Sapphire ATLANTIS 9700 PRO Ultimate Review

~~David~~ · Dec 13, 2002, 05:44 PM

Guys over at Firing Squad cooked up a very nice review of the Sapphire ATLANTIS 9700 PRO Ultimate .

"Sapphire treated us to a different sort of surprise – an adaptation of the already-popular ATI RADEON 9700 PRO card that utilized a unique heat sink design, negating the need for a noisy fan. Dubbed the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO Ultimate Edition, Sapphire would be making the card its new flagship and shipping the board into the retail market within a matter of weeks.

Despite its end-all name (can you get any better than Ultimate?), Sapphire never claimed the card would offer tweaked core or memory frequencies. Rather, the ATLANTIS PRO Ultimate was designed specifically to appeal to the growing number of enthusiasts who would prefer silent running to a noisy rig. And it isn’t hard to see why. Nobody wants to watch a DVD on their PC with an 80mm fan pushing 85cfm in the background. Gaming isn’t nearly as fun when a case full of fans is louder than the game you’re playing. Though there will always be a market for powerful cooling devices, many would prefer to sacrifice some overclocking headroom in the interest of owning a PC that fits well in the living room or even in a bedroom. Aesthetics and acoustics both play important roles in this regard."

Great read. Get the goods HERE

Dec 13, 2002, 05:44 PM	#1
~~David~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 959 Rep Power: 0	Sapphire ATLANTIS 9700 PRO Ultimate Review Guys over at Firing Squad cooked up a very nice review of the Sapphire ATLANTIS 9700 PRO Ultimate . "Sapphire treated us to a different sort of surprise – an adaptation of the already-popular ATI RADEON 9700 PRO card that utilized a unique heat sink design, negating the need for a noisy fan. Dubbed the RADEON 9700 ATLANTIS PRO Ultimate Edition, Sapphire would be making the card its new flagship and shipping the board into the retail market within a matter of weeks. Despite its end-all name (can you get any better than Ultimate?), Sapphire never claimed the card would offer tweaked core or memory frequencies. Rather, the ATLANTIS PRO Ultimate was designed specifically to appeal to the growing number of enthusiasts who would prefer silent running to a noisy rig. And it isn’t hard to see why. Nobody wants to watch a DVD on their PC with an 80mm fan pushing 85cfm in the background. Gaming isn’t nearly as fun when a case full of fans is louder than the game you’re playing. Though there will always be a market for powerful cooling devices, many would prefer to sacrifice some overclocking headroom in the interest of owning a PC that fits well in the living room or even in a bedroom. Aesthetics and acoustics both play important roles in this regard." Great read. Get the goods HERE