Biostar announces GeForce 8600GTS graphics card with 512MB memory
Press release, June 14; Eric Mah, DIGITIMES [Thursday 14 June 2007] 
Biostar announced the launch of its Sigma Gate V8603TS51 graphics card, featuring the Nvidia GeForce 8600GTS graphics processor. The Sigma Gate V8603TS51 supports the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and DirectX 10 applications. Biostar has packaged the V8603TS51 with 512MB of DDR3 memory onboard, something the company claims is the first for a GeForce 8600GTS card. The SLI-supporting card's built-in PureVideo HD processor allows users to watch Blu-ray or HD DVD movies, according to Biostar. According to Biostar, the Sigma Gate V8603TS51 will have a recommended retail price of US$240 and will be available in North America by the end of June and in Europe by early July. | Specifications of the Sigma Gate V8603TS51 | | Item | Details | | GPU | Nvidia GeForce 8600GTS | | Engine clock speed | 675MHz | | Memory type | DDR3 | | Memory size | 512MB | | Memory clock speed | 2000MHz | | Memory interface | 128bit | | Interface | PCIe x16 | | Dual RAMDACs | 400MHz | | DVI | Dual | | HDTV | Yes | | HDCP | Yes | | SLI | Yes | Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, June 2007 
The Biostar Sigma Gate V8603TS51 graphics card featuring the Nvidia GeForce 8600GTS graphics processor
Photo: Company
Related stories:
Biostar announces GeForce 8800GT PCIe 2.0 graphics card (Oct 29)
Biostar launches GeForce 7 series motherboards for Intel CPUs (Sep 26)
V-Ranger technology helps break 3DMark06 world record, claims Biostar (Aug 20)
Biostar announces AM2+ motherboard (Jun 22)
Low-cost GeForce 8400GS graphics cards announced (Jun 21)
Nvidia announces new Tesla GPU products (Jun 21)
Nvidia announces the new GeForce GPU for notebooks (Jun 13)
Computex 2007: Biostar expands lineup to industrial PC solutions (Jun 6)
Nvidia announces new GeForce 8 GPU for notebook PC (May 10)
Nvidia reveals GeForce 8800 Ultra (May 3)
Biostar announces new Nvidia 8600 and 8500-based graphics cards (Apr 17)
Asus announces Nvidia GeForce 8600GTS-based graphics card (Apr 16)
CeBIT 2007: Walton Chaintech introduces high-end Apogee GT memory; planning ten new Nvidia GeForce 8-series graphics cards (Mar 19)
Biostar unveils Sigma Gate V7603GS21 with V-Ranger overclocking tool (Nov 23)
Biostar launches TF680i SLI Deluxe motherboard (Nov 9)
Biostar announces Sigma Gate VP8803GX73 and VP8803GS63 cards (Nov 9)
Biostar unveils Intel P965 motherboard (Jun 7)
|
