It is offical: NVIDIA allows SLI on Intel X58!

[L7R]

it's funny, cos if i were nVidia i'd pay intel to build SLI support into their chipsets

There lot's of strange things in capitalism. My 6 yearsold naphew asked me one day how much he have to pay if he'll become rockstar and want his song playing on the radio.

-None. It's actually opposite.

-But why? Are you kidding me?

-Err... Sure it could be other way around, but that's how it went for a long time ago. .....You give me headache.

[Shintai]

it's funny, cos if i were nVidia i'd pay intel to build SLI support into their chipsets

You dont need to pay for something that is already there. Just use Quadro cards, and SLI works perfectly fine with official drivers on X38, X48 etc.

[gundamit]

Nvidia reportedly scores QPI license while Intel gets SLI for X58 motherboards Quid pro quo?

[Hornet331]

Nvidia reportedly scores QPI license while Intel gets SLI for X58 motherboards Quid pro quo?

still nothing offical, thought its a high probability that it might be ture.

Im waiting for an offical word, should happen the next few days if it is true.

[Logos]

Nvidia reportedly scores QPI license while Intel gets SLI for X58 motherboards Quid pro quo?

no confusion at all (almost...), it was stated when we got the first rumors from misc web sites that even though NVidia would sell NForce chips for mobo manufacturers to implement on their X58 boards, they also acquired a QPI license allowing them to make their complete own chipsets if they wanted to. It was also said that they don't intend to in the beginning (search Vzone forum news...), at least on high end motherboards (Bloomfield/Tylersburg)...now I also read somewhere on the web yesterday that Intel and NVidia are conflicting on the subjet, where as NVidia takes an earlier (2006...) agreement for granted (granting them the right to acquire any new Intel chipset technology for a couple of years), Intel saying there's a "misunderstanding"...

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=299867

According to news reports from the web, NVIDIA has acquired the rights to use the Intel QPI technology. The interesting development is that NVIDIA has no interest in developing a new chipset to support the LGA1366 Nehalem chipset. Instead, it will supply it's nForce 200 bridge chip (BR04) to have SLI support on the Intel X58 platforms.

edit: may be better to ignore this post, as this seems to be a very uncertain source and there was no official statement whatsoever that NVidia actually acquired QPI...

[Iconyu]

If I were a mobo maker I wouldn't touch this, these chips won't be cheap and quality control will be a nightmare. It just isn't worth the effort for the potential sales.

Two days later, has any mobo maker signed up to make one yet? If so it'll probably be a previously burnt nvidia partner.

[Donnie27]

If I were a mobo maker I wouldn't touch this, these chips won't be cheap and quality control will be a nightmare. It just isn't worth the effort for the potential sales.

Two days later, has any mobo maker signed up to make one yet? If so it'll probably be a previously burnt nvidia partner.

Burnt, that could be anyone since nVidia has burnt everyone at one time or another There is no new news. nVidia doesn't have a QPI license. The Intel license they have is for a FSB as I linked to before. It said nothing about any other new bus or etc........

http://www.nvnews.net/previews/nforc...on/index.shtml

INTRODUCTION

Back on November 19, 2004, NVIDIA announced a cross-license agreement with Intel that spans multiple product lines and product generations. The agreement also provided NVIDIA with a license to Intel's front-side bus technology, which they had been seeking for a number of years, but felt was too expensive.

[jdhaan]

This is very good news eh?

Though I understood that the first generation of bloomfield motherboards won't have SLI, which might allow AMD to get a little headstart with ATI crossfirex cards.

[Shintai]

This is very good news eh?

Though I understood that the first generation of bloomfield motherboards won't have SLI, which might allow AMD to get a little headstart with ATI crossfirex cards.

Headstart in a small niche market?

[Hornet331]

Headstart in a small niche market?

more like a nice in a nice market.

[Donnie27]

more like a nice in a nice market.

You got it

[KiDMaioRKz]

and that's a good news !

[Anemone]

CF works with ordinary x8 or x16
Quadro works with ordinary x8 or x16

This chip is bunk, methinks, but I could be wrong. Even dual screen while IN SLI works with Quadro. Nvidia is playing "not for this market" games with us the end users.

See if they allowed SLI on X58 with X16's then it would be pretty easy to hack to allow on any chipset. With that 200 chip they get to "check" to see if you have it before allowing SLI. With Quadro you pay 1-2k per card and gain SLI otherwise as a free add on. haha Nice...

[Seraphiel]

You dont need to pay for something that is already there. Just use Quadro cards, and SLI works perfectly fine with official drivers on X38, X48 etc.

So would this work with softmod too?

You know the Geforce 8800 GTX / Ultra -> Quadro FX 5600 mod. So if one have two of those, did the softmod, and a X38 / X48 motherboard, then SLI would work?

The Quadro performance drivers shouldn't be bad according to some in DX3D gaming.

[Hornet331]

i dont think you get any sli profils for the quadro drivers for games, its a whole different driver.

[dunn2953]

Some folks only want whats essential on their motherboards. It also sets a bad precedent!

Not just needlessly picking on nVidia. There are threads about folks not wanting built-in sound, NICs and etc..... as well.

do you ever bother thinking before you write. SLI is disabled by Nvidia via software on chipsets other than theirs, they are adding useless hardware simply for licensing reasons.