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vr-zone.com - 10/16/2008

Technology Beats -Nvidia Forceware 180 Series Preview

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Ever since we got our hands on the 180.10 Forceware drivers, we were wondering whether it will be what Nvidia has been talking about, the "Big Bang II". "Big Bang II" drivers has thus far, rumoured to enable SLI with multi monitor support. Has it been implemented in this first set of 180 ...

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nvidia.com - 10/15/2008

GeForce Release 178

— nvidia.com — Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset) Single GPU increases up to 11%... in Assassin's Creed DX10 Single GPU increases up to 15% in Bioshock DX10 Single GPU increases up to 15% in Call of Duty 4 Single GPU increases up to ... (more) GeForce Release 178

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en.expreview.com - 10/21/2008

SLI licensing charges 5 USD per mobo

— en.expreview.com — Now everyone knows that Intel X58 mainboard is SLI capable. But you are not getting SLI enable... for free. Sources told us if company want to enable SLI on their X58, they need to send examples to NVIDIA for certification, and after that NVIDIA will ... (more) SLI licensing charges 5 USD per mobo

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Rampage II Extreme

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nvidia.com - 10/21/2008

GeForce Release 180

— nvidia.com — Beta driver for GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8800-series desktop GPUs (refer to the products supported tab for... more detail). Recommended for the best experience on Far Cry 2 : “Since we first began working on Far Cry 2 in early 2005, we have used ... (more) GeForce Release 180

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• JustJosh

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  Multi-monitor support with SLI? Why? It's not like you are going to be playing two games at once. Seems kind of silly.

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Nvidia 'Big bang II' drivers appear in screenshots
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