Creative GeForce 3 Graphics card

CREATIVE ANNOUNCE THEIR NEXT GENERATION IN GRAPHICS CARDS

Creative (Nasdaq: CREAF) the world-wide leader in digital entertainmentproducts for the personal computer and the Internet, announce their nextgeneration of graphics cards satisfying the needs of all users: from thosewho look for performance on a budget, to those who are looking for a top ofthe range card. This brand new line up contains three cards.

Reaffirming their position once more as leaders in graphics in both scopeand technology, Creative’s three new graphics cards are all based on NVIDIAGPUs including their leading and latest processor technology, the GeForce3.The entry level Creative GeForce2 MX200 is for those who want to updatetheir PC and get the best performance for the most competitive price. TheCreative GeForce2 PRO suits the heavy graphics application user and thegamer who is looking to ensure the most realistic quality performance andthe Creative GeForce3 is designed specifically for hard-core gamers whoquite simply demand optimal performance, now.

Eoin Leyden, graphics and video products brand manager with Creative LabsEurope says, “We knew it was imperative to design a range of cards thatwould suit a variety of needs and that would satisfy all users.” Leydencontinues, “We are renowned in the graphics market for producing reliable,top performance cards and we continue to have a strong partnership withNVIDIA, acknowledged leaders in the GPU market.”

“We are delighted that Creative are releasing three new NVIDIA basedgraphics cards into the market place”, says Jo Gorfinkle, NVIDIA’s GeneralManager for Europe. “Creative are making a significant contribution to theexpansion of our product offering in the performance and mainstream marketsegments.”

• Creative GeForce2 MX200: This new card is available to fit AGP slots, it features 32MB of SDR RAMmemory and provides amazing 3D via second generation Transform&Lighting, perpixel shading and other exciting features.

  A PCI option, the Creative GeForce2 MX PCI, is also available for users witholder motherboards who now have the option to upgrade their graphics cards.The Creative GeForce2 MX200 will be available at the end of May and theCreative GeForce2 MX PCI at the end of June. Both are priced at £89.99 inc.VAT.

• Creative GeForce2 PRO: The Creative GeForce2 Pro features the award winning GeForce2 graphicsprocessor unit enabling real-time, per pixel shading providing qualityphoto-realistic images. With 64MB of double-data rate (DDR) RAM memoryboosting the performance through games and applications it gives a stunningvisual experience, thanks to features like Transform&Lighting and advancedvideo processing. It enables PC users to experience accurate surfaceattributes and textures rendering cinematically rich detailed environments.SRP is £179.99 inc. and it will be available in June.

• Creative GeForce3: This is the best performance card on the market at the moment. Creative’sGeForce3 features 64MB of 460Mhz DDR RAM memory coupled with the newgeneration GeForce3 Graphics Processing Unit. This remarkable card iscapable of performing at more than 800 billion operations per second (BOPS)and with groundbreaking technology like the nfiniteFX(tm) engine, LightspeedMemory Architecture(tm) and high-resolution antialiasing (HRAA) the GeForce3produces unprecedented stunningly realistic graphics in real time. Alsoincluding a TV Out feature, this top of the range card is for those userswho are prepared to pay for the best graphics available, SRP is Ч349.99 inc.VAT and available in early June.

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