QUICK GUIDE FOR NVIDIA-BASED MOTHERBOARDS
FOR INTEL PCs
NVIDIA-BASED MOTHERBOARD
LINECARD
NVIDIA-BASED MOTHERBOARDS FOR INTEL | LINECARD | SEP08
Why NVIDIA nForce MCPs?
NVIDIA® SLI® TECHNOLOGY
The combination of NVIDIA nForce >
®
MCPs
and GeForce
®
GPUs deliver the ultimate PC
gaming experience
Revolutionary platform innovation that >
allows users to intelligently scale graphics
performance by combining multiple NVIDIA
graphics solutions
SLI-certifi ed components deliver unmatched >
performance and compatibility with NVIDIA
nForce based motherboards
ADVANCED NETWORKING
Native Gigabit Ethernet solution with low CPU >
utilization
NVIDIA DualNet >
®
technology includes
teaming and TCP/IP acceleration for greater
bandwidth and better system performance
Prioritize important network traffic with >
NVIDIA FirstPacket
™
technology
PERFORMANCE
ESA-certifi ed components and applications >
bring you unprecedented control to monitor
and tune your PC performance
NVIDIA Control Panel utility gives you access >
to BIOS level settings directly from Microsoft
Windows to quickly optimize PC performance
SLI-Ready memory with EPP increases >
the bandwidth of memory buses with
select third party components with one
click implementation
STORAGE
Confi dently store and protect priceless >
digital media fi les with NVIDIA
MediaShield
™
technology
Support for multiple SATA 3Gb/s drives >
Reliable, accessible, scalable, and easy to >
manage storage
Why NVIDIA GeForce
Motherboard GPUs?
AWARDWINNING GEFORCE® GPUS
Best-in-class graphics and parallel processing >
performance with support for DirectX 10 and
NVIDIA CUDA™ technology
NVIDIA GeForce Boost technology turbocharges >
the performance of select discrete GeForce GPUs
Experience cutting-edge effects and incredible >
realism with NVIDIA PhysX™ technology
FLEXIBLE PLATFORM DESIGN
INCLUDING SFF PCs
Build sleek, compact small form factor >
(SFF) PCs
Optimized to run cool with whisper-quiet >
acoustics without compromising performance
Perfect for building a wide variety of >
systems including media PCs, home PCs,
and business PCs
HOME THEATRE QUALITY HD VIDEOS
Stunning Blu-Ray video playback and >
superb picture clarity with NVIDIA
®
PureVideo
®
HD technology
Offl oads video decoding from the CPU, >
resulting in smooth, stutter-free, highdefi nition video playback
Supports H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2 >
HD-Video playback formats
AWARDWINNING CORE LOGIC
Uncompromised features and system >
performance
Confi dently store and protect priceless >
digital assets with NVIDIA MediaShield
™
technology
Native networking support including >
Gigabit Ethernet
SATA drive compatibility and PCIe >
expandability
NVIDIA NF ORCE® 790i ULTRA SLI® MCP
NVIDIA GE FORCE
®
9400 M GPU
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QUICK GUIDE TO NVIDIABASED MOTHERBOARDS FOR INTEL PLATFORMS
Graphics CPU Performance Tuning Memory Storage OS Audio Networking
Form Factor
Core Clock / Shader
Clock (Mhz)
GPU Cores
NVIDIA
®
SLI
®
Technology
PCI Express
®
x16 Slots
NVIDIA GeForce
®
Boost
NVIDIA CUDA
™
Technology
NVIDIA PhysX
™
Technology
NVIDIA PureVideo
®
PCI Express 2.0
Direc tX Support
Displ ay Outputs
Processor Supported
Socket Supported
FSB speed
ESA-Certified
NVIDIA Control Panel
NVIDIA System Monitor
DDR Support
SLI-Ready Memor y
SATA/PATA
Drive Support
NVIDIA MediaShield
™
RAID
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Vista
™
Capable
Audio Specification
Gigabit Ethernet
Connections
NVIDIA FirstP acket
™
technology
Product Ideal For
NVIDIA nForce MCPs
nForce 790i Ultra SLI
ENTHUSIAST
Overclocker, Extreme Gamer,
Power User, Multimedia
Enthusiast
ATX
3-way SLI
(3x16)
3
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
LGA775
1600
MHz
Dual DDR3
1333
Dual
DDR3
2000
6/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 2
nForce 790i SLI
ATX
3-way SLI
(3x16)
3
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
LGA775
1600
MHz
Dual DDR3
1333
Dual
DDR3
1333
6/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 2
nForce 780i SLI
ATX
3-way SLI
(3x16)
3
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
LGA775
1333
MHz
Dual DDR2 80 0
Dual
DDR2
1200
6/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 2
nForce 680 SLI
ATX
3-way SLI
(2x16)
3
Core 2 Family LGA775
1333
MHz
Dual DDR2 80 0
Dual
DDR2
1200
6/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 2
nForce 750i SLI
PERFORMANCE
Gamer, Multimedia User
ATX
2-way SLI
(2x8)
2
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
LGA775
1333
MHz
Dual DDR2 80 0
4/4
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
nForce 730i SLI
ATX
1
HD 10
DP
HDMI
DVI
VGA
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
Pentium Family
LGA775
1333
MHz
Dual DDR3
1300
Dual DDR2 80 0
6/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
nForce 650i SLI
ATX
2-way SLI
(2x8)
2
Core 2 Family LGA775
1333
MHz
Dual DDR2 80 0
4/4
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
nForce 650i Ultra SLI
ATX
1
Core 2 Family LGA775
1333
MHz
Dual DDR2 80 0
4/4
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
nForce 630i
MAINSTREAM
Business User, Casual Gamer,
Home PC User
ATX
1
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
Pentium Family
LGA775
1333
MHz
DDR2 800
4/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
NVIDIA GeForce mGPUs
GeForce 9400
PERFORMANCE
Gamer, Multimedia User
uAT X
580 /
1400
16
1
HD 10
DP
HDMI
DVI
VGA
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
Pentium Family
Celeron Family
LGA775
1333
MHz
Dual Channel
DDR3 1333
DDR2 800
6/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
GeForce 9300
uAT X
450 /
120 0
16
1
HD 10
DP
HDMI
DVI
VGA
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
Pentium Family
Celeron Family
LGA775
1333
MHz
Dual Channel
DDR3 1333
DDR2 800
6/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
GeForce 7150
nForce 630i
MAINSTREAM
Business User, Casual Gamer,
Home PC User
uAT X 600
1
9
HDMI
DVI
VGA
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
Pentium Family
Celeron Family
LGA775
1333
MHz
DDR2 800
4/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
GeForce 7100
nForce 630i
uAT X 500
1
9
HDMI
DVI
VGA
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
Pentium Family
Celeron Family
LGA775
1333
MHz
DDR2 800
4/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
GeForce 7050
nForce 630i
uAT X 500
1
9
DVI
VGA
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
Pentium Family
Celeron Family
LGA775
1333
MHz
DDR2 667
4/2
0, 1,
0+1, 5
HDA 1
GeForce 6100
nForce 4 30
VAL UE
Business User, Value PC Buyer
uAT X 500
1
9 VGA
Core 2 Family
(incl. full 45nm suppor t)
Pentium Family
Celeron Family
LGA775
1333
MHz
DDR2 667
4/2 0, 1 HDA 1*
10/100 internet *
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Features and BeneFits For nVidia-Based MotherBoards For inteL
Features Benefits
GRAPHICS Form Factor
The de sign fl exibilit y of NVIDIA nForce® MCP and N VIDIA® GeForce® mGPU b ased mothe rbo ards enabl e a wide
rang e of systems including g aming, media, home, business, an d small form f actor PCs.
GPU Cores
Select NVIDI A GeForce mGPUs include enhan ced pr ocessing cores that provide inc redible pa rallel proces sing and
grap hics hors epower for today ’s cons umer applications.
NVIDIA® SLI® Technology
NVIDIA SLI technology is a r evolutio nar y platfor m innovation that a llow s users to intelligently scale graphic s
performance b y combining multiple NVIDI A graphics solutions in a sing le sy stem w ith an NVIDIA nFo rce® SLI MCP.
PCI Express® x16 slots
Up to three ful l-bandwidth, 16-la ne PCI Express slot s ensure maximum p erform ance for add in grap hics card s.
Offers t wice the PCI E xpress bandw idth of x8 sol utions.
NVIDIA® GeForce Boost
Technology
GeForce Boost turbocharges the per formance o f NVIDIA G eFor ce GPU s when combi ned with an N VIDIA
mothe rbo ard. (On select products . Visit ww w.nvidia.com/hybridsli for more informa tion).
NVIDIA® CUDA™ Technology
Harness the massive c ompu te pow er of the GeForce® GPU to r ip mov ies and vide os for y our iPod, Zune or PSP
fast er on se lect media applications , join the fight a gain st cancer with Folding @home, and more!
NVIDIA® PhysX™ Technology
Experience incredible realism with a GeForce® GPU. Immerse yoursel f in des tructible wor lds with fire, smoke,
explosion s, dust and debris. See action so flu id and natur al that you can almost feel ever y bone-crunc hing hit as if
you were sta nding on the 5 0 yar d line; GeForce br ings it all to life.
NVIDIA® PureV ideo® Technology
and PureVideo HD Technology
The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture
clar ity, smoot h video, acc urate colo r, and pre cise image s caling fo r movies and v ideo.
PureV ideo HD incl udes required co ntent prote ction circuitr y (HDCP) fo r playing Blu-r ay movies a t the highes t quality
possible [please substantiate], and is directly integrated with the leading HD movie software players. PureVideo HD
deli vers the ult imate high- definitio n movie expe rience on a P C.
PCI Express 2.0
Offers a future-pr oofing brid ge to tomorrow’s most bandwidth- hungry games and 3D applic ations by ma ximizing 5
GT/s of ban dwi dth (t wice that of first gener ation PCI E xpress) and is fully backw ards compatible with e xisting PCI
Express product s.
Microsoft® DirectX® Support
Ensures top-notch com patibility and per formance for all M icro sof t Dire ctX applications, including s uppo rt for
DirectX 10 on select pr oducts.
Display Outputs
HDMI with HDCP - On board HDMI connector designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and securit y
specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats , allowing the play back of encr ypted movie content on PCs when
conne cted to HDCP-com pliant disp lays. DV I with HDCP - Able to dr ive any sing le-link digital flat-panel display.
PERFORMANCE
TUNING TOOLS
AND SOFTWARE
ESA Certified
ESA-cer tified components an d appl icat ions p rovide real-time and co mplete PC performan ce management, br inging
you unp rece dented control to ma nage a nd tune ther mal, elec trical, a cous tic and oper ating characte ris tics to
maximize yo ur PC’s perform ance.
NVIDIA Control Panel Utility
Access, mo nitor, and dyn amic ally adjust crucial system components including CPU temper atures, voltages, bus
speeds, and CPU co re spe ed in real time w ith clear, user -friendly contr ol panel.
NVIDIA System Monitor
Allo ws you to seam lessly monitor P C characteristic s in an int uiti ve and customizable 3D en vironment.
MEMORY NVIDIA SLI-Ready Memory with
EPP
SLI- Read y memo ry w ith EPP increase s the ba ndw idth of memor y buses wi th sel ect third part y components wi th
one click imp lementation.
STORAGE NVIDIA® MediaShield™ Storage
Technology
Suite of features that safeguards y our most imp ortant di gita l medi a assets, inclu ding:
Multiple Disk Setup: Simple point and c lick wizar d-based inter face f or RAID 0, 1, 0 +1, or 5 acro ss SATA devices•
Disk Alert Sy stem: identifies the spe cific disk in th e event of a failure•
RAID Mor phing: abil ity to change fro m one suppor ted RAID c onfig uration to another•
Bootable R AID Arr ay: suppor ts the use of m ulti-disk c onfigurat ions for loading the oper ating sys tem at power -up•
SATA 3Gb/sec. with NCQ
Blazingly f ast disk per formance with the latest S ATA 3Gb/s. har d disk drives with full support f or native an d tagged
comma nd queuing and hot pl ug.
Ultra ATA-133
Dual- channel ATA inte rface ca pabl e of a max imum data transfer rate of 133 Mbps per chann el.
OS SUPPORT Microsoft® Windows®
Vista™ Capable
NVIDIA nF orce M CPs ar e ready for Microsoft Windows V ista Premium wh en coupled w ith an NVIDIA GeF orce •
GPU and 512MB of sy stem memor y
NVI DIA GeForc e mGPUs are re ady for Micr osoft Window s Vista Pr emium when couple d with 1GB of system memor y•
AUDIO High Definition Audio (HDA)
Featu res 32-bit, 192kHz qual ity for eigh t channels.
NET WORK ING NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet
The industry’s fastest Gi gabi t Ethernet p erform ance elimin ates netw ork bottl enec ks and improves overall sy stem
efficienc y and performa nce.
NVIDIA FirstPacket™ Technology
Ass ures y our game data, VoIP co nver sations, and large fil e transfers are deli vere d according to your set
prefe renc es. L ower s your ping time for im proved online gaming .
* Features vary by product and motherboard design. Please confirm actual specs with your motherboard manufacturer.
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