Samsung Co-Sponsoring U.S. National Qualifying Tournament with Alienware at World Cyber Games
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Samsung Electronics, the largest producer of solid state drives (SSDs) in the world, announced today that its 128 gigabyte solid state drives will be the storage medium in Alienware™ PCs being used for the competition trials being held here this week to determine the make-up of the World Cyber Games 2009 U.S. Gaming team.
A 2.5-inch, multi-level-cell Samsung SSD will be placed inside each Alienware Area-51 desktop PC, in which eight games also will be uploaded for the competitions. A total of 125 Area-51 systems will be used in the tournament qualification competitions. The qualifying tournament will last throughout the WCG USA 2009 National Final being held in conjunction with the New York Anime Festival at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan, September 25-27.
“Solid state drives are an excellent match for the performance demands gamers put on PC systems, so we see them as a perfect fit for the competitive environment of the World Cyber Games,” said Jim Elliott, vice president, memory marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. “Gamers want the best in performance and reliability from every part of their system, and that is just what an SSD offers,” he added.
Games being played on the Alienware Area-51 for the tournament include Starcraft: Brood War, FIFA 09, Counter-Strike 1.6, and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
The Samsung 128GB SSD reads data at 220 megabytes per second (MB/s) and writes it at 185MB/s. Besides its high speeds, gamers also like it because of its virtually noiseless operations, compatibility with overclocking of other system components and freedom from overheating.
Samsung SSDs are options in Alienware desktop PCs, as well as in more than 50 other PC systems made by major manufacturers.
The Alienware Area-51 delivers the latest in highly sophisticated, high-performance desktop computing. It features an Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme CPU, both ATI® CrossFire™ and NVIDIA® SLI™ technology as well as next-gen DDR3 memory to generate exceptionally high benchmarks and extremely intense graphics.
For more information about Samsung SSDs, including a “cost of ownership” calculator, visit www.samungssd.com.
About The World Cyber Games
World Cyber Games (www.wcg.com) is the premiere global eSports tournament and festival, with about 800 players from 78 countries participating at the WCG 2008 Grand Final. Founded in 2000 and credited with launching the professional careers of many of the planet's top competitive video game players, World Cyber Games uses a yearlong tournament format, which begins with online, regional and national competitions in each country. National finalists then convene to compete in the ultimate international tournament in eSports, the World Cyber Games Grand Final, where each country's best players battle for the largest and most prestigious prizes in competitive gaming. This year's WCG Grand Final will be held in Chengdu, China from November 11 to 15.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008 consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 164,600 people in 179 offices across 61 countries, the company consists of two business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
About Dell
People worldwide can buy Dell online, by phone and in nearly 43,000 stores. Alienware, Dell’s premiere high-performance PC gaming brand, offers unique and award-winning computers that incorporate innovative engineering and are designed with state-of-the-art components. Credited as being one of the first PC gaming hardware manufacturers, Alienware remains committed to creating industry-leading trends in the high-performance gaming arena. Alienware manufactures a diverse selection of customizable, high-performance desktops, notebooks and gaming peripherals that attract a broad range of customers who demand world-class performance and design.
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