Velocity Micro Launches New DCX Series with Intel® Dual-Core Processor

ProMagix DCX is First Dual-Core System Sold in North America.

Richmond, VA — April 18, 2005 — The systems will ship with processors at the native clock speed of 3.2Ghz, or performance tuned up to 4.0GHz with the use of the company's LiquiCoolT fluid cooling technology. With the new processors already in stock today, the models will ship according to the company's normal leadtimes and be in the hands of customers beginning this week.

"Releasing our DCX systems for sale this morning is an integral part of Velocity Micro's first to market position," Randy Copeland said early Monday morning. The president and founder of Velocity Micro noted that, "Using the capability of the Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840 to maximize its performance is something our customers expect of us. The multitasking capabilities of these new systems will satisfy the most demanding power user or anyone craving the newest technology advances for a longer ownership experience."

"Powered by Intel's first dual-core processor-based platform, Velocity Micro's systems ought to take consumers' enjoyment of music, photos, videos and games to a new level," said Don MacDonald, vice president of Intel's Digital Home Group. "These systems will provide the power enabling people to do more with their computers."

DCX Series systems will also be based on the Intel® 955X Express chipset. The Intel® 955X Express chipset supports the latest dual core functionality and the combination of this chipset and dual core processor delivers an outstanding PC platform with the performance to run today's most compute-intensive applications and the scalability for new consumer usage models. Velocity Micro gaming systems will also be available with the new NVIDIA® nForce4T SLI chipset motherboard technology for users seeking to utilize dual graphics cards simultaneously for more realistic game play.

Velocity Micro's market leadership in ultra performance computing has extended to its mainstream offerings for mobile, desktop, and home office solutions. Winner of dozens of industry awards including a prestigious PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award for Best PC of 2004, Velocity Micro brings its quality craftsmanship, high performance, and precision tuning to mainstream PC users. The company offers award winning entry level desktop computers starting at $729, and critically acclaimed notebooks from $1195. All Velocity Micro products are built to order with numerous optional configurations, and direct factory technical support is available 24/7 by company technicians located at the company headquarters in Richmond, Virginia.


About Velocity Micro

Velocity Micro, Inc. is the premier high-performance personal computer provider in North America. Founded in 1992, Richmond, Va.-based Velocity Micro custom builds award winning gaming, mobile, multimedia, small business, workstation, visual supercomputers and peripherals. Velocity Micro products are currently available at most consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information, please call (800) 303-7866 or visit www.VelocityMicro.com

Velocity Micro has earned over 60 industry awards, including 11 PC Magazine Editor's Choice awards. CNET, Maximum PC, Mobile PC, PC World, Computer Gaming World, Computer Shopper, and PC Gamer editors have all chosen Velocity Micro systems as some of the industry's best-performing, highest-quality, and most reliable PCs.


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