Micro Center to Give Away Twenty $2,700 Half-Life II Super Gaming PCs
The Excitement Begins at Midnight Tonight!

  • Micro Center and ABIT Computer join forces with AMD, Chenbro, Centon, ATI, Plextor,
    Maxtor, Seasonic, Logitech and Microsoft to bring to game enthusiasts
    the biggest Half-Life ll giveaway --

Fremont, California November 15, 2004 - Micro Center today announced that it is celebrating the launch of Vivendi Games' Half-Life II by joining forces with ABIT Computer, maker of the complete family of award-winning ABIT Engineered mainboards and multimedia products, to give away twenty $2,700 Half-Life II Super Gaming Systems. What's more, Micro Center will begin midnight madness events at the stroke of twelve tonight to mark the introduction of Half-Life II where customers can also win an ATI Radeon X800XT Platinum Edition 256MB AGP Graphics card ($499 value). Midnight madness events will be held at Micro Center's location at Bethel Road (Columbus), Dallas and Fairfax, Virginia.

Created with Half-Life II gamers in mind, the Half-Life II Super Gaming System is built on the AMD Athlon 64 3800+ processor platform and features ABIT's acclaimed AV8 motherboard. The AV8 is ABIT's version of the VIA K8T800 Pro performance chipset based on AMD Athlon 64/64FX Socket 939 K8 CPU platform. With SATA RAID, Dual DDR400, AGP8X/4X, IEEE1394, Gigabit LAN, μGuru, and Guru Clock, this board is the performer of the year. Using AMD's groundbreaking Hyper Transport Technology and gushing with extra capacity and peripherals support as well as first class onboard sound, this board is the foundation for a truly superb system.

The Half-Life II Super Gaming System uses the AMD Athlon 64 3800+ processor, with AMD64 technology for extraordinary performance and built-in support for future 64-bit applications - even running 32- and 64-bit software at the same time. This processor maximizes system efficiency and is packed with advances such as HyperTransport technology, an integrated DDR memory controller, and Enhanced Virus Protection for Microsoft Windows XP SP2. When it comes to gaming, with the AMD Athlon 64 3800+ processor, users can enjoy awesome performance on current and upcoming game releases.

To meet the voracious demand for fast frames per second, the Half-Life II Super Gaming System features the enormous 1 GB Dual Channel PC 3200 gaming memory from Centon. Rated at a fast 400 MHz, Centon's 1 GB Dual Channel PC 3200 gaming memory is the memory of choice for hardcore gamers. Answering the call for high data access speed while maintaining system stability during game play, Maxtor's 120GB SATA hard drive gives the ultimate performance of Serial ATA. Utilizing the advantage of SATA/150, the world's fastest ATA interface-with a 150MBps max burst transfer rate, the SATA Ultra Series is the ideal choice for speed-intensive applications like video editing, gaming, digital content creation, and RAID. Understanding the need for speed, Maxtor built its SATA hard drive to offer 4.5 ms average data seek times and to last for years of high-performance operation around the clock.

Built on ATI's RADEON X800 Graphics Technology, the Half-Life II Super Gaming System draws gamers into the most thrilling 3D gaming experience ever created. ATI RADEON X800 Graphics Technology is the world's fastest and most powerful VPU, delivering frame rates that surpass any previous graphics processor. RADEON X800 graphics technology provides an extremely smooth, responsive HD gaming experience, putting gamers in complete control of even the most demanding game titles. With up to 16 pipelines, higher clock speeds and breakthrough image enhancement technology, RADEON X800 Graphics Technology ushers in an entirely new gaming category called High-Definition Gaming.

The vast entertainment capabilities of the Half-Life II Super Gaming System continue with the exceptional HDTV performance of the ATI's HDTV WONDER. Half-Life II Super Gaming System winners will enjoy superb HDTV broadcasts, as well as analog TV, and free-to-air digital TV (DTV: SDTV and EDTV). The ATI HDTV WONDER also offers personal video recorder capabilities, with the controls to watch, pause and record all forms of TV to your system's hard disk, or to CD's and DVD's. In addition to analog cable support, the HDTV WONDER with an HDTV antenna allows consumers to experience free-to-air HDTV broadcasts without having to subscribe to potentially expensive cable or satellite service charges.

No gaming system is complete without a high-speed optical drive. The Plextor PX-712A is a highly versatile DVD/CD burner specifically designed to deliver high-quality recording performance. The PX-712A features an ATA/ATAPI-5 (EIDE) interface, support for horizontal or vertical drive bay orientation, and Plug & Play compatibility with Microsoft Windows 98se/ME/2000/XP operating systems. The PX-712A has an 8MB buffer and features Buffer Underrun Proof Technology to prevent buffer underrun errors and allow multi-tasking.

Seasonic's Super Tornado power supply conforms fully to the new ATX12V rev. 1.3 PSU Guideline. With higher 12V current capacity than older designs, the Super Tornados is extremely quiet, highly reliability, and provides unmatched efficiency. The unique 120mm fan used in the Super Tornado series allows for highly efficient cooling not only of the power supply but also the PC system it runs.

To complete the offering, the Half-Life II Super Gaming System is housed in Chenbro's innovative Gaming Bomb II Aluminum gaming case. Its transparent side-look, screw-less design and high-end features make it ideal for PC gamers who pursue a good balance between style and functions. The case has been engineered to be quiet. To achieve outstanding ventilation, this stable case is cooled using two fans with an air filter to form a front-to-rear airflow for outstanding ventilation. Half-Life II Super Gaming Systems winners will enjoy all its features from high performance, flexible expansion options, and high storage capacity to seamless mechanical design. With ABIT's motherboard inside the Chenbro Gaming Bomb II Aluminum gaming case, the Half-Life II Super Gaming System is a rig that shouts style and consummate power.
Half-Life II Super Gaming System Specification:

  • ABIT AV8 motherboard
  • AMD Athlon 64 3800+ processor
  • Chenbro Gaming Bomb II Aluminum case
  • Centon 1GB Dual Channel PC 3200 gaming memory
  • ATI X800Pro 256mb AGP graphics card
  • ATI HDTV Wonder TV Tuner card + Antenna
  • Plextor 12X Dual-Layer DVD+/-R/W drive
  • Maxtor 120gb SATA HDD
  • Seasonic 400W Super Tornado PSU
  • Windows XP Professional operating system
  • Logitech Cordless MX Duo (Keyboard/Mouse)
  • Logitech X530 Speakers
  • $2,723.89 retail value

To enter to win one of 20 Half-Life II Super Gaming Systems, Half-Life II enthusiasts need only visit their nearest Micro Center location and test-drive the system.

The excitement begins at midnight on November 15th at Micro Center's Bethel Road (Columbus), Dallas, and Fairfax VA locations, and tomorrow morning at all other Micro Centers!

 

About Micro Center®

Micro Center (www.microcenter.com) operates twenty stores in major markets nationwide. Founded in 1979 in Columbus, Micro Center's distinctive features include:

  • A destination retailer designed to satisfy the dedicated computer user.
  • Uniquely focused on computers and computer-related products. In fact, Micro Center offers more computer and computer-related SKUs (over 30,000 in stock) than any other retailer.
  • The most square footage devoted exclusively to computers and computer-related items of any retailer (stores average 45,000 square feet).
  • Selection, service and sales staff expertise modeled after Nordstrom and other service-oriented retailers.
  • More upscale atmospherics than big box consumer electronics stores.
  • Innovated the departmentalized approach to computer retailing. Service levels and expertise vary to meet customer preferences by department. This means:
    • Consultative career sales staff in hardware departments, which surround staple items in the center of the store.
    • Quick in/out shopping experience on staple items with checkouts conveniently arranged.

Micro Center store locations:
CA - Tustin and Santa Clara; CO – Denver; GA – Atlanta (2); IL – Chicago (2); KS – Kansas City; MA – Boston; MI – Detroit; MN – Minneapolis; NY – Westbury, LI; OH – Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus (2); PA – Philadelphia; TX – Dallas, Houston; VA – Fairfax.
For more information on Micro Center, please visit: http://www.microcenter.com.



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