Hyper Transport 3.0 is coming
Or it will be very soon. The term "very" can be discussed a lot since the latest Nvidia core logic is still months away from its final form. However judging by the multitude of information that comes from various "unofficial" sources, it seems that Nvidia might be closer to PCI-E 2.0 than we think. Because if their roadmap turns to be true after all, this fall will bring us a plethora of brand new Nvidia chipsets. The new MCP72 core-logic series will fully support AMD's latest CPU family (Phenom) based on AMD’s new K10 "Stars" family. All versions of the MCP72 will come with full support for HyperTransport 3.0 processor bus but they will also integrate PCI Express 2.0 slots with improved electrical wiring in order to sustain a power index of 150W per slot.
Nvidia stated that they will only offer 3 flavors of the chipset at first: MCP72XE, MCP72P, MCP72 Ultra and MCP72V. Only the first two will be integrated into fully functional products until the end of this year and, according to Nvidia, they will probably come out in October.
Unfortunately no one knows for sure when the Ultra and the XE series will come out but it seems that it won't happen until the first months of 2008. And that's a pity since as always, we'll all be expecting Nvidia's flagship, the MCP72XE to come out.
MCP72XE will revert to a two chip-design in order to support two PCI Express 2.0 x16 lanes (and two PCI-E 2.0 graphics cards). Aside from that and the HT 3.0, the set of peripherals (starting with the SATA II/PATA and USB controller and ending with the PCI-E x1 support) will be comparable to that of the current Nforce 6xx series.
The mainstream MCP72P PCI Express will only be built using one chip core-logic so PCI-E 2.0 support will be limited to 2 x8 lanes (in 2.0 mode) for multi-GPU capability. The chipset will also maintain support for two PCI Express 2.0 x1 lanes but will do away with EPP memory support. MCP72 Ultra won't even integrate multi-GPU support and will support only PCI-E 1.x connectors while the value/ low end MCP72V will come with an even poorer set of standard capabilities. Sounds just like Nvidia now, doesn't it? The right Mobo for the right job.
Or it will be very soon. The term "very" can be discussed a lot since the latest Nvidia core logic is still months away from its final form. However judging by the multitude of information that comes from various "unofficial" sources, it seems that Nvidia might be closer to PCI-E 2.0 than we think. Because if their roadmap turns to be true after all, this fall will bring us a plethora of brand new Nvidia chipsets. The new MCP72 core-logic series will fully support AMD's latest CPU family (Phenom) based on AMD’s new K10 "Stars" family. All versions of the MCP72 will come with full support for HyperTransport 3.0 processor bus but they will also integrate PCI Express 2.0 slots with improved electrical wiring in order to sustain a power index of 150W per slot.
Nvidia stated that they will only offer 3 flavors of the chipset at first: MCP72XE, MCP72P, MCP72 Ultra and MCP72V. Only the first two will be integrated into fully functional products until the end of this year and, according to Nvidia, they will probably come out in October.
Unfortunately no one knows for sure when the Ultra and the XE series will come out but it seems that it won't happen until the first months of 2008. And that's a pity since as always, we'll all be expecting Nvidia's flagship, the MCP72XE to come out.
MCP72XE will revert to a two chip-design in order to support two PCI Express 2.0 x16 lanes (and two PCI-E 2.0 graphics cards). Aside from that and the HT 3.0, the set of peripherals (starting with the SATA II/PATA and USB controller and ending with the PCI-E x1 support) will be comparable to that of the current Nforce 6xx series.
The mainstream MCP72P PCI Express will only be built using one chip core-logic so PCI-E 2.0 support will be limited to 2 x8 lanes (in 2.0 mode) for multi-GPU capability. The chipset will also maintain support for two PCI Express 2.0 x1 lanes but will do away with EPP memory support. MCP72 Ultra won't even integrate multi-GPU support and will support only PCI-E 1.x connectors while the value/ low end MCP72V will come with an even poorer set of standard capabilities. Sounds just like Nvidia now, doesn't it? The right Mobo for the right job.
