Taipei, Taiwan - April 27, 2007- SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., a professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today announced the new SPARKLE GeForce 7200 GS Graphic Card, the latest addition to the Company's GeForce 7 Series line up.

Based on NVIDIA's award-winning GeForce 7 GPU series, SPARKLE GeForce 7200 GS graphic card comes equipped with powerful GeForce 7200 GS chip to deliver an entire realm of fantasy gaming experience to your desktop. By encapsulating the advanced DirectX 9.0 and shader model 3.0 rendering architecture, SPARKLE GeForce 7200 GS graphic card delivers stunning, high-definition video—up to 1080i resolution—and ultra-realistic gaming effects at entry-level price points without compromising performance. SPARKLE GeForce 7200 GS graphic card features high core speed at 450MHz with 256MB/128MB high speed DDR2 memory. SPARKLE GeForce 7200 GS graphic card is optimized with Turbo cache technology, so it's effective memory is up to 512MB with 1GB system memory. In addition, SPARKLE GeForce 7200 GS graphic card is optimized for the New Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.

   "SPARKLE GeForce 7200 GS is an ideal graphic card for today's entry-level PCs because it offers high-definition video playback features that can not be matched by integrated graphics—and it is designed to have consumers ready for the transition to Microsoft's next-generation operating system,” said Kevin Wang, sales director of SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd." For a home theater PC, SPARKLE GeForce 7200 GS graphic card delivers exceptional video acceleration and incredible image quality to take the viewing experience to the next-level. For an entry-level gaming PC, SPARKLE GeForce 7200 GS graphic card delivers Shader Model 3.0 support and support for high dynamic-ranging lighting (HDR), which we expect new games will require in the future.”
 

•         Full Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support
  The standard for today’s PCs and next-generation consoles enables stunning and complex effects for cinematic realism.  NVIDIA GPUs offer the most complete implementation of the Shader Model 3.0 feature set—including vertex texture fetch (VTF)—to ensure top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX 9 applications.

•         True High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Rendering Support
  The ultimate lighting effects bring environments to life for a truly immersive, ultra-realistic experience. Based on the OpenEXR technology from Industrial Light & Magic (http://www.openexr.com/), NVIDIA's 64-bit texture implementation delivers state-of-the-art high dynamic-range (HDR) visual effects through floating point capabilities in shading, filtering, texturing, and blending.

•         NVIDIA® TurboCache™ Technology
  Shares the capacity and bandwidth of dedicated video memory and dynamically available system memory for turbocharged performance and larger total graphics memory.

•         NVIDIA® CineFX® 4.0 Engine
  Delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds. Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enabling stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture with new texture unit design streamlines texture processing for faster and smoother gameplay.

•         PCI Express Certified
  Designed to run perfectly with the next-generation PCI Express bus architecture. This new bus doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8x delivering over 4GB/s in both upstream and downstream data transfers.

•         NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology
  The combination of high-definition video processors and software delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for all video content to turn your PC into a high-end home theater.

•         Adaptable Programmable Video Processor
  PureVideo programmable technology adapts to new video encoding formats as they are developed to provide a future-proof video solution.  

•         High-Definition MPEG-2 and WMV Hardware Acceleration
  Smoothly playback all MPEG-2 and WMV video—including WMV-HD—with minimal CPU usage so the PC is free to do other work..

•         Advanced Motion Adaptive De-Interlacing
  Smoothes video and DVD playback on progressive displays to deliver a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home theater systems.

•         Video Scaling and Filtering
  High-quality scaling and filtering technology delivers a clear, clean image at any window size, including full-screen HDTV resolutions up to 1080i.

•         Video Color Correction
  Color temperature correction makes actors faces appear natural, rather than washed out and pale, when playing videos on LCD and CRT displays. Display gamma correction ensures videos are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out regardless of the video format or display.

•         Integrated HDTV Encoder
  Provides world-class TV-out functionality up to 1080i resolution.

•         NVIDIA® ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
  Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.

•         NVIDIA® nView® Multi-Display Technology
  Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors.

•         NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control® 3.0 Technology
  Allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to achieve accurate, bright colors in all conditions.

•         OpenGL® 2.0 Optimizations and Support
  Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all OpenGL applications.

•         Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
  Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates up to and including 2048x1536@85Hz.

•         Single-Link DVI Support
  Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to and including 1900x1200.