Dell and Alienware Shipp Computers with Nvidia 8800 Ultra

Alienware announced today that it will start shipping computers with Nvidia’s latest and most powerful graphics card, the Nvidia 8800 Ultra.

The new card (which is actually an overclocked version of 8800 GTX) will be installed on Alienware’s Area 51 and Aurora desktops and on Dell’s XPS series of gaming computers.

Systems which include 8800 Ultra will be Direct X 10 and OpenGL ready.

The SLI-Ready GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics processor delivers outstanding graphics quality for even the most challenging and complex gaming and multimedia applications.

Systems configured with multi-core processors and the GeForce 8800 Ultra GPUs will be primed to take on this year’s highly anticipated DirectX 10 gaming titles as well as next-generation OpenGL titles.

The DirectX 10 3-D graphic programming interfaces deliver unparalleled levels of realism and film-quality effects for games, which the GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics processor can render in real time, contributing to a truly immersive gaming experience.