Press Release: Sapphire set to launch X800 series cards on AGP

***Zardon*** · Feb 28, 2005, 10:42 AM

Recognising the importance of the continuing market and enthusiast use of AGP based systems, Sapphire Technology Limited, the leading supplier of ATI-powered graphics accelerators, has just announced that it will soon add several new AGP models to its world acclaimed range of high end and mid range graphics products.

New models offering the highest performance to date on the AGP bus will be based on ATI’s newly introduced native AGP version of its acclaimed X850 visual processing unit (VPU). With its 16 parallel pixel pipelines and six vertex pipes this new VPU allows Sapphire to introduce a choice of models with high speed memory and fast core clock speeds setting new world-beating standards in performance for high end, high definition gaming.

At the same time, Sapphire has announced that it will introduce new products in its successful Radeon X800 and X800XL families extending this technology to AGP users with the incorporation of ATI’s newly announced AGP bridge chip. These new cards offer a choice of value and performance for users wishing to significantly upgrade gaming and video systems using the AGP bus.

Adrian Thompson, Global Marketing Director for Sapphire, welcomes the new additions to the range. “We are aware that there are a significant number of users and integrators who want to increase graphics performance but continue to use existing AGP architectures” he says. “We will be making further announcements about these new models and their specifications as they become available, including some exciting news for the enthusiast, building on Sapphire’s established reputation for silent cooling solutions and safe overclocking.”

Drakon · Feb 28, 2005, 10:51 AM

God bless Sapphire

Now, hopefully the others will follow suit

redsolar · Feb 28, 2005, 10:52 AM

I second that. I am not going PCi-E for a while.

Drakon · Feb 28, 2005, 11:03 AM

yeah, considering that i just built a kicking AGP rig, i need a nice vid card to upgrade to. I may not get the x850 series, but hopefully they'll push the prices down for the x800xt and i'll get one of those

YAYitsAndrew · Feb 28, 2005, 12:08 PM

x800xl for agp!

Feb 28, 2005, 10:42 AM	#1
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,270 Rep Power: 3150	Press Release: Sapphire set to launch X800 series cards on AGP Recognising the importance of the continuing market and enthusiast use of AGP based systems, Sapphire Technology Limited, the leading supplier of ATI-powered graphics accelerators, has just announced that it will soon add several new AGP models to its world acclaimed range of high end and mid range graphics products. New models offering the highest performance to date on the AGP bus will be based on ATI’s newly introduced native AGP version of its acclaimed X850 visual processing unit (VPU). With its 16 parallel pixel pipelines and six vertex pipes this new VPU allows Sapphire to introduce a choice of models with high speed memory and fast core clock speeds setting new world-beating standards in performance for high end, high definition gaming. At the same time, Sapphire has announced that it will introduce new products in its successful Radeon X800 and X800XL families extending this technology to AGP users with the incorporation of ATI’s newly announced AGP bridge chip. These new cards offer a choice of value and performance for users wishing to significantly upgrade gaming and video systems using the AGP bus. Adrian Thompson, Global Marketing Director for Sapphire, welcomes the new additions to the range. “We are aware that there are a significant number of users and integrators who want to increase graphics performance but continue to use existing AGP architectures” he says. “We will be making further announcements about these new models and their specifications as they become available, including some exciting news for the enthusiast, building on Sapphire’s established reputation for silent cooling solutions and safe overclocking.”

Feb 28, 2005, 10:52 AM	#3
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 1,252 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I second that. I am not going PCi-E for a while. __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6 GHz (Zerotherm Nirvana NV120) \| 2x2GB Mushkin + 2x2GB Corsair DDR2-800 5-5-5-18 \| Abit IP35 Pro \| XFX 8800GTS 512 800/1100 \| 2x160GB Seagate 7200.9 RAID1 + Hitachi 1TB 32MB \| NEC SATA DVD+RW + Xbox 360 USB HD DVD Drive \| Antec TruePower Quattro 850W PSU \| Antec Nine Hundred Case \| 3x 24" LCD (Dell 2407WFP + 2x StarLogic) \| Logitech Z-5500 \| Vista Business x64 Laptop: Dell Vostro 1500 \| Core 2 Duo T7500 \| 2.5 GB RAM \| nVidia GeForce 8600M GT \| 200GB 7200 RPM \| DVDRW \| 15.4" 1680x1050 LCD \| XP Pro

Feb 28, 2005, 12:08 PM	#5
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,583 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	x800xl for agp! __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism So you think piracy isn't hurting anyone? www.yayitsandrew.com

Feb 28, 2005, 10:51 AM	#2
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,958 Rep Power: 43	God bless Sapphire Now, hopefully the others will follow suit

Feb 28, 2005, 11:03 AM	#4
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,958 Rep Power: 43	yeah, considering that i just built a kicking AGP rig, i need a nice vid card to upgrade to. I may not get the x850 series, but hopefully they'll push the prices down for the x800xt and i'll get one of those