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July 11, 2008
ChrisRay's GeForce 9800 GTX+ preview, check out the GPU accelerated PhysX!

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ChrisRay, our hard working SLI Zone forum moderator, posted another review today of the GeForce 9800 GTX+.  Keep in mind Chris is just a hardware enthusiasts who posts what he thinks about ours products.  He is very honest with us and isn't afraid to gives us his opinion on new products.  Trust me, I have many emails from Chris calling a spade a spade ;)

One of the new things about this review from Chris is that he can now test and evaluate GPU accelerated NVIDIA PhysX on real games.  Chris measured Unreal Tournament 3 gameplay in his 9800 GTX+ review, and here was his conclusion:

Final Thoughts: All I can say is wow. This was just a single 9800 GTX. Not even with SLI and the performance improvement was substantial. And there no loss to actual rendering gameplay performance due to using the stream processors to process performance effects before the final rendering. If Nvidia can continue to deliver PhysX performance like this and change the way we perceive Physics..all I can say is "Sign me Up". It really is quite incredible. This is with a 200 Dollar CPU and a 200 dollar GPU.

The GeForce 9800 GTX+ is another solid edition to our product lineup.  Give Chris a hand and post your comments in the SLI Zone forum.


Watch "Fly Me to the Moon” in 3D Cinema and meet Buzz Aldrin

3d_stereoEveryday we keep announcing new parts of NVISION 2008 that get me more excited everyday.  The latest one, was really exciting to me as 3D stereoscopic is an exciting new technology in which NVIDIA is deeply involved.

At NVISION 2008, we are pleased to show the first computer-animated 3D feature film created, animated and edited for 3D stereoscopic: “Fly Me to The Moon.”  The movie, arriving in August, recreates the Apollo 11 moon landing, seen through the experiences of three astronaut flies who hitch a ride with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

The movie will show on the evening of Monday, August 25, at NVISION 2008, and will feature a live appearance by Buzz Aldrin, crew member of the historic Apollo 11 flight to the moon and the second man to walk on the moon. Mr. Aldrin will speak to the NVISION 08 audience at the start of the movie.  Also present speaking at the film viewing at NVISION 08 will be the film’s director, Ben Stassen, the director of the film, and the driver of this next-generation 3D film.

Open to all registrants of NVISION 2008, including the General Admission category, “Fly Me to the Moon” will be shown at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, August 25 at the Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose, California.

Still haven't signed up for NVISION?  Why not?  We are showing free movies, letting you meet celebrities, and giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes.  Go register before its too late!