Sapphire offers Dave Orton Uber Edition graphics cards

Author: Wil Harris
Published: 29th November 2006
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Sapphire offers Dave Orton Uber Edition graphics cards

Ruby thinks Dave Orton rocks.

Sapphire has produced a limited run of graphics cards that come in a James Bond-style case and are signed by the 'Last CEO' of ATI, Dave Orton.

The cards are a matched pair of X1950 XTX cards, for use in CrossFire. They come with a certificate which is signed by Orton, as a commemoration of the ATI/AMD deal.

Tagged the 'Uber Edition', the cards are overclocked up to 670MHz core and 2100MHz memory, up from the stock speeds of 650/2000MHz.

Also in the package is a gaming mousepad and a copy of Rainbow 6: Vegas.

The package is a limited edition of 60 units, and is only available from Ebuyer for the sum total of £550.

Our own TechEd Tim Smalley is really jonesing after these cards. Although he pointed out that you might not put these in your system - in many cases, an 8800 GTX will outperform them and come in cheaper - they are, in his words, "Perfect for sticking on the wall in a frame. Man, these are a collector's item. Sweet."

If you fancy a pair, go and take a look - then let us know what you think of the deal over in the forums.
Quote Buzzons 29th November 2006, 11:15
* quickfind code: 120943
* 59 due in 12 to 14 days.
* manufacturer #: 100-435845



they lost one of the sets :)
Quote mikeuk2004 29th November 2006, 13:07
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Originally Posted by Buzzons
* quickfind code: 120943
* 59 due in 12 to 14 days.
* manufacturer #: 100-435845



they lost one of the sets :)

lol. I bet it was the Butler on the M4 with a Pen Knife
Quote Mother-Goose 29th November 2006, 13:45
I bet it was Tim!
Quote samkiller42 29th November 2006, 16:38
WOW, what a nice touch, looks like ATI are finished, in a manner of speach, we should now refer Radeon gfx cards as AMD :D

Sam

PS, nVidia for the win :D
Quote Techno-Dann 29th November 2006, 16:50
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in many cases, an 8800 GTX will outperform them and come in cheaper

IIRC, your 8800 benchmarks were against a single XTX, not against a crossfire set...

(Red faction for the win!)
Quote speedfreek 29th November 2006, 21:38
I could see tim's place, misc rare and old hardware framed and hung on the walls. :D

But it would be cool to have these.
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