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NVidia nForce @ FS

by Steve Gibson, Nov 13, 2001 4:38am PST

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FiringSquad has a new nForce article taking a look at the performance of NVidia's new fun loving 3D chipset. The numbers they are getting make it sound like most likely it wont be a turd. That's good. Nobody likes a turd.

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Well so far the nForce is doing pretty well as far as I can see. It beats (or equals) the 760 board is just about everything except for one low res UT benchmark, and a couple of the 'business' benchmarks. What's there to be disappointed about?

It's going to be a little pricier than your typical board, no doubt, however the prices I've been looking at for a decent soundcard to replace Creative crap mean the onboard sound generally balances that out.

One thing is the ASUS board for some reason doesn't use the nForce onboard sound or ethernet, while it looks like the MSI one does.

For pricing... well http://www.us.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10315330&loc= $170 at buy.com would easily translate into $150 at even some of the more reputable places on pricewatch.

Nov 13, 2001 7:41am PST

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Well so far the nForce is doing pretty well as far as I can see. It beats (or equals) the 760 board is j... : Carnivac
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- still dying for one eh? : abrasion

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The reference board is probably faster than the retail boards.....I want to see reviews of the retail ones before I decide.

Nov 13, 2001 10:39am PST

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The reference board is probably faster than the retail boards.....I want to see reviews of the retail one... : cannonfodder
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  Actually, it is very likely that the retail boards will be faster, since manufacturers often take steps ... : nomaad
  - I'm seriously considering picking up an ECS K7S5A (SiS 735 chipset). It's really impressed me, and I ca... : timmie

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Did anybody see the reference board NVidia is releasing with this? Micro ATX! It has 1 AGP slot and 2 PCI slots, fine for most of the gamers around here (Video, Sound and NIC) but not very applicable to the mainstream market. It will perform great for the 10 people that don't have so many expansion cards that they need a bigger board.

Nov 13, 2001 11:35am PST

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Did anybody see the reference board NVidia is releasing with this? Micro ATX! It has 1 AGP slot and 2 P... : jimmy-buffett
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- With on-chip sound thats better than sblive and an on-chip 10/100 networking, I don't really see a need ... : Mo__
- just becuase the reference board isn't a full motherboard doesn't mean thats the way the manufacturers w... : Turd Ferguson

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Are there plans to put a top of the line GPU on this mobo? Maybe a Ti 500 or something?

Nov 13, 2001 8:18am PST

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Are there plans to put a top of the line GPU on this mobo? Maybe a Ti 500 or something? : Topaz
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- $500 motherboards generally dont sell too well... : johnny rotten
- if you upgrade your motherboard you cant take the $300 video card with it : TheTick

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By: baron calamity x Show Full Post

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It doesn't look like a good value. Its going to be around $160-$200. Then you have top replace the video right away. (unless you like getting almost 1/4th the frame rate). So it would be better just to get a cheaper MB without all the onboard stuff?

Nov 13, 2001 4:52am PST

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It doesn't look like a good value. Its going to be around $160-$200. Then you have top replace the video ... : baron calamity
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By: Turd Ferguson x Show Full Post

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wtf why are they reveiwing the reference board, there are retail boards that are final why not get one of those.

Nov 13, 2001 8:37am PST

wtf why are they reveiwing the reference board, there are retail boards that are final why not get one of... : Turd Ferguson

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Hmm, the integrated GPU isn't too bad - provided you don't want to play Quake 3 at HQ 1024x768. 800x600 chugs a bit (70fps or so) but i'm pleasantly surprised to see this thing pull 90fps at 640x480.

Since I am looking for a system that doesn't REQUIRE my buying a GeForce 3/2/MX400 just to play accelerated games, this might be the ticket. Its performance when you slot in a GeForce 3 Ti-500 was quite nice too :)

Nov 13, 2001 7:50am PST

Hmm, the integrated GPU isn't too bad - provided you don't want to play Quake 3 at HQ 1024x768. 800x600 ... : Raziel

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By: crazyfool x Show Full Post

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Turds are no bueno.

Nov 13, 2001 4:48am PST

Turds are no bueno. : crazyfool