Diamond releases new graphics board
Beginning next week, Diamond Multimedia Systems will begin shipping its newest graphics accelerator, the Stealth III S540.
Based on S3's Savage4 processor, the Stealth III S540 graphics board features 32MB of on-board memory, Intel-validated AGP 4x support, S3 texture compression (S3TC) and hardware-accelerated digital video playback.
A 16MB-version of the Stealth III S540 is available for system integrators and OEMs.
The Stealth III S540 incorporates a 128-bit 2D/3D engine and is capable of achieving clock speeds of 143MHz. It can perform single-pass multi-texturing, 32-bit rendering, up to 1920-by-1440 resolution support, and stencil buffering.
The new board will retail for $129.95 and also can be purchased from Diamond's online store at www.diamondmm.com/where-to-buy/online-store . Customers who purchase the board will also receive two full-version PC games of their choice.
- Entrega drops USB hub prices
- Wizard finds connection speed
- Crucial reduces prices for SDRAM upgrades
- I-Phone puts Web at fingertips
- Wedge notebook flips into a projection panel
- Microsoft readies Windows 98 Second Edition
- AMS Tech unveils futuristic PC
- Aavid offers heat sink for sub-$1000 PCs
- Nat-Semi / Cyrix stop MII
- Hyundai speeds memory interface
- IBM introduces sub-$1000 mini CE notebook
- I/O controller may lower mobile PC costs
- Micron notebook delivers big screen experience
- Steve Jobs to lay out Apple OS "road map"
- Compaq cutting distributors
- Intel's 550MHz PIII due in a week?
- Intel plans chip VC fund
- 19" display offers "on-the-fly" GTF switching
