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April 18th, 2010 | 
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Nvidia releases the GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470. They’re scorchers in more than one way.
Nvidia has been noticeably absent from the video card scene over the past few months. In the meantime, ATI launched an entire DirectX11 lineup, top to bottom, and then had time to funnel some chips into the notebook scene. The Santa Clara GPU manufacturer should have combated ATI’s Radeon 5000 series months ago, but delays tripped them up a bit. To make sure they weren’t forgotten completely, Nvidia released details about the Fermi chip a few months back. The company now has the hardware to back up the paper. Nvidia unveiled the GeForce GTX 480 and the GeForce GTX 470, high-end cards that pack a big fiery punch in many ways. Unfortunately (also in a rather papery way) the cards won’t hit retail until April 12.
Im sure this case would not be every ones cup of tea but I like it little on the pricey side
Immersion is a key ingredient to simulator games, and Natural Point’s TrackIR provides an experience akin to virtual reality with infra-red head-tracking. Though the unit itself is pricey at $150, it turns a gamer’s head into a controller, linking the movements of the head to the movement of the in game camera. I personally use the Track IR Pro5 unit for the flight combat simulator Wings of Prey, and it definably raises the immersion factor while also increasing my situational awareness.
