GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR KNOW-HOW - NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800M GTX

Dual NVidia Geforce 8800M GTX is pooled by SLI with the function to proffer the greatest graphic presentation for notebooks. In addition, DirectX 10 games should sprint effortlessly with elevated details in towering resolutions. Nevertheless, not every game ropes SLI satisfactorily. Therefore, only an augment of 0-40% is feasible (games only up to 10%), when compared with one single card. One of the specific features of Geforce 8800M GTX SLI is the "Unified Shaders". There don't possess committed Pixel- and Vertex Shaders but 2x96 so called Stream Processors make the detailed work (which consequently was done by the Pixel and Vertex Shaders). In addition, the Shaders units are highly clocked than the Chip (1250 MHz versus 800 MHz).

The presentation of the 8800M GTX SLI is a great deal better than dual 8700M GT SLI and reinstate the Geforce 7950 GTX SLI at the top of the graphic card list. Present games should run confidently with the high details. For the 1st time, it should also be probable to play DirectX 10 games with towering details. The present consumption and fashioned heat is a great deal higher than with the 8700M GT and thus the chip will be augmented only in big and heavy notebooks (as the predecessor 7950 GTX). At moment, a rumor spells 2x35 Watt TDP.

DELL XPS M1730 WITH 8800M GTX SLI REVIEW

The recent version of DELL XPS M1730 gives it a power of two 8800M GTX in SLI. A powerful combination, this laptop rushed through all our tests with ease.

Design
A commendable fact is that the size has not changed much from the original 1730. Its still that wonderful design, with a strong casing. The attractive lighting, shiny carbon like surface and the overall feel is superb. The laptop has been designed with only gamers in mind, and it should be rather appealing to them. The screen is a 17” WUXGA, with a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 pixels. The brightness is great and so is the color quality, but the only area where the screen suffers is the reflectivity. Its a total strain on the eyes, and the viewing angles are not good either. The location of connectivity ports is also strategic, which means reduced clutter on the top. Four USB 2.0 ports, Firewire, S-Video, DVI, LAN, 5.1 audio support and card reader ports, all are present to give you a decent lineup of connectivity options.

Performance
Powered by an Intel Core-2-Duo T7700 2.4 Ghz, 4GB RAM, 200GB RAID x2 hard drives, 8800M GTX in Sli, this notebook is a power performer. The 8800 beats 8700 by a considerable difference, and the inclusion of it is a great decision. A score of 10824 in 3DMArk 06 and 6458 in PCMark 05 is seriously awesome. All games, and by all I include Crysis too, ran perfectly well at high settings and all eye candy turned on.
(benchmark results has taken from notebookcheck.net)

Conclusion
A great notebook without a doubt, the XPS 1730 with 8800M GTX is a marvelous performer. Its a sure winner, if you don't consider the price tag that comes with it. All gamers are happy, and Dell is laughing to the bank.

Pros
+ Great graphics
+ Awesome design

Cons
- Bulky
- low battery

If I start mentioning the complete set of Pros, the page would finish two times over.

Value For Money

Our Rating

NVIDIA 8800M GTX VIDEO CARD FOR POWERFUL LAPTOPS

NVidia, leaders in graphics visual technology, recently launched its latest product, the NVidia 8800M GTX graphics processor which is claimed to provide the world's best gaming platform. According to NVidia, this graphics card will allow the gamers to play games the way they were meant to be. This graphics chip provides stunning visual effects and providing high performance at the same time. It also provides excellent Blu-Ray Disc and HD DVD clarity along with smooth and sharp color display. It features 96 stream processors, up to three times its previous version, and sports 512MB of maximum memory along with a 256 bit memory interface.