Taipei, Taiwan – Dec 24, 2008 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today announced the SPARKLE GeForce 9600 GT  and GeForce 9800 GT Low Profile 512MB GDDR3 Graphics  Cards, providing powerful 3D performance and HD experience to HTPC enthusiasts with low profile design and native HDMI support.

• Low Profile Design
  Consummately designed low profile, the PCB height of the SPARKLE GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce 9800 GT Low Profile 512MB GDDR3 Graphics Cards are 6cm,only half the height of  ordinary Graphic Cards with full profile design, which makes the SPARKLE GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce 9800 GT Low Profile 512MB GDDR3 Graphics Cards to be the best partners for HTPC. 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, the SPARKLE GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce 9800 GT Low Profile 512MB GDDR3 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.
   

• 512MB Large-capacity GDDR3 memory
  Today‘s game, such as Crysis, Alone in the Dark 5, Stalker: clear sky, they normally use a large number of bump texture, transparent texture to describe faces of characters and render realistic gaming scenes, so these games put higher demands on the capacities of video memory. The current situation demands at least 512 MB video memory to run these games.The SPARKLE GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce 9800 GT Low Profile 512MB GDDR3 Graphics Cards come with incredible large 512MB video memory can let mainstream users to pass the 3DMark Vantage High Test which strictly demand at least 512MB video memory, providing much more detail information to mainstream users for better understanding its graphics capability.
   

• Native HDMI Support
  In order to keep pace with HD tideway, the SPARKLE GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce 9800 GT Low Profile 512MB GDDR3 Graphics Cards feature native HDMI support without SPDIF connectors on PCB. Now the SPARKLE GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce 9800 GT Low Profile 512MB GDDR3 Graphics Cards passed the rigorous HDMI ATC certification tests in High-Definition Media Interface Authorized testing center, they can deliver vivid HD gaming audio and video through one single cable, provide more convenience to pc games and video enthusiasts to play games or watch HD videos on their HDTV.
  
  

• 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.
  
  

• 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.