nForce 4 Technology Overview

**MIG-31** · Oct 19, 2004, 01:52 PM

NVIDIA brings PCI Express, SLI and new security features to the Athlon 64. Read on to see what else they've brought to the table.

NVIDIA has come quite a long way with their nForce chipset. From the original version that arrived a bit late to the scene causing it not to revolutionize performance and computing, but rather to be just another chipset in the face of the competition. This was followed by the nForce 2, which produced a much better showing than the original nForce by actually being released on time and having some features and functionality that set them aside from the competition. While the nForce 2 surely wasn't without a few problems, I can not say that there is any single chipset that has been released to date that was not. Next came the nForce 3 which marked a beginning to the 64-bit computing era and a few new features such as a built-in hardware firewall.

Now NVIDIA is gearing up to release their new nForce 4 chipset. Following with their tradition of adding at least a little something new to the mix, the nForce 4 chipset will be AMD's first PCI Express chipset for the Athlon 64 family of CPU's. Alongside the new PCI Express base of the nForce 4, other major features include that ability to use SLI with supporting NVIDIA graphics cards, a continuation of the built-in hardware firewall, methods to easily optimize the performance of your PC, and also methods for safely storing your electronic information. There are three versions of the nForce 4 that will be released. Following is a table of these three versions and their features.
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zerodamage · Oct 19, 2004, 05:22 PM

This makes upgrading to PCI Express really easy for those who already have an Athlon 64 system. NVidia is actually ahead of ATI in this area and are really impressing me with their chipsets.

Oct 19, 2004, 01:52 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,860 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	nForce 4 Technology Overview NVIDIA brings PCI Express, SLI and new security features to the Athlon 64. Read on to see what else they've brought to the table. NVIDIA has come quite a long way with their nForce chipset. From the original version that arrived a bit late to the scene causing it not to revolutionize performance and computing, but rather to be just another chipset in the face of the competition. This was followed by the nForce 2, which produced a much better showing than the original nForce by actually being released on time and having some features and functionality that set them aside from the competition. While the nForce 2 surely wasn't without a few problems, I can not say that there is any single chipset that has been released to date that was not. Next came the nForce 3 which marked a beginning to the 64-bit computing era and a few new features such as a built-in hardware firewall. Now NVIDIA is gearing up to release their new nForce 4 chipset. Following with their tradition of adding at least a little something new to the mix, the nForce 4 chipset will be AMD's first PCI Express chipset for the Athlon 64 family of CPU's. Alongside the new PCI Express base of the nForce 4, other major features include that ability to use SLI with supporting NVIDIA graphics cards, a continuation of the built-in hardware firewall, methods to easily optimize the performance of your PC, and also methods for safely storing your electronic information. There are three versions of the nForce 4 that will be released. Following is a table of these three versions and their features. _______________ Read More: viperslair __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Oct 19, 2004, 05:22 PM	#2
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	This makes upgrading to PCI Express really easy for those who already have an Athlon 64 system. NVidia is actually ahead of ATI in this area and are really impressing me with their chipsets.