End of Nforce?

[Dr_BenD_over]

It's good to have competition but:

NF3 felt like abandonware
NF4 was decent, except that crap nvidia never got to work right (firewall, IDE drivers)
NF570 was a complete rip off, just the crappy Intel NF4 renamed. I least I didn't get ripped off as much as those that forked out for NF590.

Nivida doesn't really have a viable CPU market to make chipsets for anymore. AMD has their Ati purchase, Intel work's better on Intel, Via, who cares.

[Eagle Eye]

Originally Posted by Dr_BenD_over

It's good to have competition but:

NF3 felt like abandonware
NF4 was decent, except that crap nvidia never got to work right (firewall, IDE drivers)
NF570 was a complete rip off, just the crappy Intel NF4 renamed. I least I didn't get ripped off as much as those that forked out for NF590.

Nivida doesn't really have a viable CPU market to make chipsets for anymore. AMD has their Ati purchase, Intel work's better on Intel, Via, who cares.

Well said Dr. well said.

[DarKStar]

Well I am running nForce 570 SLI, and to be honest, I don't feel ripped off at all - my rig is running smoothly and fast - at least by far better than the my previous VIA based chipsets LOL !

[BrainEater]

Originally Posted by Dr_BenD_over

It's good to have competition but:

NF3 felt like abandonware
NF4 was decent, except that crap nvidia never got to work right (firewall, IDE drivers)
NF570 was a complete rip off, just the crappy Intel NF4 renamed. I least I didn't get ripped off as much as those that forked out for NF590.

Absolutely.I fully agree.Add to That ;

NF680i was an untested , rushed-to-market-POS-chipset.

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Let me say again , I agree with the loss of competition being a bad thing.

I will also say , I run AMD rigs myself.
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I'm not worried that the loss of VIA and Nvidia chipsets might affect AMD.I'm standing here watching Intel pound in AMD's coffin nails.They (AMD) better do something quick or it's over.

[DarKStar]

The one thing AMD can do is make better chipsets - properly test them, say, run some benchmarks or something and make chipsets that are up to par with their CPUs.....

NOBODY will miss VIA, they were always a CRAP chipset and had a crippled PCI bandwidth and other problems, NVIDIA had a major lead-in over VIA in terms of performance, no doubt I would go for an nforce board anytime over VIA. Now with VIA and nForce gone, what's left.........CRAP :D

[Digitaldemon]

Originally Posted by Eagle Eye

Wow I thought I'd never see it, EVGA using an Intel Chipset then again what choice did they have? Oh thats right nVidia doesn't have a chipset for the Intel Core i7 yet or ever.

P.S. The Palatino linotype font didn't seem to work there DD.

Its still ot finished but yeah it was confirmed as legit on the evga forums


* Supports Intel Core i7 Processors
* Intel X58/ICH10R Chipset
* EVGA VDroop Control
* 100% Solid State Capacitors
* 6 DIMM triple-channel DDR3
* Enthusiast layout supporting 2-way, 3-way SLI and CrossFireX
* 10 SATA II 3.0GB/s ports (1 e-SATA)
* EVGA E-LEET Turning Utility







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E-LEET Tune First Look On EVGA X58 SLI FTW

[Eagle Eye]

Its almost a shame that EVGA didn't have any P45 and X48 motherboards I think they would have had some decent offerings, although they probably had little choice due to contract obligations no doubt they were kicking themselves a little.

Call me crazy is that 1.61v vcore voltage correct me if I am wrong isn't that potentially unsafe for long term use? I hope thats not what it takes to get these cpu's up to those speeds.

EE

[encorp]

I'm wondering what XFX will offer motherboard wise as well.

[Eagle Eye]

Thats a good question another nVidia exclusive partner with nothing next in line, I checked their website and nothing has been updated. I sent them off a quick enquiry, although I doubt they'll have little to say I will let you know if they respond but I am not holding my breath.

EE

[DarKStar]

Why the hell would they put SATA port so close to the PCIex16 slot over there ?