Monday, August 10th 2009
NVIDIA SLI Technology Now Licensed For INTEL Core i7 And Core i5 Platforms
NVIDIA Corporation today announced that Intel Corporation, and the world's other leading motherboard manufacturers, including ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, and MSI, have all licensed NVIDIA SLI technology for inclusion on their Intel P55 Express Chipset-based motherboards designed for the upcoming Intel Core i7 and i5 processor in the LGA1156 socket. As a result, customers who purchase a validated P55-based motherboard and Core i7 or Core i5 processor when available can equip their PCs with any combination of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, including Quad SLI, for the ultimate visual computing experience.
"NVIDIA SLI technology is a perfect complement to the processing prowess of our new Core i7 and Intel DP55KG desktop board," said Clem Russo, VP and General Manager of Intel Client Board Division at Intel Corporation. "NVIDIA and Intel share a combined passion for furthering the PC as the definitive platform for gaming, and this combination will surely be attractive to anyone building or purchasing a brand new PC this fall."
As a result of today's announcement, NVIDIA SLI technology is now available for all consumer PC platforms, including the Intel Core i7, Core i5, Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors, as well as those based on the AMD Phenom II CPU. In addition to raw graphics performance, NVIDIA GeForce GPUs also provide gamers with additional capabilities not found on any other discrete graphics solutions, including NVIDIA PhysX technology for deeper gaming immersion, and stereoscopic 3D gaming with NVIDIA 3D Vision technology.
"Only the best-designed motherboards are capable of tapping into-and reaping maximum benefits from-the powerful synergy between SLI technology and the P55 platform," said Joe Hsieh, General Manager of ASUS' Motherboard Business Unit. "ASUS has honed the art and science of motherboard design with the ASUS P7P55 Deluxe and ROG Maximus III Series motherboards, which deliver unparalleled performance and stability."
For more information on NVIDIA SLI technology, please visit this page.
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"NVIDIA SLI technology is a perfect complement to the processing prowess of our new Core i7 and Intel DP55KG desktop board," said Clem Russo, VP and General Manager of Intel Client Board Division at Intel Corporation. "NVIDIA and Intel share a combined passion for furthering the PC as the definitive platform for gaming, and this combination will surely be attractive to anyone building or purchasing a brand new PC this fall."
As a result of today's announcement, NVIDIA SLI technology is now available for all consumer PC platforms, including the Intel Core i7, Core i5, Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors, as well as those based on the AMD Phenom II CPU. In addition to raw graphics performance, NVIDIA GeForce GPUs also provide gamers with additional capabilities not found on any other discrete graphics solutions, including NVIDIA PhysX technology for deeper gaming immersion, and stereoscopic 3D gaming with NVIDIA 3D Vision technology.
"Only the best-designed motherboards are capable of tapping into-and reaping maximum benefits from-the powerful synergy between SLI technology and the P55 platform," said Joe Hsieh, General Manager of ASUS' Motherboard Business Unit. "ASUS has honed the art and science of motherboard design with the ASUS P7P55 Deluxe and ROG Maximus III Series motherboards, which deliver unparalleled performance and stability."
For more information on NVIDIA SLI technology, please visit this page.
25 Comments on NVIDIA SLI Technology Now Licensed For INTEL Core i7 And Core i5 Platforms
WTF?
The 'combination' refers to number of cards/GPUs in SLI, be it 2-way, 3-way, or quad-SLI.
i.e., two GTX 280 cards in SLI are considered a "combination" and complies with the rules of SLI. Same goes for two 8800GTS, or three GTX 285, or two GTX 295 (quad), etc... These are all "combinations" and adhere to the GPU restriction rules of SLI law as we know it.
I think the point here is that nVidia is going to allow these "combinations" to work on some platforms that couldn't use them before.
Heavy emphasis on my use of the term "I think". I are not being certain of this anything!
You can do 2x 9800 GT, 2x GTS 250, 3x GTS 250, and Quad-SLI 9800 GX2.
By "any combination is possible", they mean "2-way SLI, 3-way SLI, and quad-SLI" are possible on Intel LGA-1156 motherboards. Combination refers to "any type of SLI", not "any type of GPUs".
I don't think the chipset devision will die, I just think it will scale back to cut costs. They will go back to the old ways of making chipsets for AMD only.
It will be another 2~3 years before people stop buying LGA-775 processors. Till then NV can sell GeForce/nForce chipsets for Intel, and of course ION for Atom. With Atom's future QPI-based model, ION is gone too.
Death of nForce chipset will take more than licensing their SLI tech. Especial since it is a far superior product to the Intel chipsets (IMO) especially in the integrated GPU section.