Monarch Computer Systems Announces Availability of Custom Systems Featuring 900MHz AMD Duron™ Processor

Monarch Computer Systems Announces Availability of Custom Systems Featuring 900MHz AMD Duron™ Processor

ATLANTA, GA, USA -- 4/2/2001 -- ATLANTA, GA, USA --April 2, 2001--Monarch Computer Systems announced today the addition of the 900MHz AMD Duron™ rocessor to its line of custom-built personal computers, adding to the already robust selection of products available on their website. Custom systems are available for order now at http://www.monarchcomputer.com, and ship within 2-weeks of the order.

The 900MHz AMD Duron™ processor is targeted for the "value-conscious" consumers who need computers capable of filling a particular need within a set budget.

"Because of our online custom configuration utility, Monarch's customer base is extremely diverse, ranging from first-time owners, to die-hard gamers, to audio-visual professionals and Fortune 500 corporations," said Jason Valdes, Product Manager for Monarch Computers, "Monarch's custom-based PCs featuring the 900MHz AMD Duron™ processor should be attractive to the entire spectrum of our customers. It is affordable to the first time buyer; it will play any game on the market now and probably for the next year, and it is an extremely reliable platform for local and wide area networks: this PC really does it all."

About the AMD Duron™ Processor
The AMD Duron™ processor is a derivative of the award-winning AMD Athlon™ processor and is designed to provide an optimized solution for value conscious business and home users. Employing an innovative design, the AMD Duron™ processor features a sophisticated cache architecture with 192KB of total on-chip cache, a high-speed 200MHz front-side bus, and a superscalar floating point unit with enhanced 3DNow!™ technology.

The AMD Duron™ processor offers value-conscious buyers access to technology and performance that stands out among other processors in its class. It reflects AMD's 30 years of design and manufacturing expertise and sales of more than 150 million PC processors. AMD Duron™ processors are manufactured on AMD's 0.18 micron process technology in Fab 25, Austin, Texas.

About Monarch Computer Systems
Founded in 1992, Atlanta-based Monarch Computer Systems offers high quality, custom-built computer systems for both business and entertainment needs. Monarch is an AMD OEM System Builder, and they were recently awarded the AMD Crystal Wafer Award for outstanding performance as an AMD OEM.

For more information, press only: (Jason Valdes), ((770) 939-8886 xt. 21), (Jason@monarchcomputer.com)

For more information on Monarch Computer Systems: http://www.monarchcomputer.com