More than 5,000 Gamers Gather in Texas for the Biggest DOOM 3 Party of the Year, Powered by NVIDIA’s GeForce 6 Series Graphics Processors

For more information, contact:

Carrie Cowan
NVIDIA Corporation
(408) 486-7330
ccowan@nvidia.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

QUAKECON 2004—MESQUITE, TX—AUGUST 12, 2004—NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, has teamed up with id Software to power QuakeCon 2004—the biggest LAN party of the year. A title sponsor of the event, NVIDIA today announced a full schedule of events that will keep gamers busy day-and-night as they get hands-on play time with DOOM 3™, one of the most anticipated PC games in history, on PCs equipped with NVIDIA’s award-winning GeForce 6 Series graphics cards, the recommended graphics platform for the game. The 9th annual QuakeCon event will take place this week at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, from August 12-15.

“NVIDIA has amped up the intensity of the tournaments this year with $150,000 in cash prizes for the DOOM 3 and Quake III Arena Championships,” said Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software. “The cash brings the pressure to the fragging, and NVIDIA’s other contests ensure that there’s plenty to do even when the deathmatching is done.”

NVIDIA activities at QuakeCon include: 

The id Software challenge: The ultimate multiplayer gaming face-off lets gamers take their best shot at developers from id Software in DOOM 3. The one-time only shoot-out will be held on Friday, August 13 from 5-7 PM.

The NVIDIA PC Speed Building Contest: Think you can build a PC from scratch in 15 minutes flat? Contestants will be supplied with a box of parts and some tools; the rest is up to them in the ultimate “do-it-yourself” PC competition. Individual “heats” will be held on Thursday, August 12 and Friday, August 13 from 12-2 PM and 2-4 PM CST, with a final round of competition on Saturday, August 15 from 4-6 PM CST.

The NVIDIA Overclocking Showdown: Gamers looking to make their mark and score some serious prizes will showcase their super-charged PCs rigged for speed. Entries will be on display in NVIDIA’s booth beginning Thursday, August 12. Winners across multiple categories will be announced on Saturday, August 14. 

“DOOM 3 has finally arrived and we can’t wait for gamers to play it on PCs equipped with the GeForce 6800 GT GPU—which is, hands-down, the best graphics card to pair with the game,” said David Roman, vice president of corporate marketing at NVIDIA. “QuakeCon represents the gaming lifestyle and we’re excited to be in Dallas for the biggest LAN party of the year.”

NVIDIA nZone (www.nzone.com) will feature daily reports from QuakeCon. For more information about the event, or to register, please visit www.quakecon.org.

About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing technology dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs, enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation systems, notebook PCs, military navigation systems, and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 2,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at www.nvidia.com.

Certain statements in this press release, including any statements relating to the Company's performance expectations for NVIDIA's family of products and expectations of continued revenue growth, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations.  Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, manufacturing and other delays relating to new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of the Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, market acceptance of the Company's new products, and the Company's dependence on third-party developers and publishers.  Investors are advised to read the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Certain Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

# # #

Copyright © 2004 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.  All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.  Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information on NVIDIA, please visit the NVIDIA Press Room at http://www.nvidia.com/page/press_room.html