SAPPHIRE Technology has just announced global availability of its exciting new HD 3870 TOXIC edition high performance graphics accelerator.The SAPPHIRE HD 3870 TOXIC version features the award winning - and SAPPHIRE exclusive -Vapor-X single slot cooler, SAPPHIRE's implementation of Vapour Chamber Technology (VCT). This advanced cooling solution provides more efficient and quieter cooling allowing the TOXIC edition to ship overclocked out of the box, and to allow enthusiasts even more scope for performance tuning. The single slot design allows the use of multiple cards in the latest CrossFireX configurations even where PCI-Express slots are sited closely together.

Following the launch of its exciting new gaming portal, www.sapphireatomic.com - SAPPHIRE Technology introduces a new limited edition product under the SAPPHIRE ATOMIC brand.

Sapphire's new Atomic HD 3870 cooler is a single slot design with integrated Vapor Chamber technology. The Vapor Chamber is only 3.0mm thick under the black shell and is said to be able to dissipate as much as 150w of heat to the fins. With a single slot design, the HD 3870 is now able to run Quad CrossfireX on 790FX chipset based motherboards.