The Southbridge Battle: nforce 6 MCP vs. ICH7 vs. ICH8

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Source: Tom's Hardware

Intel Or Nvidia, Part 2: Interface And Storage Performance Compared

Recently, we looked at the latest chipsets from Intel and Nvidia, the 975X/P965 and nforce 680i SLI. Performance differences are minor, yet the latter's features outmatch those of Intel's offerings. But is Nvidia's shining star also capable of outperforming Intel when it comes to storage and USB 2.0 performance? We went back to the test lab to look into it.


Read the full article here. (http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/03/the_southbridge_battle/)

Something we don't see everyday.

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nVIDIA chips 4 me!!yum I luv them..Full of things..but they shud think of lowering the prize of these chips..
MCP chips cost very high...

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nVIDIA chips 4 me!!yum I luv them..Full of things..but they shud think of lowering the prize of these chips..
MCP chips cost very high...

nForce MCP is in every motherboard with an nForce chipset ne? What do you mean by "MCP chips cost very high..."?

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nforce MCP with full capabilities at each range.[PCI-e X16 lanes,LAN support,Firewire support,IrDA support,4+ USB support]

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nforce MCP with full capabilities at each range.[PCI-e X16 lanes,LAN support,Firewire support,IrDA support,4+ USB support]

The only noticeable difference between the MCPs is the support of SLI. Yes, SLI supported MCPs are expensive!