Whether they’re speedily editing videos or gaming on a multi-screen setup, we’re looking forward to welcoming more people to AMD graphics as these PCs make the benefits of ATI Radeon™ HD 5000-series graphics cards available to everyone:

• DirectX® 11 Support – Watch Blu-ray™ and HD video in unrivalled realism and get intense gaming performance with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 11 (HD 5400 series and higher)
• ATI Eyefinity Technology – Expand your visual real estate across multiple displays and immerse yourself in the viewing experience with ‘wrap around’ multi-display capabilities¹
• ATI Stream Technology – Maximize the massive parallel processing power of your GPU and tackle demanding tasks like video transcoding with incredible speed²

So welcome to the family! Let us know what you love about your new AMD-powered desktop!

¹ ATI Eyefinity technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for panning across multiple displays. To enable more than two displays, additional panels with native DisplayPort™ connections, and/or certified DisplayPort™ adapters to convert your monitor’s native input to your cards DisplayPort™ or Mini-DisplayPort™ connector(s) are required.

² ATI Stream technology works with applications which have been specially designed to enable its GPU acceleration features.

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My reasons rest on one particular piece of hardware only available on the two new Alienware desktop systems: the ATI 5870 graphics card. The card is getting all kinds of praise from sites like Tom’s hardware for good reason. The new Alienwares’ bada$$itude centers upon this piece of hardware. Besides offering some of the best gaming performance ever, the card brings awesome technology forward with EyeFinity and DirectX 11.

EyeFinity is absolutely an astounding advancement. This technology allows a single GPU to support six independent displays simultaneously, and supports them in a variety of different physical configurations.
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