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AMD 785G chipsets designed for cost-conscious consumers looking for advanced gaming

AMD (NYSE:AMD), an industry leader in chipset technology, today announced the AMD 785G chipset. Designed to be at the core of the ultimate mainstream PC for Windows® 7, it features ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 graphics technology for vibrant colors and life-like visuals, stunning DirectX® 10.1 gaming, and multi-core processing for a seamless experience on Windows 7-capable systems.

Strong Windows 7 pre-order sales shows consumers are looking to change their existing PC experience. When combined with AMD Athlon™ II processors, the resulting platform delivers an excellent Windows 7 experience that is ideal for HD entertainment, gaming and managing a digital lifestyle.


PC platforms with the new AMD 785G chipset strike an excellent balance between performance, features and stability to help consumers fully take advantage of what Windows® 7 can offer. This platform includes the following features:

· DirectX 10.1 support for the latest games
· UVD2 for accelerated, GPU-enabled, decoding
· First AMD chipset with ATI Stream technology for amazingly fast video transcoding and application performance
· Advanced technology to keep your PC running cool and quiet
· Latest support for HDMI 1.3 and DisplayPort
· SidePort Memory support for DDR3/DDR2 performance cache
· Hard disk performance improvements with RAID support
· Broad partner availability

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

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