nExpensive nForce2-MX From NVIDIA?

Ukrainian website ITC Online reported that NVIDIA had plans for an inexpensive AMD nForce2 solution dubbed ‘nForce2-MX’ for the mainstream market. Here’s a couple of takes on it from two sites a little closer to the source:

x-bitlabs:
According to a news-post over here, NVIDIA plans to cut the dual-channel memory controller from the North Bridge of the chipset, but leave PC2700 DDR SDRAM memory support as well as 333MHz (and possibly even 400MHz) system bus. As a result, we will get a platform with or without the GeForce4 MX graphics core, 333MHz FSB and PC2700 memory support. It all does not look as superior as the original nForce2 solution, but definitely looks better than the nForce220. In order to cut the price down further, NVIDIA will also develop an I/O controller without FireWire (IEEE1394) support, NVIDIA’s own Audio Processing Unit and LAN controller, but definitely with USB 2.0 and other necessary features. As a result of all these actions, NVIDIA will get a not very expensive mainstream product mostly for system integrators and also a pretty strong rival for mainboards powered by VIA’s KT333 as well as lower-end solutions on KT400 chipsets.
NVIDIA to Offer “nForce2-MX” for Mainstream Market?

Digit-Life
An unconfirmed but, looking true rumour, received from reliable sources. :-) According to it, NVIDIA, the maker of nice, but expensive nForce2 chipsets, plans to present something for mainstream users as well: lighter and cheaper chipset models… After this the chipset should be enough for middle-end Socket A PCs, still featuring DDR333 and USB 2.0. And, naturally, it should be named nForce2-MX. No specific release dates are available, but this might happen in the near future. I doubt the company will overlook the mainstream market, already having a higher-end chipset. And, as you know, paring-down is not that hard. :-)
NVIDIA to release nForce2-MX?