Sapphire is normally known for its awesome ATI video cards, but it has expanded into making enthusiast-class motherboards. We have a look at the company's latest board, the PURE CrossFire PC-AM2RD580 and find out whether it's worth your money. Read on to find out how we got on with it.

"Sapphire's PC-AM2RD580 is an incredibly solid motherboard that deserves recommendation for those who aren't worried by the lack of expansion options on both the I/O panel and on the board itself. There is still some work to do on the BIOS before the full potential of this board is unlocked; hopefully Sapphire will address these problems directly and we should see this board reach another level altogether on the overclocking front. If the high price isn't an issue and the lack of expansion options doesn't concern you, Sapphire's PURE CrossFire PC-AM2RD580 is well worth considering at the heart of a Socket AM2/CrossFire system."



Link: Bit Tech