‘ Boundless gaming’ comes home: ATI CrossFireâ„¢ and Intel® Coreâ„¢ 2 Extreme platforms now available from leading system integrators and OEMs worldwide

‘Boundless gaming’ comes home: ATI CrossFireâ„¢ and Intel® Coreâ„¢ 2 Extreme platforms now available from leading system integrators and OEMs worldwide

Boundless gaming’ comes home today as ATI Technologies (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT) announced that leading system integrators and OEMs from around the world are bringing to market the powerful combination of ATI’s Radeon® X1900 CrossFireâ„¢ multi-GPU graphics and the Intel® Coreâ„¢ 2 Extreme processor. As the graphics solution most chosen for Intel Core 2 demo systems at Computex 2006, ATI CrossFire has become the preferred graphics platform of leading system integrators and OEMs for their Intel Core 2 Extreme processor offerings.

The rendering horsepower of two ATI graphics cards in concert with the brawn of the new Intel Core 2 Extreme processor works to break down the barriers associated with traditional gaming, addressing GPU- and CPU-bound scenarios to produce leading image quality and performance in games. The result is ‘boundless gaming.’ Today through system integrators and OEMs, more than twenty ‘boundless gaming’ systems are available to gamers everywhere.

“ATI CrossFire and the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor represents PC gaming excellence today,” said Godfrey Cheng, director of marketing, platform technologies, ATI Technologies Inc., responsible for ATI’s CrossFire strategy. “The number of system integrators and OEMs worldwide backing the platform demonstrates the impact of combining these technologies.”

“Savvy customers who demand the latest in leading-edge technology can get it right now, direct from Gateway in our Gateway FX510 Series desktop PCs, which combine the cutting-edge technology of the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor platform with the top-notch performance of ATI CrossFireâ„¢ X1900 graphics to deliver an unsurpassed experience for gamers and PC enthusiasts,” said John Schindler, Gateway’s director of consumer product marketing. “Gateway’s cooler, quieter BTX design further complements the supercharged power of the new Intel Core 2 Extreme processor and photorealistic image quality produced by ATI CrossFire graphics to deliver industry-leading reliability, even when handling the most powerful technologies available today.”

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