NVIDIA nForce4 SLI XE and nForce4 Ultra Technology Report

NVIDIA intends to carve further inroads in core logic for the Intel platform through these two new chipsets. But why are these chipsets critical to NVIDIA’s plans? First of all, the new chipsets are targeted at mainstream users. It offers them two low-cost options - either the SLI-capable nForce4 SLI XE or the nForce4 Ultra which does not support SLI.

The new nForce4 SLI XE chipset is designed to be a performance chipset for the enthusiast on a tight budget. Motherboards based on this chipset are estimated to cost less than $99. For that, you get an SLI-capable chipset that NVIDIA claims is faster and has more features than then Intel i945P chipset.

But if cost is a serious consideration and you do not need the capability to run SLI, then NVIDIA offers the new nForce4 Ultra chipset. Motherboards based on this chipset will cost less than $89. Even so, NVIDIA claims it will best the Intel i945P chipset in both performance and features.

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