NVIDIA pushes PC performance with Enthusiast System Architecture

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By Stevie Smith Nov 6, 2007, 13:37 GMT

Leading graphics processor manufacturer NVIDIA has this week announced details of its new Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA), which is describes as an open, royalty-free standard "for the real-time monitoring and control of PC power supplies, chassis, and water-cooling systems." GPU specialist NVIDIA introduces its Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) for better user control of various internal components. Credit: NVIDIA.

GPU specialist NVIDIA introduces its Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) for better user control of various internal components. Credit: NVIDIA.In layman’s terms ESA has been designed to provide computer manufacturers and dedicated PC enthusiasts with complete control of a rig’s noise levels, speed performance, and heat emissions in order to hone overall effectiveness of the hardware."The Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) specifies an information protocol that system components can use to ‘communicate’ with each other to adjust operating parameters, and relay important system information back to the user," explains NVIDIA’s official press release. "By implementing ESA, PC manufacturers and do-it-yourself enthusiasts can now build finely-tuned and higher performance PCs than they could have with existing proprietary solutions."Chatting to industry watchers at online magazine Custom PC, NVIDIA PR manager Adam Foat outlined that the arrival of ESA "will afford end users the ability to monitor and control these devices, all in real time," while also providing a valuable way for them to achieve the very best in performance, reliability, and overclocking from their systems.Specifically, NVIDIA’s technology addresses computer elements whose communication process is not governed by a system bus, instead allowing them to communicate directly through the hardware’s operating system. The ESA component will include an embedded communication microcontroller, which will join to the host PC through an external or cable USB connection, or internally via a motherboard header. Custom PC goes on to say that a product presentation given by California-based NVIDIA revealed that the ESA component was capable of controlling various hardware facets from a single screen through a first-time OpenGL-powered 3D interface.

Interestingly, from a manufacturing point of view, Mr. Foat also highlighted that license fees won’t be required from those companies looking to incorporate ESA as NVIDIA believes its introduction is "good for the whole industry; we need everything to come together." He also said that ESA will arrive as "completely open," and that "anyone can write software for it."
NVIDIA’s software, while not offering anything that cannot be accessed by users in an individual sense, brings component alteration and honing into one application so as to ensure swift and easy tweaking without trial and error repetition. ESA will be compatible with Microsoft Windows operating systems when it launches, but NVIDIA suggests that its open structure will see the open-source community engineering system monitoring software for Linux operating systems without too much hassle.

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Martin BrownJan 24th, 2008 - 13:52:30

I think that it is totally something that should have been introduced to the Enthusiast public a long time ago and yes even if you are not an Enthusiast. With the way technology has superseded itself in all facets of electronics, it is good to know that after spending $1500.00 or more (every time you upgrade) that you can still keep your current hardware and make it smooth sailing. I don't write codes but a long time ago I told my friend that it would be good to monitor all of my components by software instead of buying different fan controllers just to monitor the temps and speed of everything (4 fan controllers with 2 thermostats per controller) etc. It is a very good thing for computer builders and just the public to feel safe when it comes to extending the life of their product. If you’re on a fixed budget for parts that are supposed to have at least a 3 year warranty, you at least want to make sure that it can go the distance and then some. Thank You NVIDIA for finally taking charge and being the public’s advocate in system longevity.

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