PC manufacturer to fit 3dfx cards with range

Packard Bell are shipping a selection of their MultiMedia PC line fitted with Voodoo3, the high performance 3D and 2D graphics accelerator from 3dfx Interactive. The MultiMedia line features 30 popular software titles and Internet tools.

A typical configuration, such as the Multimedia 450 V3, will include a Pentium PIII 450 processor, 64Mb RAM, an 8.4Gb hard disk, sound card, speakers, 15 inch monitor and V90 modem as well as the Voodoo3 graphics accelerator. Each system will incorporate a Voodoo3 2000 card as a standard feature.

"With Voodoo3, Packard Bell's MultiMedia PCs promise to deliver the most exciting entertainment and media-rich experiences to consumers throughout Europe," said Greg Ballard, president and CEO of 3dfx Interactive. "We are delighted to extend our relationship with Packard Bell by helping one of Europe's PC leaders add a new dimension to home computing with Voodoo3."

Pascal Cagni, Vice-President Consumer Division, Packard Bell NEC Europe said: "Packard Bell firmly believe that computers should learn from people. By listening to our users, we learned that they spend a lot of time using their PC to enjoy 3D and videogames. In bundling the industry's best accelerating tool, we enable our users to get the most of our unique set of best-selling game titles. Voodoo3 is clearly at the forefront of 3D technology, which makes it the ideal choice for our latest range of PCs."