Sapphire PURE PP-A9RS480 Motherboard

Sapphire Updated: 2009-01-06 RSS
Sapphire PURE PP-A9RS480 Motherboard

Captured within the circuitry of the Sapphire PURE Performance mainboard lies the collective feedback of generations of hardcore gamers. Performance minded suggestions that all lead to a more frame rate friendly mainboard. The PURE Performance mainboard boasts: PCI Express x16 slot, PCI Express x1 slot, 5 PCI slots for all your multimedia needs, support for the impressive AMD Athlon™ 64 and Athlon™ 64 FX Socket 939 processors, Dual Channel DDR memory support for up to 4GB of memory, onboard 128-bit 3D graphics with full DirectX 9 support, onboard Gbit LAN/Firewire/USB 2.0 affords the luxury of connectivity without limitations, and for peak hard drive performance and backwards compatibility both IDE and SATA RAID support.

Onboard VGA: X300 DX9.0
AMD® Athlon64/FX/X2®Socket 939 Processor Support
Full featured (SATA-Raid, 6-channel Audio)
ATI® RADEON XPRESS 200 ATI RS480 + SB400

CPU Interface
* AMD Sempron™, AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processors
* 800MHz and 1GHz HyperTransport interface speeds
* Dynamic link width and frequency change
* Supports Advanced Power Management with a LDTSTP Interface, CPU Throttling, and Stutter Mode capability.

Memory Interface
* UMA mode operation requires no external memory
* HyperMemory™ technology offers optional dedicated Local Frame Buffer configuration for a 32-bit or 64-bit interface and up to 128MB of memory
* GDDR and DDR Support
* Support for 2Mx32 (with 64-bit interface), 4Mx32, 8Mx32 and 16Mx16 memory devices
* Asynchronous HyperTransport and memory controller interface speeds
* Supports GDDR SDRAM self refresh mechanism
* Supports dynamic CKE for power conservation (for GDDR SDRAM only)

PCI Express Interface
* Compliant with the PCI Express 1.0a Specifications
* 1x16 graphics interface which can be divided into two smaller links for use by other devices
* Up to (4) x1 PCI Express general purpose links

3D Graphics
* Integrated Radeon® X300 based
* Full DirectX 9.0 Support (Vertex Shader v2.0 and Pixel Shader v2.0)
o Full precision floating point pixel pipeline
o Up to 4 Multiple-Render-Targets (MRTs)
o Support for up to 12-bit per pixel formats
* Supports Microsoft's next generation GDI+ user interface
* Supports resolution up to 2536x2536@32bpp
* Anti-Aliasing using multi-sampling algorithm with support for 2,4, and 6 samples
* Hidden surface removal using 16, 24, or 32-bit Z-Buffering

2D Graphics
* Highly optimized 128-bit engine capable of processing multiple pixels per clock
* Game acceleration including support for Microsoft's DirectDraw, Double Buffering, Virtual Sprites, Transparent Blit, and Masked Blit.
* Supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536@32bpp
* Support for new GDI extensions in Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP:Alpha BLT, Transparent BLT, Gradient Fill

Multiple Display Features
* SURROUNDVIEW™ support for up to three monitors with an ATI discrete graphics card
* Dual independent displays: CRT/LCD, TV/LCD
* Support for DDCI and DDC2B+ for plug and play monitors
* Support for flat panel displays via DVI
* 8-bit alpha blending of graphics and video overlay

TV Out
* Integrated TV encoder with an on-chip DAC (simultaneous output for TV and CRT is not supported)
* Support for Macrovision 7.1 copy protection standard
* 1024x768 32bpp support
* CGMS-A DVD copy management support in VBI

External Display Support
* Supports external displays (e.g. flat panel, CRT, or TV) via a DVO port
* Supports DVI, DFP, and VESA P&D digital interfaces
* • Support for fixed resolution displays from VGA (640x480) to wide UXGA (1600x1200)

Power Management Features
* Fully supports ACPI states S1, S3, S4, and S5
* Support for AMD Cool'Quiet™ technology to conserve power

Optimized Software Support
* ATI Catalyst driver update support
* Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® drivers
* Unified driver support or all ATI Radeon® PCI Express discrete and integrated graphics products
* Support for Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, and Linux

Universal Connectivity
* 8 USB 2.0 interfaces
* PCI v2.3 (up to 7 slots)
* Provides LPC (Low Pin Count) and SM (System Management) bus management and arbitrations.
* Serial ATA controller supports the advanced high speed serial ATA connection; with hot plug and RAID 0,1 function to enhance performance and data security.
* Supports PC Legacy compatible functions, RTC (Real Time Clock), interface and power management support for all AMD 64-bit processors.
* Audio controller supports theater class AC-97 compliance up to 7.1/5.1 channel output and MC-97 for the MODEM.
* TPM 1.1 and 1.2 support