Nvidia has released a new beta ForceWare Vista driver for their GeForce 8800 series. This driver adds DirectX 10 SLI support and some 3D performance improvements. The main purpose for this driver is to boost G80 performance at DirectX 10 benchmarks. This driver is available for both Windows Vista x86 and x64.

For the architectural part our own Charlie "Open Sauce ATI Drivers, AMD" Demerjian, while the guttery part of testing R600 boards on AMD and Intel processors with no less than five motherboards fell into my hands. But, before we get to that, we're presenting you with a couple of screenshots from the FUD doc that was spread around selected media. Since we did not receive the presentation from Graphzilla, we feel no obligation not to post information contained in this document.

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A new ForceWare driver has been leaked to the web anonymously. The driver?s date is 27/04/2007 and it?s available only in one form for Windows 2000/XP/2003. This driver includes Multi-language files and support for the GeForce 5-8 families. However, since this driver came from an unofficial source, consider it as super-beta and use it at your own risk! Don?t blame us if something bad happens.

Nvidia plans to release some of its graphics processor unit (GPU) technology to Intel in exchange for cooperation with the chip giant, according to sources at motherboard makers. Nvidia has had discussions with Intel and has already reached several agreements for cooperation, noted the sources, adding that details of the agreements remain unknown.

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Nvidia is working diligently to make sure we achieve and maintain the level of driver quality and reliability that NVIDIA is known for. Over the coming weeks NVIDIA and our partners, along with the industry, will continue to update Windows Vista drivers to ensure maximum performance on 3D applications and add feature support

Today NVIDIA Corporation introduced the world's fastest graphics processing unit (GPU), the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra. The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra performs an average of between 10 and 15% faster than the GeForce 8800 GTX GPU, previously considered the fastest GPU on the planet, across a wide range of top games and applications. Consumers will be able to experience high-resolution, visually rich gaming and high-definition video playback with support for Blu-ray and HD DVD content. Reviews:

NVIDIA nTune is the ultimate utility for accessing, monitoring, and adjusting your system components, including temperature and voltages with clear, user-friendly control panels. Overclock your system for highest performance or underclock it for near silent operation. All changes are performed within the Microsoft Windows interface enabling full functionality without the need to make changes in the BIOS and reboot your system.

SLI still does add cost to a platform, and while that cost is shrinking, there is still a market out there that would rather save a few dollars than have an additional PCI Express X16 sized graphics card slot and SLI functionality. Thus, Nvidia is finally delivering an nForce 600-series platform sans SLI, called the nForce 650i Ultra. The nForce 650i Ultra is targeting cost conscious gamers and will be competing against Intel's popular 965-series platforms.

Everyone is speculating about the performance of the upcoming GeForce 8800 Ultra. We calculated the benchmarks of a 8800 Ultra in a mathematic way (we don't talk about how we did that exactly) and can offer an outlook to the real performance of this card.

This website gathers information to determine the viability for a class action lawsuit against nVidia (and some of its manufacturing partners) for problems involving "Vista Ready Certified" products on the Microsoft Vista operating system.We beilive that nVidia and its manufacturing partners defrauded us. Therefore, we are proactively gathering information from victims around the world who have suffered similar harms, and who we believe have also been defrauded.

French site Station-Drivers have managed to put their hands on ForceWare 101.09 WHQL. This driver is available for both Windows XP (x32/x64) and Windows Vista (x32/x64). Since this driver never came officialy directly from Nvidia, consider it as a beta, and use it by your own risk.

Some sour news for owners of nForce 2 based PCs. It appears NVIDIA has no intent to further support the once dominating much loved chipset. You wouldnt mind so much if it wasnt for Vista taking over the reigns next year, but without some fresh fully functional drivers for the OS you'll be in a bit of trouble.

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Yes it is possible. The example is a MCP 550 running SLI mode with 2 7600GT (ASUS+GIGABYTE) with Forceware 84.21.

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Here at Computex we have the privilege of meeting a lot of companies? employees ranging from CEO`s all the way down to Customer Service. We were very fortunate to speak with someone from Nvidia at a restaurant. We can not say who this person is, or what position this person holds. According to Him/Her, Nvidia will invade the processor market in the long future, telling us that it could take years but eventually - it will happen.

NVIDIA had an issue on their hands with their flagship 7900 GTX retail cards consistently freezing and locking -- we finally have the answer and NVIDIA's response.

Not everybody knows how to perform a voltage mod. Today we?re giving 7800GT users a small gift - this universal 7800GT BIOS image contains a small voltage mod of 0.1v in 3D mode, meaning you will be able to overclock your 7800GT even higher.

NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced that it has combined the processing capabilities of the NVIDIA GoForce family of handheld graphics processing units (GPUs) with Intel Corporation?s newest processor family based on the third-generation Intel XScale® architecture. Nvidia Press Release

NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced the Company will be conducting technology demonstrations this week of its new family of NVIDIA nForce family media and communications processor (MCP) which will be available mid-2006. Nvidia Press Release

Since the nForce4's release, the chipset's ActiveArmor networking capabilities have struggled to live up to their promised potential for reducing CPU utilization by handling TCP checksumming in hardware rather than on the host CPU. Over time, we've watched ActiveArmor's CPU utilization oscillate between impressively low and alarmingly high. Every new driver release seemed to change ActiveArmor's CPU utilization, and to make matters worse, many found that using ActiveArmor at all could lead to data corruption or instability.

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NVIDIA PureVideo technology delivers advanced video features to the PC, including high-definition video, superb picture clarity, and full-resolution video enhancement. Get a taste of this powerful technology in this high-definition video.

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