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NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition Launched

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the coming-to-you-live-from-the-third-dimension dept.

Spinnerbait writes "NVIDIA took the wraps off their nForce 4 SLI chipset platform for Intel Processors today and there's a full review and showcase with benchmarks up at HotHardware. As with NVIDIA's AMD version of this chipset, motherboards based on the technology will support dual PCI Express graphics cards for load sharing in 3D Gaming applications. What's perhaps even more interesting is how the new NVIDIA memory controller actually allows the platform to out-pace Intel's own i925XE in virtually all of the benchmarks."

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  1. And what of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    All the motherboard manufacturers who dumped R&D into having to build alternative SLI solutions? One example being the Tyan S2895 which uses dual nForce4 chipsets to achieve true 16x pci-e in SLI mode. I'm hoping that nVidia didn't try to hold this information back from motherboard manufacturers otherwise we may see a lashback against nVidia. And considering I spent months hunting and waiting for a true 16x pci-e SLI solution I am a little disappointed in nVidia for waiting so long.

  2. Nice motherboard, but... by supremebob · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Will it work with the new dual core P4 CPU's? It doesn't make much sense to buy a high-end motherboard if you can't get the high-end CPU to go with it.

  3. Re:multi-everything by kannibal_klown · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Seems like we're trending towards multiple everything recently.. multicore CPUs, SLI.. how long before this propagates to everything?


    Wouldn't doubt it.

    You can only improve on things so long before you need a complete redesign. Adding more to the mix is a great stopgap that extends the usefulness of technology.

    At some point AMD and Intel are going to have to perform a MAJOR redesign (even bigger than the dual-core). Granted this might not be until we reach the 7GHz mark, but there is an invisible line somewhere.

    There is one big downside for the consumer though: increased prices. Dual-Core CPU's will be more expensive than regular ones. SLI graphics will require buying 2 cards. RAID storage requires multiple hard drives.

    Personally I think it would be cool if my next computer were dual-core with SLI video ports and a RAID setup. Whether or not I can afford it, that's another story.

    With the obvious effects of distributed and grid computing Sony's supposed cell tech might actually prove to be interesting (though I'd prefer it on a more local scale).
  4. Another Intel-funded CPU comparison? by hirschma · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hmm, let's see. Let's take an Intel processor with these characteristics:

    * Fastest consumer CPU they offer,
    * Priced at about $1100, street

    And compare it to the AMD offering, with these characteristics:

    * Second fastest CPU they offer,
    * Price of about half of the Intel offering.

    Yes, that is a most fair review. It makes perfect sense to conclude that, on mostly identical chipsets, that Intel is faster.

    How much are these sites paid under the table?