"Grouper" first look

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10-19-2005, 07:08 PM
fareastgq

that board reminds me remotely of soyo's dragon board, alot of bling, little performance, except in this case, it's alot of bling, non-existant board, to be honest I will prob keep sticking with DFI because of better support, ex: bios and junk
10-19-2005, 07:28 PM
eva2000

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Originally Posted by Tony

As usual not a word from them, its like they mail me then disapear for a month.

I will probably have to call but i have a feeling sapphire just can not get the boards to market

darn shame... maybe they're holding out for the Xmas rush ?
10-20-2005, 03:34 AM
Master_G

Vapourware sucks ass :(

G
10-20-2005, 06:21 AM
situman

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Originally Posted by eva2000

darn shame... maybe they're holding out for the Xmas rush ?

There'll be a rush, just not towards Sapphire.
10-24-2005, 08:53 PM
Afterburner

Tony......there was an aritcle sometime back in The INQ sayin Singapore has far better availability of Sapphire products than anyhwere else so to speak. This was with regards to the worldwide shortage of the 9800pro with R360 cores and XT PCBs while we had plenty locally. I think this might be true once again. Why I brought this up is becoz someone has spotted retail Groupers in our PC Mall and its goin for SGD$329 !!! :slobber: Sapphire might have missed your email Tony. I am gona go invetigate the Caps used on the mobo tomoro after work before gettin one. What CPU Regulation Cap colour would I be preferably lookin out for Tony.

Check this out as well..... :)
10-24-2005, 09:15 PM
MaxT

They delayed this board too much. I couldn't wait any longer, so i went with a DFI RDX200.
10-24-2005, 09:45 PM
fareastgq

I'm not satisfied with the DFI rdx200, I want to see a shootout of ALL these new ati boards before I buy one. Looks like since dfi is canceling their board :( It'll be a shootout with the dfi rdx board vs all the other ones then.
10-24-2005, 10:17 PM
Revv23

god i hope someone picks up halibut, it seems to good of a design not to...

i wish ati would just make one like they do with ati brand videocards.
10-25-2005, 03:44 AM
Tony

Sapphire have requested their own version of halibut is qualified so we may all see a reference designed board after all. I have again mailed sapphire but again i get no responce from them...shame!

If any of you guys buy Grouper please post your experiences here in this thread, lets keep all the info in 1 place etc.

I should have my own ATI built grouper back in a week or so, it needed a few repairs and tweaks. As soon as its back we can compare boards and see how they stack up on overclocking.
10-25-2005, 04:48 AM
split

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If any of you guys buy Grouper please post your experiences here in this thread, lets keep all the info in 1 place etc.

Add this thread to it then, cos they are shipping in the UK.
10-25-2005, 06:53 AM
Revv23

i was really hoping for grouper or halibut to be released by dfi, as oskar always seems to unlock so much extra from a board with his bios files.
10-25-2005, 11:20 PM
Sampsa

I received my Grouper from Sapphire yesterday so I'll be doing some testing with Mushkin Redline XP4000 which can do 266 MHz (3,5 V) with DFI nF4 SLI-DR (tight settings).
10-25-2005, 11:25 PM
P_1

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Originally Posted by Sampsa

I received my Grouper from Sapphire yesterday so I'll be doing some testing with Mushkin Redline XP4000 which can do 266 MHz (3,5 V) with DFI nF4 SLI-DR (tight settings).

Sampsa gets everything, even the xbox 360 :eek:
10-26-2005, 07:42 AM
madpete

Guys, Grouper is in stock at CPUCITY here: http://www.cpucityshop.co.uk/product...204f9a4e5fa4b4

Also the guy over at OCUK has posted pics of board (retail board) and caps used, anyone know what these are from the pic?

http://img431.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vrm5wr.jpg
10-26-2005, 08:48 AM
Afterburner

I have Good News. I picked up a Grouper today after inspecting it. Sapphire have changed the Caps as promised. The Retail Grouper has only Sanyo and Nichicon caps on board. The ones pictured are Nichicon caps for the big ones and Sanyo caps for the 2 smaller ones :woot:

Time to rejoice :toast:
10-26-2005, 08:56 AM
Afterburner

I didnt mention the Metal type Caps though. Not sure what make they are but IIRC they are also Nichicon caps....... :p:
10-26-2005, 08:57 AM
madpete

Cool, thanks for that Afterbuner. :toast:

So how long before you can get the board up and running?, be interested in hearing how it goes.
10-26-2005, 09:31 AM
situman

come on come on dont just post, go hook it and see wassup with this thing.
10-26-2005, 10:01 AM
fareastgq

That's great, I'm getting one now, as soon as it comes out here.
10-26-2005, 10:16 AM
xforce

Yeah we're waiting for some initial comments.

:)
10-26-2005, 10:16 AM
tomati

Quote:

Originally Posted by Afterburner

I have Good News. I picked up a Grouper today after inspecting it. Sapphire have changed the Caps as promised. The Retail Grouper has only Sanyo and Nichicon caps on board. The ones pictured are Nichicon caps for the big ones and Sanyo caps for the 2 smaller ones :woot:

Time to rejoice :toast:

That's a good news ,

first step completed (good setup) ,

second step coming soon (user report).
10-26-2005, 11:03 AM
Afterburner

Quote:

Originally Posted by madpete

Cool, thanks for that Afterbuner. :toast:

So how long before you can get the board up and running?, be interested in hearing how it goes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by situman

come on come on dont just post, go hook it and see wassup with this thing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xforce

Yeah we're waiting for some initial comments.

:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomati

That's a good news ,

first step completed (good setup) ,

second step coming soon (user report).

Relax guys.....its 3am here already :yawn2: I intend to do a review with pics by tomoro Nite so in da mean time sit tight :D
10-27-2005, 08:53 PM
Afterburner

You guys might wanna refer to this this for the time being :)

In the mean time for anyone else who has a Grouper pls post ur results as well so I will know wether or not I have a dud :)
10-28-2005, 09:37 PM
Afterburner

Pics have been posted here...... :D
10-30-2005, 09:17 PM
Hybrid

Any idea when the Sapphire CF board will hit the states? Im dying to replace this neo2 :(. The neo2 doesnt work too good with the x2.

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