MSI K9A Platinum ATI Radeon XPress 3200 Crossfire for AM2 @ HotHardware

**MIG-31** · Aug 4, 2006, 05:45 PM

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ATI's chipset division, talented as they are, seem to have always played second fiddle to rival nVidia. Both nVidia and ATI started originally producing chipsets in 2001/2002 for low-end markets, using their experience in producing graphics processors as leverage to produce chipsets with integrated graphics abilities. Over time, both nVidia and ATI have become more experienced producing chipsets, eventually dropping the integrated graphics elements from their high-end products and targeting the enthusiast / gamer markets, who purchase more expensive add-in graphics cards. While ATI has produced some excellent chipset products over these past few years, nVidia has continued to dominate this market with a potent combination of getting products out first, more solid overall performance, and simple name-brand recognition.

Chaos · Aug 4, 2006, 05:52 PM

I think I want one

Aug 4, 2006, 05:45 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,750 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	MSI K9A Platinum ATI Radeon XPress 3200 Crossfire for AM2 @ HotHardware Review: HotHardware _______________ ATI's chipset division, talented as they are, seem to have always played second fiddle to rival nVidia. Both nVidia and ATI started originally producing chipsets in 2001/2002 for low-end markets, using their experience in producing graphics processors as leverage to produce chipsets with integrated graphics abilities. Over time, both nVidia and ATI have become more experienced producing chipsets, eventually dropping the integrated graphics elements from their high-end products and targeting the enthusiast / gamer markets, who purchase more expensive add-in graphics cards. While ATI has produced some excellent chipset products over these past few years, nVidia has continued to dominate this market with a potent combination of getting products out first, more solid overall performance, and simple name-brand recognition. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Aug 4, 2006, 05:52 PM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	I think I want one __________________