New cheaper DX10 solution from Sparkle

Feb 13, 2007 11:51 GMT  ·  By

SPARKLE adheres to the new wave of cheaper GeForce 8800 cards with its latest Calibre P880LV model, powered by NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS GPU and 320MB unparalleled high speed video memory.

The Calibre P880LV does not come equipped with a standard cooler. Instead, the card integrates the highly efficient TEC active cooler system co-developed by MACS Technology Inc and SPARKLE, which features aerospace technologies used in NASA's space shuttle cooling techniques, such as thermal transducer, aerodynamics, heat transfer and embedded software control to better manage overheated components on GeForce 8800GTS GPUs.

According to SPARKLE, the Calibre P880LV is setting an aggressive price/performance ratio to budget consumers. The model also features 96 stream processors and higher working clocks than ordinary GeForce 8800 GTS - 320MB GDDR3 video cards on the market. Thus, the card's core is clocked at 580MHz instead of 500, while the 320 MB GDDR3 video memory is factory overclocked to 1780MHz. In addition, the Calibre P880LV also raises shader clocks from ordinary 1200MHz to as high as 1350MHz and the card also supports the HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) interface, providing the highest quality High-Definition video for the ultimate home theater experience.

"Introducing the Calibre P880LV Graphic Card, now consumers have a new choice for splendid PC games which use Shader Model 4.0 rendering technology. Helped by Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTS chip and 320-bit 320MB video memory, the Calibre P880LV not only provides blazing realistic gaming power, but also lets consumers enjoy full advantage of DirectX 10 support and gorgeous visual effects, all this at cheaper prices which are close to the price of mainstream graphics cards," said Kevin Wang, sales director at SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd. "...Higher working speeds for the Calibre P880LV model can provide much more value to our customers and ensure a topgallant performance for all Windows Vista users."