Although much of today's news has been dominated by the hype going around ATI's Crossfire MultiVPU technology, today is also a significant day for XGI Technology as we have acquired some information regarding XGI's new Volari 8300 and 8600 series. Unfortunately, these new cards won't be available until June or July of this year; at least XGI will finally be adopting PCI Express. XGI Technology has also confirmed to us that their new cards will eventually support Linux (hopefully with some reliable drivers). Below are bits of information we have gathered on the new XGI Volari offerings.

Highlights:

· Native PCI-E Interface, 1x / 8x / 16x Supported
· Innovative eXtreme Cache Tech
· Hardware DirectX 9 and Shader Model 2.0/3.0 – TrueShader 3.0
· OpenGL 1.5 Hardware Compatible
· Advanced Video Processor
· 64 / 32 bit DDR Interface at Up to 700Mbps
· Multiple Display: Panel / CRT / TV / LCD
· Fanless Solution: Low Power Consumption
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