MIAMI, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- TigerDirect.com and CompUSA, leading
retailers of consumer electronics and technology products, along with AMD and
Systemax will once again team up at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show for the
12th Annual Build Your Own PC Race for Charity. This year's event will be
held from 5:30-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8th, 2009 at the Wynn Hotel and
Resort in Las Vegas.
"While the buzz at CES revolves around new products and technologies,
TigerDirect.com and CompUSA have been able to use the time over the last 12
years to bring journalists and various technology companies together to raise
over $2 million for non-profit organizations and schools around the country,"
said Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief Executive of the Systemax Technology Products
Division. "We're extremely proud of what we've accomplished so far and look
forward to raising more for charity in the future."
This year, the 30 participating technology journalists represent major
media outlets and analyst firms. Some of the outlets include Wired, G4TV,
Gizmodo.com , Revision3, Computer Shopper, PC World, Maximum PC, Fox Morning
News, Yahoo! Tech, and the Seattle Times. The top three winners also receive
a total of $13,500 in cash that is also donated to their designated charities
-- $10,000, $2,500 and $1,000 respectively.
The objective of the Race is to determine who can assemble a computer
based on the AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core processor in the fastest amount of
time. Last year's winner, Will Smith of Maximum PC, assembled his PC in just
10 1/2 minutes, winning the event for his first time. He designated Child's
Play, a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children
with toys and games in a network of over 40 hospitals worldwide, as the
recipient of his computer and the $10,000 first prize cash donation.
Also, for the first time, AMD will host an Overclocking Race, pitting some
of the most well known technology journalists against each other to test who
can maintain the highest stable frequency on air and water cooled PCs. The
systems used in the race will all boast the AMD Platform Technology, codenamed
"Dragon," featuring the new AMD Phenom II X4 quad-core processor. The AMD
Overclocking race will take place prior to the start of the official PC race
from 5:45 - 6:45 p.m.
In addition to our name sponsors, AMD and Systemax, the event is also
supported by other companies including CA, Microsoft, Logitech, PayPal and
many others -- most of whom will be on-hand to show off their latest
technology releases during the cocktail reception preceding the race.
To find out more about the race, be added to the VIP list or to see a list
of this year's participants, visit www.charitypcrace.com or send an e-mail to
[email protected]com . To learn more about the event's main sponsors,
please visit the following race sponsors at www.tigerdirect.com ,
www.compusa.com , www.systemax.com and www.amd.com .
About CompUSA
The CompUSA companies ( www.compusa.com ) serve the needs of both personal
and business computer users, selling consumer electronics, computers, digital
media technology and peripherals via retail stores, catalogs and Internet
channels. The CompUSA companies are subsidiaries of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX).
About TigerDirect
TigerDirect ( www.tigerdirect.com ) serves the needs of both personal and
business computer users, selling consumer electronics, computers, digital
media technology and peripherals via retail stores, catalog and Internet
channels. TigerDirect is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX).
About Systemax Inc.
Systemax Inc. ( www.systemax.com ), a Fortune 1000 company, sells personal
computers, computer supplies, consumer electronics and industrial products
through a system of branded ecommerce web sites, direct mail catalogs,
relationship marketers and retail stores in North America and Europe. It also
manufactures and sells personal computers under the Systemax and Ultra brands.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company
dedicated to collaborating with customers and partners to ignite the next
generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For
more information, visit www.amd.com .
SOURCE TigerDirect.com
Contact: Jessica Darrican, +1-305-576-1171 x.16, +1-305-299-3449 (cell),
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