With ATI?s latest high-end graphics processor, R420, announced in its AGP Radeon X800 guise a little less than a month ago we are already beginning to see a reasonable availability for the part and even some third part board variations. One of the first board vendors to bring the card to the market is Sapphire and Beyond3D takes a look at the performance of the Sapphire Radeon X800 PRO.
"The board is more or less the same as the ATI reference X800 PRO, using the same PCB design and the reference cooler. This particular version doesn't feature any video in functionality, hence there is no Rage Theater chip on the board, or is there the internal VIVO connector as seen on the ATI reference boards (next to the internal power supply connector. The only other differences noticeable are the purple power supply connector and a different sticker on the heat-sink!" Read More Here
"The board is more or less the same as the ATI reference X800 PRO, using the same PCB design and the reference cooler. This particular version doesn't feature any video in functionality, hence there is no Rage Theater chip on the board, or is there the internal VIVO connector as seen on the ATI reference boards (next to the internal power supply connector. The only other differences noticeable are the purple power supply connector and a different sticker on the heat-sink!" Read More Here
