NVidia has officially introduced the latest additions to its GFX family and at the same time has released its updated drivers, Detonators are dead long live Forceware.
The Forceware 52.16 for WIN XP/2K, aim to introduce the new boards to your PC's but some issues remain. The new GFX 5950 Ultra will have some problems with Homeworld 2, the BF 1942 MOD Desert Combat and with Warcraft III expansion and videos. Surprisingly some GF 4 Ti and MX's will also face problems with Desert Combat, so beware.
The new NVidia GeForce FX 5700 Ultra and GeForce FX 5950 Ultra graphics processing units (GPUs) will be available beginning October 26th, 2003.
The simultaneous introduction and availability of the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra and GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is an unprecedented achievement in the graphics industry, said Jeff Fisher executive vice president of worldwide sales at NVIDIA. With the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, and the GeForce FX 5200 Ultra, NVIDIA has the premier GPU in every product segment, just in time for holiday shopping.
Leading PC providers, who have turned to the NVidia GeForce FX product family to drive their customer's cinematic computing experiences, include: ABS PC, Alienware, Falcon Northwest, Polywell Computers, Velocity Micro, and VoodooPC.
NVidia has the best track record of any graphics company for rock solid drivers, the best performance, the most headroom for enthusiasts to push their cards and the best customer service, stated Kelt Reeves, President of Falcon Northwest.
Add-in cards based on the GeForce FX family of GPUs are available from the world's leading add-in card manufacturers, including: AOpen, Ask, ASUS Computer International, BFG Technologies, Inc., Creative Labs, eVGA.com Corporation, Gainward Co., Ltd., Gigabyte Technology, Co., Ltd., Leadtek Research, Inc., MSI, Pine XFX, and PNY Technologies, Inc.
