Leadtek announces the 7900 series of cards

by: John - posted: 9/13/2006 5:02:00 PM

Don't have the money to drop on a 7950 NVIDIA card? How about something in the 7900 range? Leadtek has announced the availability of the WinFast P7900 GS TDH Extreme and the non-Extreme version. We're testing the Extreme version right now and it looks to be pretty good for the price. The Extreme version has a 70MHz GPU and an 80MHz Memory advantage over the regular version. Both have dual DVI outputs and supports HDCP for future high definition multimedia output.

Fremont, CA—September 12, 2006 — Leadtek Research, a world leader in extreme visual graphics technology, today announced a new series of graphics accelerators - WinFast® PX7900 GS TDH - for the enthusiast market segment.

     Designed for extreme HD gaming, the NVIDIA® SLI™-Ready WinFast® PX7900 GS TDH series with ultra-realistic gaming effects and resolutions up to 2560x1600 delivers more bang for the buck in graphics performance than ever. Its all served up with a 256-bit memory interface and fast GDDR3 memory that enables exceptionally smooth frame rates even at maximum quality settings.

    As a major world manufacturer of high-performance 3D graphics boards, Leadtek designed the new products in compliance with the cutting-edge Xtreme-HD features. The series provides dual Dual-Link DVI connectivity that can support two hi-resolutions and ultra –large, 30 inch LCD monitors at a mind-bending 2560x1600 resolution.

    With NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology support, this combo of high-definition video processors and decoder software delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for all video - all while morphing your PC into a high-end home theater system.

    And with this dreamboat product there's silky ultra-smooth playback on H.264, MPEG-2, and WMV video (including WMV HD) with minimal usage of CPU resource.  Playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and other protected content at full HD resolutions with integrated High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) support is another 'humdinging' feature..

    In a word, with its scorchingly fast RAMDAC and compatibility with the next generation graphics standards lighting (Microsoft® DirectX®9.0c Shader Model 3.0, SLI technology and HDR (High dynamic range)  unprecedented high- definition gaming quality is assured with the WinFast® PX7900 GS TDH series.

 
 

     To up the ante the new series comes bundled with the latest and most zapping gaming software -- Spell Force 2: Shadow Wars, an interesting blend of multi-player real-time strategy and role-playing game play that has received raving media reviews worldwide.  And as if all this wasn't enough Leadtek's bundling another popular game -- Serious Sam II - along with Power DVD software that should make your neighbors turn green with envy - until they rush out and buy one themselves..