With the introduction of the NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT and GeForce 9800 GT GPUs, you now have two new options to ensure your customers get the best visual computing value and the best performance for the price. Whether your customer wants an ideal blend of graphics power and video performance without a hefty price tag, or is a hard-core gamer who wants to play all the latest games at high resolutions, the SLI-Ready GeForce 9500 GT and 9800 GT GPUs deliver a winning product at each price point.

NVIDIA^® GeForce^® 9500 GT - An ideal blend of graphics power and video performance without a hefty price tag:

• The most gaming horsepower ever released in a graphics card under $100*      
• Up to 3X performance increase over comparable previous generation GPUs
• Improved 3D experience with Microsoft Windows Vista^™
• Spectacular picture clarity and vibrant color with PureVideo^® HD advanced video processing technology
• Up to 2X the performance of a single card set-up when paired with an identical 9500 GT-based card and NVIDIA SLI^® technology
• PCI Express 2.0 Compatibility

NVIDIA^® GeForce^® 9800 GT - The perfect combination of price and performance:

• 112 processor cores and 256-bit frame buffer interface running at 900MHz
• Ultra-realistic physical worlds with NVIDIA PhysX^™ technology**
• Offload of the most intensive processing tasks from the CPU to GPU with NVIDIA CUDA^™ technology.
• Industry leading features like dynamic cloth, live debris and next generation volumetric effects, optimized for the hottest game titles of 2008
• Optimal power management with NVIDIA HybridPower^™ technology***
• Second generation PureVideo HD for unsurpassed Blu-ray movie picture quality and dual-stream picture-in-picture content
• PCI Express 2.0 Compatibility

NVIDIA^® GeForce^® 9500 GT and 9800 GT GPUs are available now from your NVIDIA Authorized Board Partners at your preferred NVIDIA Authorized Distributor.

Learn More:
Visit nvidia.com for product details, or log in to the NVIDIA PartnerForce Portal to download sales and marketing tools like copy blocks, ad templates, web banners and more!

*Estimated street price
**PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration. Visit www.nvidia.com/PhysX for details
*** Available on select models. Check with your add-in card partner.

Delivering physics in games is no easy task. It's an extremely compute-intensive environment based on a unique set of physics algorithms that require tremendous amounts of simultaneous mathematical and logical calculations.

This is where NVIDIA® PhysX™ Technology and GeForce® processors come in. NVIDIA PhysX is a powerful physics engine which enables real-time physics in leading edge PC and console games. With wide adoption in over 150 games, PhysX is designed specifically for hardware acceleration by powerful processors with hundreds of cores. PhysX leverages the tremendous parallel processing capability of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs to provide exponential increases in physics processing power and takes gaming to a new level delivering rich, immersive gaming environments.

Users can experience PhysX on GeForce today with GTX 280, GTX 260, 9800 GTX and 9800 GTX+ GPUs:

1. Download the v177.39 Beta Driver which includes PhysX System Software
2. Experience PhysX in Unreal Tournament 3 with the Extreme PhysX Mod Pack

Look for support for PhysX on additional models of GeForce 8 and 9 series GPUs in coming months!

         
          Learn more about PhysX, read the FAQ

The NVIDIA^® GeForce^® 9800 GTX+ GPU pushes the limit in ultra realistic game play with NVIDIA PhysX™ technology, offers extreme HD gaming with 3-way SLI^®1, and provides optimal power management with HybridPower™ technology¹.Built on a 55nm process and packing more performance, the GeForce 9800 GTX+ offers a first-class  entertainment experience at an exceptional price point of $229 MSRP.

Look for the GeForce 9800 GTX+ - available now from NVIDIA Authorized Board Partners at NVIDIA Authorized Distributors!

1 - Check www.nvidia.com for supported motherboards.

Ingram Micro’s new U.S.-based distribution agreement with ASUS includes the global CE manufacturer’s entire line of award-winning components and notebook products.  Under the new alliance, ASUS partners are now able to tap into Ingram Micro for product, as well as assistance on a variety of sales, marketing, technical support and business resources. 

According to Tim Ament, vice president of Ingram Micro’s Components Division, the white box market  continues to provide profitable opportunities for system builders – especially those that are looking beyond the technology and getting involved in value-added services such as integration and design.    Ingram Micro can assist resellers with these needs via its integration services, technical support, and engineering resources.

“Together with ASUS, we’re offering an undeniable value proposition for system builders that are looking to expand their BTO solutions portfolio and extend their services capabilities,” says Ament.  “The real value for system builders is their ability to customize a solution that fits their clients’ needs and budgets, and then back that solution with exceptional service.  It’s this service flexibility and value that we’re helping our partners create and take to market.”

ASUS motherboards, barebones systems, graphic cards, optical disks, and cooling products are available immediately to channel partners in the U.S.

For more information about Ingram Micro and ASUS system builders can contact their Ingram Micro sales team or the Ingram Micro Components Division at (800) 456-8000, ext. 76466.