[Pc_Support] nVidia launches SLI X16 for AMD, Intel, Dell marks first non-Intel move ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

If you haven't heard, nVidia is launching a new chipset, the nForce4 SLI
X16.  What is it?  It's basically 2 IC version of their nForce4, the SPP
being a full 8GBps HyperTransport tunnel to the MCP.  Despite the
references to legacy chipset that typically only had a 1GBps connection,
the MCP is basically a full nForce4 series core and peripherals as well
as the SPP (sans peripherals).

It's going to be available in both an AMD HyperTransport and Intel AGTL+
flavor.  The Intel AGTL+ SPP will have a dual-channel DDR2 interface.
Even more shocking is that Dell is going to split on going with only
Intel solutions, and start carrying the AGTL+ solution.  I'm still
scratching my head on that one, unless Dell feels that they need more of
a "gamers solution" in small quantities than Intel will provide (and
won't mind them carrying).

  http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2493  


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