Alienware's hotly contested competition awards industry-leading ALX systems to
top enthusiasts.

MIAMI, FL - August 18, 2005 - Alienware awarded Area-51 ALX and Aurora ALX systems, valued at over $6,000 each, to the two gamers with the highest-performing systems during the popular Alienware Performance Challenge at QuakeCon 2005. With ALX systems and other top Alienware prizes at stake, the Alienware Performance Challenge drew hundreds of gamers to have their systems benchmarked against the systems of other QuakeCon attendees.

Alienware, the only system manufacturer to sponsor QuakeCon 2005, separated competitors taking part in the Alienware Performance Challenge into three categories: single-GPU desktop, dual-GPU desktop, and notebook. In both desktop categories, AMD-based systems achieved the winning benchmark scores.

The winners and prizes in each category were:
- Single GPU - Amos Pe