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Sapphire delivers the future of high-performance gaming with the ATi Radeon HD 2900XT-based card. This highly advanced GPU is supported by 512MB of GDDR3 that can deliver 1080p gaming on your TV. Add in Vista and DirectX 10 support and there isn’t anything this card can’t do. Dropping a second card into your system in CrossFire mode and suddenly the best gets better and leaves everyone else in the dust.
ATi realizes its power does you no good if you can’t get the image to your monitors effectively. That’s why they developed the Avivo HD Video and Display Platform. Instead of just splitting the signal in two, they included two separate display controllers and RAMDACs. This lets you set each display up individually in regards to resolution, refresh rate and color controls. Each controller goes to its own dual-link DVI output that supports resolutions of up to 2560x1600 and HDTV resolutions up to 1080i.
To make things easier for your home theater setup there is an HD audio controller with 5.1 channel support. This enables you to use just one HDMI cable for both audio and video. The HDCP encoder has on-chip key storage for high resolution playback of protected content. This means you can use your computer with this card to replace multiple pieces of AV equipment for a cleaner, more efficient setup.
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It's On Par, Simply Par
- Pros: - The DVI output has an HDMI adapter with sound processing from the GPU
- The design is physically on par with its performance relative to the 8800 cards from NVIDIA. It performs less than the GTX, but better most of the time than the 8800GTS and size-wise the 2900 is in between the NVIDIA lengths.
- You get to download the VALVe Black Box once it is released via Steam through a serial number that comes with ALL BRAND HD 2900XT videocards, and this will stir a lot of press and buyers like the 9600XT and 9800PRO/XT back in the days of Half-Life 2. The Black Box includes many full games, (3 infact) and they are Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2
- The cooler looks really cool with the flames and the huge 4 pipe design
- You are the first few kids in the block to own the new AMD/ATI DX10 generation videocard
- This card for me has overclocked pretty well with a third party application. I got to run my GPU core at 860MHz (110MHz oc) and memory DDR-1900MHZ (250MHZ oc)
- Cons: - Most notably is the card's noise. When it is under 2D use, it is quiet like most videocards but once you start professional 3d or games/programs you will notice the extremely noisy fan. It runs like blow-dryer (and as hot as one, but funny, is that the noise makes you think "wow this baby is really working hard" - and that is somewhat a PRO)
- The videocard's cooler extends to almost the end of the videocard, so it may interfere with connectors at the end of motherboards such as SATA or PATA or Floppy connectors.
- The HD2900XT will and only plans to support 5.1 surround sound audio, not 7.1 (doesn't really matter though because DVD's only go to 5.1 natively, and Blu-Ray/HD-DVD's 7.1+ isn't noticeably worth more speakers)
- Other Thoughts: - The HD 2900XT has an innovative DVI-HDMI adapter for my home theater personal computer. I have my new card hooked up to a 52" HDTV through this dongle and am personally benchmarking the card and its sound quality. At the moment I can't use my X-Fi soundcard to process sound and stream it out from that one HDMI adapter of AMD/ATI's. I hope they will have a driver from either AMD/ATI or Creative that will allow cross sound processing. At the moment, the sound output from my 2900XT is average, kind of what I thought integrated would be like. I would say it is as decent as the quality you get from motherboards (eg: AC'97 or HD Azalia)
- For this price and with 3 Free Games by VALVe, this videocard is a good go, and ESPECIALLY if you are going to use it for movies and multimedia. AVIVO is an excellent opposition to NVIDIA's Purevideo
- DON'T LET ME FORGET! The AVIVO in the new HD2900XT is AVIVO HD. Your CPU doesn't stress over decoding high-definition content, the GPU does
Speedy
- Pros: Gossip and hype aside, I got this card to play a couple of games that were struggling with my old card. This card rocks. I don't know why anyone would claim that it is noisy cause in my machine I can hardly hear it. In fact I can't hear it at all when I'm running FEAR or Oblivion with the settings all cranked up. My brother is totally jealous so I'm getting him one as a surprise for his birthday. One reason I picked the Radeon is to get the HDMI with surround sound. I plugged it into the Samsung 50inch TV I got a couple of months ago. It is so awesome. Oblivion looks totally amazing on the big screen. I just keep on wandering around looking at stuff.
- Cons: No HDMI cable in the box. Would have been nice.
The power plugs are kind of confusing but it wound up working ok with the power supply unit I already had.
The halflife bundle is nice but the game's not available yet. I'm looking forward to TF2!
- Other Thoughts: I think it helps to have a nice case. I spent primo$$ a couple of years ago on a custom case with good airflow and I think it is paying off.
| Model | 100201SR |
| Interface | PCI Express x16 |
| Chipset Manufacturer | ATI |
| GPU | Radeon HD 2900XT |
| Stream Processors | 320 Stream Processing Units |
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Its a decent high-end card
- Pros: For the price, about 3 months ago this was the best bang for the buck. Even though the 512MB 3870 is a much better deal now, the 2900 is still a great card. I get about 50-80FPS on Oblivion, 40-50FPS on Stalker, and about 40FPS on Crysis with most options on high. That's right - 40. Whoever said a single 2900 couldnt play Crysis is mistaken. I suppose 2 of these in crossfire would give around 60-70, especially with the recent driver updates (7.10/7.11). Not nearly as loud as some claim. 'Sounds like a blow dryer'.. maybe from 100 feet away.
- Cons: This card requires both a 6-pin PCI-E power connector and an 8-pin (2x4)power connector. Don't fret if your PSU only has a 6-pin (or two 6-pins), they do make molex-to-8-pin adapter cables. The 8-pin is a requirement for overclocking. This card can run on two 6-pins, but ATI overdrive will be disabled. Also, this thing really is big, almost the entire width of an ATX mobo. Make sure your southbridge heatsink does not cross the line of your PCI-E slot, and if it does make sure that the heatsink is no higher than a standard capacitor on the motherboard (about 1-1.5cm). No PCI-E 2.0 support.
- Other Thoughts: This card cannot be locked with toolless expansion card clips (there is nowhere for them to grab, the dual-slot cooler is flush with the back of the card), so zip-ties or screws are required to hold this baby in place.-- I have this card OCed to 820/963, with no issues on stock cooler. Fan speed on 75% gives temps of about 55-60C, depending on case airflow. The card is running in an ASUS M2R32-MVP, Athlon X2 6000+, and 2GB of Corsiar XMS2 DDR2-800 RAM. At current prices, I would buy a 3870, but this card is still worth it.
Fanboys?
- Pros: Nice upgrade from DDR2 card I was running.
- Cons: None
- Other Thoughts: All you bozos who berate other "Fanboys" then go on to make your own Fanboy schpeel are laughable. If you're a dyed in the wool Nvid** fan, then post there and spare us all your whining please.
Skip this Item. Plz.
- Pros: Almost Standard GFX card if not for ATI Overdrive.
- Cons: Almost Standard GFX card if not for ATI Overdrive. Causes system crashes w/Vista while playing online games. (offline games ok) Remount of my 3 HDDs. Paid too much.
- Other Thoughts: cooling not an issue for my rig. Get 3870 series instead. This is an honest review.
| Model |
| Brand |
SAPPHIRE |
| Model |
100201SR |
| Interface |
| Interface |
PCI Express x16 |
| Chipset |
| Chipset Manufacturer |
ATI |
| GPU |
Radeon HD 2900XT |
| Core Clock |
750MHz |
| Stream Processors |
320 Stream Processing Units |
| Memory |
| Memory Clock |
1650MHz |
| Memory Size |
512MB |
| Memory Interface |
512-bit |
| Memory Type |
GDDR3 |
| 3D API |
| DirectX |
DirectX 10 |
| OpenGL |
OpenGL 2.0 |
| Ports |
| HDMI |
1 x HDMI (via Adapter) |
| DVI |
2 x DVI |
| TV-Out |
HDTV Out |
| VIVO |
Yes |
| General |
| Tuner |
None |
| RAMDAC |
400 MHz |
| Max Resolution |
2560 x 1600 |
| CrossFire Supported |
Yes |
| Cooler |
With Fan |
| Dual-Link DVI Supported |
Yes |
| Windows Vista |
Certified for Windows Vista |
| HDCP Ready |
Yes |
| Features |
| Features |
ATI Avivo HD video and display technology
Comprehensive DirectX 10 support
Built-in HDMI and 5.1 surround audio
Unified Superscalar Shader Architecture
CrossFire Multi-GPU Technology
HDCP support for playback of protected content requires connection to a HDCP capable display |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
100201SR
Driver Disk
User Manual
Software Disks
HDTV Cable
VIVO Cable
2 x DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
CrossFire Cable
DVI to HDMI Adapter |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
1 year limited |
Introduction
Sapphire delivers the future of high-performance gaming with the ATi Radeon HD 2900XT-based card. This highly advanced GPU is supported by 512MB of GDDR3 that can deliver 1080p gaming on your TV. Add in Vista and DirectX 10 support and there isn’t anything this card can’t do. Dropping a second card into your system in CrossFire mode and suddenly the best gets better and leaves everyone else in the dust.
ATi realizes its power does you no good if you can’t get the image to your monitors effectively. That’s why they developed the Avivo HD Video and Display Platform. Instead of just splitting the signal in two, they included two separate display controllers and RAMDACs. This lets you set each display up individually in regards to resolution, refresh rate and color controls. Each controller goes to its own dual-link DVI output that supports resolutions of up to 2560x1600 and HDTV resolutions up to 1080i.
To make things easier for your home theater setup there is an HD audio controller with 5.1 channel support. This enables you to use just one HDMI cable for both audio and video. The HDCP encoder has on-chip key storage for high resolution playback of protected content. This means you can use your computer with this card to replace multiple pieces of AV equipment for a cleaner, more efficient setup.
Highlights
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ATI Radeon HD 2900XT
The SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2900XT features a R600 core that operates at 750MHz and ultra-fast 512M/512bit GDDR3 memory, forming a high-performance graphics engine for the latest 3D gaming.
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Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Support
The DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.
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ATI Avivo
ATI Avivo sets the bar for advanced imaging and video quality. Integrated into ATI's latest generation of graphics products, ATI Avivo delivers HDTV and next-generation HD disc capabilities with vibrant, sharp images, and the smoothest video playback ever offered by ATI. ATI Avivo also enables universal, professional-quality connectivity for TVs and displays, ensuring the ultimate digital entertainment experience on your PC.
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ATI CrossFire
ATI’s CrossFire multi-GPU gaming platform propels your PC to a new pinnacle of performance. Developed from the same technology used with ATI-based commercial flight simulators, ATI CrossFire soars into a new dimension of graphics capability with multiple graphics processing units (GPUs) working together in your PC.
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HDMI Support
The SAPPHIRE 100201SR is bundled with a DVI-to-HDMI adapter for connection to your high-definition video equipment. With the HDMI interface ensuring lossless transmission of high-quality HD video signals, play back HD contents on your computer and view them on your large HDTV set for more comfort.
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Windows Vista Ready
ATI is working in partnership with Microsoft to unlock the potential of the new Windows Aero 3D desktop using ATI’s high performance graphics processors, including the Radeon HD 2900XT. Don't let graphics be a barrier to a premium experience - upgrade to ATI. Windows Vista, powered by ATI, is a new visual dimension for business and personal computing.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | SAPPHIRE |
| GPU | Radeon HD 2900XT |
| Memory Size | 512MB |
| Memory Interface | 512-bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| DirectX | DirectX 10 |
| DVI | 2 x DVI |
| TV-Out | HDTV Out |
| Interface | PCI Express x16 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI (via Adapter) |
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Reviewed By: PilotCS on 5/14/2007
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
