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The CrossFire Xpress 3200 is the second wave of ATI's bid to win over PC enthusiasts to its chipsets. ATI's first attempt, the Radeon Xpress 200, saw limited success, but established some strong credentials as a decent performer and an excellent overclocker. If the CrossFire Xpress 3200 can continue that tradition and round off some of its predecessor's rough edges, ATI could have a definite winner on its hands. -- The A8R32-MVP consumes much less power than the A8N32-SLI, which is likely a testament to the small, cool-running CrossFire Xpress 3200 north bridge and the fairly traditional ULi south bridge. Both chips in the nForce4 SLI X16 generate quite a bit of heat by contrast. For those into quiet computing, this difference in power consumption (which is directly related to heat generation) could be a big selling point for the A8R32-MVP Deluxe and other boards based on this chipset.

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