Sapphire Pure Crossfire/Advantage mobos

[xtreme26]

What do you guys think about them? They do seem nice, only thing i don't like about one of them is it has only one pci slot.

P.S I'm talking about the 580 chipset

Sapphire Pure Crossfire Advantage

Sapphire Pure Crossfire

yea they really are eye catching

 

[smopoim86]

The lack of pci slots is quite i problem for me.....sound blaster audigy Xfi. Ok maybe it's not so much a problem, i cant think of anything i would need a second slot for(except for maybe a firewire card). They defnitly look nice too, I wonder if the lite one is UV active(would def look good under ulta violet if it was.

 

[xtreme26]

I might not even run a sound card, so i guess its okay for me too...just depends on the price. Is sapphire a reputable company like DFI or Asus?

 

[Heidfirst]

Sapphire is a decent company but both those boards use the poor SB450 southbridge.

 

[xtreme26]

^^oh, what are the downsides of that?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

they look pretty, but i haven't seen any reviews for these.. can we get some?

 

[Heidfirst]

Originally posted by: xtreme26
^^oh, what are the downsides of that?

only SATA150

very poor USB 2.0 transfer rate

 

[Budarow]

Originally posted by: Heidfirst

Originally posted by: xtreme26
^^oh, what are the downsides of that?

only SATA150

very poor USB 2.0 transfer rate

These boards are a NO go for me until they upgrade them with the SB600 SB chip. I really like the white PCB though