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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ptanner who wrote (98521)	3/15/2000 7:12:00 PM
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Follow-up to: <Did you notice that the [HP] Athlon 850 models are listed with a 64MB DDR Nvidia GeForce?> NVIDIA's press release follows the day after the web sighting. I still wonder if the extra memory makes much difference. PT biz.yahoo.com NVIDIA to Deliver New Ultra High-Performance Option for HP Pavilion PCs PC Industry's First 64MB DDR GeForce Option Made Available as Part of HP's Build-To-Order Program SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2000--NVIDIA(tm) Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA - news) today announced that Hewlett-Packard Company will offer the 64MB Double Data Rate (DDR) version of NVIDIA's industry-leading GeForce 256 GPU as the ultra high-performance option for build-to-order HP Pavilion multimedia PCs. HP selected the NVIDIA DDR synchronous RAM graphics solutions to bring lightning-fast frame rates, higher resolutions, and increased color depth to the build-to-order HP Pavilion multimedia PCs. The new 64MB DDR GeForce option can be ordered through electronic kiosks at Best Buy, Circuit City, and Staples or through the HP e-commerce site located at hpshopping.com. ``This new 64 MB DDR GeForce delivers an unbelievable visual experience for users who want to push the performance envelope to levels never before dreamed of,' said Jeff Fisher, vice president of sales at NVIDIA. ``NVIDIA continues to produce leading-edge technology that meets the needs of the leading platform suppliers, and ultimately delivers the best graphics experience to the consumers.' The architecture of the NVIDIA DDR technology almost doubles the usable bandwidth between a frame buffer and a graphics controller. The DDR interface uses SSTL-2 signaling and has become the industry standard for advanced frame buffer applications. With the DDR technology reads and writes at both rising and falling edges of the clock, a two-times higher bandwidth can be achieved when compared against traditional RAM technology. The HP build-to-order program lets customers personalize their HP Pavilion PCs with a choice of different components. NVIDIA's GeForce 256 GPU in 32 MB and 64 MB versions, TNT2 Pro and TNT2 graphics solutions are the only options offered for the HP Pavilion PC models sold through HP's e-commerce site and retail kiosks.