The World’s Fastest GPU Just Got Faster!
Designed for extreme HD Gaming, the BFG 7950 GX2 graphics card delivers ultra-realistic
gaming experiences, unparalleled image quality and resolutions up to 2560x1600.
A 512-bit memory interface and fast GDDR3 memory enable incredible smooth frame
rates at maximum quality settings. This Extreme version pushes the limits to
give an extra boost in performance!
Extreme HD Gaming
The NVIDIA SLI-Ready GeForce 7950 GPUs are designed for extreme HD gaming at
resolutions such as 1900x1200. Featuring full support for Microsoft DirectX
9.0, Shader Model 3.0, and high Dynamic Range (HDR ) rendering, the GeForce
7950 GPUs deliver ultra-realistic gaming experiences and unparalleled image
quality.
HD Video
When you are not gaming, you can enjoy high-definition, home-theater quality video and DVD playback through NVIDIA PureVideo technology. Featuring high-definition
H.264, MPEG-2, and WMV hardware acceleration, NVIDIA PureVideo lets you smoothly
play back these formats with minimal CPU usage so the PC is free to do other
work.
Built for Windows Vista
Built for Windows Vista, the GeForce 7950 GPUs were designed to give users the
best possible experience with the 3D graphics user interface in the upcoming
operating system from Microsoft.
Before you buy - make sure your motherboard is
compatible with this video card. For example, PCI Express video cards won't
work with motherboards designed only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa.
Please read the specifications carefully or call us for expert advice.
NVIDIA
SLI (Scalable Link Interface)
NVIDIA SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology is a revolutionary
approach to scalability and increased performance. NVIDIA SLI takes advantage
of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express™ bus architecture,
and features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPUs (graphics
processing units) and NVIDIA nForce4 MCPs (media and communications processors).
Together the NVIDIA SLI patent-pending technologies work seamlessly to
deliver heart-pounding PC performance. And depending on the application,
NVIDIA SLI can deliver as much as 2x the performance of a single GPU configuration
for unparalleled gaming experiences.
Shader
Model 3.0 Technology
Get your box geared up for the future of games with blazing fast shader
performance and watch your characters sweat with Shader Model 3.0.
High
Dynamic Range (HDR)
High dynamic-range(HDR) lighting effects bring environments to life for
a truly immersive experience. It takes advantage of the subtle light,
texture, and color intricacies to create incredibly realistic environments.
CineFX
4.0 Engine
Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support for Microsoft®
DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special
effects. Next-generation shader architecture delivers faster and smoother
gameplay.
Intellisample
4.0 Technology
The industry’s fastest and highest quality antialiasing delivers
ultra-realistic visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds.
Extends performance and quality gains to higher resolutions and antialiasing
levels.
UltraShadow
II Technology
Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like id Software's Doom
III, that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects.
Second-generation technology delivers more than 4× the shadow processing
power over the previous generation.
High-Precision
Graphics
By combining the incredible dynamic range of today's state-of-the-art
3D motion pictures with 128-bit studio-precision color, the GeForce FX
GPUs bring you the industry’s best image quality for the most demanding
applications.
NVIDIA
PureVideo Technology
Today, consumers are demanding smooth, high-quality DVD playback and stutter-free,
high-definition (HD) viewing for a home theater experience driven by their
PC. And the only way to achieve this is with NVIDIA® PureVideo™
technology, part of the GeForce™ 6 Series of GPUs.
NVIDIA
ForceWare It takes a powerful suite of software to complement these complex
processors. NVIDIA ForceWare™ unified software environment (USE)
is the key to unleashing the full power and features in NVIDIA’s
desktop, platform, mobile, and multimedia products. Delivering a proven
record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range
of games and applications, ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience
for every user and delivers.
Windows
Vista Ready
Windows Vista is the first operating system to require a GPU (Graphics
Processing Unit) to realize the best experience possible.
PCI Express
Support PCI Express is a new Intel bus architecture that doubles the bandwidth
of the AGP 8X bus, delivering over 4 GB per second in both upstream and
downstream data transfers.
Specifications
GPU/VPU:
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
RAMDAC:
Dual 400 MHz
Vertices per Second:
2200 Million
Maximum Resolution:
2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz
2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz (Analog)
Video Memory:
1GB
Memory Type:
GDDR3
512-bit
Core Clock:
500 MHz
Memory Clock:
1200 MHz
Memory Bandwidth:
76.8GB
Interface Type:
PCI Express
Connector(s):
Dual DVI
HDTV/S-Video
Multiple Monitors Support:
Yes
Detailed Features
A Closer Look Features
HD Video
Whether you’re watching HDTV at home, or you want to experience the highest
quality video and DVDs while traveling, you’re demanding better quality content.
New video formats are emerging to address these demands, including H.264,
VC-1, WMV-HD and MPEG-2 HD for high-definition DVD movies.
CineFX 4.0 Engine
Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support for Microsoft®
DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects.
Next-generation shader architecture delivers faster and smoother gameplay.
Intellisample 4.0 Technology
The industry’s fastest and highest quality antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic
visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Extends performance
and quality gains to higher resolutions and antialiasing levels.
UltraShadow II Technology
Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like id Software's Doom III,
that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects. Second-generation
technology delivers more than 4× the shadow processing power over the previous
generation.
PCI Express Support
PCI Express is a new Intel bus architecture that doubles the bandwidth of
the AGP 8X bus, delivering over 4 GB per second in both upstream and downstream
data transfers.
Minimum System Requirements
CPU with 1.8GHz processor speed or higher
256MB of RAM
Microsoft Windows XP
CD or DVD-ROM drive
35MB available hard disk space 50MB for full installation
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
5
Customer Reviews:
5
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Features
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Reviewer:
dnkygirl on
Oct 27, 2006 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Absolutely the best... nothing more to say about it.....
Reviewer:
booyah on
Oct 23, 2006 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Stats show that this card does slightly better than 2 Geforce 7950's. It costs you LESS than if you were to get 2 of the single gpu cards. IMHO if you can afford it, why not?
Reviewer:
MadMoFo on
Oct 19, 2006 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Don't believe the haters this card is well worth it's price. I originally was going to get a 7900 GTX XXX OC for $509 but saw in the reviews that the ATI X1900 XTX beat it in a few benchmarks. I wanted a card that beat ATI in every benchmark and this card did that and then some. This card will run any game at draw-dropping speeds and because of the configuration it should continue to do so for quite some time. If you're already planning on buying a top of the line card go ahead and spend the extra 20 bucks to get this monster. (I run BF2 @ over 115fps highest settings (i run dual opterons with 8gb ram)
HIGHLY RECCOMMEND
Reviewer:
Leet Sauce on
Jul 10, 2006 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
While this card is nice, it's not that far above 512MB models. There has been alot of artifacting with these cards, and the Quad-SLI drivers will make them almost unstable/no performance increase in SLI. The clock speeds/memory/pixel pipelines are impressive, the reviews for these cards don't justify the price. You won't notice any difference in gaming unless you game at 1600x1200 or higher, but most 512MB even some 256MB cards can already handle that and then some. It would be easier to just purchase 2 lesser cards and SLI or Crossfire them.
Reviewer:
Nayyer on
Jun 26, 2006 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
You may be a bit scepticle with the price BUT holy smokes. this thing will whip out so much FPS your jaw will drop. I dont know a single game I can even choke the card with. I ran a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and 4 Gigs of memory and this thing was no short of amazing. Its the best card you can get folks this is the real deal
Monitors come supporting different video connector technologies:
VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, or combinations. Not every monitor
supports these, so check the specifications carefully before making your
selection.
The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is the
most popular high-quality digital connection for monitors (though HDMI is
quickly becoming its equal in popularity). DVI is a video interface
standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices
such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors. It was
developed by an industry consortium, the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG).
It is designed for carrying uncompressed digital video data to a compatible
monitor or projector, and is partially compatible with the High-Definition
Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard in digital mode (DVI-D).
DVI represents a major improvement in image quality over the older VGA
standard.
The DVI interface uses a digital protocol
in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data.
When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each
number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel. In this way, each
pixel in the output buffer of the source device corresponds directly to one
pixel in the display device, whereas with an analog signal the appearance of
each pixel may be affected by its adjacent pixels as well as by electrical
noise and other forms of analog distortion.
Previous standards such as the analog VGA were designed for CRT-based
devices and thus did not use discrete time display addressing. As the analog
source transmits each horizontal line of the image, it varies its output
voltage to represent the desired brightness. In a CRT device, this is used
to vary the intensity of the scanning beam as it moves across the screen.
The two types of DVI interfaces are Single
Link and Dual Link. Following are the features and benefits of each:
Single Link - The Single Link interface is limited to a maximum pixel
clock of 165 Hz. It uses four (4) twisted pairs of wires (one each of Red,
Green, Blue and Clock). Maximum resolution is 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz.
Dual Link - The Dual Link interface is most common for today’s modern
LCD monitors. It provides three times as many pixels as the Single Link
interface. And its maximum clock may exceed 165 Hz. Dual Link uses six (6)
twisted pairs wires with two (2) each for Red, Green, and Blue, as well as a
pair for Clock. Dual Link’s maximum resolution is 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz. When
you use the Dual Link Interface you can use a longer cable because of its
higher bandwidth. Dual Link also provides HDCP support, which is required
for Blu-Ray playback.
If your Computer supports DVI ports, but
the Monitor does not, then a DVI to VGA adaptor is available at low cost to
solve this. Or inversely, if the Computer output is only VGA, and the
Monitor supports DVI, adaptors are available for this as well.
For our selection of Monitor Adaptors click here »
Dual Monitor
Technology
Few PC users have ever experienced the huge productivity boost that comes
from using multiple monitors on the same PC. Ironically, many of
today's PC have the capability already installed, and Windows (since 2000)
natively supports dual monitors. Configuring dual monitors is so easy: just use
the second video port (if there are two separate ports installed), or add a
second video card or better yet, a video card that has dual DVI ports.
Then plug in your second monitor, change a couple of simple Windows settings,
and you have double the Windows Desktop. This lets you have your
spreadsheet and email visible at the same time, or PowerPoint and Photoshop.
The combinations are endless. And since most of the overhead is
handled by the video card, there is little significant impact (if any) on
system performance. Dual Monitors is one of the simplest, yet most
amazing productivity boosters you can add to your PC! Optionally, you can use a dual monitor stand and recover your workspace in the process!
Advanced PC Build-It-Yourself Guide
Not too long ago one had to be eligible for the Genius IQ Club (Mensa)
in order to build a computer. That is no longer the case. Today’s computer
manufacturers have made it much easier for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer
to create a great system.
Click Here To Learn More »
PCI
Express - Delivering Dramatically Improved Graphics
Doubling the bandwidth of the AGP 8X graphics bus, the new PCI Express represents
the most profound change to desktop architecture in nearly a decade. PCI
Express replaces AGP, allowing much larger amounts of data to move between
the graphics card and the CPU, and will soon replace PCI expansion slots
as well. The PCI standard allows for a 32-bit bus with a maximum throughput
of 133MB/s. By contrast, PCI Express will run at 2.5GHz. PCI Express is
a two-way serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs
of point-to-point data lines, compared to the single parallel data bus of
traditional PCI. Gamers will benefit from an incredible upgrade in video
quality with PCI Express, because it will allow for more powerful video
cards, inspiring developers to create more realistic environments that will
make games come alive with astonishingly lifelike colors and images. Video
enthusiasts will also benefit because PCI Express will accommodate higher-quality
video throughput (amount of data you can send per second). As network television
moves over to HDTV broadcasts, PCI Express positions the PC platform for
integration into the living room, while also allowing for HD video editing
and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. PCI Express is compatible with existing
PCI drivers and software operating systems and is designed to co-exist with
current PCI hardware.
PCI
Express - Delivering Dramatically Improved Graphics
Doubling the bandwidth of the AGP 8X graphics bus, the new PCI Express represents
the most profound change to desktop architecture in nearly a decade. PCI
Express replaces AGP, allowing much larger amounts of data to move between
the graphics card and the CPU, and will soon replace PCI expansion slots
as well. The PCI standard allows for a 32-bit bus with a maximum throughput
of 133MB/s. By contrast, PCI Express will run at 2.5GHz. PCI Express is
a two-way serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs
of point-to-point data lines, compared to the single parallel data bus of
traditional PCI. Gamers will benefit from an incredible upgrade in video
quality with PCI Express, because it will allow for more powerful video
cards, inspiring developers to create more realistic environments that will
make games come alive with astonishingly lifelike colors and images. Video
enthusiasts will also benefit because PCI Express will accommodate higher-quality
video throughput (amount of data you can send per second). As network television
moves over to HDTV broadcasts, PCI Express positions the PC platform for
integration into the living room, while also allowing for HD video editing
and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. PCI Express is compatible with existing
PCI drivers and software operating systems and is designed to co-exist with
current PCI hardware.
What
is SLI Technology?
NVIDIA® SLI™ technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows
you to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple
NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce® SLI
media and communications processor (MCP).
How Does SLI Technology Work?
Using proprietary software algorithms and dedicated scalability logic
in each NVIDIA graphics processing unit (GPU) and MCP, NVIDIA SLI technology
delivers up to twice the performance of a single graphics solution.
SLI GPU Graphics Cards NVIDIA SLI GPUs deliver powerful, elegant and super-rich graphics
for games and other graphics-intensive applications. Combining two NVIDIA
SLI-Ready certified graphics cards (with the same GPU) in a single system
with an nForce SLI MCP results in up to double the graphics performance. NVIDIA SLI-Ready GPUs feature dedicated, built-in SLI hardware logic
and take advantage of the additional bandwidth of the PCI Express bus
architecture. Connected by the SLI connector (which ships with all SLI-Ready
motherboards), each GPU has a maximized connection pathway, and can leverage
the second card for reaching top-speed performances. SLI Technology can
scale both geometry and fill rate performance for multiple GPUs and output
in both digital and analog formats for the highest image quality.
Video Card Designs
Today's high performance video cards
enable amazing graphics, and frequently come emblazoned with high-impact
graphics, or in brilliant colors. These help to enhance the appeal of
the card. However, from time to time, manufacturers do change these
designs and colors, but this has no effect on the features, specifications,
or performance of the specific video card model, and will usually retain the
same manufacturer's model and part number. The images displayed for a
video card are based upon the sample provided by the manufacturer, and the
specific visual design you receive may vary. So remember, while the
card may look cool, it's the specs that matter!
Will Your
Motherboard Support the Video Card You're Purchasing? Here's the Answer...
Before you
buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For
example, PCI Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed
only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications
carefully or call us for expert advice.
Close-Up:
PCI, AGP, and PCI-E (PCI Express)
Check
your motherboard and make sure you are purchasing the correct cardbus
type.
There are 3 types of cardbus slots currently available:
PCI, AGP, and PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 is compatible with PCIe slot)
PCI
- The most widely used I/O bus, it provides a shared data path between
the CPU and peripheral controllers, such as network, display, SCSI and
RAID cards. Though limited in terms of performance, they are considered
the best value when you upgrade your video capabilities on a PC. The PCI
interface can be found and used in nearly any motherboard. Click
here to view our selection of PCI Cards
AGP
- The AGP slot is next in line of higher graphic performance. It was designed
especially for the throughput demands of 3-D graphics. It offers up to
8x improvement over a PCI card, is 32 bits wide and runs at 66 MHz. It
provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one
AGP slot is on the motherboard. The motherboard must be equipped with
an AGP bus slot for an AGP card to be compatible.(AGP 1x provided a data
transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1
Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.) Click
here to view our selection of AGP Cards
PCI
Express - PCI Express is the newest technology that
is superior to both PCI and AGP, in terms of graphic performance. It offers
performance as much as 4x faster than the fastest AGP 8X slot. PCI Express
connections can support fast data transfer rates, which can be used to
connect high-speed devices such as high-end video cards. The slots come
in different variations and speeds, such as x1, x4, x8, and x16. Presently,
most high-end motherboards meant for design, video production, or gaming
come with PCI express slots. To use a PCI Express card, your computer
must have at least one available PCI Express slot. Click
here to view our selection of PCI Express Cards
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Mfg Part No:
BFGR7950GX21GBOCE UPC No:
876758000544 Box Size:
( Length:
13, Width:
10, Depth:
5 )
Shipping Weight:
3.6000 pound(s)
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