The hope was pinned on the ATI Technologies, NVIDIA’s primary competitor, who started pushing into the market a new Radeon Xpress 200 chipset and its modification supporting two graphics cards – Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire. The very first response this ATI chipset received in the industry was based on the very first mainboard for computer enthusiasts – Sapphire PURE Innovation PI-A9RX480 and was not very positive to tell the truth. But first of all, this mainboard was just the first product built on the new ATI Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire chipset, and secondly, Sapphire Company has never really manufactured top-of-the-line mainboard solutions from the highest price range targeted for gaming and overclocking fans..



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