PPU-powered Alienware arrives

Vikingod · Mar 22, 2006, 01:55 PM

The waiting is over. From today, gamers will finally be able to order desktop systems equipped with the much anticipated PhysX processor (PPU) from AGEIA - the first hardware accelerator chip for physics.

Alienware, Dell and Falcon Northwest are the announced launch partners and others will follow. We were fortunate enough to receive a private demo from Alienware, where we learned that AGEIA PhysX PCI cards will be available in selected Alienware desktop systems, inlcuding Area-51 7500, Aurora 7500 and ALX systems. Pricing will vary according to specification - configure a system at Alienware.com and systems should ship next week.

The general system specs are not for the faint-hearted: AMD Athlon FX-60 processor, NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX SLI, low latency DDR memory, Creative X-Fi audio. These systems represent the pinnacle of PC gaming performance available today, an ethos supported by the addition of the PhysX card.
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Mar 22, 2006, 01:55 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	PPU-powered Alienware arrives The waiting is over. From today, gamers will finally be able to order desktop systems equipped with the much anticipated PhysX processor (PPU) from AGEIA - the first hardware accelerator chip for physics. Alienware, Dell and Falcon Northwest are the announced launch partners and others will follow. We were fortunate enough to receive a private demo from Alienware, where we learned that AGEIA PhysX PCI cards will be available in selected Alienware desktop systems, inlcuding Area-51 7500, Aurora 7500 and ALX systems. Pricing will vary according to specification - configure a system at Alienware.com and systems should ship next week. The general system specs are not for the faint-hearted: AMD Athlon FX-60 processor, NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX SLI, low latency DDR memory, Creative X-Fi audio. These systems represent the pinnacle of PC gaming performance available today, an ethos supported by the addition of the PhysX card. __________ Read More / Source: bit-tech Thanks to bananaman for the submit! Last edited by Vikingod; Mar 22, 2006 at 02:35 PM.