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Sparkle Calibre X550 and X560 Graphics Cards Now Bundled with 3D Glasses

Sparkle has just announced that its Calibre X560 and X550 graphics cards based on Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560 and GTX 550 designs come now in a special version that is bundled together with a pair of 3D glasses built by AP.The bundle will be available in limited quantities and the 3D glasses included are not active...

16 November 2011
09:28 GMT

Nokia Announces ‘2011 Calling All Innovators’ Competition Winners

Nokia has just unveiled the winners of its “2011 Calling All Innovators” global developer competition that kicked-off earlier this year. We already reported last week about Poynt, the winner of the Productivity & Tools Category, who was awarded $150,000. Today we learned about the grand prize winne...

26 August 2011
09:18 GMT

Sparkle Also Releases Calibre X550 and Calibre X520 Graphics Cards

Apart from the high-end Calibre X580 Captain and the Calibre X560 series, Sparkle has also announced today a series of graphics range based on the Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GT 520 cores, that target mainstream gamers and HTPC enthusiasts.Called the Calibre X550 Ti DF, Sparkle's GTX 550 Ti creation features a...

13 July 2011
11:09 GMT

Sparkle Announces New Calibre X560 Series Graphics Cards

Sparkle's has just announced that its Calibre series of custom-built graphics cards has received the addition of two new GTX 560 solutions that are designed to provide users with cooler and quieter operation when compared to Nvidia's reference designs. In order to achieve this feat, the two graphics card...

13 July 2011
07:13 GMT

Sparkle Intros Calibre X580 Captain Graphics Card with Quad-Monitor Support

After what can only be described as a long wait, Sparkle has finally announced the Calibre X580 Captain graphics card, one of the very few Nvidia GeForce GTX 580-based solutions to come with quad-display support. The card uses Sparkle's proprietary MAXWIDE Multi-Monitor technology, which is seconded by three ...

13 July 2011
02:30 GMT

Sparkle Releases Its First Tablet, Tegra 2-Based X-Pad

It appears that even more companies are entering the tablet space, or at least trying to, with Sparkle having now brought forth its first product of this type, powered by the familiar Tegra 2 SoC.The thing about the tablet sector is that it finally seems to be branching out in terms of hardware and software platform...

1 June 2011
08:48 GMT

Sparkle to Debut Quad-Monitor GTX 580 at Computex 2011

First spotted a few months ago during CeBIT 2011, Sparkle's Calibre X580 Captain graphics card, that is based on the Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 core and can support up to four displays, is set to make its official debut at the upcoming Computex fair. The announcement was made by Sparkle in a press release and the c...

26 May 2011
07:17 GMT

Sparkle Goes Unusual Again with New GeForce GTS 450

With all the new high-end video controllers coming out, especially the GeForce GTX 590 dual-GPU adapter, one wouldn't expect a new 400 model to be released, but this is exactly what Sparkle has done.Sparkle can be said to be among the more unusual of graphics cards providers, for the simple reason that it deals...

30 March 2011
10:02 GMT

Sparkle Debuts GeForce GTX 550 Ti Graphics Card

In the short time that passed since Nvidia introduced the GTX 550 Ti graphics card, an important number of hardware manufacturers have announced their solutions based on the new core design, and Sparkle is the latest to join the list with its own GeForce GTX 550 Ti graphics card. What is strange about Sparkle'...

16 March 2011
06:12 GMT

Sparkle Outs Custom Cooled GTX 570 Thermal Guru Graphics Card

Sparkle has just announced that it has finalized a new custom cooled Thermal Guru series graphics card, based on Nvidia's GTX 570 core, that offers enthusiast users improved thermal performance as well as better acoustics. Compared with the reference cooler used by most of the GTX 570 graphics cards available...

10 March 2011
09:32 GMT

Sparkle Readies to Release the Calibre 580 GTX Captain Graphics Card

Sparkle had quite an impressive number of Nvidia graphics cards on display at the CeBIT fair and one of the most interesting models to be presented was the Calibre 580 GTX Captain GPU which came with no less than five display outputs.As is the case with most other GTX 580 based solutions, Sparkle used Nvidia's r...

4 March 2011
03:31 GMT

Sparkle Readies Single Slot GTX 570 Graphics Card, Dubbed Sparkle One

Sparkle seems to have come well prepared at this year's CeBIT fair as the company has showcased an impressive number of Nvidia-based graphics cards, and one of the most interesting models to be presented was the Sparkle One, a single-slot Nvidia GTX 570.As you probably know, most other GTX 570 designs use a two-...

3 March 2011
06:11 GMT

GeForce GTX 580 Thermal Guru Is Sparkle's Latest High-End Video Card

Sparkle seems to have finished work on its latest graphics card, one based on NVIDIA's currently most powerful reference design and aimed at top-tier gamers and enthusiasts that want both lower temperatures and less noise. It seems that, with the approach of the CeBIT expo, more and more hardware makers are ge...

26 February 2011
03:48 GMT

Sparkle Calibre X570 Graphics Card Officially Introduced

There are quite a few DirectX 11 graphics cards running rampant on the market right now, and Sparkle figured it wouldn't hurt to add another one, especially if it was a high-end model bearing its Calibre brand.Now that the string of phone and tablet releases from MWC (mobile world congress) in Barcelona, Spain,...

17 February 2011
09:45 GMT

Sparkle Also Hops on GT 440 Bandwagon

Considering how several graphics card makers have already unveiled their respective multimedia-centric video cards, it is not surprising to hear that Sparkle has developed a GT 440 as well.While NVIDIA's 500 series is making rounds on the high-end and upper mainstream market, it falls to the 400 series to cover...

2 February 2011
04:38 GMT

Sparkle Trumpets 1GHz Calibre GeForce GTX 560 Ti Graphics Card

It appears that the new video card released by NVIDIA has a serious overclocking potential, as proven by Sparkle, whose Calibre model actually reached the 1 GHz threshold, even as it sticks to air cooling.Yesterday (January 25), NVIDIA finally made the official introduction of the GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card.As...

26 January 2011
04:34 GMT

Low Profile Sparkle GeForce GTS 450 Has a Dual-Slot Cooler

Since the GeForce GTS 450 is still very much alive and kicking on the mainstream market, Sparkle decided to make it smaller but just as powerful, creating the SXS4501024D5LHD. Currently, the GeForce 500 series from NVIDIA is still limited to the GTX 580 and GTX 570 high-end solutions, with the GTS 560, the one for ...

14 January 2011
02:30 GMT

Sparkle Announces the Factory Overclocked GeForce GTX 570 V-Go Graphics Card

In December of last year, Sparkle trumpeted loud and far its GTX 580 V-Go graphics card that the company claimed to be the first independently produced GTX 580 ever, and now, things are set to repeat themselves yet again, Sparkle just announcing the GeForce GTX 570 V-Go GPU. Just as before, the Taiwanese company c...

3 January 2011
06:03 GMT

Sparkle GeForce GTX 460 Sabrina Edition Comes Home for Christmas

Like all the other companies that make self-modeled NVIDIA cards, Sparkle is eagerly exploiting the Fermi cards, its latest move being the creation of a new GTX 460 graphics controller.While the GeForce GTX 580 and GTX 570 have already come out for the high-end market, the GTX 560 has yet to make its official appear...

22 December 2010
09:30 GMT

Sparkle Intros the GeForce GTX 580 V-Go, World's First Independently Produced GF110

If you have been keeping a close eye on GTX 580-based graphics cards, then you definitely noticed that all the boards that made it into the market until now were based on Nvidia's reference design, the Santa Clara company setting a much more thorough inspection process for custom models.Therefore, Sparkle is rea...

16 December 2010
02:50 GMT

Sparkle Also Intros Factory Overclocked GeForce GTX 570 Graphics Card

As most other graphics card manufacturers out there, Sparkle is quick to announce their own GTX 570 GPU-based solutions, the Taiwanese company adding to the slew of recently released GTX 570 boards another two offerings, one of them being a factory overclocked model.Dubbed the SXX5701280D5NM and SXX5701280D5SNM both ...

7 December 2010
10:41 GMT

Sparkle Intros Cheap, Low-Profile GeForce GT 430 Graphics Card

Considering its performance level, it strikes me as a bit odd seeing so many GT 430 based cards coming to the market, but nonetheless Sparkle has just announced that it will launch a new GF108 based low-profile graphics card that comes with 512MB of DDR3 video memory, making its solution a lot more affordable for con...

2 December 2010
02:35 GMT

Sparkle GTS 450 Is Stock-Clocked but Cooler

It seems that yet another graphics card has been released, in this case an NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 which was first customized by Sparkle with a different cooling solution that is both quieter and more efficient.As end-users know, the GeForce GTS 450 is the main weapon that NVIDIA has on the battlefield known as the m...

30 November 2010
09:13 GMT

Sparkle Contributes With Its Own Pair of GTX 580 Cards

As end-users no doubt know by now, NVIDIA recently released its GeForce GTX 580 card, and Sparkle is now following suite with its own offering, made up of two boards.For those consumers interested in a reminder, the newcomer is the most powerful card so far released by NVIDIA.Many of the Santa Clara, California-base...

10 November 2010
03:56 GMT

GTS 450 Gets Single-Slot Design from Sparkle

With most of NVIDIA's latest cards being dual-slot video boards, Sparkle decided to offer the mainstream market a single-slot version of the GeForce GTS 450, one known by the codename of SXS4501024D5SNMS.For those interested in a reminder, the GeForce GTS 450 is based on NVIDIA's GF106 graphics processing ...

1 November 2010
03:34 GMT

Sparkle Shows Off 2GB GT 430 Card

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 card is now up and running and Sparkle was quick in matching its rivals' offers, only it seems to have gone a step beyond what other video card makers did and actually brought forth models with 2 GB of memory.The Fermi architecture lies at the basis of all of NVIDIA's 400 Series g...

12 October 2010
10:21 GMT

Sparkle Tri-Slot Calibre X460 Fermi Card Made Public

Though unveiled quite some time ago, NVIDIA's popular GeForce GTX 460 video board has again been customized, by Sparkle this time, by means of a large, dual-fan cooler and factory-boosted frequencies.As consumer may be aware, the GeForce GTX 460 is aimed at the upper level of the mainstream market, the so-calle...

4 October 2010
04:21 GMT

Sparkle Also Offers a GTS 450 Video Board

The GeForce GTS 450 has now received yet another set of incarnations, including a fairly powerful one at that, in the shape of the Sparkle Calibre X450G, which is both factory overclocked and equipped with a non-reference cooling solution.Set to become the replacement for the GeForce GTS 250, the NVIDIA GeForce GTS ...

13 September 2010
10:55 GMT

Sparkle Plays With GF100, Unveils GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 465

When making a custom graphics adapter, hardware makers often play around with the clock frequencies, especially when they use their own cooling solutions. Other times, they prefer to optimize their product for lower operational temperatures instead of overclocking them. For the GeForce GTX 400 series, this latter te...

28 July 2010
11:26 GMT

Sparkle Actually Gives a GTX 460 2GB Memory

By now, consumers may have already learned that NVIDIA has finally launched the GeForce GTX 460, its highly-anticipated graphics card for the upper level of the mainstream market. Needless to say, the company's manufacturing partners, such as EVGA and ASUS, have already unleashed their own models. Some of these ...

12 July 2010
05:52 GMT

Sparkle Shows Off 1GB GT220 with Passive Cooling

Recently, end-users that keep track of the news on the hardware market had their eyes repeatedly bombarded with avatars of pure might, such as six-core CPUs, 2500MHz+ memory products and, of course, high-end DirectX 11-capable graphics adapters. Even with all these beasts running rampant, the market is still not read...

28 May 2010
06:38 GMT

Sparkle and Zotac Complete the Fermi Wheel of Fate

In the short period of time between NVIDIA's official introduction of the GF100 cards and now, most, if not all of NVIDIA's partners have come out and shown off their own versions of the GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480. These companies, with a few exceptions, have all remained faithful to NVIDIA's stock s...

29 March 2010
11:02 GMT

Sparkle Is the First to Launch an NVIDIA Card This Week

The hype surrounding DirectX 11 graphics, and Fermi in particular, has reached such levels that any piece of news about even the least detailed photo gets more attention than any other hardware component or product launched around this time. As such, the only way to match such a hype is to release a product that is p...

24 March 2010
08:01 GMT

Sparkle Prepares Its Own 2GB Graphics Card

Considering that graphics card makers have announced their intention to launch certain super-powered DirectX 11 graphics with 2GB or even 4GB of memory, it's not surprising to hear that Sparkle is also working on its own version. What is surprising, however, and most likely, in a way, lacking the “wow&rdqu...

19 March 2010
11:47 GMT

Sparkle Bundles Overclocked GeForce GT with 3D Vision

Sparkle has announced that it is bundling a number of custom-designed NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards with the NVIDA 3D Vision kit. The GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 OC Edition Series Graphics Cards will now be available in a bundle with 3D Vision with Power Pack, in order for mainstream users to take full advantage of NVIDIA P...

4 March 2010
10:10 GMT

Sparkle Launches Custom-Cooled GeForce GT 240

Mainstream end-users may be pleased to learn that NVIDIA cards are still coming out on a regular basis, even though they lack DirectX 11 support. Sparkle has recently unwrapped a new GeForce GT 240 model that bears the Calibre brand and comes both in a 512MB version, as well as one with 1GB memory. Sparkle employs a ...

12 February 2010
06:22 GMT

SPARKLE Unleashes the CalibreCUTi Small Form-Factor PC

SPARKLE has just trumpeted the grand entrance of the CalibreCUTi Supermicro Computer, a small form-factor personal computer that combines the versatility of the NVIDIA ION platform with a dual core chip and a large array of multi-functions, as well as an elegant design and a very low power consumption. The compact PC...

18 January 2010
10:53 GMT

SPARKLE Computer Co. Launches Low Profile GeForce GTS 250

Although most high-performance cards are large and can only fit into medium to large-sized casings, Sparkle managed to put together an NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250-based graphics adapter, which, although small and able to fit even into Home Theater Personal Computers, still delivers a high-end performance capable of handli...

27 November 2009
06:02 GMT

More NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250-Based Cards Surface

NVIDIA announced only yesterday the introduction of its new GeForce GTS 250 graphics solution, and new cards based on the GPU already surfaced at manufacturers. We've already seen a few of them on the floor of the CeBIT 2009 show in Hanover, Germany, yet there are a lot of other makers that also unveiled boards ...

4 March 2009
06:25 GMT

SPARKLE Unveils 512MB Low Profile Graphics Cards

SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., a leading graphics card manufacturer and supplier, has recently announced the release of its SPARKLE GeForce 9600 GT and GeForce 9800 GT Low Profile 512MB GDDR3 graphics solutions, which are able to deliver high 3D performance and HD experience to HTPC enthusiasts with low profile design a...

28 December 2008
05:59 GMT

SPARKLE Unveils 55nm Calibre P980X+ Graphics Card

SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., a professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, has recently announced the latest addition to its Calibre lineup, the Calibre P980X+ graphics card. The company has featured its newest product with elaborately made Calibre Dual Fly Fan and convenient SPA Tune OC software, meant to allow ...

24 November 2008
04:37 GMT

Sparkle Adds GeForce Overclocking Utility

Sparkle, one of NVIDIA's largest board partners, has just introduced a new overclocking tool designed for the company's high-end graphics cards, expected to be bundled with the Sparkle-designed GeForce cards. The software utility will allow NVIDIA graphics card owners to easily overclock their car...

7 November 2008
04:54 GMT

Sparkle Intros GeForce GTX260 Plus

Despite being one of the largest manufacturers of NVIDIA-based graphics cards, Sparkle has certainly took its time before coming out with its own GTX200-series solution. However, the company has finally decided to provide its users with a choice of one of the latest high-end NVIDIA graphics cards, by releasing t...

28 October 2008
06:01 GMT

Sapphire Adds New GeForce 9400GT Cards

Although NVIDIA's new low-profile GeForce 9400 graphics card has been officially announced for quite some time now, one of its add-in-board partners decided to keep its customers waiting for a while. However, the company has officially launched its version of the new GeForce graphics card earlier today, offering...

17 September 2008
11:17 GMT

Sparkle Has New GeForce 9500GT-Based Cards

Not too long ago, NVIDIA released three new graphics cards designed for the mainstream and entry-level market segments. After the official release, several of the company's board partners announced their own graphics cards based on the brand new GeForce 9500GT, 9800GT and 55nm 9800GTX+. Sparkle decided to extend...

25 August 2008
05:01 GMT

Sparkle Intros Dual-Fan Cooling Solution for Graphics Cards

Sparkle, one of NVIDIA's board partners, announced yesterday the Calibre Fly Cooling System, an innovative cooling solution for some of the latest graphics cards released. The new product has been designed to be compatible with both NVIDIA and ATI-based graphics cards so, quite obviously, it should provide an al...

8 August 2008
03:23 GMT

SPARKLE Unveils Calibre P980 GPU

The GeForce 9800 GT, one of Nvidia's latest releases, has been added to Sparkle's premium graphics card line Calibre as well. The Calibre P980 features a 256-bit memory interface, 112 Stream Processors, 512MB of GDDR3 memory, and support for SLI and DirectX 10. The GPU comes with a second generation GDP (Gr...

30 July 2008
05:26 GMT

Sparkle to Bombard Us with 25 New GeForce Cards

Talk about an invasion of GeForce graphics cards: Sparkle, one of NVIDIA's channel partners, is expected to launch a series of G92-based cards. To be more exact, we're talking a series of 25, all of which will be based on the GeForce 9800GT or the GeForce 9500GT graphics processors. For the time being, this...

28 July 2008
06:20 GMT

Sparkle Makes Calibre P960 Greener

Sparkle, a professional graphics cards manufacturer and supplier, has recently announced that a new member of the Calibre P960 family has emerged. The new addition to the line-up, which has few new features to make it "special," is based on Nvidia's 9600GT graphics processor.Under the name of Calibre P960 Green ...

12 July 2008
05:22 GMT

SPARKLE Rolls out New Gaming Graphic Cards

Another graphic card manufacturer has decided to roll out a product designed for gaming enthusiasts. This time we are talking about SPARKLE, which has recently released a NVIDIA-based graphic card as part of its high-end Calibre lineup. With this card, SPARKLE has decided to use NVIDIA's GeForce 9600 GPU and des...

3 June 2008
02:43 GMT


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