Another powerful card using the ATI X800, the Sapphire X800 XT runs very well, but at a huge cost premium that may turn off some consumers.

Even if you're anxious to salvage your investment in a high-end ATI Radeon 800-series card, at this point we just can't recommend the expense and hassle of moving to CrossFire. If you crave maximum graphics performance and resolution then a card based on NVIDIA's GeForce 7800GTX is your best bet. That said, we're not ready to cross out CrossFire altogether, as the technology could prove more exciting paired with ATI's next-generation cards, which should be shipping by the time you read this.