Nvidia sends notebook gamers a holiday gift

Author: Phil Cogar
Published: 20th November 2007
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The 8800M GPU will be made available this holiday season.

The 8800M GPU will be made available this holiday season.

Notebook gamers are going to get a kick in the pants this holiday season thanks to Nvidia. Notebook manufacturers will be shipping new models equipped with the just-released GeForce 8800M GPU.

Nvidia's GeForce 8800M line of GPUs includes the 8800M GTX and the 8800M GTS. Both GPUs use a new unified architecture that supports PureVideo HD, DirectX 10 and PowerMizer – a program that decides the balance between good and evil performance and battery life.

"I am absolutely amazed by the sheer performance of the new GeForce 8800M GTX-powered notebooks," said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games.

"These next-gen machines run Unreal Tournament 3 fantastically even at HD resolutions of 1920x1200. I'm ordering one!"

Expect to be able to pick up a new notebook that comes equipped with a GeForce 8800M in the very near future. Manufacturers that will be carrying the new GPU are: Alienware, Eurocom, Gateway, and Sager in North America; AIRIS, Chiligreen, Cizmo, Cybersystem, Ergo, Nexoc, Novatech, Plaisio, Rock, and XXODD in Europe; MouseComputer in Japan; and Pioneer Computers in Australia.

Are you a gamer on the go and think this might be one of the requirements on your next notebook purchase? Leave your thoughts over in the forums.
Quote C-Sniper 20th November 2007, 14:03
saweet......
Definately holding off my order for a laptop now.
Quote yakyb 20th November 2007, 15:20
hmm anychance bit could get hold of one and bench it please
Quote GoodBytes 20th November 2007, 15:31
Shame it will never be in a Convertible Tablet PC. I frankly don't care that it weights a bit more.
Quote kenco_uk 20th November 2007, 16:07
I have been gnawing, nay champing at the bit deciding whether to go for a Zepto 6624W with an 8600M GT 512MB built in.

Obviously, that idea's out the window.
Quote insania 20th November 2007, 16:20
are there chances that this beast will make it to new new macbook pro?
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Quote Bindibadgi 20th November 2007, 16:26
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Originally Posted by insania
are there chances that this beast will make it to new new macbook pro?
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More likely you'll see a mermaid riding a unicorn over a rainbow.

Without taking drugs.
Quote Tyinsar 20th November 2007, 18:08
Finally a real gaming laptop? That would be SHuWWEEEET if the promised performance is there.
Quote The_Beast 20th November 2007, 18:37
battery time??? 2-3 hours gaming
Quote Nature 20th November 2007, 20:08
Is this 90nm tech? Can U stuff it in a 15.4 inch form factor?

Nvidia.com doesn't post the answer on their 8800m pages.... DAMMIT better cease the day and with their 55nm and slap thems intwo's some's lappy's. A 3870m should be able to preform nicely.

I'd be nice to see a shrunken GPU able to play everything but crysis in a 12 in form factor, the 8400m gt is currently king of tiny little gaming friends, hopefully someone see's the mobile nerd market out there in GPU land!
Quote CowBlazed 20th November 2007, 20:42
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Originally Posted by The_Beast
battery time??? 2-3 hours gaming

lol are you kidding? more like an hour tops. Even laptops with current midrange mobile gpus don't get that much gaming time on a battery. If your doing 3d gaming you plug in, thas how it works.
Quote tranc3 20th November 2007, 21:39
.. heater. but I'd buy it. better then the dell inspirion 600m im stuck on now.
Quote airchie 20th November 2007, 22:22
Bugger, I just bought my Toshiba X200 with the 8700M GT.
Typical.

Still, what's the chances of these GPUs being pin-compatible?
Quote Cupboard 20th November 2007, 22:34
What is the 8700m? is it just an overclocked 8600? its not like you can get a desktop version which seems a bit odd.
Quote DXR_13KE 20th November 2007, 23:15
shame they don't have a GT version.... and shame asus wont be packing one of these babies....
Quote Nature 21st November 2007, 05:20
I love you Bindi
Quote [USRF]Obiwan 21st November 2007, 09:52
All they need to do now is build beamer into a laptop. So you can go bigscreen...
Quote GamingHobo 21st November 2007, 10:15
As I understand it its based on G92, so it's 65nm. I'm working on a Rock notebook for TrustedReviews atm, with a review going live tomorrow so those interested may like to head over there. Without wanting to pre-empt the review, the results are...good.
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