Wednesday, August 23rd 2006

Sapphire PURE CrossFire RD580 Motherboard for Socket AM2

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Sapphire Technology has just announced two new motherboards for Socket AM2 processors in its PURE CrossFire series. The PURE CrossFire PC-AM2RD580 motherboard based on the latest CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset and new SB600 Southbridge, comes with its unique white design and dual 16x PCI-Express graphics slots. It supports AMD's powerful AM2 Sempron, Athlon64, FX and dual core processors as well as up to 4GB of Dual Channel DDR2 memory. On board features of the Advantage board include both Gbit and 10/100 LAN, 4x SATA-II plus 4x SATA-II RAID, two ATA133 ports, ten USB 2.0, one parallel port and high definition 8-channel sound with SPDIF out. The other PC-AM2RD580ADV board has the same features as the PC-AM2RD580. The only difference is that D580ADV has 2 PCI slots while the PURE RD580 has only one. Both board allow changing the CPU, bus and memory voltage through the BIOS.
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37 Comments on Sapphire PURE CrossFire RD580 Motherboard for Socket AM2

#26
b1lk1
I understand that, I was just doing my share of the venting since that the advice being given 9-12 months ago when you'd ask about upgrades was "Go S939, it will be around for years". I know I shouldn't have listened then because of how fast tech advances in such a short time. Oh well, my Opteron system will get me through the next few years just fine......
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#27
Dippyskoodlez
b1lk1I understand that, I was just doing my share of the venting since that the advice being given 9-12 months ago when you'd ask about upgrades was "Go S939, it will be around for years". I know I shouldn't have listened then because of how fast tech advances in such a short time. Oh well, my Opteron system will get me through the next few years just fine......
AM2 has no realistic advantages as it is. 939 will still be supported for that very reason..

there was always so many people begging "OMG GIMME DDR2 PLZ PLZ PLZ!"

It is however cheaper than DDRI :)
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#28
Frogger
b1lk1Because there are already TV tuners out for the PCI-E 1X slot so you don't need to have the PCI version. The market moves forward so fast that by the time you install something that just came out it is obsolete.
:laugh: :laugh: Just released :wtf: :wtf: No PCI-E :banghead:



forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=16060
:shadedshu :shadedshu
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#30
g12rxz
Well AM2 does have an advantage with its DDR2, once you get past ddr2 667 the performance difference can really be seen, bandwidth is just huge, i took somones spot in science mark cause of ddr2 alone, my proc was clocked 100 or 200mhz lower, memory was at about 740mhz. ddr2 also uses less voltage, which would be better suited towards mobile electronics, but either way. Also, AM3 cpus will work on AM2 boards, so theres another 'advantage' :P.
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#31
Dippyskoodlez
g12rxzWell AM2 does have an advantage with its DDR2, once you get past ddr2 667 the performance difference can really be seen, bandwidth is just huge, i took somones spot in science mark cause of ddr2 alone, my proc was clocked 100 or 200mhz lower, memory was at about 740mhz. ddr2 also uses less voltage, which would be better suited towards mobile electronics, but either way. Also, AM3 cpus will work on AM2 boards, so theres another 'advantage' :P.
AM3 = DDR3.

Rev G/ K9N however, will be AM2.. ;)
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#32
Frogger
DippyskoodlezThose arent "the only" tv tuners that exist :rolleyes:
yes but you would think that ATI would rollout a PCI-E card with Their NEW flagship in the press release :D :D
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#33
Dippyskoodlez
Froggeryes but you would think that ATI would rollout a PCI-E card with Their NEW flagship in the press release :D :D
WHich also requires a complete re design of the core logic ;)
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#34
Frogger
agreed... end result being if you want HDTV on your rig and you like the way the ati cards work [ dependable/drivers ect.] at this time [read today] you will need to buy a new MB with that [pci] slot ......
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#35
Dippyskoodlez
Froggeragreed... end result being if you want HDTV on your rig and you like the way the ati cards work [ dependable/drivers ect.] at this time [read today] you will need to buy a new MB with that [pci] slot ......
Its only one...

But if you're running Crossfire, Physix card, and a tv tuner in the same system, a few extra hdd's aswell im sure.. you're going to need a BIG psu..

Big $$$ system with everything in one...

Why not just build a small htpc with these? Matx boards have 3-4 pci slots... and you can probably build it for a lot cheaper w/out sacrifice pc performance or slots for other necessities ;)
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#36
Frogger
DippyskoodlezIts only one...

Big $$$ system with everything in one...

Why not just build a small htpc with these? Matx boards have 3-4 pci slots... and you can probably build it for a lot cheaper w/out sacrifice pc performance or slots for other necessities ;)
Yes thats what would be and is the best solution : htpc -ati1600 card agp- sat reciever card pci- tv turner pci- mid range northwood- 1gig 400 ddr---ect bargin basement for those of us who don't flinch at the $$ involved in our enjoyment of the tech. But for those on limited $ any extra builds hurt big time ..... i'm quite sure the whole issue will be self correcting inside of the next 12 months:rockout:
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#37
Dippyskoodlez
FroggerBut for those on limited $ any extra builds hurt big time .....
If you know where to get the parts, a secondary build would most likely be cheaper than integrating it in with a main build :laugh:
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