SPARKLE Announced Calibre P950 and P950 GBOX  Graphics Cards Giving Mainstream DX10 Gamers A Whole New Experience

Taipei, Taiwan – July 29, 2008 - SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier, today Introduced the Calibre P950 and P950 GBOX Graphics Cards, providing exquisite craftwork and raw DX10 performance for mainstream gamers. The Calibre P950 and P950 GBOX are the newest DirectX 10 graphics cards currently available in Calibre series. They include all required hardware functionality defined in the Microsoft Direct3D 10 specification, with full support for the DirectX 10 unified shader instruction set and Shader Model 4 capabilities. In addition, the Calibre P950 and P950 GBOX Graphics Cards feature the NVIDIA PureVideo HD video processor, the NVIDIA Lumenex engine for superior image quality,  the NVIDIA Quantum Effects technology for simulation and rendering of stunning visual effects in games.

Specification
Model Number	Calibre P950 and P950 GBOX Graphics Cards
Graphics Processing Unit	NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Core Clock	600 MHz
Memory Clock	1800 MHz
Memory Type	512MB GDDR3
Memory Interface	128-bit
Stream Processors	32
Shader Clock	1600 MHz
Bus Type	PCI-Express 2.0
RAMDAC	400 MHz
DVI-I	Dual DVI-I + HDTV + HDCP

Calibre P950 and P950 GBOX Graphics Cards features:

• Unbeatable Performance
  600MHz core speed, 1800MHz 128-bit 512MB GDDR3 memory and 1600MHz 32 stream processors, bringing lifelike character animation and rich, immersive gaming environments for  DirectX 10 games, suck as BIOSHOCK,  Crysis and so on.

• NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
  Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single graphic cards configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences by allowing two cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics, SLI technology dramatically scales performance on today’s hottest games.

• PCI Express 2.0 support
  Designed to run perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow's most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications by maximizing the 5 GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth (twice that of first generation PCI Express). PCI Express 2.0 products are fully backwards compatible with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.

• 2nd Generation Purevideo  HD
  High-definition video decoder and post-processor delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video and accurate color for movies and video.

• Patented GBOX technology
  The Calibre P950 GBOX Graphics Card is equipped with exquisitely designed and patented GBOX device, user can choose the display content, such as GPU temperature, GPU working voltage, fan speed.

• Single Fly Cooling System
  Strong and high efficient cooling system, providing ultimate cooling solution for GPU, Memory and MOS areas on the Calibre P950 and P950 GBOX Graphics Cards.

   Single Fly Cooling System features：

• High quality die-casting thermal base with incredible thermal conduct quotiety.
  

• SPARKLE  Exclusive - flow design maximizes surface area and dramatically reduces temps

• High-efficient heat pipes to efficiently transfer the heat

• Single cooling fans with 0.2 mm thin cooling fins, allowing strong wind pressure and airflow

• The cooling fans can be adjusted aslant, allowing MOS circuit to be cooled efficiently

• Ultimate Cooling Solution for GPU, Memory and MOS areas

• Reduces temperatures dramatically during maximum load compared with ordinary graphics cards cooling fans

 

• Leading  Performance
  The performance of Calibre P950 Graphics Card is better than competing products.
  
  
• High-Quality MOS circuit
  Use high-quality MOS circuit to efficiently lower the surface temperature of the PCB,  prolong the life span of the graphics card,  enhance the stability.
   
• High-Quality low esr solid capacitors
  Provide more pure and more stable current for GPU and video memory, so the graphics card has the opportunity to work at higher frequency. Eliminate  the risk and loss brought by capacitor explosion.

• High efficient Cooling System
  The Calibre P950 Graphics Card uses single fly cooling system using high technology.
  
  
• HDMI READY
  Support HDMI, the latest high-resolution digital signal interface through the converter mode, allow graphics cards easily access to the latest large-size computer screen or plasma / LCD TVs. -1
   
• SPARKLE VGA Rectifier Technology
  The SPARKLE VGA Rectifier Technology eliminates the PCB distortion and ensure the sharp image and stable signals.
  
  
• Multilingual User's Guide included (9 languages)
  SPARKLE Calibre provides the Smart Install setup wizard and installation guide in several languages, including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese.
   
• Environment Friendly Packaging
  The Calibre P950 Graphics Card's packaging is conforming to environmental protection regulations.
  
  
• High-quality Accessories
  The Calibre P950 Graphics Card provides useful and high quality accessories with black Calibre style design.
  
  
• Multilingual User's Guide included (9 languages)
  SPARKLE Calibre provides the Smart Install setup wizard and installation guide in several languages, including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese.

              -1 This function and accessory  are optional.

• About SPARKLE Computer
  SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd, established in 1982, is a professional VGA card manufacturer and supplier to mainly provide NVIDIA series VGA card. With its strong R&D ability and investment on both hardware and software, Sparkle is aiming to provide the most price competitive products while with best in class quality and service. Not only launch partner, Sparkle is also one of the certificated vendors of NVIDIA. Currently, SPARKLE products can be found in more than 80 countries and on the web at www.sparkle.com.tw