Prizes include the Ultimate Gamers' card, the XTASY 9800 PRO 256MB graphics card and an Alienware Ultimate Gamers' system.



INVERNESS, Ill., April 27, 2003 - - VisionTek, a division of Hartford Computer Group and a leading supplier of advanced PC graphics cards and memory solutions, today announced details of its "XTASY ULTIMATE GAMERS' CONTEST." VisionTek is searching for the industry's ultimate gamers and is offering Ultimate Gamer T-Shirts, XTASY 9800 PRO 256MB graphic cards, and for the #1 ULTIMATE GAMER, an XTASY 9800 PRO 256MB installed in an Alienware Area51 gaming system.

"There is a lot more to being an ultimate gamer than just counting frags and winning tournaments," stated Michael Innes, director of sales and marketing for VisionTek. "We want to give something back to all our fellow tweaks, geeks, and freaks that keep the gaming world spinning 'round, including the recognition they deserve and some really sick hardware."

The entry process for the XTASY ULTIMATE GAMERS CONTEST is easy and no purchase is necessary. To enter, gamers simply visit the VisionTek web site and submit an entry that tells why they think that they are the Ultimate Gamer.

Each weekday, VisionTek will pick one entry from among all the entries they have received to date and they'll award that gamer an ULTIMATE GAMER T-shirt. The daily winner will also get their entry posted to the VISIONTEK website. One ULTIMATE GAMER daily winner will be picked each week to receive the ultimate gaming card, the XTASY 9800 PRO 256MB graphics card. The Grand Prize winner will be picked from among the 3 weekly winners and that person will get their XTASY 9800 PRO 256MB gaming card delivered inside an ultimate gaming system from AlienWare.

The XTASY 9800PRO delivers the fastest and most visually advanced performance of any graphics processor. It features ATI's RADEON 9800 PRO Visual Processor, 256MB of memory, a fast-and-wide tm 256-bit memory interface, full Microsoft DirectX® 9 support and an 8-pixel pipeline to deliver real-time Hollywood style graphics and a gaming experience that surpasses all others.

The contest begins on April 27th and ends on May14th. Winners will receive their prizes as soon as they are available for shipment.

Entries are open to anyone more than 18 years old and are available at the VisionTek web site at: http://www.visiontek.com <http://www.visiontek.com> . Other contest rules apply. Complete contest rules are available on the VisionTek web site.