Sapphire's PI-A9RX480 motherboard
 

ALTHOUGH BETTER KNOWN for graphics cards, Sapphire has quietly been making motherboards for a while now. Those motherboards haven't really targeted the enthusiast market until recently, with the introduction of Sapphire's "PURE Innovation" PI-A9RX480. The distinctive white board garnered plenty of attention at this year's Computex show, and one has finally made its way to our labs for testing.
Based on ATI's Radeon Xpress 200 chipset for Athlon 64 processors, the PI-A9RX480 has many of the bells and whistles you'd expect from a high-end enthusiast board, including PCI Express, Serial ATA RAID, Gigabit Ethernet, High Definition Audio, plenty of overclocking options, and a truly unique aesthetic. On appearance and specs alone, this board looks poised to make a big splash among gamers and enthusiasts. Join us as we dive in for a deeper look at the PI-A9RX480's features and performance to see if Sapphire has indeed created a classic.



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