Earlier this year, nVidia smashed their rivals with their cutting-edge GeForce 8 series graphics cards. These cards are the first ever to support Microsoft® DirectX 10 games and applications, which is developed mostly for Windows Vista. The 8 series also supports Microsoft® DirectX 9 and NVIDIA PureVideo™ HD2 technology for unsurpassed Blu-ray and HD DVD movie picture quality.
Like any other GeForce cards (starting from GeForce 6600), the 8 series support nVidia's SLi* multi-GPU* technology that enables two graphics cards to be linked together in a single PC and gives you performance boost up to 2x (100%!). However, it can only be seen on resolutions of about 1600x1200 (19-inch LCD) and above. Any lower than that, it'll be hard to tell the difference between single and dual GPU.
They started by introducing the top-of-the-line GeForce 8800 and mid-range GeForce 8600, which comes in different versions; Ultra, GTX, GTS and GT (sounds like engine lubricant to me :P). The GeForce 8400GS have just been released, making it an entry-level 8 series for those who want to feel the experience but in a very tight budget.
If you want to:
-find out the specs for all 8 series GeForce? click here.
-check the price range for the cards? click here.
-convert the price to any currency? click here.
Also, find out more about:
-SLi technology
-NVIDIA PureVideo™ HD
*acronyms:-
GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
SLi: Scalable Link Interface
source: nvidia.com and newegg.com
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