NVIDIA GPUs Deliver "GRAPHICS PLUS" Features to new ASUS Gaming PC

 

GeForce GTX 280 GPU Delivers Graphics Rendering Plus PhysX, CUDA, and SLI in New Flagship ASUS CG6155 Gaming PC

 

SANTA CLARA, CA-OCTOBER 22, 2008-When ASUS selected the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280 GPU for its new CG6155 extreme gaming machine, it wasn't simply because of its raw graphics horsepower. Creating the best gaming PC used to be a simple matter of using CPUs and GPUs with highest available raw power to deliver the fastest gaming experience. But while CPU performance and raw graphics rendering are still important, new advances in physics, multi-GPU technology, 3D stereo, and parallel computing have amplified the importance of the GPU, making the right GPU a critical component in consumers' buying decisions.

 

Featuring the award-winning GeForce GTX 280 GPU and a motherboard built around the NVIDIA nForce® 790i Ultra SLI MCP platform technology, the ASUS CG6155 gaming PC supports NVIDIA 3-way SLI® technology enabling ASUS customers to equip their PC with one, two or even three GeForce GTX 280 GPUs. The CG6155 is a true "extreme gaming" machine, designed for hardcore gaming aficionados who want the maximum visual and physics fidelity possible.

 

"Our goal for the ASUS CG6155 was to give gamers unprecedented performance and realism," says Carroll Hsieh, ASUS desktop product management director. "With NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 280 GPUs and the nForce 790i Ultra SLI MCP we effortlessly achieved our performance goals. With GeForce GPUs and support for things like CUDA and PhysX™ technologies, we have redefined the entire gaming experience with new levels of realism. Gamers are not going to believe their eyes."

 

With NVIDIA PhysX technology, GeForce GPUs bring games come to life with explosions that cause dust and debris, characters that move with life-like motion, or cloth that drapes and tears naturally. PhysX technology harnesses the power of both the CPU and any NVIDIA GeForce® 8 Series or higher GPU, giving it the power to handle 10-20 times more visual complexity on screen. With NVIDIA GeForce GPUs and PhysX technology, ASUS customers can be assured of the ultimate, immersive experience.

 

In addition to processing graphics and physics for gaming, the new GeForce GTX 280 GPUs also support CUDA™ technology for accelerating non-gaming applications such as high-definition video playback and transcoding, to photo processing and editing.

 

And soon, with a compatible monitor and stereoscopic glasses, GeForce GPUs will be able to deliver stereoscopic gaming for over 350 existing games, for the ultimate in immersive gaming. The first 3D-stereoscopic-compatible monitors are coming onto the market now and the 3D glasses will be available in coming months.

 

The ASUS CG6155 gaming PC is available now. For more information on the ASUS CG6155 gaming PC, please visit: http://www.asus.com. For more information on NVIDIA technologies and products, please visit: http://www.nvidia.com.

 

About ASUS

 

ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of more than eight thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company's turnover for 2007 was 6.9 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among the top 10 IT companies in BusinessWeek's "InfoTech 100", and has been on the listing for 11 consecutive years. ASUS was also selected by the Wall Street Journal Asia as No.1 in quality and service in Taiwan.

 

About NVIDIA

 

NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce graphics products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro® graphics products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla™ computing solutions products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com.