BFG Technologies Ships Asylum GeForce FX 5600 and 5200 3D Graphics Cards.Business Editors LAKE BLUFF, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2003 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. , Inc., a leading U.S.-based supplier of advanced 3D graphics cards for PCs, announced today that on April 11 it began shipping Asylum(TM) graphics cards to major nationwide retailers and prominent system builders based on NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) FX 5600 and 5200 graphics processing units (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. ). "By delivering these latest Asylum cards to major retailers and system builders, consumers now have access to a range of FX-based products that meets all price point and performance needs", said Scott Herkelman, EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition Marketing for BFG Technologies. "The Asylum FX family of graphic cards is the first to offer a top-to-bottom solution that provides a full feature set across the entire line, including Direct X(R) 9.0 support and NVIDIA's CineFX(TM) architecture with advanced vertex and pixel shaders for outstanding special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. ." The latest additions to the Asylum GeForce FX family of advanced 3D graphics cards include: -- Asylum GeForce FX 5600 256MB--The Asylum GeForce FX 5600 is the first widely available 256MB mainstream graphics card. Designed for the avid gamer and multimedia enthusiast, this card features VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. , DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. , Video-In / Video-Out connectors, Ulead(TM) VideoStudo 6 SE editing software and NVIDIA NVDVD(TM) 2.0 for maximum multimedia flexibility. The Asylum GeForce FX 5600 also offers the full GeForce FX feature set, including Intellisample 2.0 for quality enthusiast gaming. MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) $249.99 -- Asylum GeForce FX 5200 Ultra--Featuring CineFX shading architecture, Digital Vibrance Control 3.0, a DirectX 9.0-class GPU, and NVIDIA NView(TM) multi-display technology, the Asylum GeForce FX 5200 Ultra delivers market-leading performance to the mainstream market. MSRP $179.99 ($199.99 less $20 everyday rebate) -- Asylum GeForce FX 5200--Featuring a DirectX 9.0-class GPU, NVIDIA NView(TM) multi-display technology, CineFX shading architecture and Digital Vibrance Control 3.0, the Asylum GeForce FX 5200 delivers market-leading performance for the value segment. MSRP $99.99 About BFG Technologies, Inc. BFG Technologies is a privately held U.S. based supplier of premium ASYLUM(TM) brand 3D video cards based on award-winning NVIDIA(R) graphics technology. BFG BfG Bundesanstalt für Gewaesserkunde (Germany: Federal Institute of Hydrology) BFG Big Friendly Giant (Roald Dahl book) BFG Battlefleet Gothic (game) BFG Briefing 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 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 premium Alienware(R) gaming systems. For more information about Asylum GeForce FX and other BFG products, please call 847-615-1955 or visit www.bfgtech.com. 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. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion