The new ASUS high-end graphics card EN8600GTS/HTDP/256M will be released and bundled with the 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 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 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. 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 user’s real-time performance upgrades when they require it.
