BFG Technologies Gives Consumers More Power with Overclocked 3D Graphics Cards Featuring the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GPU.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAKE BLUFF, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004 BFG Technologies BFG Technologies is a privately held U.S.-based supplier of premium 3D video cards based on NVIDIA graphics technology. BFG Technologies branded products are available in North America and Europe at retailers and e-tailers. Their main headquarters is in Lake Forest, Illinois. (R), Inc., a leading U.S.-based supplier of advanced 3D graphics cards and other PC enthusiast products, announced today that they will offer three new overclocked 3D graphics cards based on the highly anticipated NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) 6 series of graphics processing units See GPU. (GPU GPU: see secret police. (Graphics Processing Unit) A specialized logic chip devoted to rendering 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs for fast graphics rendering. ). The BFG BfG Bundesanstalt für Gewaesserkunde (Germany: Federal Institute of Hydrology) BFG Big Friendly Giant (Roald Dahl book) BFG Battlefleet Gothic (game) BFG Briefing GeForce 6800 Ultra OC(TM), BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC(TM), and BFG GeForce 6800 OC(TM) will provide unprecedented 3D graphics performance and features to the hard-core and mainstream PC gamers PC Gamer is a magazine founded in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine features news on developments in the video game industry, previews of new games, and reviews of the latest popular PC games, along with other features . OC(TM) Means Increased Performance at No Extra Cost All three GeForce 6800 OC(TM) series graphics cards by BFG Tech(R) will be overclocked out-of-the-box for extra speed and performance, and will be fully supported by BFG Tech's Lifetime Warranty and 24/7 Free Technical Support. What You See Is What You Get (jargon) What You See Is What You Get - (WYSIWYG) /wiz'ee-wig/ Describes a user interface for a document preparation system under which changes are represented by displaying a more-or-less accurate image of the way the document will finally appear, e.g. when printed. Based on feedback gathered during gamer focus groups conducted by BFG Tech(R), the company is introducing an industry first - windowed Win´dowed a. 1. Having windows or openings. retail boxes to view the graphics card inside. Now customers can see the actual high-quality card they will buy, right in the package. NVIDIA(R) GeForce 6800 GPUs Based on a ground-breaking new architecture, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GPUs are the first to feature Microsoft(R) DirectX(R) 9 Shader Model 3.0 support for ultra-realistic images, and a superscalar A CPU architecture that allows more than one instruction to be executed in one clock cycle. See pipeline processing. (architecture) superscalar - A superscalar architecture is a uniprocessor that can execute two or more scalar operations in parallel. architecture for unprecedented performance. GeForce 6800 GPUs also feature a dedicated on-chip video processor that delivers unmatched video functionality including high-definition video This article is about high-definition video technology. For television systems, see High-definition television. For the tape format, see HDV. For compression and prerecorded media, see High-definition pre-recorded media and compression. playback.
BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra OC(TM) - This next-generation flagship
product is overclocked out-of-the-box (425MHz vs. 400MHz standard)
and unmatched in speed and image quality, and is the only GPU
architecture to deliver support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader
Model 3.0. BFG is offering several upgrade and bundle options for
this card, including a water block and 530 watt power supply.
Please visit www.bfgtech.com/6800.html for details. MSRP $499.99
BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC(TM) - Based on the same great GeForce 6800
Ultra architecture, this card is overclocked out-of-the-box
(370MHz vs. 350MHz standard) and features a powerful 16-pipe
superscalar GPU with 256MB off GDDR3 memory for the mainstream
enthusiast. MSRP $399.99
BFG GeForce 6800 OC(TM) - Based on the same great GeForce 6800
Ultra architecture, this card delivers overclocked out-of-the-box
performance (350MHz vs. 325MHz standard) and superior image
quality. MSRP $299.99
Availability BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra OC(TM) -- at Best Buy.com, Fry's Electronics Fry's Electronics is a specialty retailer of software, consumer electronics, computer hardware and household appliances with a chain of superstores headquartered in Silicon Valley. Starting with one store located in Sunnyvale, California, USA, the chain now boasts sales of $2. , and within select Falcon Northwest Falcon Northwest is a personal computer manufacturing company located in Medford, Oregon, USA which was founded in 1992 by its current President Kelt Reeves. The company began its existence focusing on high-end systems for CAD applications. (TM) gaming systems late June, 2004. BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC(TM) -- at major retailers and etailers in July, 2004 BFG GeForce 6800 OC(TM) -- at major retailers and etailers in August, 2004 About BFG Technologies(R), Inc. BFG Technologies is a privately held U.S. based supplier of premium 3D video cards based on NVIDIA(R) graphics technology and other PC enthusiast products. BFG Technologies is dedicated to bringing the latest high quality, high-tech multimedia products to PC and gaming enthusiasts at competitive prices. BFG Technologies brand 3D graphics cards are available in the U.K. at PC World/Dixons and in the U.S. at Best Buy, CompUSA, Wal-Mart, Fry's Electronics, and also within premium Alienware(R) and Falcon Northwest(TM) gaming systems. BFG Tech(R) is proud to be a Falcon Select vendor. For more information about BFG Technologies' products, please call 847-615-1955 or visit www.bfgtech.com. BFG Technologies(R), BFG Tech(R), and OC(TM) are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of BFG Technologies, Inc. NVIDIA and GeForce are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation and are used under license to BFG Technologies from 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. |
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