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Sapphire Pure CrossFire PC-AM2RD580
Sapphire Pure CrossFire PC-AM2RD580 (Front)
Sapphire Pure CrossFire PC-AM2RD580 (Front)
Sapphire Pure CrossFire PC-AM2RD580
Sapphire Pure CrossFire PC-AM2RD580
80.0 Very Good
Last updated
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Pros
  • Overclockers will love this board
Cons
  • Could use better SATA connectors
  • Support policies are stingy
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Pricing - Inexpensive $130 (1/22/07)
Full Specifications

Performance - Very Good: 83

WorldBench 5 overall score - Very Good: 134

WorldBench 5 component results (in seconds)

ACD Systems ACDSee - 438
Adobe Photoshop - 288
Adobe Premiere - 322
Ahead Nero - 195
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX - 240
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL - 260
Microsoft Office XP - 501
Windows Media Encoder - 255
Mozilla - 279
Multitasking - 342
Musicmatch Jukebox - 419
Roxio VideoWave - 237
WinZip - 246

Graphics tests (frames per second)

Doom 3 1024 by 768, 32-bit - 122
Doom 3 1280 by 1024, 32-bit - 120
Doom 3 1024 by 768, 32-bit (with antialiasing) - 100
Doom 3 1280 by 1024, 32-bit (with antialiasing) - 88
Far Cry 1024 by 768, 32-bit - 143
Far Cry 1280 by 1024, 32-bit - 139
Far Cry 1024 by 768, 32-bit (with antialiasing) - 132
Far Cry 1280 by 1024, 32-bit (with antialiasing) - 107

Features - Good: 70

Chip set - ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 (AMD 580X)
RAM sockets - 4
Maximum installable RAM - 8GB
Memory type - DDR2 800
Expansion slots - 2 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1, 1 PCI
Dual-graphics support - Crossfire dual-graphics support (16X)
Storage connectors - 8 SATA, 1 PATA ports
RAID support - 0, 1, 10
Back-panel USB ports - 4
Back-panel FireWire ports - 1
Back-panel eSATA ports - 0
Ports on bundled brackets - 1 FireWire
USB ports on optional breakout panels - 6
FireWire ports on optional breakout panels - 1
Back-panel legacy ports - 2 PS/2
Gigabit ethernet adapters - 1
7.1-channel (192-kHz/24-bit) integrated audio chip - Realtek 882
Back-panel digital audio connections - Coaxial/optical out
Parts/labor warranty (years) - Two/Two
Weekday support hours - 8
Weekend support hours - 0
Toll-free support - No

Design - Very Good: 89

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