BFG TECHNOLOGIES FIRST TO MARKET WITH ASYLUM GEFORCE FX 5900 ULTRA 3D GRAPHICS CARDS

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Dateline: 06/9/2003

BFG TECHNOLOGIES FIRST TO MARKET WITH ASYLUM GEFORCE FX 5900 ULTRA 3D GRAPHICS CARDS

Lake Bluff, IL ? BFG Technologies, Inc, a leading U.S.-based supplier of advanced 3D graphics cards for PCs, announced today that it began shipping Asylum? graphics cards based on the NVIDIA® GeForce? FX 5900 Ultra graphics processing unit (GPU) to prominent gaming system builders worldwide.


?The Asylum GeForce? 5900 Ultra is the fastest card on the market today?, said Scott Herkelman, EVP Marketing for BFG Technologies. ?This card will serve as the high-performance flagship of our GeForce FX family of products and we are extremely excited about being the first company to bring this impressive card to our customers.?


?Now, the (GeForce) FX 5900 (Ultra) is able to outpace the Radeon 9800 PRO in all relevant benchmarks and can reclaim the performance throne for NVIDIA,? said Lars Weinand, graphics card editor for Tom?s Hardware (www.tomshardware.com). ?The card offers unrivaled FSAA (full scene antialiasing) speed combined with very good anisotropic filtering image quality and performance, thanks to the new Detonator FX driver, giving it a comfortable lead over its rival.?


?(The) 256MB GeForce FX 5900 Ultra is the fastest graphics accelerator on the market,? said Brandon Bell, editor in chief, of hardware for Firing Squad (www.firingsquad.com).


Asylum? GeForce FX 5900 Ultra ? Features include 256MB memory with 256-bit memory bus, a 450MHz core clock, and full Microsoft® Direct X? 9.0 support. This card also offers the added flexibility of multimedia and multi-display support with its VGA, DVI, Video-In / Video-Out connectors, Ulead? VideoStudo 7 SE editing software and NVIDIA® NVDVD? 2.0 multimedia software. Expected availability at major retailers by July 4, 2003. MSRP $499


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About BFG Technologies, Inc.
BFG Technologies is a privately held U.S. based supplier of premium ASYLUM? brand 3D video cards based on award-winning NVIDIA® graphics technology. BFG Tech is dedicated to bringing the latest high quality, high-tech multimedia products to PC and gaming enthusiasts at competitive prices. BFG Tech?s ASYLUM brand 3D graphics cards are available in the U.S. at Best Buy, CompUSA, Wal-Mart, Fry?s Electronics and within premium Alienware® gaming systems.


For more information about Asylum GeForce FX and other BFG products, please call 847-615-1955 or visit www.bfgtech.com.


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BFG Technologies and ASYLUM are trademarks of BFG Technologies, Inc. NVIDIA and GeForce are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice.