NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Intel Sneak Peak

At the end of August NVIDIA will release its nForce 500 Series for Intel processors (Core 2 Duo compatible). In this review Guru of 3D takes a look at the Beta NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI reference board paired up with a Conroe E6600 processor and compares performance with its direct competitor - the AMD version of the nForce 590 SLI chipset armed with an AMD FX-62 processor:

NFORCE 590 SLI for Intel processors in combination with a Core 2 Duo processor is really a golden combo. In pretty much any game the advantage goes out to this setup compared to the same platform with an AMD64 AM2 FX-62 processor. It’s just amazing to see what this rig can do, it’s great value.

Get this… a 300 USD CPU, this mainboard and 2 GB DDR2 800 MHz memory will set you back roughly 600-700USD yet it is greatly faster compared to the now 800 USD costing FX-62 processor alone, and when you overclock it merely a little it’ll go way beyond that performance.

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