Press Release

21  Dec 2007

SPARKLE Introduced The World's First  GeForce 8800 GT

Passive Cooling Graphics Card With 1GB Video Memory
 

  Taipei, Taiwan – December 21, 2007 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today announced  the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card, the World's first graphic cards based on NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT GPU with 1GB video memory and passive cooling solution, The SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card will bring Ultra HD gaming experience to high-end gamers.

Based on NVIDIA’s next generation GeForce 8800 GT architecture, the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card adopts innovative unified architecture, dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to times the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs. Built upon technologies such as NVIDIA Lumenex Engine, providing support for DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0, NVIDIA Quantum Effects technology for physics computation and GigaThread Technology for extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.

  Specifically developed to answer enthusiast gamers’ demand for Ultra HD high-performing graphics, the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card is not only powered by most advanced 65nm GeForce 8800 series GPU from NVIDIA, but also combined with formidable R&D strength from SPARKLE, which brings inconceivable 1GB GDDR3 video memory on independent developed solution. Now the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card can provide unbelievable video memory bandwidth for latest DirectX 10 games such as Crysis and so on, to reveal gorgeous gaming texture at 1920x1200 Ultra HD resolution with fluent gaming speed.

      The SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card possesses 600MHz core speed, 112 stream processors with 1500MHz shader clock and 1GB 1800MHz 256-bit GDDR3 video memory. GeForce 8800 series rendering architecture, DirectX 10 shader model 4.0 support, Ultra High speed stream processors and super capacity 1GB video memory, all these luxuriant features endow the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card with brutal 3D horsepower, to incisively and vividly present most cinematic gaming scenes to the gamers. In addition to all these incredible features, the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card is designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus standard and are backwards compatible with the original PCI Express standard. So they are full ready for future games and applications which have rigorous requirements on bandwidth this video hard

      65nm process lets SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 graphics card to bring less heat volatilization than 90nm and 80nm products on market. Further more, SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 graphics card is is equipped with heat-pipe-based passive cooling system using high technology. Compared with conventional HSF, this noiseless passive cooling solution features higher throughput thanks to high efficiency heat-pipe optimized for mass heat volatilization.  It has high performance thermal compound ensures optimal thermal dissipation even after years of use.

     The SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card also marries the biggest video memory with the best-in-HD. They leverage NVIDIA’s revolutionary second-generation video processing engine to deliver high-quality playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies on high-end PCs. The new programmable video processing engine takes on all of the high definition H.264 video decoding, freeing the CPU to perform other tasks and significantly reducing power consumption, heat, and noise.

    “With powerful 65nm GeForce 8800 series GPU,  the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card offers a hyper-reactive, intensely robust gaming experience for the latest next-generation DirectX 10 games, such as Crysis, Gears of War, Bioshock, as well as full support for current DirectX 9 games." Said Precilla Wu, sales manager of SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd. ” SPARKLE decided to raise the bar and deliver GeForce 8800 series graphics cards with 1GB video memory, giving our customers incredible confidence to handle gorgeous DX10 gaming scenes which have rigorous demand on video bandwidth. Also with high efficient heat pipe passive cooling system,  the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Cool-pipe 3 Graphics Card best choices for today's Ultra HD gaming."

GeForce 8800 GT Features and Benefits :

• NVIDIA® unified architecture
  Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs.
• GigaThread™ Technology
  Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing.
• Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 support
  World’s first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.
• NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
  Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single graphic cards configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences by allowing two cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics, SLI technology dramatically scales performance on today’s hottest games.
• NVIDIA® Lumenex™ Engine
  Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy at ultra-fast frame rates: 16x Anti-aliasing: Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges 128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range(HDR):Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects-now  with support for anti-aliasing.
• NVIDIA® Quantum Effects™ Ttechnology
  Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new level of physics to be simulated and rendered on the GPU –all white freeing the CPU to run game engine and AI.
• NVIDIA® ForceWare®  Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
  Delivers a proven record of compatibility reliability and stability with the widest range of games and applications ForceWare provides the best out-of-box experience and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.
• OpenGL® 2.0 optimizations and support
  Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
• NVIDIA® nView® Multi-Display Technology
  Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors.
• PCI Express 2.0 support
  Designed to run perfectly with the PCI Express bus architecture, which doubles the bandwidth of PCI Express 1.1  to deliver  16GB/sec. in both upstream and downstream data transfers.
• Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
  Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates –up to 2048x1536@85Hz.
• Dual Dual-Link DVI Support
  Able to drive industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600.
• Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
  NVIDIA’s fourth-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives users the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D graphical user interface.
• NVIDIA PureVideo HD VP2 technology
  NVIDIA®  PureVideo™  HD VP2 technology is the combination of high-definition movie decode acceleration and post-processing, HDCP circuitry, and integration with HD movie players that delivers the ultimate high-definition movie experience on a PC.
• Discrete, Programmable Video Processor
  NVIDIA PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core in NVIDIA GPUs that provides superb picture quality and ultra-smooth movies with low CPU utilization and power.
• Hardware Decode Acceleration
  Provides ultra-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV and PEG-2 HD and SD movies.
• Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
  Sharpens HD and standard definition interlaced content on progressive displays, delivering a crisp, clear picture that rivals high-end home-theater systems.
• High-Quality Scaling
  Enlarges lower resolution movies and videos to HDTV resolutions, up to 1080i, while maintaining a clear, clean image. Also  provides downscaling of videos, including high-definition, while preserving image detail.
• Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction)
  Recovers original film images from films-converted-to-video (DVDs, 1080i HD content), providing more accurate movie playback and superior picture quality.
• Bad Edit Correction
  When videos are edited after they have been converted from 24 to 25 or 30 frames, the edits can disrupt the normal 3:2 or 2:2  pulldown cadence. PureVideo uses advanced processing techniques to detect poor edits, recover the original content, and display  perfect picture detail frame after frame for smooth, natural looking video.
• Video Color Correction
  NVIDIA's Color Correction Controls, such as Brightness, Contrast and Gamma Correction let you compensate for the different color characteristics of various RGB monitors and TVs ensuring movies are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out regardless of  the video format or display type.
• Integrated SD and HD TV Output
  Provides world-class TV-out functionality via Composite, S-Video, Component, DVI, or HDMI connections. Supports resolutions up to 1080p depending on connection type and TV capability.
• HDCP Circuitry
  Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays.
• HD Movie Player Integration
  NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology powers the world's leading HD movie player software applications, providing the optimal HD DVD and Blu-ray movie experience.
• Noise Reduction :
  Improves movie image quality by removing unwanted artifacts.
• Edge Enhancement:
  Sharpens movie images by providing higher contrast around lines and object.
  
  

About SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd.
SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd, established in 1982, is a high-end VGA card manufacturer and supplier to mainly provide NVIDIA series VGA card. With its strong R&D ability and investment in both hardware and software, Sparkle aims to provide the most price-competitive products while with best-in-class quality and service. Not only launch partner, Sparkle is also one of the certificated vendors of NVIDIA. Currently, SPARKLE products sell in more than 80 countries and on the web at www.sparkle.com.tw