in de watten leggen. Heerlijke mandarijnen uit eigen tuin en lekkere verrassingen uit de keuken, Griekse koffie en zelfgemaakte producten. Het eten wat je 's avonds kan bestellen is fantastisch, heel authentiek en gemaakt van verse producten en niet te vergelijken met een restaurant, het is vele malen beter. De prijs voor het eten is heel redelijk en het zeker waard.
Bei Amalia und ihrer Familie haben wir die verwöhntesten, gemütlichsten und feinsten Urlaubstage verbracht.
Das Nebeneinander von authentischer Freundlichkeit und Herzlichkeit, unaufdringlicher und zuvorkommender Aufmerksamkeit sowie Gewährung von Diskretion und Freiraum waren für uns eine ganz besonders gelungene Eigenschaft der Gastgeber.
Durch die Nähe zum Strand kann man zu jeder Tages-und Nachtzeit sehr unkompliziert in einem super-sauberen, kristallklaren Meer schwimmen.
Wir sind schon viel gereist und herumgekommen, aber die Gastfreundschaft und Großzügigkeit dieser überaus netten Familie ist schlichtweg unglaublich und unübertroffen!
Besonders hervorzuheben sind all die Köstlichkeiten, die man hier gustieren kann. Die Zutaten kommen aus dem großen eigenen Garten oder werden frisch vom Markt besorgt. All die leckeren Speisen, die Spiros und Amalia aus ihrer Küche zauberten, schmeckten sehr gut. ...und brachten nicht nur die Augen unserer Kinder zum Leuchten...
Wir hatten zwei tolle Wochen bei Amalia und ihrer Familie: der schöne Strand ist 50 m weg, der Garten wunderschön, von der Terrasse sieht man das Meer und besonders die Gastfreundschaft und zuvorkommende immer freundliche Art von Amalia und ihrer Familie haben dazu beigetragen, dass wir uns ihr so wohl gefühlt haben.
Kontogialos is known as Pelekas - beach, because it lies below the village of Pelekas, famous for its spectacular sunsets. Kontogialos is one of the most beautiful beaches of Corfu. The large sandy beach is more than 30m wide, quiet and ideal for children because of the sand and shallow water. Its crystal clear blue waters is considered under the whole Ionian Sea as the cleanest.
Pelekas village is just 1.5 kilometers up the mountain and is known as one of the most beautiful and picturesque mountain villages on the island of Corfu. The panoramic view from the height of Pelekas is beautiful, because Pelekas 220m above sea level and the bright green hills with the crystal clear Ionian Sea joins below. Pelekas village is located on the west coast of Corfu, and is about 12 km from Corfu Town. Pelekas village is famous for its sunsets and for many a there is the most beautiful sunsets on the whole island. At dusk, the people meet on the top of the mountain, on the throne of Emperor (Kaiser Wilhelm had here over 100 years his summer residence) to look at the Ionian Sea, when the red afterglow sinks into him. To Pelekas around there are many footpaths where you can go for a walk in nature.


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I have been, like you, a young man, and when I learned the military honor of Egypt and my allegiance to the homeland and sacrifice to the (homeland ?). I have spent most of my life in defense of its sovereignty, and I have seen a lot of wars, and I have seen a lot of failures and a lot of victories. (Inaudible) -- times, and I have lived during the happiest days of my life when I raised the Egyptian flag over -- (word inaudible). And I have confronted death in Addis Ababa and in many other locations -- (inaudible).
I have never succumbed to any international pressure or dictation. I have preserved my dignity and I have preserved the peace for Egypt, and I have worked hard for a renaissance, and I have never tried to have more authority. And I think that the majority of the people here know very well who is Mubarak. And I think it hurts my heart when I see and I hear from my own colleagues and my own -- (inaudible). But I know the junction that we are facing right now, but I am fully confident that Egypt will pass this difficult time. But we are also -- we have also to take the highest interest of Egypt and that Egypt should be -- (inaudible) -- should be the first priority over any other consideration.
I have delegated the vice president in -- delegated the vice president to carry out a lot of powers. And I'm very -- (inaudible) -- that Egypt will come out of this crisis and will not break its will and the the will of its people, and will rise on its feet again and stand up on its feet in all loyalty of its people, and will also get out of these difficult times.
We will prove -- we Egyptians will prove our ability and capacity to respond to all the demands, but through dialogues. And we will prove that we are not servants to anyone and will not be dictated by anyone, and that no will take the decisions for us, except for the -- (inaudible) -- and the demands of the people. We will prove that, and the determination -- Egyptian determination and in the coherence and duty of the people, and also in the reputation and the dignity and identity and the unique identity of Egypt, because this identity is the essence of our existence for over -- for more than 7,000 years.
This spirit will live in us as long as Egypt and the people of Egypt are still here. This spirit will live in us. It will live in every one of us, among the farmers and among the educated and cultured people. It will stay in the hearts of all the young people and the old people also, in the Copt and the Muslim, the consciences and the hearts of people who have not even been born yet.
I am telling you again that I have lived for this homeland and I am preserving its integrity. And Egypt will always remain -- the interests of Egypt will be above everyone else. It will keep on like that until I deliver this -- (inaudible) -- and the responsibility and the duties I have started the beginning and I will carry out until the end. This is the end, but I will be -- it will be my decision. I will not leave and will also be -- (inaudible) -- and we will be always dignified people until the very end, and we'll be -- we'll raise our heads. And we'll be always dignified.
May God preserve Egypt as a safe haven, and may its people find the right path. And may God, may peace be upon thee.
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