Dfi Amd And Intel Roadmaps

[maverik-sg1]

What's intersting for any one with Multi GPU nividia card is that DFI will (eventually) be introducing a Conroe ready enthusiasts board based on the Nvidia chipset - people asked, that given the current Intel SLI chipset is a complete dog, what does the new chipset have to offer to make us want it, I guess the answer is DFI will offer it

I await to see the reviews but have more optimisim than was originally anticicpated as far as and Nvidia chipset based mother board goes.

Daily Tech suggested that the 96x series chipset is better than the current 97x series:

Intel compatible LANParty UT products are limited to two new models; neither is based on Intel’s own 975X Express chipset. This isn’t too surprising as the 975X Express, which launched at the end of December 2005, didn’t offer anything new over the previous 955X Express except support for two PCI Express x16 slots with eight lanes each. With the new 96x Broadwater family of chipsets reportedly performing better than the 975X Express it doesn’t look like the 975X Express is an ideal basis for an enthusiast level LANParty UT board.

Instead DFI has opted to use the new nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition for Intel users that want SLI. It will be named LANParty UT C19SLI32-T2R/G and is a new product on DFI’s roadmap as DFI hasn’t released any previous nForce SLI Intel Edition motherboards. The board doesn’t seem too fancy in terms of features, with two PCI Express x16, one PCI Express x1, three PCI Slots, six SATA II, and dual Gigabit LAN.

Mav

 

[unreal]

I'll admit im not up to date with intel, but I thought the 97x series wasnt compatible currently with conroe... (where the 96x is compliant)

 

[maverik-sg1]

The chipset is compatable - the current 97x series motherboards require modding or to be the latest edition (released later this month in UK).

Cheers

Mav

 

[DonS1mpson]

Well, the new LAN party names are as "simple" as the current generation that’s for sure!

As judging by this, they’ll be no more LAN Party boards released on the 939 platform?

 

[maverik-sg1]

Unless they release a 939 SLI590 at a later date (like they did with 875 chipset and LGA 775) it looks as though they wont...... unfortunately, coz the new slix16 solution is much better than the old one.