Crucial Technology Europe Introduces Radeon X850 XT Graphics Card

Crucial Technology Europe Introduces Radeon X850 XT Graphics Card

    Business Editors/Technology Editors

    GLASGOW, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2005--Crucial Technology Europe, a division of Micron Europe Limited and one of the world's largest direct memory-upgrade providers, today announces immediate availability of the Crucial(R) RADEON(TM) X850 XT 256MB PCI Express(TM) graphics card powered by ATi(R). This leading-edge graphics card delivers an unparalleled gaming experience, featuring:

--	PCI Express 16X technology with 16 parallel pixel pipeline utilisation
--	256-bit quad-channel GDDR3 memory interface
--	Power-throttling technology for cooler running temperature

    "We're in the midst of what could be described as a high-end PC revolution," said Mike Sanor, Crucial Technical Support Manager. "If you combine the latest hardware options -- such as DDR2-based LGA 775 motherboards, Serial ATA architecture for increased hard drive throughput and powerful PCI Express graphics cards like the Crucial RADEON X850 XT -- you can remove the data-transfer bottlenecks that have traditionally held back gaming-system performance. You can create a speedy, revolutionary gaming PC."
    Crucial now offers gamers immediate access to two of these cutting-edge components: high-performance Crucial Ballistix(TM) DDR2 memory and the Crucial RADEON X850 XT. The Crucial RADEON X850 XT is currently priced at 314.99GBP and 454.99 euros. All Crucial graphics cards can be purchased directly from Crucial's Web site at www.crucial.com/uk and www.crucial.com/eu and come with a limited one-year warranty, multilingual user guide, Crucial's award-winning customer support, free technical support, and free shipping (for a limited time) on all UK orders over 25GBP.
    Visit www.crucial.com/uk/media for more information about the new Crucial RADEON X850 XT.

    About Crucial

    Crucial Technology Europe is a division of Micron Europe Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial Technology Europe provides high-quality memory upgrades, graphics cards, flash memory and a host of products to enhance the entire computing experience on its Web sites at http://www.crucial.com/uk and http://www.crucial.com/eu. Crucial offers over 110,000 upgrades for more than 20,000 desktops, notebooks, servers, routers, printers and electronic devices.
    Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components and memory modules for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit its Web site at www.micron.com.

    (C) 2005 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Information is subject to change without notice. Micron, Crucial, Crucial Technology, and Ballistix are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. ATI, ATI Technologies, and Radeon are used under license and are registered trademarks or trademarks of ATI Technologies, Inc. in the United States and other countries. PCI Express is a trademark of PCI-SIG. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. Products are warranted only to meet the production data sheet specifications of Micron Technology, Inc. Products and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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CONTACT: Crucial Technology Europe Gemma McAllister, +44 (0) 1355 586267 crucialeupr@micron.com or http://www.crucial.com/uk and http://www.crucial.com/eu

KEYWORD: UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE SOFTWARE PRODUCT SOURCE: Crucial Technology Europe

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