There have been recent rumors that both nVidia and ATI will be launching “new” video cards within the next few days. ATI will release the HD4890, which is an overclocked HD4870, and nVidia will be releasing the GTX275, which is a GTX295 cut in half. Legion Hardware used this consistency to their advantage and predicted the new cards’ performance by, you guessed it, overclocking an HD4870 and cutting a GTX295 in half. With both cards launching at an MSRP of about $250, will nVidia be able to knock out ATI in a price-performance battle? The simulation makes it seem possible, but only time will tell.

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Tom’s Hardware managed to get their hands on Intel’s new ‘S’ series of quad-core processors, which appear to be an energy-efficient refresh of the 45nm Yorkfield series. They sport a narrowed TDP of 65W, an improvement on their predecessors’ 95W, meaning they use up about the same amount of energy as Intel’s 45nm dual-core series. Apart from that, they spec exactly the same as Intel’s current 45nm quads, delivering identical performance. Impressive!

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