SLI on AMD Chipsets Confirmed, ASUS Crosshair V Box Pictured

btarunr · Apr 28, 2011

It could be curtains down for NVIDIA nForce SLI chipset for AMD platform, as the GPU giant formally announced its intentions to license NVIDIA SLI technology for use on AMD chipset-based motherboards starting from AMD's upcoming 9-series chipset. Rumors about this development started trickling in around late March. NVIDIA's public release confirms most of what was outlined in the leaked company slide in the older article, that licenses will be only offered to 9-series (and later) chipset-based motherboards, and that only those motherboard manufacturers that are licensed by NVIDIA for SLI on their Intel platform motherboards will be given licenses. NVIDIA specifically mentions ASUS, Gigabyte, ASRock, and MSI as qualifying partners.

The more interesting part of the release, however, was the box-art of ASUS' upcoming high-end socket AM3+ motherboard, the Republic of Gamers (ROG) Crosshair V Formula. Its salad of product logos is what is most fascinating. For one, it confirms the product name and logo of AMD's new high-end desktop processors to be "FX", as revealed by the box designs. The next logo is of Phenom II, and as we know, AM3+ gives backwards compatibility to older AM3 processors. Next up is the AMD 9-series chipset logo, another Radeon-like logo by AMD. Next to it is the logo of the moment: NVIDIA SLI, and lastly ATI CrossFireX. There is a newer rectangular logo of "AMD CrossFire" that succeeds the ATI CrossFireX logo, but maybe ASUS, like many, found it too hideous. You can probably make a better one on MS Paint.

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erocker · Apr 28, 2011

They could of done it much easier by taking a Crosshair IV box and photoshopping a V on it. I really like their artistic representation of a handle.

devguy · Apr 28, 2011

Do Want

btarunr · Apr 28, 2011

erocker said:
They could of done it much easier by taking a Crosshair IV box and photoshopping a V on it. I really like their artistic representation of a handle.

That image was most probably sourced from ASUS, and used by their permission. Otherwise there's no way NVIDIA legal would allow that picture.

TheLostSwede · Apr 28, 2011

Four AMD logos, one Nvidia logo...

It must feel a little bit lonely all tucked in like that...

TheMailMan78 · Apr 28, 2011

I wanna due date!!!!

MoonPig · Apr 28, 2011

i like how they've so clearly improved on the IV box design.

erocker · Apr 28, 2011

TheMailMan78 said:
I wanna due date!!!!

June 6th.. I think?

ERazer · Apr 28, 2011

when is this mobo gonna be out anyway

Maban · Apr 28, 2011

~~Is this the first we are seeing of the AMD FX logo?~~

Guess not, didn't read the whole post.

TheMailMan78 · Apr 28, 2011

erocker said:
June 6th.. I think?

You got sauce?

Sasqui · Apr 28, 2011

MS Paint is my favorite program, I'm insulted.

btarunr · Apr 28, 2011

themailman78 said:
i wanna due date!!!!

6-11-2011.

TheMailMan78 · Apr 28, 2011

btarunr said:
6-11-2011.

News editing like a BOSS.

Imsochobo · Apr 28, 2011

btarunr said:
6-11-2011.

I had the impression that amd wanted to push new mobo's as quick as possible, and they were supposed to be out already, ohh well.
Hope they make a 990FX m-atx board.

But death to nvidia chipsets finally! been hating them ever since they corrupted so much data...
1000 mhz holding back phenoms, can't believe they still make them...

btarunr · Apr 28, 2011

Imsochobo said:
I had the impression that amd wanted to push new mobo's as quick as possible, and they were supposed to be out already, ohh well.

AM3+ boards based on 8-series chipset, yes. They're already selling them.

Imsochobo · Apr 28, 2011

btarunr said:
AM3+ boards based on 8-series chipset, yes. They're already selling them.

amd had a statement about 9xx that it was delayed cause of some bugs in the chipset that it will be pushed to bulldozer launch.
I'm sure its somewhere around the news site here, or I was dreaming...

theubersmurf · Apr 28, 2011

As much as that looks like a crappy rendering, rather than a photograph (and I'm sure it is) if this does happen I'll be eating my words, and I'll be happy about it. If it's true, sounds like invidia has completely given up on it's chipset business.

btarunr · Apr 28, 2011

theubersmurf said:
As much as that looks like a crappy rendering, rather than a photograph (and I'm sure it is) if this does happen I'll be eating my words, and I'll be happy about it. If it's true, sounds like invidia has completely given up on it's chipset business.

Click on the source link. The source is NVIDIA.

theubersmurf · Apr 28, 2011

btarunr said:
Click on the source link. The source is NVIDIA.

That seems pretty conclusive. I guess it wasn't an April fool's joke. But good for me, gives me more latitude in buying gpus for (at least what I intend) to build next. Cool stuff.

scazbala86 · Apr 28, 2011

theubersmurf said:
As much as that looks like a crappy rendering, rather than a photograph (and I'm sure it is) if this does happen I'll be eating my words, and I'll be happy about it. If it's true, sounds like invidia has completely given up on it's chipset business.

Adobe Illustrator most likely, I've done vector based drawings off of a photograph, and I may just be an amateur but I could have done better than that.

NC37 · Apr 28, 2011

Always liked nForce chipsets myself. Course I used them back when it was just nForce or Via, and I had terrible issues with Via. Went to something else again when I had a 939 board but it died. All my nForce boards are still running where my other makes are dead. So, shame they aren't making them anymore but I'm fine with AMD chipsets if they can offer me both SLI/Crossfire. Gives me much more flexibility in GPU options. Yay NV for finally seeing the light!

Velvet Wafer · Apr 28, 2011

NC37 said:
Always liked nForce chipsets myself. Course I used them back when it was just nForce or Via, and I had terrible issues with Via. Went to something else again when I had a 939 board but it died. All my nForce boards are still running where my other makes are dead. So, shame they aren't making them anymore but I'm fine with AMD chipsets if they can offer me both SLI/Crossfire. Gives me much more flexibility in GPU options. Yay NV for finally seeing the light!

Nforce chipsets are that kind of chipset, that will burn your fingers, if you touch it, and no fan is pointed towards it

_JP_ · Apr 28, 2011

I'm...going to wait for benchmarks. (hint, hint...W1zzard.)

Kitkat · Apr 29, 2011

finaly lol

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