NVIDIA, Intel Cross-license, May The nForce Be With You?

December 8th 2004 | nForce4 Intel

Only a few weeks ago NVIDIA announced that it has signed a licensing deal with Intel so they can start development on a new chipset for Intel’s socket-775 Pentium 4 processors. Will NVIDIA be able to deliver where Intel failed? And bring a chipset to the Pentium 4 platform that will truly stand out in terms of features and performance? If their track record with their nForce chipsets for AMD’s Athlon processors is anything to go by, we might be in for a surprise. We could be looking at an nForce 5 chipset specifically designed for Pentium 4 and possibly incorporating a HyperTransport link between the North- and Southbridge as well as dual PCI-Express slots for SLI. Details are sketchy as of yet, but one thing is certain, Intel is looking for 3rd party suppliers of Pentium 4 chipsets that can make a difference, all we, and Intel, can hope for is that the nForce is indeed with them.

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NVIDIA, Intel crosslicense, may the nForce be with you?

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