SANTA CLARA, CA-NOVEMBER 8, 2006-PC enthusiasts around the world have a lot to be excited about today as NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, introduced two new product families that transform the PC into the premier gaming platform: the GeForceR 8800 graphics processing unit (GPU), and the NVIDIA nForceR 680i SLI media and communications processor (MCP) designed specifically for IntelR CoreT 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors. These two new product families represent the hardware foundation that allows users to start building their own definitive gaming PC platforms to experience high-resolution, high-performance gaming and stellar high-definition visuals.