Monarch GT64 line of 64-bit PCs Now Released

New Line of Personal Computers Based on the new AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor among the first customizable 64-bit systems available in the U.S.

Atlanta, GA -- 9/23/2003 -- Monarch today unveiled its new line of Personal Computers: The Monarch GT64 based on the 64-bit AMD Athlon™ 64 processor and the more powerful Monarch GT64FX based on the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor. The new line includes two pre-built systems based on the AMD Athlon 64 FX and an online custom PC configuration tool for AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Athlon 64 FX processor-based systems that allows users to customize their own 64-bit system to suit their needs. The new systems will be the fastest PCs ever released by Monarch and are designed to get peak performance from the latest 3-D games and video editing applications. The two pre-built systems will use the new NVIDIA nForce3™ chipset.

WD Raptor 10,000 rpm Serial ATA hard drives come standard with 1 GB DDR memory, and a wide range of video cards featuring ATi’s 9800 chipset or the NVIDIA GeForceFX 5900 chipset.

About the AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Athlon 64 FX processors
Based on AMD64 architecture, the AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Athlon 64 FX processors can run not only today’s 32-bit operating systems and applications with major performance increases, but also feature 64-bit processing power. The AMD Athlon 64 processor features an integrated DDR memory controller for increased memory performance with up to 1MB L2 cache, while the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor has a 128-bit integrated DDR controller, 1MB on-die cache and only works on AMD Athlon 64 FX processor-approved motherboards.

“The AMD Athlon 64 processor is more than just an AMD Athlon processor with 64-bit instructions,” said Trey Harris, President of Monarch Computer Systems. “Because of the AMD64 architecture, this chip gets you ready for 64-bit while blowing away the competition in existing 32-bit applications.”

“AMD is leading the way for PC enthusiasts, offering the first and only 64-bit Windows-compatible PC processor,” said Tim Wright, director, desktop marketing, AMD’s Computation Products Group. “The AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Athlon 64 FX processors can offer impressive increases in PC performance, with the simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing capabilities of the AMD64 platform.”

Monarch GT64 and GT64FX availability
Monarch’s 64-bit custom GT64 and GT64FX systems and configuration tool are available now on www.monarchcomputer.com. If you have any questions about configuring your custom PC for a particular application, please contact one of our trained sales staff by calling 1-8-MONARCHPC.

About Monarch
Monarch Computer Systems was founded in 1991 in Tucker, GA as a computer parts distributor and builder of custom computer systems for the general public, commercial, government and educational institutions. Since that time Monarch has developed and expanded a line of high-quality, pre-built systems to include gaming PCs, CAD and corporate workstations, and mid-to-high-end servers.

Monarch custom PC systems adhere to ISO 9000 standards, and are assembled and tested through one of the most detail-oriented and rigorous procedures in the industry and include the newest OS updates and patches, the newest BIOS and drivers available and a 48 to 72 hour burn-in to make sure every component performs to its full capacity and is fully compatible with the system.

Monarch is currently recognized as one of the top-100 system builders in the country by NASBA, is ranked in the top 5 system builders for customer service by Resellerratings.com, and has won numerous industry awards. Monarch is also a technology partner with industry leaders including Microsoft, AMD, NVIDIA, Matrox, Asus, Logitech, Viewsonic, Creative Labs, and many more. Monarch is an AMD Launch Partner for the AMD Athlon 64 processor and one a select group of suppliers in the U.S. to offer the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor.

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For more information, press only:
Jason Valdes, jason@monarchcomputer.com

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