Just read the article... is it true intel get the licence? did we can sli on intel mobo?

souce : http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40123

yep. but problems:
1. The Enquirer
2. the board. that board look like server board :sweats:

the article also mentions, "Intel has landed an SLI licence for desktop, not just mobile". I dont think its the very latest news. Intel + SLi for mobile system has been in-development and advertisment since like late April / early May. but still, it's a good news to share.

updated: Somehow i read the article and get confused. I know i dont make any sense with my reply. Just ignore it.

This post has been edited by derred: Jun 7 2007, 09:19 AM

That was unofficial support meaning if shit happens you deal with it.

Wondering how this will impact NV's chipset business; the only good nforce chipset was nforce2 for AMD the rest were quite bad and ppl only bought them for SLI.

i dont find any reason why a SLI is practical in mobile segment

anyway, i believe SLI will be licensed to Intel, it is a win-win solution for both nvidia and intel. d u think intel stil interested to use crossfire on its board?

oh i see, but i pretty much sure have seen the Intel C2D + SLi platform in some of pc magz and websites so..whatever it is, thanks for the heads up again.

yap from the pict it server board, maybe in future we able to sli @ crossfire on a mobo, no need to change other mobo if wanna run other setup...

SLI platforms doesn't use intel chipsets.

hmm .... for me who care >< .. i dun like intel chipset board ... ( my own problem ) = =

but i really dun like intel chipset .. dun know y ...

If the Inq is to be believed NV got FSB + CSI license while Intel got SLI and probably other graphic technologies.
NV is threading on dangerous ground: once ATI is sorted out they will be pushed out of the AMD chipset/platform business while Intel is going all out on a GPU.


You'll be suprised to know Intel demoed the P965 with SLI when they launched C2D. ATI had just been acquired by AMD and were relegated to 2nd fiddle for the launch.

This post has been edited by cks2k2: Jun 7 2007, 09:44 AM

oh really hmm but there is SLI platform for mobiles out there already. I think it would be nice to see the results of intel's board + CrossFire too.

SLi currently limited on nforce chipset. things i hate on nforce: LOTSA BUGS!

nevermind. I shud talking more on desktop than mobile, as a lot of ppl here dont even care about SLi on laptops.

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Added on June 7, 2007, 9:51 ami believe cks2k2 is right. U r so updated bro, I have this feeling that u r working with Intel, am I right ?

This post has been edited by derred: Jun 7 2007, 09:51 AM

sli on notebook very rare here. only highend voodoo, dell, etc havs it. that's why no people discuss bout it. moreover, the price...

Oh even voodoo or dell dont have it either. I get what u mean.

i pretty sure that we can sli on x38 chipset. since intel already got license from nvidia, intel will work to make sure it able to sli nvidia card on their own chipset

This post has been edited by arjuna_mfna: Jun 7 2007, 10:40 AM

tat is why we are not seeing it much in our market practical or not like this?

I dont really get what u mean by that. however, thanks for all the infos guys.

u post in ur previous post that there are already mobile SLI mah. then did u saw any advertisement (Dell, HP) advertise this product? or did u even see it in lowyat or any other computer shops?

it is not practical bcoz SLI suck the battery life faster than a single graphic solution. amd and intel is trying to maximize the battery life by implementing better power saving capability while SLI is the opposite of wat amd and intel trying to do.

edwin3210, for your information there are mobile system with SLi that already out by now. Even better, a product has been hold just bcoz Santa Rosa is already out, so they are now working to fit Santa Rosa + C2D + SLi (7950gtx for now and 8xxxM for the future). For the dx10 gpus, it is not officially announce yet, but it is pretty much confirmed by back door informant.

To mention the credibility of the information, i do own and currently using on it now. I do understand about it is not practical for our market, but it is not totally impractical. PM me for more info if u interested to know more information about that. We are getting way out of the topic.

This post has been edited by derred: Jun 7 2007, 10:46 AM

o......ok. SLI gaming with less than an hour battery life anyone?

* one day, a mobile gamer name JJ wanna play Crysis on its SLI notebook in the LRT. he start the game, then the shooting comes, with great fps(frames per second), and great image quality. he walk into the jungle, suddenly he saw some stupid korean soldiers standing and talking to each other, while he wanna take out his mod-riffle, the korean heard something, and they know he was there, they run to him, the moment intensified, with super human capability, JJ shoot the soldier like chow-yun-fatt and dodge bullet like Neo. in the middle of the firing, the game stops and a message from windows pop out "you are running low in power" JJ was , and #@$@$#$$%$%@.

This post has been edited by edwin3210: Jun 7 2007, 10:59 AM

I dont see ur point there. At least, if one's mobile system with SLi, the moment he unplugged the power cable, he still left with an hour tops to continue playing his game. How about desktop then? Cant it left on for even 30 seconds after getting unplugged ? make it 5 secs or 2 secs. If u can leave ur desktop on the power cable, so does the notebook. The only difference is the mobility feature, some ppl travel a lot accross regions and countries. the advantage of this SLi notebook is they can bring their powerful system with them. Even at LAN party, SLi notebook will be consider light enuf to carry along in a backpack or such. Try to think globally, not just traditionally will ya. And be open-minded please, not such typical ignorat-selfish kind of geek ok.


and who really play games on LRT ?

This post has been edited by derred: Jun 7 2007, 11:32 AM

JJ

*JJ is a big fan of Arnold. with the big arms of JJ, it is easy for him to carry his own SLI mobile notebook. and by learning the previous lesson of his Crysis game, he decide to get 4-5 packs of notebook battery. so, his notebook bag will be big and heavy. thnx to the extra battery and the heavy SLI notebook. give a gamer freak to carry that bag, he will wish he had more muscle like JJ.

This post has been edited by edwin3210: Jun 7 2007, 11:47 AM

JJ is a true dumb to get 4 packs of notebook battery. and why would JJ on the LRT if he owns an SLI notebook? Why wouldnt JJ enjoying his SLi notebook at the back of his Merc during traffic jam on the way to his meeting? or why wouldnt JJ enjoying his SLi notebook while he's having 2-weeks conference @ Europe or Aussie. He probably miss his powerful desktop rig at home but yeah at least he has his SLi notebook with him to finish some levels on STALKER or Crysis.

dude, get a life. and u suck at story-telling. What a bias-n-bad story u have. Try again. U can be as ignorant as u want, but that doesnt stop technology from flowing right in front of ur eyes. U can close ur eyes and tell ppl u dont see it, but u know that is not the truth. Im very sorry if i had offended u or sumthing. I'll say its good that u know the disadvantage, too bad ur r not open enuf to see advantages.

SLi on Intel... which chipset...? is this sign of Intel n nVidia uniting...? nVIntel..? or inVidia...?

This post has been edited by t3chn0m4nc3r: Jun 7 2007, 12:24 PM

he is poor, use all his savings to get the SLI notebook, $7k+++++++i suppose. so he only take LRT to school, he still studying in kolej. his mum scold him when he play game at home, that is why he play game outside.
*i also dunno why he wanna spend 7k++++on that piece of "dumbell". 7k can get me 2x8800GTX, 4G RAM, with C2Q 6700. wanna lan party i also got a van to fetch my stuff over there.

jokes aside, back to the topic. it seems that SLI is a must for intel if they wanna stay competitive. there wouldnt be any more crossfire board for intel in 2-3 years time, so, intel's only option is nvidia. this site has it all. it wouldnt be a surprise if intel get SLI license.

Ok, that is much better reason why then. Good for him. Anyways, u pretty much have mentioned it all.

JJ should buy new pc everytime on vacation instead of carrying along notebook....

drift off far from main topic. from Sli suddenly turn into crysis, arnold, watever. back to main topic please...

JJ is poor lar.....how can he even go 4 vacation?

* i oledy back to main topic lar.....

noob question here, do Intel boards/chipsets support crossfire?

http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d975xbx/index.htm

Intel Chipset support crossfire...

P945 (16x + 4x) some manucaturer like abit and ecs
P/G965 (16x + 4x)
I975X (8x + 8x)
G33 (16x + 4x)
P35 (16x + 4x) & (8x +8x) this features only availabe on asus brand (rumor)
X38 (16x + 16x) in market in july @ august