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http://www.hisdigital.com/html/product_ov.php?id=340

The HIS iClear card is HIS latest solution to video card noise reduction. It has an excellent implement of state-of-the-art design and technology and give you a better gaming experience by reducing the distortion and noise generated from graphic card. It reduces the noise distortion generated from high-end graphic card (from both Radeon and GeForce) or TV tuner card, which provide up to 10% increase performance on Signal-to-Noise Ratio.
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Is it even remotely conceivable that this could be anything but complete bullshit?

Here's a dead-on closeup of the card - http://stupidinter.net/his-iclear.jpg
 
I see plenty of people buying this hoping to correct video related problems. Thanks for the snake oil HIS.
 
would this actually help someone with a degraded VGA signal -- say w/ a 50 foot cable?
Best Buy needs a couple pronto :p
 
EVGA will probably start selling them in different flavors (OC, SSC, WTF) and in different PCB colors. Someone is always out to make a quick buck.
 
This is on the same kind of scale as the killernic, lolz

0.0001% better performance, except this doens't cost an arm and a leg.
 
From what I've read it actually does help in some situations, but not worth paying for, so if you get it bundled with your video card.. cool beans.
 
Just spend $10 at Radioshack and build one yourself. :rolleyes: Honestly though, I could have built this thing freshman year in my semiconductor course...what a rip-off.
 
inotocracy said:
From what I've read it actually does help in some situations, but not worth paying for, so if you get it bundled with your video card.. cool beans.
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I think the point is that sticking a piece of cardboard in your PCI slot would probably accomplish roughly the same results. The iClear is "doing" something but it's more coincidental than anything.
 
At least the KillerNIC PCB is full of crap to make it at least appear to be doing something.

Someone needs to glue on some fake computer chips on this thing.
 
ruh roh, time to stop buying HIS products.

i won't buy from a company that indulges in this kind of shit.
 
Ravynmagi said:
At least the KillerNIC PCB is full of crap to make it at least appear to be doing something.

Someone needs to glue on some fake computer chips on this thing.
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I refuse to buy any computer part unless it looks like I can bludgeon or stab someone with it! :p
 
Ravynmagi said:
At least the KillerNIC PCB is full of crap to make it at least appear to be doing something.

Someone needs to glue on some fake computer chips on this thing.
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You can compile your own linux apps to run on the killer NiC...under Windows...need I say more?
 
Well considering most monitors use digital connections these days I kind of fail to see the point.

My problem is that high-end videocards create lots of noise in the analog audio signal. There's lots of background squeeling and other noises coming from my speakers when playing certain games or displaying certain types of images. Some 3DMark 2001 tests are particularily bad, as are some intros and titles in certain games. When playing oblivion, there's a high pitched pulsating noise that plays in sync with the framerate. It's not extremely loud, but it's somewhat annoying.
 
Honestly it just looks like a way to block noise by putting "something" between the card and you. As already stated I am sure a peice of cardboard would have a similar effect.
 
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