NVidia Motherboard Chipset: MCP99
Hey guys, Icarus here!
So yesterday, I promised a post on a possible NVidia motherboard chipset for the newest Nehalem and Lynnfield CPUs, so here it is!
NVidia, who seems to have had enough of Intel’s sleeper hold on their restriction on motherboard chipset production for new Nehalem and Lynnfield processors, seems to be making a huge move to finally resolve this case between the Green Goblin and Intel.
For months now, Intel and NVidia have gone to court numerous times to solve the motherboard chipset issue between the two, where Intel stated that NVidia has no legal right to manufacture chipsets that will support their new Core i3, i5 and i7 processors.
It seems like NVidia’s just had enough of all this, and went ahead to make a move of their own: create a motherboard chipset of their own.
It’s called the MCP99, and it’s expected to be released during the first quarter of 2010. However, there haven’t been much information leaked about specific details and specs of the MCP99. No surprise there.
So you’re probably wondering, how is NVidia going to release the MCP99 into the market over all the legal issues?
Well, I frankly don’t know. Intel and NVidia seem to have left the issue up to the courts because both companies seem to have had enough of arguing and authorization wars.
If NVidia does succeed in releasing the MCP99 legally into the motherboard market, it’ll finally end the mini-monopoly that Intel has had in the motherboard chipset industry for the last couple months.
Because NVidia has been known to make chipsets that lean more towards the enthusiasts and overclockers, it’ll definitely be a nerve-wrecking moment for Intel.
That’s all for this post! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
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“Power of 3″: NVidia and Intel Team
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Today, I’m going to be talking about another important part of the debut of Intel’s P55 Lynnfield chipset motherboards: the “Power of 3″.
So, you’re probably wondering what the “Power of 3″ is.
Well, here’s a simple way to put it: it’s NVidia’s way of marketing their SLI capabilities on select P55 motherboards.
Here’re the actual hardware included in the “Power of 3″:
- Intel’s P55 motherboard with SLI enabled
- Intel’s Lynnfield CPU
- NVidia’s GPUs
So, what’s so important about this?
For one, this is one of NVidia’s ways to combat AMD’s own Dragon platform. In AMD’s Dragon platform, they include an AMD’s Phenom II CPU, AMD 700 series motherboard, and ATI’s 4800 series GPU.
So, the Green Goblin prepared its own powerful marketing name, and is going to put up a huge marketing, industry, and technology war with AMD.
Secondly, it means that NVidia and Intel have reached at least a temporary, stable relationship. Intel authorized SLI capabilities on its P55 motherboards in return for NVidia’s brilliant marketing plans for the P55 motherboards and its “Power of 3″ platform.
Thirdly(if that’s a word), it means that NVidia is going to be well off in the motherboard and GPU drivers field. AMD has yet to start out with extremely successful drivers from the start, so AMD will definitely have to work extra hard this time.
And here’s one more small addition to Intel’s P55 motherboards: NVidia’s PhysX Ready logo program.
This basically means that if a P55 motherboard has enough PCIe slots to utilize at least 2 NVidia GPUs in SLI, then the second GPU can be used also as a PhysX card.
Though many consumers were disappointed by NVidia’s PhysX capabilities the first time the Green Goblin released them, NVidia promises that future games will be nothing like the games in the past because of the new PhysX capabilities.
Who knows? We will just have to wait and see.
Well, that’s all for this post! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
Tomorrow, I’m going to try to find out more rumors about NVidia’s new Lynnfield motherboard chipset!
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P55 Motherboard and Memory
Hey guys, Icarus here!
Sorry for the break in my posts, but I’m back!
In this post, I’m going to talk about Intel’s P55 chipset motherboards that are coming out very, very soon. This is going to be a mini-series on the P55 motherboard and hardware related to it.
Now, here’s the first doozy:
The previous Core i7 CPUs and the X58 chipset motherboards supported dual- and triple-channel memory, but the new Lynnfield CPUs only support dual-channel memory. So we’re back to dual-channel.
This shouldn’t make that much of a difference since most users don’t have enough to do to use all 3GB of memory, but that may change with Windows 7 coming right around the corner.
Since Windows 7 is said to be the “multitasking monster of operating systems”, I’m guessing it will use memory much more efficiently than its predecessors.
Now, the vendors of the P55 motherboards so far are EVGA, MSI, ASRock, and Gigabyte.
However, one vendor’s layout is slightly different from the other 3: Gigabyte’s P55 motherboard.
Now, I love their colorful motherboard layout and their smart port placements, but they have 6 DIMM slots when the Lynnfield only takes dual-channel memory.
Looking into the future? We’ll just have to see about that.
Well, that’s all I have for this post! Hope you enjoyed it
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Breakthrough for NVidia and Intel!!
Hey guys, Icarus here!
Today, I brought you extremely good news for all of the Intel and NVidia fans out there: Intel just approved SLI on its P55 motherboards for Core i5 and i7 processors!
Though Intel and NVidia have been suing each other and having numerous marketing fights, they seemed to have started to mend their relationship seeing as how AMD and ATI are starting to make a come back.
On the new P55 motherboards coming out with the new Core i5 and newer Core i7 processors, NVidia fans will be able to do SLI, and according to my sources, Tri-SLI may also be possible.
So far, some of the motherboard vendors who have approved of this new NVidia option to the P55 motherboard are:
- ASUS
- GigaByte
- MSI
- EVGA
I am really looking forward to the newer Core i5 and i7 processors and the P55 motherboards now!
The interesting thing here is that Intel is starting to become a bit more lenient with NVidia. This means that NVidia can possibly blow AMD/ATI completely out of the water with the new GT300, if it performs up to its high standards.
And then again, if NVidia doesn’t give Intel enough reason to keep their NVidia option, NVidia may be in a bit of trouble.
Well, that’s all for this post! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
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Only for the Daring: EVGA P55 Motherboard
Hey guys, Icarus here!
Since Intel’s new Core i5 and newer Core i7 CPUs are coming out soon with a completely different socket(grr Intel), I’m going to talk about a motherboard that supports this new socket: EVGA P55 motherboard.
EVGA’s P55 motherboard is equipped with the new LGA 1156 socket for the new Core i5 processors and the new addition to Core i7 series of processors.
The overall design of the P55 looks just like EVGA’s already-released X58 motherboard, but now with a completely gray-black, sleek look that just spells “overclock me. I dare you.”
This motherboard comes with 3 PCI-E slots, many SATA inputs, the enthusiast-friendly tools and software, and all the cables that are needed for the consumer to enjoy this motherboard to its fullest potential.
Another little bonus that *may* come with this motherboard is a small remote that lets you do minor overclocking settings on-the-fly. I’ve seen ASUS put LCD displays on their motherboard, but no one has added on a remote before! Nice idea EVGA!
Now, how much will this motherboard cost? I don’t really know. It all depends on how “high-end” the Intel Corei5 and newer Core i7 processors are.
If the P55 and the Corei5/newer i7 processors are going to be more for the mid-budget level consumers, then this motherboard won’t be as much as an X58 motherboard. If it’s in the high-end level… then we will just have to see how “high-end” a motherboard can be.
Anyways, that’s all for today! Hope you enjoyed my post!
Tomorrow I’ll continue with my sample builds! Stay tuned for more!
Happy computer building!
~| Icarus
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