nForce3 250 Chipset review @ Hexus

Asmoday · Apr 11, 2004, 11:52 AM

"So it's new chipset season then. K8T800 Pro is on the way, with 1GHz HyperTransport base frequency support (2GTs/sec, woo!) and apparent ability to lock the AGP and PCI clocks. Paired with VIA's already incredible southbridges and cheap peripheral ASICs, K8T800 Pro seems the core logic to have with second generation, enthusiast level AMD64 boards. But NVIDIA will argue that vehemently, and it's their new nForce3 product that I've been able to take a look at for this article.

It's still a single chip design, making it slightly suboptimal in many people's eyes (although SFF box makers will rejoice), but it seeks to put right many of the criticisms that were levelled at the original chip in terms of supported features and its HyperTransport implementation.

Let's take a closer look."

Source : HEXUS.net

Apr 11, 2004, 11:52 AM	#1
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	nForce3 250 Chipset review @ Hexus "So it's new chipset season then. K8T800 Pro is on the way, with 1GHz HyperTransport base frequency support (2GTs/sec, woo!) and apparent ability to lock the AGP and PCI clocks. Paired with VIA's already incredible southbridges and cheap peripheral ASICs, K8T800 Pro seems the core logic to have with second generation, enthusiast level AMD64 boards. But NVIDIA will argue that vehemently, and it's their new nForce3 product that I've been able to take a look at for this article. It's still a single chip design, making it slightly suboptimal in many people's eyes (although SFF box makers will rejoice), but it seeks to put right many of the criticisms that were levelled at the original chip in terms of supported features and its HyperTransport implementation. Let's take a closer look." Source : HEXUS.net