AMD Introduces Cutting-Edge PC Platform

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The powerful combination of an AMD Phenom processor and an ATI Radeon HD 3850 graphics processor in a quad ATI CrossFireX configuration on an AMD 790FX Chipset-based motherboard unleashes the gaming power of DirectX 10 and 10.1.
The powerful combination of an AMD Phenom processor and an ATI Radeon HD 3850 graphics processor in a quad ATI CrossFireX configuration on an AMD 790FX Chipset-based motherboard unleashes the gaming power of DirectX 10 and 10.1.

Rewriting the rules for enthusiast computing, AMD today unveiled its new platform codenamed “Spider”, with the first true quad-core processor supporting scalable graphics for The Ultimate Visual Experience. The AMD Spider platform combines the introduction of AMD Phenom quad-core processors, ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series graphics processors with Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support, AMD 7-Series chipsets with CrossFireX and AMD OverDrive software. The AMD Spider platform is a major milestone on the path to Accelerated Computing, AMD’s vision for platform-level acceleration through co-processing.


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