NVIDIA has announced when and where it will hold the launch of its highly anticipated G80 graphics processor which is known as the GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce 8800 GTS. The GeForce LAN 3 event will be held in the Bay Area of California on the 7th and 8th of November, and approximately 600 people will be privileged to see the GeForce 8800 being unveiled before the rest of the world sets
its eyes on it. The GeForce 8800 graphics boards will cram in an amazing 700 million transistors and include a brand new Anti-Aliasing mode. It can run at speeds of up to 1.5GHz, featuring a 384-bit memory which is definitely a step ahead in the right direction. The GeForce 8800 will also come with 768MB of DDR4 RAM at very high clock speeds, and we're talking about more RAM than what most notebooks and PCs come with. The GeForce 8800 GTX and 8800 GTS is expected to retail for $649 and a notch below $500 respectively. Expect DirectX 10 support to come with these new cards which will set the trend for Windows Vista-powered computers.Pros : High amount of memory, high clock speeds
Cons : Expensive
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