NV receive QPI license, give X58 SLI permit by selling chips
Sources hints NVIDIA have already got Intel QPI license, but they won’t hush to unveil any high end mobo, because it is already too late since X58 is just around the corner of 08′Q4. The company did not expect too much high end user will choose the high end Bloomfield CPU when it is still in the early stage.
Rather than high end mobo, NV will only focus on Intel Lynnfield CPU, try to debut a LGA 1160 board. That’s because LGA 1160 still keeps DMI we currently use to link to south bridge but no QPI, it will be more easier to design a LGA 1160 mobo then QPI supported LGA 1366 boards.
That doesn’t means NVIDIA will just hand over the high end market to AMD easily. It is said NV have already gave out SLI permit to Intel X58, by selling their BR-04 chips, just like what they did to the Skulltrial.
But even they give permit, it doesn’t means you can see lots of SLI enable X58 everywhere after Q4. First of all, The chip BR04 is as expansive as $30 USD, and secondly a reference X58 can not add BR-04 by not changing the PCB layout, that means if a mobo maker want to make SLI and non-SLI X58, they need two different PCB layout. All these just keep the mobo production cost rising, so we can expect second tier mobo maker may not going for SLI enabled X58.
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July 11th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
[...] NV receive QPI license, give X58 SLI permit by selling chips Source [...]
July 11th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
[...] anche con il chipset Intel X58! Secondo il sito Expreview, nVidia avrebbe ottenuto la licenza Intel QPI (QuickPath Interconnect, nuovo bus che sostituirà [...]
July 11th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
wow i hope to see x58 SLI and crossfire enabled mobo
July 11th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
[...] Sources hints NVIDIA have already got Intel QPI license, but they won’t hush to unveil any high end mobo, because it is already too late since X58 is just around the corner of 08′Q4. The company did not expect too much high end user will choose the high end Bloomfield CPU when it is still in the early stage. Rather than high end mobo, NV will only focus on Intel Lynnfield CPU, try to debut a LGA 1160 board. That’s because LGA 1160 still keeps DMI we currently use to link to south bridge but no QPI, it will be more easier to design a LGA 1160 mobo then QPI supported LGA 1366 boards. That doesn’t means NVIDIA will just hand over the high end market to AMD easily. It is said NV have already gave out SLI permit to Intel X58, by selling their BR-04 chips, just like what they did to the Skulltrial. But even they give permit, it doesn’t means you can see lots of SLI enable X58 everywhere after Q4. First of all, The chip BR04 is as expansive as $30 USD, and secondly a reference X58 can not add BR-04 by not changing the PCB layout, that means if a mobo maker want to make SLI and non-SLI X58, they need two different PCB layout. All these just keep the mobo production cost rising, so we can expect second tier mobo maker may not going for SLI enabled X58. NV receive QPI license, give X58 SLI permit by selling chips - Expreview.com [...]
July 12th, 2008 at 6:33 am
After all of the smack that Intel and NVIDIA have been talking about eliminating the need for each other’s chips, I’m happy to see that they are doing the pragmatic thing. With ATI absorbed by AMD, an alliance between Intel and NVIDIA is the only sensible course. Both companies are extremely successful sticking to their own strengths. By cooperating, they can maintain their market dominance.
July 13th, 2008 at 3:07 am
Wow, I’ve been waiting for this news for a long time. This is a better outcome than we could have hoped for, I hope both companies push the envelope with their newly acquired technologies. Your sources better be good
July 13th, 2008 at 4:02 am
[...] Simon Knappe Quelle: expreview.com Rambus wirft Nvidia Patentverletzungen [...]
July 15th, 2008 at 4:36 am
Take a break, learn english for a few years and then come back and write stuff.
Right now you’re embarrassing yourself.
Seriously, it is that bad. I couldn’t make anything of half the words you put together in an attempt to form sentences.
Ok, just for kicks:
“It is said NV have already gave out SLI permit to Intel X58, by selling their BR-04 chips, just like what they did to the Skulltrial.”
And, dear Jeff if you don’t see anything wrong in the sentence above, please try and find another job (hint: not in publishing).
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:39 am
wow bleaard, you’re a jerk. Did you stop to think that English is not the writer’s first language? It’s obvious that the article wasn’t grammatically correct, but let’s not kid our selves, it is still perfectly understandable.