Asus annuncia Radeon 9800 XT

Con la seguente press-release ufficiale, Asus annuncia la disponibilità della nuova scheda video Radeon 9800 XT, basata sull'ultima GPU di casa ATi. La scheda è dotata di 256MB di memoria DDR2 e caratterizzata da frequenze operative di 412MHz per il core e 730MHz per la memoria. Con la scheda viene fornito un utile lettore di carde multimediali (SD, MMC, 3.3V SM, MD, Type I/II CF, MS, MS Pro) via USB.

"Taipei, Taiwan, November 3, 2003 - In celebration of its record monthly shipments of 700,000 units in September, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS), a worldwide leader in high-performance graphics solutions, today released a limited edition for the ASUS RADEON 9800XT graphics card. Besides all the cutting-edge features, powerful performance, bundled games and accessories in the original package, this collector's item also comes in a stylish black case and bundles a USB 2.0-based 7-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, 3.3V SM, MD, Type I/II CF, MS, MS Pro) and an elegant CD holder. ASUS will offer only 2,000 units of this limited edition so take advantage of this great opportunity.

The ASUS RADEON 9800XT is created to meet demands from users who want the performance and visual realism of the latest ATI RADEON 9800XP Visual Processing Unit (VPU). This graphics card, the flagship of ASUS all-new ATI line, fully supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9, the best performance and visual realism for the latest, hyper-realistic games such as Half-Life 2. ASUS also incorporated a wide range of innovative features, found exclusively on ASUS graphics cards, to enhance visual performance and deliver more value to users."