XFX becomes AMD board partner as well. New cards coming in '09

[XFX Tech]

http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/NewsAndReviews/News.aspx
http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/features/ati.aspx

December 16, 2008
XFX Partners with AMD: Collaboration Gives Gamers More Options at Every Price Point
Ontario, Calif., December 16, 2008 – PINE (HKSE: 8013.HK) today announced that its graphics division, XFX, is partnering with AMD. The collaboration will incorporate the award-winning ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 series GPUs into XFX’s already impressive line of extreme performance graphics cards.

“We are delighted as this partnership allows us to incorporate the current and future AMD graphics technology into our future graphics card designs, and enables our R&D teams to develop an even wider range of graphics products for our worldwide customers,” said Michael Chiu, Chairman and CEO of Pine Technology Holdings.

“In the world of PC gaming, XFX is synonymous with the extreme performance that enthusiast’s crave,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Product Group, AMD. “Their decision to partner with AMD and launch AMD GPU-based XFX graphics cards speaks to the level of excellence achieved by the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 series.”

XFX will debut its first ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 series-based cards in early 2009. The XFX-partnered Radeon™ products will come with all of the popular features that XFX is known for, including XFX’s unparalleled 5-Star support, access to customized drivers, and factory overclocked XXX series.

To learn more about XFX, its products, or its partnership with AMD, please visit www.xfxforce.com.

About XFX
XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industry’s most renowned talents. Learn more about XFX at www.xfxforce.com.

About AMD

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

[XFX Tech]

I will let you guys know as I get more details like warranty and exact release dates.

[Scott]

Also in January I will give away an XFX ATI product.

[Victor]

awesome. Man, Scott you are acting fast.

It looks like we shall get more reviews from XFX now that it has both AMD and NVIDIA products.

[Miker]

If XFX offers the same warranty they will be top dog in the ATI market by 500%. I would say 75% of people would use ATI over NVidia if ATIs partners didn't suck and rip people off.

[typh4u]

I guess then the only question is will XFX based ATI products be included in their Modder friendly double lifetime warranty?

[3991vhtes]

Oh man, I sure hope this doesn't kill nvidia :S

[XFX Tech]

I guess then the only question is will XFX based ATI products be included in their Modder friendly double lifetime warrant?

I haven't got word on the specifics of the warranty. I am sure that we will announce it soon.

Oh man, I sure hope this doesn't kill nvidia :S

Of course not... We are doing both.

[raidersforever01]

Glad to see the info here looks like i am gonna post my joy for the 50th time on the 50th thread about this. Hell ya i sure hope the warranties carry over. Even if they are not as good as the nvidia ones i am buying xfx. I can say no ATI partner that i delt with has put a smile on my face in fact i felt like introducing my fist to there face. So glad xfx is now one.

[vortex]

This looks great! Hopefully ATI will get even better faster :D

[MaK2000]

I am all for it!! Let's see what comes from it. Is the warranty going to pull over? AMD is finally competitive.

[Miker]

Quote from NewEgg on ATi XFX.

Manufacturer Warranty
Parts Lifetime limited
Labor Lifetime limited

[Solidus Snake]

Hmmm so can we get an offical confirmation that ATI cards get double lifetime warranty?
On the XFX website, there is still no mention of ATI warranty.
"All 6-, 7-, 8-, 9- and GTX- Series XFX registered Graphics Cards. However, to be covered by the XFX Double Lifetime Warranty, you must register your card within 30 days of purchase."

[Manfred]

I can say no ATI partner that i delt with has put a smile on my face in fact i felt like introducing my fist to there face.