Taipei, Taiwan ? Oct 29, 2008 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today announced the SPARKLE GeForce 9400 GT Low Profile PCI and GeForce 9500 GT Low Profile PCI Graphics Cards for entry level users who only have PCI slots onboards. Now theyt can enjoy latest game with newest special effects and watch HD video on their ancient PC.

• 55nm Process
  Combing  advanced 55nm chip process from TSMC and brand new G96 rendering architecture from NVIDIA,  SPARKLE GeForce 9400 GT Low Profile PCI and GeForce 9500 GT Low Profile PCI Graphics Cards can provide higher working speed and 3D horsepower for HTPC enthusiasts, at same time, it keeps lower power consumption, to achieve reduction of carbon emission and energy efficiency.
   

• Low Profile Design
  Consummately designed low profile, the PCB height of SPARKLE GeForce 9400 GT Low Profile PCI and GeForce 9500 GT Low Profile PCI Graphics Cards are 6cm,only half the height of  ordinary Graphic Cards with full profile design, which makes SPARKLE GeForce 9400 GT Low Profile PCI and GeForce 9500 GT Low Profile PCI Graphics Cards  to be the best partners for HTPC only with PCI slots. HTPC enthusiasts don't need to worry about the inconvenience caused by narrow space HTPC chassis and full profile designed graphics cards. With low profile design, SPARKLE GeForce 9400 GT Low Profile PCI and GeForce 9500 GT Low Profile PCI Graphics Cards not only can easily meet the HD video playback and DX10 gaming  demand from HTPC users, but also can easily satisfy the requirements from SSF, mini-chassis and industry PCs which  demand compact and practical graphic cards.
   

• PCI Bus Design
  Now there are many computer users are still using motherboards without AGP or PCI Express graphics slot, and industrial control computers also need cost-effective PCI graphics cards. SPARKLE GeForce 9400 GT Low Profile PCI and GeForce 9500 GT Low Profile PCI Graphics Cards is very suitable for some industries based applications, such as medical, industrial control and general information dissemination, management. In addition, SPARKLE GeForce 9400 GT Low Profile PCI and GeForce 9500 GT Low Profile PCI Graphics Cards is also the best choice for graphic design, mass information processing and monitoring, financial, industrial control, logistics management, video non-linear editing, and many other applications which need 2D performance. PCI bandwidth is not the bottleneck for these applications.
   

• 2nd Generation PureVideo  HD
  High-definition video decoder and post-processor delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video and accurate color for movies and video.
  
   

• Cooling System
  Exquisitely made cooling fans, which have high performance thermal compound ensures optimal thermal dissipation even after years of use.
  
  

• 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?PhysX
  GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
  
  
• NVIDIA™CUDA Technology
  CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU's processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks such as video transcoding delivering up to 7x performance over traditional CPUs.