Ubermann
11-02-2005, 12:42 AM
We just got word of NVIDIA's new AMD and Intel roadmaps. Following the Intel core logic moniker, NVIDIA will release a C51XE version of their original C51 chipset, although NVIDIA's roadmaps do not reveal any information about what this update might be other than a slightly different electrical interface for Socket M2. NVIDIA's roadmaps also extensively refer to the new MCP55. MCP55 s almost identical to MCP51, although we do know it has an additional gigabit PHY and 28 PCIe lanes. This still isn't enough to support x16 SLI without a CK804 or MCP51 acting as a southbridge, unfortunately, so MCP55 will still need to be paired with an MCP51 or CK804 in order to provide true dual x16 support.
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2584
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2584