DFI LANPARTY UT RDX200 CF-DR Review @ AMDZone

Iria · Oct 26, 2005, 04:12 PM

It has been a long time since last Fall up in Dallas that we first got a hint about ATI's multi video card solution. Back then details were sketchy, and slowly things unraveled when finally at E3 earlier this year much more was revealed. Time came and went, and in August we were told a September launch would bring Crossfire boards and master cards in retail at launch. That didn't happen, and an apparent product sample shortage led to no review samples for AMDZone at launch. Undaunted we bought our own master card and DFI Crossfire board at Newegg. It wasn't the first time as we have gotten a grand total of two Xpress 200 product samples compared to numerous nForce 4 products which has lead to some motherboard buys so we had proper comparison hardware beyond ATI reference boards.

That brings us forward to the DFI LanParty UT RDX200 CF-DR. Word is that motherboard samples were waiting for validation from ATI, and we didn't have time to wait. We have a full retail sample purchased online, and not directly from ATI or DFI for this review. Clearly the RDX200 carries on the LanParty UT line, but will it match up to their nForce 4 board?
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Review: AMDZone

Oct 26, 2005, 04:12 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	DFI LANPARTY UT RDX200 CF-DR Review @ AMDZone It has been a long time since last Fall up in Dallas that we first got a hint about ATI's multi video card solution. Back then details were sketchy, and slowly things unraveled when finally at E3 earlier this year much more was revealed. Time came and went, and in August we were told a September launch would bring Crossfire boards and master cards in retail at launch. That didn't happen, and an apparent product sample shortage led to no review samples for AMDZone at launch. Undaunted we bought our own master card and DFI Crossfire board at Newegg. It wasn't the first time as we have gotten a grand total of two Xpress 200 product samples compared to numerous nForce 4 products which has lead to some motherboard buys so we had proper comparison hardware beyond ATI reference boards. That brings us forward to the DFI LanParty UT RDX200 CF-DR. Word is that motherboard samples were waiting for validation from ATI, and we didn't have time to wait. We have a full retail sample purchased online, and not directly from ATI or DFI for this review. Clearly the RDX200 carries on the LanParty UT line, but will it match up to their nForce 4 board? ____________ Review: AMDZone