Nvidia Releases New Products
November 8th, 2006 by Darren Stevens in Hardware, PC, Technology
Nvidia officially released new PC products at its Reality Redefined event earlier today. The most important addition, the 8800 graphics card series were unveiled, as well as new nForce 680i chipsets for Intel’s Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors. The 8800 GTX and 8800 GTS are the first on the market supporting DirectX 10, and benchmarks have shows that the cards are the most powerful as well. Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at Nvidia, said at the event,
“We set out to build the ultimate platform for PC gaming and high-definition video. There is no better way to experience Windows Vista, DirectX 10, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray than with a PC powered by GeForce 8800 and nForce 680i SLI. Our announcement today is the culmination of four years of research and development and represents the biggest technological leap we have ever made. Gamers are going to be blown away.”
Albeit the large size and power of the graphics cards, it turns out that they won’t be as power-hungry as many feared. For the lower end model, 8800 GTS, Nvidia recommends a 400W power supply, while the high end model 8800 GTX will require at least a 450W power supply.
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November 9th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
If I only I had the money to upgrade my system now … man that card gives me an orgasm … no kidding. God UT2K7 and Alan Wake are going to be awesome.