A new version of the Optimized PC configuration tool is now available online at http://www.nvidia.com/balancedpc. This tool provides some great information on selecting the appropriate CPU/GPU combination to deliver optimum performance for visual computing applications. To view the configuration tool, click on the "Launch Configurator" button. You can also link to this tool directly from your own website using the URL www.nvidia.com/balancedpc/config.

Download PicLens: Enjoy Photos and Videos in Full-Screen 3D
PicLens is a free plug-in from Cooliris that transforms your browser into an immersive, full-screen 3D experience for photos and videos on the web. With one click, PicLens makes your online media come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. With your NVIDIA GeForce graphics processor you can experience the "PicLens Wall"–a stunning and magical 3D environment where you can effortlessly drag, click, and zoom around thousands of images and videos.

PicLens leverages the bandwidth and raw power of the GPU to create a fast and dynamic user interface for interacting with rich media. PicLens uses the multiple cores in the GPU to decode and apply high-resolution textures in real time, enabling effortless navigation through hundreds, or even thousands, of photos and videos.

The software is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X (10.4 and 10.5).

Enjoy PicLens on hundreds of websites including, Flickr, Facebook, MySpace, Google Image Search, and more.

Download PicLens Today!

v175.16 WHQL UDA drivers for GeForce GPUs
This unified driver release supports GeForce 6, 7, 8, and 9 series GPUs, including the recently released 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9600 GSO and GeForce 8200 and 8300 motherboard GPUs. This driver also adds support for Hybrid SLI technology, GeForce 3D Stereo Technology, and contains numerous game and application compatibility fixes.

• Download for Windows XP | Release Notes for Windows XP
• Download for Windows Vista 32bit | Release Notes for Windows Vista 32bit
• Download for Windows Vista 64bit | Release Notes for Windows Vista 64bit

v6.01 NVIDIA System Tools Released
NVIDIA has recently released v6.01 NVIDIA System Tools with ESA support. NVIDIA System Tools replaces nTune and adds support for GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring for all GeForce customers regardless of their platform. NVIDIA System Tools v6.01 includes:

• NVIDIA Performance Group add-on to the NVIDIA Control Panel
• NVIDIA System Monitor standalone application
• NVIDIA System update add-on to the NVIDIA Control Panel

Download  |  Release Notes

Introducing the GeForce 9600 GSO.
Offer your customers best-in-class graphics performance – with all the goodness of premium GeForce 9 series features – at an amazing price point. The GeForce 9600 GSO offers:

• Superior visual computing featuring 96 processor cores for extreme high-definition gaming and support for resolutions up to 2560 x1600
• New compression technology allowing for better performance in higher resolution gaming
• Astounding HD entertainment powered by the PureVideo® HD technology engine
• Double the graphics power when paired with another GeForce 9600 GSO-based card and an NVIDIA nForce motherboard

Learn More.

Look for the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO available from NVIDIA Authorized Board Partners at your preferred local NVIDIA Authorized Distributor.

Full Throttle Performance When You Need It. Quiet Lower-Power Computing When You Don't.

Now your customers can experience full throttle performance when they need it and quiet, low-power computing when they don’t with the first NVIDIA HybridPower™ platform.  Plug a GeForce® 9800-based* graphics card into an nForce® 780a SLI®-based motherboard for AMD CPUs to enjoy the best of both worlds:  outrageously overclockable gaming and whisper quiet, low-power efficiency for everyday computing and HD movie playback.

We are pleased to introduce two new NVIDIA nForce media and communications processors (MCPs), the trusted platform of choice for AMD CPUs, that leverage NVIDIA HybridPower Technology:

NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI MCPs - the foundation for the world’s ultimate gaming PC:

• Maximize your rig’s performance with 3-way SLI technology
• Achieve ultimate control with the real time component monitoring and tuning features of the first ESA-certified platform for AMD CPUs
• Low-power quiet operation (power down the graphics when they're not needed) with innovative HybridPower technology only available on the NVIDIA GeForce + nForce platform

NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI MCPs – delivering NVIDIA SLI® technology for gaming performance at a great price:

• NVIDIA SLI technology for gaming performance
• Great DirectX® 10 gaming experience
• Low-power quiet operation (power down the graphics when they're not needed) with innovative HybridPower technology only available on the NVIDIA GeForce + nForce platform.

Log in to the PartnerForce Portal for the latest tools and information on the new NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI and 750a SLI media and communications processors and NVIDIA Hybrid Technology.

For more information on NVIDIA Hybrid SLI, view the On-Demand training module.

* Includes NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX and GX2.