3-Way SLI Will Deliver the Fastest Gaming Solution for Intel Bloomfield CPU Platforms
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA
Corporation today announced that the world's preeminent motherboard
manufacturers, ASUS, EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte, and DFI, have all licensed
NVIDIA(R) SLI(R) technology for their new lineup of motherboards designed
to work with Intel Bloomfield CPUs and X58 chipsets. The addition of SLI to
these motherboards and adoption by major OEMs including Dell and others
means consumers will be able to harness the power of award-winning
GeForce(R) GPUs in single, SLI, or 3-way SLI configurations for the fastest
visual computing experience on upcoming Intel Bloomfield platforms.
"Dell Gaming is known for industry-leading graphics and unparalleled
performance," said Patrick Cooper, Director of Product Planning for Dell
Gaming. "With the marriage of NVIDIA SLI and the latest generation of Intel
chipsets, we will continue to offer hardcore gamers the opportunity to push
their Alienware systems beyond the limits of today's hottest titles."
New motherboards and PCs designed for SLI technology and Bloomfield
processors are currently in final production and are being readied for
time-to-market introduction based on Intel processor launch schedules. The
motherboards and PC systems coming to market will feature a variety of
graphics connectivity options, including more advanced bandwidth
configurations using the NVIDIA nForce(R) 200 SLI processor, as well as
those designed to run SLI technology natively through a licensing and
certification program.
"ASUS is bringing many motherboards into production with support for
NVIDIA SLI technology, and a motherboard worthy of mention is the new ASUS
Rampage II Extreme which is based on Intel's upcoming X58 chipset," said
Joe Hsieh, General Manager at ASUS Motherboard Business Unit. "This
state-of-the- art motherboard is specifically designed to serve as the
nucleus of the most demanding PC configurations available on the market
today, and will be a boon to extreme overclockers and hardcore gamers. We
are expecting gamers to take full advantage of the graphics capability that
3-way SLI provides to build a screaming-fast gaming machine. I'm sure our
customers can hardly wait to start gaming!"
"EVGA is continuing its tradition of bringing true enthusiast platforms
to the market following the success with NVIDIA nForce-based SLI
motherboards supporting Intel CPUs," said Joe Darwin, Director of Technical
Marketing at EVGA. "By licensing NVIDIA SLI technology, the EVGA X58
motherboard will deliver the ultimate 2-way and 3-way SLI platform to, once
again, meet the enthusiast's demand."
"We are excited to be offering a variety of different SLI-certified
motherboards for our enthusiast customers," said Jason Lee, Global DPS
Marketing Manager of MSI. "Our new Eclipse product lineup, which includes
the Eclipse SLI and Eclipse+ motherboards featuring exclusive DrMOS
extension, three x16 PCI Express slots, and the nForce 200 processor will
prove to be popular with those enthusiasts who want to run 3-way SLI with
full bandwidth allocated for graphics performance."
"When NVIDIA enabled SLI for the Bloomfield CPU, we knew we would have
a hit. Our customers have been asking for this since we started talking
about X58. The 3-way SLI performance delivered by 3 GeForce GTX 280s will
be amazing on Bloomfield," said Tony Liao, Director of Marketing at
GIGABYTE."
"Our new DFI LanParty UT X58-T3eH8 has many overclocker-friendly
features, including server level PWM, Debug LED, and a switchable BIOS,
making it a must-have platform for hardcore gamers," said Max Chang, Sales
Director at DFI. "When coupled with NVIDIA GeForce GPUs running in 3-way
SLI operation, end users will enjoy the fastest gaming experience."
X58-based motherboards certified for NVIDIA SLI technology are on
display at the Intel Developer Forum being held on October 20, 2008 and
October 21, 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing
technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor
which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations,
personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the
entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce products, the
professional design and visualization market with its Quadro(R) products,
and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) products.
NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout
Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit
http://www.nvidia.com.
