Press Release

29 January 2008

SPARKLE launched  GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB Graphics Cards With New Designed Fan
 

Taipei, Taiwan – January 29, 2008 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today announced  the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB  Graphics Cards With New Designed Fan. These three products will effectively dissipate heat away from themselves, providing more comfortable working environment for high-end pc gamers.

Based on NVIDIA’s next generation GeForce 8800 GT architecture, the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB Graphics Cards with new designed fan adopt 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.

The SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB Graphics Cards with new designed fan are specifically developed to answer enthusiast gamers’ demand for high-performing graphics while maintain moderate working temperature. SPARKLE equips these three cards with  elaborately made cooling fan which have bigger diameter than the reference cooling fan of GeForce 8800 GT. As their GeForce 8800 GT predecessors, The SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB Graphics Cards with new designed fan use 65nm chip manufacture technology from TSMC, to achieve 600MHz core speed, 1500MHz shader clock. With 256MB/512MB/1GB GDDR3 video memory at 1400MHz/1800MHz,  The SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB Graphics Cards with new designed fan can meet the rigorous demand on video memory capacity from brand new DirectX 10  games, such as Crysis, Gear of War and so on.

Ahead for next generation data transportation standard, the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB Graphics Cards with new designed fan comply with PCI Express 2.0 standard, they can maximize the usage of 5GT/s bandwidth (twice that of first generation PCI Express)provided by PCI Express 2.0 standard, to be full ready for future games and applications which have strict requirements on bandwidth. At the same time, the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB Graphics Cards with new designed fan are  also compatible with with present PCI Express 1.1 motherboards with widest scope of support.

The SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB Graphics Cards with new designed fan feature the newest PureVideo™ HD VP2 technology which leverages the revolutionary second generation video-processing engine in GeForce 8880 GT graphic chip to deliver the highest-quality playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies on mainstream PCs. The new programmable video processing engine takes on all of the high definition H.264 HD video decoding, freeing the CPU to perform other tasks and significantly reducing power consumption, heat, and noise.

“As the world leading graphics cards manufacturer, SPARKLE continues to improve the cooling performance of GeForce 8800 GT with its strong R&D capability. " Said Allen Wu, sales manager of SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd. "Thanks to the new designed cooling fan, now the SPARKLE GeForce 8800 GT 256MB/512MB/1GB Graphics Cards can get better temperature  control than NVIDIA reference boards. So our users can totally immerse themselves in the gorgeous gaming scenes, without worrying about the overheat problem."

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 new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow’s most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications by maximizing the 5 GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth (twice that of first generation PCI Express).PCI Express 2.0 products are fully backwards compatible with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support
• 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