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| Author: Whoopty | |||
| Posted: 23:00, August 19th 2006 | |||
| Link: http://www.xsreviews.co.uk | |||
| Score: 9 out of 10 [?] | |||
| Price: £215 | |||

Introduction
Recently I made a large upgrade to my main gaming/review rig. I went from a 3500+ Venice CPU to an E6600 Conroe. From 1gb of OCZ PC4000 VX memory to 2gb of OCZ PC6400. However the most expensive but certainly the most noticeable change that I made was moving from a rather poultry XFX PCX6600 to a much heftier Sapphire x1900XT 512mb graphics card. Now I can play games and top resolutions with no problems and I am once again king of the XSReviews benchmark tables. Read on to see what kind of scores I get with my new best friend.
A Little About Sapphire
Since ATI announced its manufacturing & distribution relationships with ODMs and AiBs in June of 2001, SAPPHIRE has been THE key ATI Graphics Boards Supplier worldwide and now stands poised and ready to capture the mainboard audience of those who seek a stable platform for their mission critical operations.
Specifications
| RADEON™ X1900 XT core (625MHz) |
| 512MB GDDR3 onboard memory (1450MHz) |
| 48 pixel shader processors |
| 256-bit Memory Bus |
| PCI Express x16 |
| Pixel Shader Version 3.0 |
| Video Acceleration of: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, WMV9, VC-1, and H.264 |
| Dual DVI |
| TV-Out |
| 2 Sapphire Select Unlock keys |
Sapphire's Take on the x1900XT 512mb GPU
- Quick to the punch, the next generation of virtual warriors are equipped with the tools of tomorrow with the hardware ingenuities of Sapphire! Providing the muscle behind every weighted swipe of a saber or recoil of an assault weapon, the Sapphire RADEON™ X1900 series delivers on a promise to elevate your game to the next plateau of heroism. Built upon technologies such as: the Ultra-Threaded Shader Engine, providing support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, SmoothVision for a world devoid of jagged edges, Avivo? video and display technology that delivers movies, games, and photos in high-definition with stunning color and realism, as well as ample onboard memory and impressive clock speeds, the Sapphire RADEON X1900 series will empower you to fuse fantasy with features to create your ultimate gaming experience.

