NVIDIA nForce 780i Chipset to be Released on November 12

[JacKz5o]

NVIDIA will be releasing the nForce 700 series chipset for both AMD and Intel platforms in the month of November. The nForce 780i for the Intel platform is set to have a hard launch on November 12, the same day the G92 and G98 are rumored to be available in shops. The new chipset will support 1066 FSB Core 2 processors, 1333 FSB processors, and the upcoming 45nm Yorkfield and Wolfdale processors. It will also have three PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots ready for Tri-SLI, two Gigabit Ethernet controllers, and six SATA 3.0 ports. While the C72 (780i) only supports DDR2, NVIDIA plans to release the C73 chipset with DDR3 support in the first quarter of 2008.

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[broke]

neat phenom is getting nforce. by the way how are those phenom chips comming along?

 

[cookerjc]

Not all the NV card can have a three-some: for now only GeForec 8800 Ultra and GeForec 8800 GTX and the incoming G92 and G98 can Tri-SLI.

source:http://news.expreview.com/2007-09-30/1191146690d3825.html

 

[kwchang007]

Boy oh boy, time to see how these mobos overclock.

 

[Chewy]

are we really going to need tri sli!? Im happy with just one card this mobo is coming out 2 months ahead of what everyone thought.. only a month away.

 

[deekortiz3]

Geforce LAN 4?

 

[panchoman]

what's this chip got that i should pick it over something like the x48?

 

[Chewy]

Sli donno if it will Oc more but I think it will fair well overclocking since the 680i fairs well in that department.. still though Im more than likey just going to get a x35 board (asus pk5 premium) this week.. I dont really plan on sli/x-fire I'll just upgrade my card .

Edit: its just like the same thing as an triple xfire board but with sli.

 

[panchoman]

sli should work on the x38/x48 with modded drivers i think. chewy, you mean a p35, asus p5k premium? someone's a little tipsy

 

[kwchang007]

what's this chip got that i should pick it over something like the x48?

Uhhhhh sli? lol. That's all I can think of.

 

[Chewy]

lol yeah Im all kabobulated. yeah that board has one 16x and one 4x in cross fire.. awesome board otherwise... perfect for me since I dont plan on going sli/xfire.

 

[panchoman]

is the 780i x16 x16? or is it for the triple sli shit that nvidia is working on?

 

[Chewy]

I think its going to be like the triple x fire boards, x16/x16/x8 when in triple card mode.. but thats just my guess.duel card it would be x16/x16.. atleast thats how the triple xfire boards work.

 

[panchoman]

so this will do x16/x16 and x16/x8/x16 if you get the triple x16 slot oneS?

 

[kwchang007]

I think its going to be like the triple x fire boards, x16/x16/x8 when in triple card mode.. but thats just my guess.duel card it would be x16/x16.. atleast thats how the triple xfire boards work.

Maybe they're going to up the ante with x16/x16/x16

 

[Chewy]

Yeah they might the triple x-fire thing has 2 cards for graphic one just for physics... I figure the x8 on thier boards is for the physics card.

I think Nvidia just has the 3 cards in sli no dedicated physics card, so they may just do that.

 

[panchoman]

yeah. im looking forward to ati to make more powerful gpu's instead of going the triple/quad card route.

 

[mab1376]

i wish nvidia would release an physics card for my x8 slot on my 680i

also does anyone have any pics of the reference design?

also i read to do tri sli it has to be 8800 GTX or ultra only not GTS

 

[WarEagleAU]

Any mention of what board is for AMD and what all it encompasses?

 

[Chewy]

you check out the nvidia 690 board yet? its the latest amd/Nv board.

 

[eKrAsH]

First things first

Second why don't Gpu makers do for GPU's what the 486 did for the math co-processor or what Inteldid for the duo and multi-core processor.

Imagine a chipset supporting both Crossfire and SLI GPU'sNot only that but imagine if Inteland AMD patnered up with ATI and Nvidea to integrate the first dual and multi-core GPU's in a single video card solution. What's nextWell the chipset would have to make obsolete the current PCI Express bus or move in favor to a dual channel X16 slot or a 128 bit slot solution to manage the bandwidth of multiple GPU cores. Additionaly power supply requirements using Intels fab processes to reduce power requirements in duo and multi-core chips is what GPU chipmakers have yet to overcome.

Do three video cards make any sense System cooling and space constraints, fewer peripheral slots...."you're in my slot"

Eventually third party chipmakers would start losing their edge and some mobo manufacturers may lose out, but those that can keep up with chipset development and other advancements stand the best chance of leading the industry to a more productive
and improved Roadmap.
It would take quite a deal of industry-wide cooperation in the realm of patent rights and technology sharing, but R&D is supposed to be a collaborative-cooperative process. So when does nanotech start wiping out current chipmakers

 

[Ketxxx]

yay.. another overpriced mobo just like the 680. Nvidia can blow it out their ass.