NVIDIA Creates the Ultimate Dream PC for Second Harvest Auction on eBay
November 20 2003 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
NVIDIA Creates the Ultimate Dream PC for Second Harvest Auction on
eBay All Proceeds from Auction to Benefit Second Harvest Food
Bank's Efforts to Fight Hunger SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an effort to help feed the hungry this
holiday season, NVIDIA Corporation, along with Advanced Micro
Devices, Falcon Northwest, Logitech, Samsung Semiconductor Inc, and
other generous partners, has created and built an extraordinarily
fast, custom-designed gaming PC that will be auctioned off on eBay
to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San
Mateo Counties. Bidding for the PC, which features special,
ultra-high performance technology components, will commence on
December 4, 2003 and run through December 13, 2003. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031120/SFTH008 Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020613/NVDALOGO ) "Our goal
at NVIDIA is to build products and technologies that touch people's
lives," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "I would
like to thank our friends who have helped create this very special
opportunity. With their generous support, we hope we can make a
small difference this holiday season." The Second Harvest Food Bank
Holiday Food Drive Auction on eBay is a unique fundraising effort
with the goal of raising $100,000 to benefit the hunger efforts of
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties,
which conducts the largest holiday food drive in the nation.
Companies throughout Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Peninsula
have come together to support this online auction by donating fun,
extraordinary, and one-of-a kind items or experiences. Bidding on
items will start on November 26, 2003 and run through December 14,
2003 at http://www.2ndharvest.net/auctions or
http://www.ebay.com/secondharvest. The NVIDIA Ultimate Dream PC
features a "what's what" of leading technology products, including
a 10-layer, custom-painted, aluminum case provided by Falcon
Northwest. This dream PC is outfitted with the most advanced
components: -- A special NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) FX 5950 Ultra
graphics processing unit (GPU) running at overclocked frequencies.
-- A special, overclocked AMD Athlon(R) 64 FX 51 processor. Samsung
SyncMaster(TM) 211MP 21-inch, high-resolution LCD/TV monitor. -- A
Logitech(R) Z-680 Dolby(R) Digital 5.1 speaker system. -- A
Logitech Cordless MX(TM) Duo keyboard, mouse, and gaming
controllers, including a 2.4GHz cordless joystick, Cordless
RumblePad(TM) gamepad, and Momo(R) Racing Force Feedback Wheel. --
Four Hitachi 7K2 250GB hard drives for a total of one terabyte of
storage capacity. "This is just one more way that the high-tech
community is demonstrating its generosity. We are proud to be
partnering with NVIDIA and raising hunger awareness with the gaming
community. The value of this computer would provide the equivalent
of 32,000 meals to our hungry friends and neighbors, which is a
very generous gift," said Second Harvest Executive Director, David
A. Sandretto. The winning bidder will also receive a cornucopia of
this year's hottest PC games, including: Call of Duty, Command
& Conquer: Generals, Halo PC, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004,
Madden NFL 2004, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, NBA Live 2004,
NASCAR Thunder 2004, Star Wars: An Empire Divided, Tiger Woods PGA
Tour 2004, Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition, Tomb Raider: Angel of
Darkness, Tron 2.0, Unreal Tournament 2003, and more. In addition,
the winning bidder will receive five hours of a personal "gaming
tutorial" by a member of the NVIDIA-sponsored professional PC
gaming team, Team 3D. Recently, Team 3D took second place in the
World Cyber Games Championship (WCG) in Seoul, Korea. The retail
cost of the PC could be estimated at $16,000, if standard
processors were used instead of the specially selected ultra-high
performance parts provided by NVIDIA and AMD. It is hoped that the
winning bid for the PC -- which is signed by NVIDIA and AMD
presidents Jen-Hsun Huang and Hector Ruiz respectively -- will be
enough to feed more than 32,000 people this holiday season. For
more information on the auction, or to place a bid, please visit
http://www.ebay.com/secondharvest or
http://www.nvidia.com/object/2ndharvest.html. About Second Harvest
Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Second Harvest Food
Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is a private non-profit
organization that collects and distributes more than 27 million
pounds of food each year to low-income children, adults, and
seniors. The Food Bank currently serves an average of 165,000
individuals each month; nearly 60% are families with dependent
children. About NVIDIA NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in
visual computing technology dedicated to creating products that
enhance the interactive experience on consumer and professional
computing platforms. Its graphics and communications processors
have broad market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of
computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs,
enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation
systems, notebook PCs, military navigation systems and video game
consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and
employs more than 1,700 people worldwide. For more information,
visit the Company's Web site at http://www.nvidia.com/ . Certain
statements in this press release, including any statements relating
to the Company's performance expectations for NVIDIA's family of
products and expectations of continued revenue growth, are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different
than expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, manufacturing and other delays relating to new
products, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of
the Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry trends
including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries,
the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, market
acceptance of the Company's new products, and the Company's
dependence on third-party developers and publishers. Investors are
advised to read the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Certain
Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: NVIDIA Corporation CONTACT:
Bryan Del Rizzo of NVIDIA Corporation, +1-408-486-2772, or ; or
Jenny Luciano of Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San
Mateo Counties, +1-408-694-0044, or Web site:
http://www.nvidia.com/
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