Ontario, CA, January 15, 2008 ā€“ With the smallest memory in the pack, itā€™d be easy to label the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS the runt of the litter, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Thatā€™s because this 384 MB card has a killer instinct and looks to kill, offering its users the ability to achieve the same gaming feats of grandeur as a standard XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GTS 640 MB graphics card as well as the ultimate in Blu-ray and HD DVD movie experiences available on a gaming PC.

For the gaming enthusiast, the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS is remarkably friendly for an Alpha Dog, compatible with the new PCI-E 2.0 bus architecture ensuring a guaranteed fair fight in any of tomorrowā€™s bandwidth-demanding gaming environments. Powered by a 580 MHz core clock, a 1.4 GHz memory clock and 96 stream processors, the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS graphics card basically has pit bull powered-jaws that put a significant bite into any gaming experience. Add more to its bite with an available overclocked XXX Version: 680 MHz core clock, 1.6 GHz memory clock and boost performance to shred your foes.

For movie buffs, the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS graphics card features the revolutionary second generation NVIDIA PureVideoā„¢ HD engine, bringing astonishing Blu-ray and HD DVD movie picture quality to any userā€™s PC, with 100 percent offload of H.264 video decoding from the CPU with significantly reduced power consumption.

And, as every gamer has come to expect of an XFX graphics card, the XFX 8800 GS comes HDCP capable, with 16x full-screen anti-aliasing that eliminates those pesky jagged edges, full MicrosoftĀ® DirectXĀ® 10 Shadow Model 4.0 support, true 128-bit floating point high dynamic range (HDR) lighting, NVIDIAĀ® Quantum Effectsā„¢ physics processing technology, and OpenGL 2.0 support.

Built for MicrosoftĀ® Windows Vistaā„¢, this XFX 8800 GS graphics card has two dual-link DVI outputs that support two 2560×1600 resolution displays and it is SLIā„¢ ready. It also has NVIDIAĀ® unified architecture with GigaThreadā„¢ technology for extreme processing efficiency.

As you can see, this diminutive graphics card may at first appear to be a harmless puppy, but upon closer inspection, itā€™s a true pack leader. To learn more about the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS 384 MB graphics card, or to locate a participating e-tailer, go to www.xfxforce.com.

About XFX

XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards, motherboards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industryā€™s most renowned talents. Learn more about XFX at www.xfxforce.com.

 

February 21, 2008

SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR EXTREME CRIBS: The XFX GeForceĀ® 9600 GT is a Natural Born Performer

Ontario, Calif., February 21, 2008 ā€“ The XFX GeForceĀ® 9600 GT is a true wonder child, derived from next-generation GeForce graphics with PureVideoĀ® HD technology enabling HD DVD and Blu-ray video playback with brilliant clarity. Best of all, this baby is impressively affordable. The first born in the highly anticipated 9-series, the XFX GeForce 9600 GT pushes the gaming experience to new heights with up to 90 percent greater performance than any GeForce card in its class. This prodigal child gives a huge value for its price. The immersive entertainment experience is the powerful product of full MicrosoftĀ® DirectXĀ® 10 support, NVIDIAĀ®ā€™s Quantum Effectsā„¢ technology, Lumenexā„¢ engine as well as Unified Architecture, ensuring that this amazing new card can play the hottest games with jaw-dropping speed.
Its standard heart runs a core speed of 650 MHz, with XFX overclocked versions available in the Extreme and XXX editions pushing 680 MHz and 700 MHz. On top of its impressive speeds, the 9600 GT is HDMI capable with the use of HDMI certified components. The 9600 GT XXX edition is fully HDMI certified and includes an HDMI component kit and Company of Heroes as a bonus game bundle.
NVIDIA SLIĀ® Technology enables users to pair this little killer with an identical 9600-based card for up to two times the performance of a single-card set-up. Create a mother and child reunion by pairing it with an XFX nForceĀ® motherboard to create the ultimate graphics platform.
Compatible with PCI Express and the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, the Geforce 9600 GT graphics card was born to take on todayā€™sā€”and tomorrowā€™sā€”most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications. It even ensures top-notch capability and performance for OpenGL applications. Experience the most realistic game effects in todayā€™s hot titles, such as Crysis, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Unreal Tournament 3 and Assassinā€™s Creed.
But this card is just as admirable outside the gaming arena. Users also enjoy a premium 3D user experience with Windows Vista and Windows Media Center. And, by offloading the CPU, the GeForce 9600 GT enables users to work on other tasks, such as sharing, editing and managing photos and videos. NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology ensures superb picture quality and ultra-smooth movies with 100% offload of H.264 video decoding from the CPU and significantly reduced power consumption. Dual dual-link DVI support enables the 9600 GT to drive the industryā€™s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560×1600, and also supports High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).
To learn more about the XFX GeForceĀ® 9600 GT graphics card, or to locate a participating e-tailer, go to www.xfxforce.com.

About XFX
XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards, motherboards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industryā€™s most renowned talents. Learn more about XFX at www.xfxforce.com.

 

March 03, 2008

Introducing the Obscenely Fast XFX GeForceĀ® 9600 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition

Ontario, Calif., March 3, 2008 ā€“ With its ā€œXXX Alpha Dogā€¯ designation, all-out, hard-core, in-your-face action is the expectation, and the XFX GeForceĀ® GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition definitely delivers, because this card is all about raw, unadulterated speed. Pushing past its littermate, the XXX Edition, the Alpha Dog dashes by like a greyhound.
The most recent release in the highly anticipated 9-series pack, the 9600 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition delivers an impressive 740 MHz right out of the box. And this performer has the potential to play even harder, generating up to 90 percent greater performance than many of the GeForce cards littering the shelves.
Derived from next-generation GeForce and PureVideoĀ® HD technologies and built with the best of the best all around parts, gamers can get their kill on and enjoy exceptional home theater picture clarity for their HD DVD and Blu-ray moviesā€”and not go broke in the process.
Its powerfully immersive entertainment experience is the product of full MicrosoftĀ® DirectXĀ® 10 support, NVIDIA Quantum Effectsā„¢ technology and ForceWareĀ® Unified Driver Architecture, as well as an NVIDIAĀ® Lumenexā„¢ engine, which enables this card to play the hottest games with blistering speed. NVIDIA SLIĀ® Technology enables users to pair up this speed demon with an identical 9600-based card for up to two times the performance of a single-card set-up. Create a mother and child reunion by pairing it with an XFX nForceĀ® motherboard to create the ultimate graphics platform.
Compatible with PCI Express and the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, the Geforce 9600 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition aggressively devours todayā€™s bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications. It even ensures top-notch capability and performance for OpenGL applications.
But this card is equally exceptional outside the gaming arena, with users enjoying a premium 3D user experience with Windows Vista and Windows Media Center. And, by offloading the CPU, the GeForce 9600 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition enables users to work on other tasks, such as sharing, editing and managing photos and videos. NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology ensures superb picture quality and ultra-smooth movies with 100% offload of H.264 video decoding from the CPU and significantly reduced power consumption.
Dual dual-link DVI support enables the 9600 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition to drive the industryā€™s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560×1600, and also supports High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). Blazing-fast, dual 400 MHz RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with super-fast ergonomic refresh rates of up to 2048×1536 @ 85 Hz.
To learn more about the XFX GeForceĀ® 9600 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition graphics card, or to locate a participating e-tailer, go to www.xfxforce.com.

About XFX
XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards, motherboards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industryā€™s most renowned talents. Learn more about XFX at www.xfxforce.com.

 

April 01, 2008

Burnout Performance Without The Burnout: The XFX NVIDIAĀ® GeForceĀ® 9800 GTX with HybridPowerā„¢ Technology

Ontario, Calif., April 1, 2008 ā€“ Some days you need full power, and some days you donā€™t. Thankfully, the new XFX NVIDIAĀ® GeForceĀ® 9800 GTX manages gamersā€™ unique performance needs with exceptional power management.
Featuring HybridPowerā„¢ technology, the 9800 GTX manages expectations in a way unheard of in previous cards, allowing users with a HybridPowerā„¢ compatible motherboard to power down their GeForce 9800 GTX graphics card when running less graphically intense applications. The result: a silent, low power PC experience.
The 9800 GTX is the most powerful single chipset GeForce card available today, delivering all-out gaming performance at extreme HD resolutions. Triple the smack down power by running three 9800 GTX graphics cards in 3-way SLIĀ® mode on one of the new XFX nForceĀ® 780i SLI or 790i Ultra SLI motherboards for a ramp up of to 2.8 times the performance of a single GPU. Call it XXX GTX gaming, if you will.
Designed for PCI Express 2.0 featured in nForce 7 series motherboards, the 9800 GTX offers the highest data transfer speeds, enabling it to accommodate todayā€™s bandwidth hungry games and 3D applications. Hardware Decode Acceleration provides ultra-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV and MPEG-2 HD and SD movies. Dual-stream Hardware Acceleration supports picture-in-picture content and Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch ensures post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies on scene-by-scene basis with spectacular picture quality. HDMIā„¢ capability allows users to send both high-definition video and audio signals to their HDTVs via a single cable.
Best of all, XFXā€™s GeForceĀ® 9800 GTX graphics cards come with XFXā€™s LiveHelp support. To learn more about the XFX NVIDIA GeForceĀ® 9800 GTX graphics card, or to locate a participating e-tailer, go to www.xfxforce.com.

About XFX
XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards, motherboards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industryā€™s most renowned talents. Learn more about XFX at www.xfxforce.com.

 

April 10, 2008

The Family Jewels Unlocked and Overclocked. Introducing the XFX NVIDIAĀ® GeForceĀ® 9800 GTX and 9800 GX2 Black Editions

Ontario, Calif., April 10, 2008 ā€“ Freshly exposed to the light of day are XFXā€™s most rareā€”and nimbleā€”graphics cards, the XFX NVIDIAĀ® GeForceĀ® 9800 GTX and the XFX NVIDIAĀ® GeForceĀ® 9800 GX2 Black Editions. Faster than any card in the XFX lineupā€”or any card on the planet for that matterā€”these limited edition graphics cards are the real XFX family jewels.
Both cards are overclocked beyond XXX, making them the card of choice for the serious enthusiast. These elite performers are also quite exclusive, with each one hand-picked and tested for quality assurance. To enhance the Black Edition experience, the 9800 GTX and 9800 GX2 Black Editions also come with dedicated LiveHelp support for U.S. customers and priority LiveHelp support for select regions. And, as Black Card holders, buyers will enjoy an array of exclusive Black Edition perks. Aside from being fast, these cards can deliver a serious smackdown in 3-way SLI or quad SLI-mode. Three 9800 GTX cards can be put together to run 3-way SLIĀ® mode on one of XFXā€™s new nForceĀ® 780i SLI or 790i Ultra SLI motherboards. Two 9800 GX2 cards, paired with an XFX nForceĀ® 790i Ultra SLI motherboard delivers a true Quad SLI technology solution.
Both cards also deliver unsurpassed Blu-ray and HD DVD movie picture quality thanks to hardware acceleration of high definition movies and dualstream picture in-picture content and spectacular picture quality that has been optimized on a scene-by-scene basis through dynamic contrast enhancement and color stretch video processing.
The 9800 GTX is a silent powerhouse that utilizes HybridPowerā„¢ technology to enable users to switch their graphics card to their motherboard GeForce GPU when surfing the Web, working or running less graphically intense applications. Designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture that is featured in nForceĀ® 7 series motherboards, the 9800 GTX offers the highest data transfer speeds, so that it can accommodate todayā€™s bandwidth hungry games and 3D applications.
The GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card already delivers the punishing power of two GeForce 9800 GPUs in a single graphics solution. It also features NVIDIA HybridPowerā„¢ technology, 256 screaming fast stream processors and a 1 GB framebuffer. Without the overclocking, the 9800 GX2 clocked in at up to 50 percent faster across games than the GeForce 8800 Ultra. Imagine what the Black Edition will do.
To learn more about the XFX NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 and the XFX NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Black Editions, or to locate a participating e-tailer, go to www.xfxforce.com.

About XFX
XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards, motherboards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industryā€™s most renowned talents. Learn more about XFX at www.xfxforce.com.

 

March 18, 2008

Plug into our world and feel the power of gold: XFX GeForceĀ® 9800 GX2 and XFX nForceĀ® 790i Ultra SLI

 

The XFX GeForceĀ® 9800 GX2:
Faster than any other single graphics solution on the planet.

The XFX nForceĀ® 790i Ultra SLI:
The only motherboard solution that supports DDR3 memory and 3-way SLI.

Ontario, Calif., March 18, 2008 ā€“ XFX introduces the XFX NVIDIAĀ® GeForceĀ® 9800 GX2-based graphics card, a true gold medalist of graphics solutions. XFX harnesses todayā€™s most advanced technologies to create an absolute Olympian, which offers the most powerful performance for gamers and entertainment enthusiasts alike.

Specifically, the GeForce 9800 GX2-based graphics card combines the power of two GeForce 9800 GPUs into a single graphics solution. Featuring NVIDIA HybridPowerā„¢ technology, 256 screaming fast stream processors and a 1 GB framebuffer, this powerhouse clocks in at up to 50 percent faster across games than the industryā€™s previous top athlete, the GeForce 8800 Ultra.

The 9800 GX2ā€™s powerful dual-GPU design enables smooth game play at resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600, even with all available in-game features turned on. It is also designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.

Pair up this graphics athlete with an additional 9800 GX2-based card and one of the newly released XFX nForceĀ® 790i Ultra SLIĀ® motherboards for a true performance technology solution that brings home the gold with scorching frame rates, true-to-life extreme HD gaming and picture-perfect Blu-ray and HD DVD movies.

The new nForce 790i Ultra SLIĀ® motherboard, for example, is the only platform that supports DDR3 SLITM-Ready memory with EPP 2.0 and provides world-record setting memory speeds up to 2GHz. With a 1600 MHz FSB the XFXā€™s 790i Ultra SLI motherboard is the foundation for the worldā€™s ultimate gaming PC, enabling users to build the fastest, most overclockable Intel CPU-based rig and experience unmatched DirectXĀ® 10 gaming for 2-way and 3-way SLI. This motherboard is also ESA certified.

The 9800 GX2 graphics card utilizes a second generation NVIDIA PureVideoĀ® HD technology engine for an unsurpassed home theater experience. Users experience unprecedented HD picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color and precise image scaling for movies or video. PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core that provides ultra smooth movies with 100 percent of H.264 video decoding from the CPU with significantly reduced power consumption.

Hardware Decode Acceleration provides ultra-smooth playback of H.264, VC-1, WMV and MPEG-2 HD and SD movies. Dual-stream Hardware Acceleration supports picture-in-picture content and Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch ensures post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies on scene-by-scene basis with spectacular picture quality. An integrated HDMIā„¢ connector allows users to send both high-definition video and audio signals to their HDTVs via a single cable.

The 9800 GX2 graphics card goes the distance with additional technological advancements, such as the ability to enlarge lower resolution movies and videos to HDTV resolutions, recover original film images from films-converted-to-video, noise reduction and edge enhancement that ensures that the user experience is truly the gold standard.

Best of all, XFXā€™s 9800 GX2 come with XFXā€™s LiveHelp support. To learn more about the XFX NVIDIA GeForceĀ® 9800 GX2 graphics card, or to locate a participating e-tailer, go to www.xfxforce.com.

About XFX
XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards, motherboards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industryā€™s most renowned talents. Learn more about XFX at www.xfxforce.com.

 

January 15, 2008

Introducing the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS: Alpha Dogs Come In All Sizes

Ontario, CA, January 15, 2008 ā€“ With the smallest memory in the pack, itā€™d be easy to label the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS the runt of the litter, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Thatā€™s because this 384 MB card has a killer instinct and looks to kill, offering its users the ability to achieve the same gaming feats of grandeur as a standard XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GTS 640 MB graphics card as well as the ultimate in Blu-ray and HD DVD movie experiences available on a gaming PC.
For the gaming enthusiast, the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS is remarkably friendly for an Alpha Dog, compatible with the new PCI-E 2.0 bus architecture ensuring a guaranteed fair fight in any of tomorrowā€™s bandwidth-demanding gaming environments. Powered by a 580 MHz core clock, a 1.4 GHz memory clock and 96 stream processors, the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS graphics card basically has pit bull powered-jaws that put a significant bite into any gaming experience. Add more to its bite with an available overclocked XXX Version: 680 MHz core clock, 1.6 GHz memory clock and boost performance to shred your foes.
For movie buffs, the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS graphics card features the revolutionary second generation NVIDIA PureVideoā„¢ HD engine, bringing astonishing Blu-ray and HD DVD movie picture quality to any userā€™s PC, with 100 percent offload of H.264 video decoding from the CPU with significantly reduced power consumption.
And, as every gamer has come to expect of an XFX graphics card, the XFX 8800 GS comes HDCP capable, with 16x full-screen anti-aliasing that eliminates those pesky jagged edges, full MicrosoftĀ® DirectXĀ® 10 Shadow Model 4.0 support, true 128-bit floating point high dynamic range (HDR) lighting, NVIDIAĀ® Quantum Effectsā„¢ physics processing technology, and OpenGL 2.0 support.
Built for MicrosoftĀ® Windows Vistaā„¢, this XFX 8800 GS graphics card has two dual-link DVI outputs that support two 2560×1600 resolution displays and it is SLIā„¢ ready. It also has NVIDIAĀ® unified architecture with GigaThreadā„¢ technology for extreme processing efficiency.
As you can see, this diminutive graphics card may at first appear to be a harmless puppy, but upon closer inspection, itā€™s a true pack leader. To learn more about the XFX GeForceĀ® 8800 GS 384 MB graphics card, or to locate a participating e-tailer, go to www.xfxforce.com.

About XFX
XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards, motherboards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industryā€™s most renowned talents. Learn more about XFX at www.xfxforce.com.

 

June 16, 2008

XFX GeForceĀ® GTX 200 Series Graphic Cards Offer a Total Immersive Experience: Real Life Isnā€™t This Intense

Ontario, Calif., June 16, 2008 ā€“ In gaming, ā€œrealityā€¯ is one of those often over-used descriptors that falls short of, well, reality. Until now. XFX has released the ultimate gaming graphic cards: the XFX GeForceĀ® GTX 280 and GeForceĀ® GTX 260. Harnessing the power of second generation unified architecture, SLI technology and top-of-the-line DirectX 10 support, gaming ā€œrealityā€¯ has now become a truly in-your-face experience, delivered in blazing fast frame rates.

The real world is for lightweights compared to the experience delivered by the GeForceĀ® GTX 280. Second generation NVIDIAĀ® Unified Architecture delivers up to 50% more gaming performance (compared to the first generation) thanks to 240 enhanced processing cores and a GPU clock of 602 MHz that provide incredible graphics horsepower. The GeForceĀ® GTX 260 is no slouch, either, with 192 processing cores and a GPU clock of 576 MHz.

Gamers will get pulled deeper into the 3D gaming experience thanks to NVIDIAā€™s new PhysXā„¢ technology that renders convincing facial expressions, multiple ultra-high polygon characters in complex environments and convincing physical effects like weather and explosions. Both cards come NVIDIA PhysXĀ®-Ready, however NVIDIA Phys drivers are required to experience in-game PhysX acceleration.

Three-way NVIDIA SLIĀ® Technology support ensures powerful performance scaling by implementing three-way Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) for the worldā€™s fastest gaming solution under Windows Vista.

PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture offers the highest data transfer speeds for todayā€™s bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, and is backwards compatible with existing PCI Express motherboards.

NVIDIA CUDAā„¢ technology and the new CUDA runtime for Windows Vista enables programmers to offload the most intensive processing tasks from their CPU to their graphic card, putting the power of up to 240 multi-threaded processor cores to work for you. From transcoding video or running Folding@home in the background while web surfing, the GeForceĀ® GTX 200 Series deliver performance improvements of up to seven times of the traditional CPU.

HybridPowerā„¢ Technology, GigaThreadā„¢ Technology, Lumenexā„¢ Engine, 16x Anti-aliasing Technology, and 128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighting guarantees top-of-the-line performance right out of the box. OpenGL 2.1 support, Dual Dual-link DVI Support, PureVideoĀ® HD Technology and dual-stream hardware acceleration rounds out the leading features.

To learn more about the XFX GeForceĀ® GTX 280 and GeForceĀ® GTX 260, or to locate a participating e-tailer, go to www.xfxforce.co.uk

About XFX
XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards, motherboards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industryā€™s most renowned talents. Learn more about XFX at www.xfxforce.co.uk