Dateline: 4/17/2007

BFG Technologies Announces Three New DirectX 10 Graphics Cards

Lake Forest, IL – (April 17, 2007 )– BFG Technologies®, Inc., the leading North American and European NVIDIA supplier of advanced 3D graphics cards, motherboards, power supplies and other PC enthusiast products, announced three new BFG NVIDIA GeForce® graphics cards supporting Microsoft’s DirectX® 10 API and Windows Vista™ operating system.

“This year marks the beginning of the DirectX 10 era for games which no gamer will want to miss” said Dean Brady, Sr. Director of Marketing for BFG Technologies. “Movie quality effects, realistic smoke and fire, destructible environments, and other exciting new features will only be available with graphics cards that fully support DirectX 10 like our BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS OC.”

Next generation gaming at a great price
The BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8600 and 8500 series graphics cards offer all of the same features of the award winning BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series including Dual-Link DVI-I, HDCP capability*, Microsoft DirectX 10 and Windows Vista support.
With our new 8600 and 8500 series graphics cards, not only will you be ready for the hot new titles, but you’ll also get unparalleled performance for today’s games.   Are you ready?

BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS OC 256MB:

• Core Clock: 710MHz vs. standard 675MHz
• Memory Data Rate: 2000MHz
• Connectors: 2 x Dual-Link DVI-I, HTDV + TV out
• HDCP Capable: Yes

BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT OC 256MB:

• Core Clock: 565MHz vs. standard 540MHz
• Memory Data Rate: 1400MHz
• Connectors: 2 x Dual-Link DVI-I, HTDV + TV out
• HDCP Capable: Yes

BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB:

• Core Clock: 450MHz
• Memory Data Rate: 800MHz
• Connectors: Dual-Link DVI-I, VGA, HTDV + TV out

BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS OC graphics cards are available today at leading etailers and retail outlets throughout North America and Europe.  BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT OC and 8500 GT graphics cards will be available in late April.

*Not available on the BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB

About BFG Technologies®, Inc.
BFG Technologies is a privately held U.S. based supplier of premium, award-winning 3D video cards based on NVIDIA® graphics technology, motherboards, power supplies and other PC enthusiast products. BFG Technologies branded products are available in North America and Europe at leading retailers and e-tailers.

BFG Technologies®, BFG Tech®, OC™ are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of BFG Technologies, Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Pricing and availability are subject to change

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