Experience Totally Immersive Gameplay and Superb Graphics: ASUS India announces the EN8600GTS Graphics Card

Experience Totally Immersive Gameplay and Superb Graphics: ASUS India announces the EN8600GTS Graphics Card

EN8600GTS Comes Bundled with S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadows of Chernobyl

Mumbai, India, May 25th , 2007 : The new ASUS EN8600GTS/HTDP/256M is a high-end graphics card that will be released and bundled with the much anticipated first person shooter game S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadows of Chernobyl. Equipped with 256MB of DDR3 memory and able to support NVIDIA‘s SLI™ technology, the EN8600GTS is designed with the gamer’s graphics expectations in mind. With such high-end specifications, this graphics card has earned the accolade of being the official global bundle partner of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. In line with this, ASUS’s G1 gaming series notebook – testament to its gaming-oriented design, also features in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R game itself.

According to Mr. Vinay Shetty, Product Manager, Component Business, ASUS India, “The EN8600GTS graphics card is a true concentration of visual technologies for graphic card users. This card offers the latest high-resolution display technologies for the most recent games and multimedia applications.”

Great GPU Performance for Extraordinary Gameplay

The ASUS EN8600GTS utilizes NVIDIA’s unified architecture with GigaThread™ technology to deliver the finest graphics and visual special effects. With full support for NVIDIA SLI™ technology and Microsoft DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0, this graphics card will make use of the graphical enhancements from Microsoft® Windows Vista™ to enable stunning and complex special effects. The ASUS EN8600GTS will also feature true 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting and NVIDIA® Quantum Effects™ technology – allowing users to bring out the best parts of the gritty and atmospheric portions of any game.
Exclusive ASUS Features for Versatile Graphics Usage

Besides being bundled together with S.T.A.L.K.E.R, the ASUS EN8600GTS also comes with exclusive ASUS applications and features to further enhance the overall graphics experience. One key feature of the ASUS EN6800GTS is full HDCP compliancy – allowing users playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray Discs and other protected content at full HD resolutions. Furthermore, the ASUS EN8600GTS comes with a host of input and output solutions to fit any situation. Utilizing the PCI-Express slot, this graphics card also has TV-Out, HDTV-Out, Dual DVI-I (supports two 3840 x 2400 at 30Hz resolution displays) and VGA outputs.

One of the most useful applications bundled together with the ASUS EN8600GTS is the ASUS Gamer OSD. This feature is able to deliver Overclocking and chat options during gameplay – allowing users real-time performance upgrades when they require it.

With ASUS Splendid, watching movies on the PC rivals top-of-the-line televisions in terms of clarity and sharpness. ASUS’s exclusive Video Security Online also allows users to keep an eye on their homes at all times no matter where they are.

Specifications
Model 	EN8600GTS/G/HTDP/256M 	EN8600GTS/HTDP/256M
Graphics Engine 	GeForce 8600GTS 	GeForce 8600GTS
Video Memory 	256MB DDR3 	256MB DDR3
Engine Clock 	675MHz 	675MHz
Memory Clock 	2GHz (1000MHz DDR3) 	2GHz (1000MHz DDR3)
Memory Interface 	128-bit 	128-bit
Max. Resolution 	Up to 3840 x 2400 	Up to 3840 x 2400
Bus Standard 	PCI Express X16 	PCI Express X16
VGA Output 	YES, via DVI to VGA Adapter 	YES, via DVI to VGA Adapter
HDTV Output 	YES, via HDTV Out cable 	YES, via HDTV Out cable
TV Output 	YES, via S-Video to Composite 	YES, via S-Video to Composite
DVI Output 	DVI-I 	DVI-I
Dual DVI Output 	YES 	YES
HDCP Compliant 	YES 	YES
Adaptor/Cable Bundled 	DVI to VGA adapter

Power Cable     HDTV-out cable   	DVI to VGA adapter

Power Cable     HDTV-out cable

Software Bundled 	3D Game: Stalker

ASUS Utilities & Driver  	ASUS Utilities & Driver

•Specifications are subject to change without notice.

•PCB color and bundled software versions are change without notice.

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About ASUS Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Asus Technology Pvt. Ltd. is a leading provider of 3C total solutions. With a global staff of more than 100 thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the turnover for 2006 was 16.5 billion U.S. Dollars. ASUS has been ranked in Business Week InfoTech 100 for 9 straight years, and was ranked No.1 by the Wall Street Journal for best quality products in Taiwan. Its product portfolio includes notebooks, motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, LCD monitors, information appliances, desktop PCs & PC components, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones, handhelds, digital home solutions, broadband communication products and networking devices.