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ASRock 775XFire-eSATA2  | Quote: |  | | |  | Originally Posted by techPowerUp! |  | | | | | | | | |
ASRock is a subsidiary of ASUS and manufactures low-cost motherboards. The ASRock 775XFire-eSATA2 for Intel Socket LGA775 is based on Intel's i945 chipset and can run ATI Crossfire. Due to a lack of PCI-E lanes in the Intel chipset this is only possible in x16/x4, but this board costs only USD 80.
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| |  | |  | | Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe (RD580) | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by Trusted Reviews | | | | | | | | | |
Tests were run using Call of Duty 2, Quake 4, Counter-Strike: Source and 3DMark06. All tests were done using intensive time demos recorded in-house. In the case of CS:S, the demo was recorded on the Militia map which uses the same HDR technology as seen in Half Life 2:Lost Coast. All tests were run three times and the averages were taken to remove anomalous data from the results.
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| | | | | | | ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by techPowerUp! | | | | | | | | | |
ASUS was the first motherboard manufacturer to have an ATI Radeon Xpress 3200 motherboard ready. Some retailers even got their shipment early and were selling boards before the official Xpress 3200 launch. It seems ASUS has learned from the A8R-MVP and improved their board in many ways. If all boards with RD580 will work as good as the A8R32-MVP, NVIDIA better starts worrying.
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| | | | | | | ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by X-bit labs | | | | | | | | | |
In our recent review of the Nvidia nForce4 SLI X16 chipset and of the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe mainboard based on it we met a number of problems resulting in low performance in synthetic as well as gaming tests. We are making our amends now by publishing fresh test data we have achieved with correct HyperTransport bus settings and with the latest version of the nForce4 SLI X16 chipset driver.
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| | | | | | | Asus's A8R32-MVP Deluxe motherboard | | Quote: | | | | | | Originally Posted by The Tech Report | | | | | | | | | |
ASUS HAS BEEN on a nice run lately, cranking out motherboards for different CPUs based on various chipsets with all of the boards sharing a similar look, a happily tweakable BIOS, and a largely common set of features. They've got enthusiast-class motherboard design down to a formula, and they're executing quickly on that formula, oftentimes delivering boards based on new chipsets weeks before the competition.
The latest bit of core logic to get the Asus treatment is ATI's CrossFire Xpress 3200, a brand-new north bridge that allows Radeon cards to ride in dual PCI Express x16 slots, each with a full complement of 16 lanes of PCI-E connectivity. The goal, of course, is to accelerate the working of a pair of Radeon cards in a CrossFire configuration, bringing even more performance to an already potent dual-GPU setup.
The CrossFire Xpress 3200 is the second wave of ATI's bid to win over PC enthusiasts to its chipsets. ATI's first attempt, the Radeon Xpress 200, saw limited success, but established some strong credentials as a decent performer and an excellent overclocker. If the CrossFire Xpress 3200 can continue that tradition and round off some of its predecessor's rough edges, ATI could have a definite winner on its hands.
So, the questions are: has Asus done it again with the A8R32-MVP Deluxe? Can the CrossFire Xpress 3200's additional PCI Express lanes make the fastest dual-graphics setup in the world—a pair of Radeon X1900 cards—even faster? How well does this mobo stand up against its arch-rival from Asus, the A8N32-SLI Deluxe, based on NVIDIA's nForce4 SLI X16 chipset? Let's have a look.
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