from an Alienware press release
MIAMI – March 9, 2006 – Alienware — the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook, media center, server and professional systems — is now featuring the highly advanced new NVIDIA GeForce 7900 Series of GPUs on several of Alienware’s most powerful desktop systems, including Area-51 7500, Aurora 7500, and ALX systems. In addition, Alienwares Aurora ALX now delivers the ground-breaking Quad NVIDIA SLI technology; providing the most extreme HD gaming experience available.
The GeForce 7900 GTX, with 512 MB of GDDR3memory, and the GeForce 7900 GT, with 256 memory, provide superior image quality and smooth frame rates at resolutions up to 2560 x1600 when running the most demanding games and applications. Supporting Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, streamlining texture processing for faster and smoother gameplay, and featuring PureVideo technology, so users can enjoy gorgeous picture quality while watching TV, DVDs, and high-definition video of any size, regardless of the source of the video.
"Alienware systems with GeForce 7900 Series graphics technology takes the hard core gaming experience to an unparalleled level that has to be seen to be believed," said Mark Vena, Vice President of Marketing at Alienware. "Whats more, business professionals who desire the highest performance graphics technology to manipulate and manage digital content like video and complex graphics will marvel how these new Alienware systems featuring the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 Series make their work easier and more productive."
"The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 Series of GPUs are designed to give Alienware users the absolute highest levels of visual quality while playing games or running video files," said Ujesh Desai, general manager of desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. "Built to support NVIDIA SLI multi-GPU technology, the GeForce 7900 series delivers blazing graphics performance so you dont have to choose between frame rates and image quality in your favorite games."