While other chipset manufacturers are witnessing big declines in the demand for their technology, ULI is developing truly unique chipsets which surprisingly offer similar performance to NVIDIA nForce4 and ATi Crossfire Chipsets (which we have yet to qualify). ULI also includes additional features to boot, like 7.1 high quality audio, and better USB performance (compared to ATi).The enthusiasts all know that NVIDIA owns the performance chipset market, there are no currently available chipsets that offers the same level of stability, performance, and features of nForce4. By taking over ULI, NVIDIA just locked their position as the premium performance chipset manufacturer. Trying to find the key and unlock their lead isn’t going to be an easy task.
Even when you compare Intel latest chipset with NVIDIA nforce4, there is no denying that nForce4 is better due to the fact that it supports both Crossfire and SLI based solutions for real. In fact, if not for NVIDIA, Intel would have likely been pitched out of the gaming space altogether earlier this year.
To confirm, we have been able to successfully qualify the ATi X1800XT in Crossfire on an nForce4 based motherboard with very little trouble. The flexibility of this chipset combined with the fact that nForce4 can be adapted with both AMD and Intel is fantastic.
The way I see it, NVIDIA is creating the standard and perfecting it at the same time. If I were VIA, SIS, and ATi I would take notice at what NVIDIA is doing right and try to emulate it somehow. VIA and SIS need to drop some of their baggage off at the nearest airport before they can think about competing again. I think ATi is close; this time around they have made some big improvements in their chipsets however with NVIDIA buying ULI the NVIDIA nForce4 team seems to be unstoppable at this point.
You don't really need a crystal ball to see where this is going.
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This really get intresting
know i really wonder what they might coe up with
AT is going to get a lower pos in the market share ! thanks to a nift step taken by Nvidia :P
well , at first i thought what Nvidia doing is try to "kill " Crossfire or ATI chipset which come with the nice ULI Southbrige (lots of PPL also think like that)
but after a while , i also believe Nvidia moves also mean : " hey Intel, watch out. "
well , at first i thought what Nvidia doing is try to "kill " Crossfire or ATI chipset which come with the nice ULI Southbrige (lots of PPL also think like that)
but after a while , i also believe Nvidia moves also mean : " hey Intel, watch out. "
Which nForce4 motherboard did you qualify the CrossFire on? I'd be extremely interested in purchasing one.
Well to be honest the one board that we've been able to work well is the ASUS A8N - There are still issues with the ASUS A8N32-SLI, so that being said we chose at ATi based Crossfire board to launch with.
You might consider waiting for RD580 - it's pretty crazy.
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