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As we sit here writing this introduction, it dawns on us that it has been three full months since we wrote our last CrossFire evaluation. During that passage of time, we really haven’t been hearing much about CrossFire. This is mostly due to the poor availability of X800/X850 series Master Cards. Furthermore, most people are really not choosing to put their money down on older technology but instead want to wait to pair up ATI’s newest technology in the X1000 series. Well that wait is finally over and X1800 XT Master Cards have finally been released.

The X1000 series family was introduced on October 5th, 2005. However, not all video cards introduced that day were actually available at the time of launch. It has taken nearly two months for all products to show some kind of availability. You can now purchase X1800 XTs—ATI’s current flagship video card. However, some of the other models—like the X1600 XT and Pro—are still very scarce. In fact, X1800 XTs aren’t even out there in as great a number as we had hoped at this point. Still, they can be purchased and they are necessary in order to use the Master Card we have to show you today.

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=OTMw

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