Press Release

1 April 2008

SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card  Transforms the PC Into the Definitive Gaming Platform
 

  Taipei, Taiwan – April 1, 2008 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today proudly announced  the SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card, that transform the PC into the premier gaming platform. It represents the hardware foundation that allows high-end gamers to start building their own definitive gaming PC platforms to experience high-resolution, high-performance DX10 gaming and stellar high-definition visuals.

Using the newest unified rendering architecture from NVIDIA, the raw performance and visual effects of the SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card is just going to knock your socks off. It  feature a number of groundbreaking technologies including 675MHz core speed and 512MB 2.2GHz GDDR3 video memory, a revolutionary new unified shader architecture comprised of up to 128-parallel, 1688MHz stream processors that deliver amazing floating point processing power for unmatched gaming performance. Now the SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card can deliver the most compelling DirectX 10 visual experience the world has ever seen. Next-generation DirectX 10 titles coming out in 2008 will take full advantage of the SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card, including Alone In Dark, Prey2, Age of Conan, Rainbow Six: Vegas2 and so on.

    Helped with NVIDIA second generation  PureVideo HD technology, the SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card can fully offload most of Blu-ray and HD DVD H.264 video decoding from CPU, its video processing unit can free the CPU for other tasks and significantly reducing power consumption, heat and noise, providing the highest quality High-Definition video for the ultimate home theater experience.

Ahead for next generation data transportation standard, the SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card complies with PCI Express 2.0 standard, it can maximize the usage of 5GT/s bandwidth ( twice that of first generation PCI Express) provided by PCI Express 2.0, to be full ready for future games and applications which have strict requirements on bandwidth. At the same time, the SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card is also compatible with with present PCI Express 1.1 motherboards with widest scope of support.

"The SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card truly demonstrates the stunning visuals and graphic effects made possible with the next generation of games and applications for Windows Vista and DirectX 10." Said Connie Chen, sales manager of SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd. "SPARKLE's world-class graphics cards manufacture, combined with mind-blowing games that will take advantage of the SPARKLE GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card's unprecedented power, will change the face of DX10 gaming on Windows Vista forever."

GeForce 9800 GTX 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.

• 3-way NVIDIA® SLI™ technology¹
  Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing AFR(Alternate Frame Rendering), under Windows Vista with solid ,state-of-the-art drivers.

• NVIDIA HybridPower™ Technology²

  HybridPower technology automatically switches from the GeForce 9800 GTX graphics card to the motherboard GeForce GPU when running non graphically-instensive applications for a silent,low power PC experience.

• 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 technology³
  NVIDIA®  PureVideo™  HD 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.

 1 - NVIDIA SLI certified versions of GeForce PCI Express GPUs only. A GeForce 9800GTX must be paired with another GeForce 9800GTX or two GeForce 9800GTX based graphics cards, regardless of graphics card manufacturer.
2 – Requires NVIDIA HybridPower-enabled motherboard.

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