SPARKLE Introduced Calibre X250/X250G Graphics Card With Abundant OC Capability

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Taipei, Taiwan – March 25, 2009 – SPARKLE Computer Co., Ltd., the professional VGA card manufacturer

and supplier, today announced the Calibre X250 512MB/X250G 1GB GDDR3 Graphics Card with Calibre
Dual Fly Fan and SPA Tune OC software, extending the DirectX 10 gaming performance of GeForce GTS
250 GPU to a new level, bringing vivid DX10 gaming graphics on a mainstream consumer computing
platform.

• 55nm Process with Calibre non-reference PCB design
  Calibre X250/X250G Graphics Card features 55nm chip process from TSMC. So
  It has groundbreaking speeds compared with ordinary GeForce GTS 250 graphics cards on market,
  the core speed is raised from 738MHz to 761MHz, the shader clock is raised from 1836MHz to
  1911MHz, making it can deliver unrivaled graphics performance in the hottest games including Far
  Cry 2, Mirror’s Edge, and Call of Duty 5: World at War. The Calibre X250/X250G Graphics Card
  adopts Calibre non-reference PCB design, providing enhanced power circuitry with more phases of
  vGPU power circuit and vMem circuit. Also it only uses solid capacitors with lower power loss,
  providing more stable and longer product lifespan.

• 1GB Extreme Fast Large-capacity GDDR3 memory
  Today‘s game, such as Crysis, Alone in the Dark 5, Stalker: clear sky, they normally use a large
  number of bump texture, transparent texture to describe faces of characters and render realistic
  gaming scenes, so these games put higher demands on the capacities of video memory. The
  current situation demands at least 512 MB video memory to run these games. Compared with
  ordinary GeForce GTS 250 graphics cards on market, Calibre X250G 1GB GDDR3 Graphics Card
  comes with incredible large 1GB GDDR3 video memory can let mainstream users to pass the
  3DMark Vantage High Test which strictly demand at least 512MB video memory, providing much
  more detail information to mainstream users for better understanding its graphics capability.

• Extreme Cooling with Calibre Dual Fly Fan System
  The Calibre X250/X250G Graphics Card features Calibre Dual Fly Fan System – an ultimate
  graphics cards cooling solution for users who seek higher graphics performance and lower
  working temperatures. The cooling system consists of Pure Copper die-casting thermal base.diecasting
  thermal base, high-efficient heat pipes and dual cooling fans with 0.2 mm thin cooling fins.
  With improved wind pressure and airflow, it can get the most heat exchange area in a limited
  space, guarantee a highly efficient cooling effect. Besides, the cooling fans of the Calibre Fly
  Cooling System can be adjusted aslant 15 degree, so not only MOS circuit on the PCB can be
  cooled efficiently, the memory and CPU cooling efficiency can be raised too.

• Convenient SPA Tune OC software
  The Calibre X250/X250G Graphics Card is bundled with convenient SPA Tune, an own designed
  software, effectively balancing the computing power and power consumption. It provides three mode
  transition buttons for Overclocking mode (OC), standard mode (STD) and green mode (GRN). The
  OC mode provides high speed, best performance and more power consumption. The STD mode
  brings standard performance and lesser power consumption. The GRN mode provides the energy
  saving and green power consumption. Every mode sets up one team specification contains: Core
  Clock (MHz), Memory Clock (MHz), Shader Clock (MHz), GPU Temperature ( ℃) and Fan Speed.

• NVIDIA 3D Stereo Support
  The Calibre X250/X250G Graphics Card supports GeForce Stereoscopic 3D Technology from
  NVIDIA, which is market complete hardware and software kit for gamers built by NVIDIA for the 3D
  stereoscopic gaming market. It will immerse gamers in the world of 3D content like never before.
  Monsters, bullets, and landscapes jump out of gamers‘ flat monitors and into their imagination, making
  them part of the game. With NVIDIA GeForce Stereoscopic 3D driver technology, gaming will never
  be the same. Now with support for Microsoft Windows Vista and the Calibre X250/X250G Graphics
  Card, gamers can play the hottest games and feel like they’re part of the action rather than watching it
  happen!