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	NForce3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The nForce3 chipset was created by NVIDIA as a Media and Communications Processor.
		When the Athlon 64 was launched, the NVIDIA nForce3 150 and VIA K8T800 were the only two chipsets available.
		The nForce3 also supports the latest SATA technology, as well as RAID 0+1 striping and mirroring.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NForce3 (447 words)

	NVIDIA nForce3
		The NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra delivers performance and stability with the most innovative technology and features, including the world’s first and only native Gigabit Ethernet interface and hardware-optimized Firewall security solution, for enthusiast class/high-end PCs running AMD Athlon™ 64 FX 53 processors.
		Home: With an NVIDIA nForce3 MCP powering your home office or family room PC, you can have the ultimate digital media experiences—complete with high-speed connectivity for today’s networks, enterprise-class storage solutions, and the feature set required to take advantage of today’s latest digital devices and applications.
		Integrated into NVIDIA nForce3 MCPs with NVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet, it provides professional-grade traffic inspection capabilities, advanced management features--remote access, configuration, and monitoring--and is easy to use and setup via a user friendly wizard.
	www.nvidia.com /page/nf3.html (526 words)

	NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb Performance Preview
		One of the key architectural differences between NVIDIA’s nForce3 line and other competing solutions from VIA and SiS is their single-chip architecture.
		With nForce3 150 and nForce3 250 however, the North/Bridge South Bridge architecture is scrapped in favor of a single chip design.
		We also noticed that the nForce3 250 chipset retains the ability to lock the AGP frequency, which is an important feature when overclocking.
	firingsquad.com /hardware/nforce3_250gb/page2.asp (554 words)

	Voodoo Extreme: nForce3 Bits
		For the uninitiated, the nForce3 is for the Opteron CPU and is designed for a workstation role.
		Of high note is the fact that nForce3 based mobos will carry an AGP 8x slot, but the chipset is not really meant for enthusiasts (nor is the Opteron itself).
		Also on the subject of the nForce3 is this Inquirer article discussing the rather important role the nForce3 will play in the Opteron gaining a foothold in the workstation market.
	ve3d.ign.com /articles/426/426901p1.html (199 words)

	NVIDIA's nForce3 250GB chipset - The Tech Report - Page 1
		The nForce3 250Gb retains the same single-chip design as its predecessor, the nForce3 150, but beyond that, there are few similarities between the two chips.
		Although the nForce3 250Gb's Gigabit MAC is integrated into the chipset, it uses a PHY chip to act as an Ethernet transceiver.
		NVIDIA is adamant that the nForce3 250Gb's AGP and PCI locks work, which should be music to the ears of overclockers looking to crank up the CPU clock without running graphics cards or other system components out of spec.
	www.techreport.com /reviews/2004q2/nforce3-250gb/index.x?pg=1 (943 words)

	NVIDIA's NFORCE3 250Gb - New Motherboards from MSI and EPoX - Hot Hardware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Back then we walked away impressed with the performance of the NFORCE3, which ended up being a solid competitor for the VIA chipset.
		However, while the NFORCE3 150 did a great job in the performance arena, its feature set was a bit lackluster compared to the VIA K8T800.
		Today, we are going to have a look at two new NFORCE3 250Gb motherboards, comparing their performance to the K8T800 from VIA and SiS755 from SiS.
	www.hothardware.com /viewarticle.cfm?articleid=526&cid=3 (577 words)

	Bjorn3d.com -nForce3 Professional, Satisfying Your Daily Tech Cravings Since 1996
		The nForce3 Pro platform processors integrate functionality based on current user demand, and include enough silicon headroom for a broad range of future capabilities.
		Offloading this to the NVIDIA nForce3 Professional networking solution increases system performance, improves CPU cache effectiveness, and raises overall network responsiveness—even for systems where the CPU is not otherwise busy.
		The NVIDIA nForce3 Personal Firewall technology protects each system from attempted breaches from disgruntled employees, or break-ins that can happen when a user is connected from a remote site using an “always-on” broadband link to the Internet.
	www.bjorn3d.com /_preview.php?articleID=268 (2398 words)

	NForce3 250 - Dev Hardware
		Discuss NForce3 250 in the Motherboards forum on Dev Hardware.
		NForce3 250 Motherboards forum discussing motherboard brands such as ASUS, DFI, Foxconn, Gigabyte, MSI and Abit.
		Still, with a nVidia nForce3 based board, you have an unlocked PCI divider.
	www.devhardware.com /forums/motherboards-32/nforce3-250t-17346.html (405 words)

	CGSociety - NVIDIA nForce3 Professional now in volume production
		Optimised for the new 64-bit AMD Opteron processor, NVIDIA nForce3 Professional platform processors provide a compatible, stable, and reliable computing platform for professional workstation users who wish to exploit the benefits of both 32-bit and 64-bit computing environments.
		The nForce3 Professional platform processors incorporate advanced technology solutions, including enterprise-class networking, fault tolerant storage designs, and optimisations for NVIDIA Quadro workstation graphics solutions — which are currently supported by an industry-leading selection of certified software applications.
		All nForce3 Professional-based systems and motherboards also utilise the Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), a single stable system image for simplified deployment and upgrades in the enterprise environment.
	features.cgsociety.org /story.php?story_id=1322 (376 words)

	Soltek nForce3 250 - Dev Hardware
		Soltek nForce3 250 Motherboards forum discussing motherboard brands such as ASUS, DFI, Foxconn, Gigabyte, MSI and Abit.
		Their spingdale board on the other hand, was a sack of shit for overclocking compared to other available options.
		Their nForce3 150 board was nothing to write home about.
	www.devhardware.com /forums/motherboards-32/soltek-nforce3-250t-25458.html (239 words)

	© AMDboard.com - NVIDIA nForce3 chipset
		It is only natural that they continue the fine tradition and create a chipset for the professional market.
		The nForce3 Pro promises a lot, and if these promises are fulfilled, NVIDIA has another winner on their hands.
		However, we've had reports from some partners that they haven't been told anything by Nvidia, and are still shifting decent numbers of the Ultra part.
	www.amdboard.com /nforce3.html (541 words)

	No SoundStorm For nForce3
		By only offering limited audio capabilities in the nForce3 150, NVIDIA can produce and sell the chips more cheaply, but it's a definite step backwards technology-wise.
		So assuming your upgrade path is from nForce2 to nForce3 you'll probably be taking a big step backwards as far as audio is concerned.
		Many partners have questioned Nvidia's decision not to integrate its Soundstorm technology on nForce3 (Soundstorm was a key part of nForce2's success, single-handedly pushing Dolby Digital 5.1 sound into the mass market).
	www.nforcershq.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1038 (1036 words)

	X-bit labs - Hardware news - ABIT Puts NVIDIA nForce3 250 Mainboards on Hold.
		A report at The Inquirer web-site claims that ABIT will not use NVIDIA’s nForce3 250 core-logic with its mainboards because of insufficient stability of the chipset.
		However, a source close to ABIT told X-bit labs that the mainboards powered by the nForce3 250 core-logic still exist in the company’s roadmap, but the company has no plans to use the current revision of the chipset because of instability.
		This year ABIT is not satisfied with stability of the nForce3 250 and plans to offer VIA KT890- and VIA K8T800 Pro-based mainboards for AMD64 processors in PGA754 and PGA939 form-factors.
	www.xbitlabs.com /news/mainboards/display/20040610112501.html (510 words)

	Will Nforce3 boost Opteron uptake?
		With AMD so deeply in the red it needs Opteron to sell well into this space, and the NF3 Professional will be seen as an indicator for what kind of performance we can expect from the other Opteron and Athlon 64 chipsets set to debut later this year.
		For a company with no experience designing chipsets at all to first conquer the desktop space and now aim for the workstation area is unprecedented, and it speaks of Nvidia's determination to excel in this new branch of the industry they've chosen to enter.
		Of course if things don't go well and Nforce3 Professional is delayed, AMD will find its entry into the 1P workstation market crippled and given its current financial status RUIZvale simply can't have that happen.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=10277 (423 words)

	NVIDIA nForce3
		The XPC SN95G5 is not the first AMD Athlon 64 barebone system from Shuttle, but it is the first one to use a Socket 939 motherboard.
		I was hesitant in slapping the LANParty UT nF3 250Gb with an award mainly because of the performance issue.
		There is an old saying that ‘big things come in small packages’ and today I am going to prove that this certainly is the case w...
	www.nforcershq.com /article-topic-34.html (1211 words)

	Update: Nvidia Introduces nForce3 Pro For Opteron
		Nvidia will launch two nForce3 chipsets, the first of which is shipping now.
		The nForce3 Pro is designed to complement the Quadro workstation graphics processor, which Henry claims ships in 70 percent of the X86-based workstations available today.
		The nForce3 Pro 150 is shipping now, and includes 10/100 Fast Ethernet, USB 2.0, AC'97 audio, and PCI support.
	www.extremetech.com /article2/0,3973,1037628,00.asp (837 words)

	PCApex.com - PC Hardware Reviews, News & Mods // Article - Shuttle AN51R nForce3 250
		Based upon my first experience with one of their full sized ATX motherboards, I suspect that all of us will be hearing a lot more about Shuttle boards aimed at the enthusiast crowd.
		The Shuttle board I'm reviewing here is the AN51R which is based upon the nVidia nForce3 250 chipset designed for AMD Athlon 64 socket 754 CPU's.
		Shuttle researchers must have been prowling a few enthusiast forums when they designed this board because they have integrated features that I've never seen in any other motherboard, some that are obviously aimed directly at the overclocking crowd.
	reviews.pimprig.com /motherboards/shuttle_an51r_nforce3_250.php (926 words)

	HEXUS.net : Review : nForce3 250 Chipset : Page - 1/10
		While some boards claim to implement the lock, and indeed there might be the odd rogue board that does by means of clever engineering, it transpired that, as far as the base chipset was concerned, none did.
		K8T800 and nForce3 150 are physically unable to clock those busses discretely, instead deriving the clocks via a divider from the driven CPU frequency, itself derived from the base HyperTransport clock.
		The nForce3 Pro 150 also chose to castrate the width of the downstream HyperTransport connection to 8-bits (just a single byte of data transfer), half the usual 16-bit width of the bus.
	www.hexus.net /content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD03MzI= (1009 words)

	[H] Enthusiast - MSI K8N Neo
		This is the first retail sample motherboard based on NVIDIA’s nForce3 250Gb Athlon64 chipset that we have evaluated.
		The board itself is built upon the single chip nForce3 250Gb chipset, and supports the AMD Athlon64 754-pin processors, in addition to PC3200 DDR RAM operating in Single Channel mode only.
		The NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb chipset is located just below and to the left of the AGP slot.
	www.hardocp.com /article.html?art=NjA3 (1206 words)

	PC Perspective - MSI K8N Neo2 nForce3 Ultra Motherboard
		The Socket 939 is placed almost in the center of the board layout, where we would usually see the north bridge chipset.
		However, the nForce3 Ultra chipset is a single chip solution, and thus the layout is more malleable.
		There is ample room for all the heatsinks we have tested in house here and of course any fansink that uses the default AMD retention system will fit perfectly fine.
	www.pcper.com /article.php?aid=57&type=expert&pid=3 (640 words)

	Adrian's Rojak Pot - Where The Best In Technology Gather
		If the nForce3 had a PCI lock, the PCI bus would have been locked at 33MHz and the SCSI card would not have been killed even with the system bus running beyond specification.
		While we do not have the chance to test all nForce3 motherboards, this initial finding shows that there are at least the ASUS SK8N motherboard does not come with a locked PCI bus.
		For now, it would be safer to assume that the PCI bus is not locked in your nForce3 board and to overclock with caution.
	www.rojakpot.com /showarticle.aspx?artno=64&pgno=0 (543 words)

	X-bit labs - Hardware news - NVIDIA nForce3 250 Mainboards Approach the Market.
		NVIDIA nForce3 250 family of core-logic products is expected to support AMD 64-bit 754-pin, 939-pin and 940-pin microprocessors and is ready to power both high-end AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 FX microprocessors as well as performance-mainstream AMD Athlon 64 chips.
		NVIDIA nForce3 Pro 250 core-logic is highly likely to be capable of working in 2P AMD Opteron systems.
		A number of mainboard makers, such as Chaintech, DFI and Microstar International already demonstrated their versions of NVIDIA nForce3 250 mainboards at CES and Comdex trade-shows.
	www.xbitlabs.com /news/mainboards/display/20040310080730.html (448 words)

	NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb Preview - Short-Media Forums
		NVIDIA are now on their third incarnation of the nForce chipset with nForce3.
		The NVIDIA PR folk brought the nForce3 250Gb into the office the other day for a one on one and admittedly it not only garnered some interest; some features are just darn clever.
		There is no confirmation but if NFORCE2 boards are rumored to be avaible with some of the 250 Gb features in May then the nForce3 250Gb has got to be out before that...
	www.short-media.com /forum/showthread.php?t=11384 (525 words)

	NVIDIA nForce3 adopted by Workstation System Integrators - Beyond3D Forum
		"The combination of the NVIDIA nForce3 Professional platform with the industry-leading performance of NVIDIA Quadro graphics solutions forms the foundation for an extremely compelling workstation solution for CAD professionals," said Sam Corralz, vice president of engineering at @Xi Computer Corporation.
		All NVIDIA nForce3 Professional-based systems and motherboards utilise the NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), a single stable system image for simplified deployment and upgrades in the enterprise environment.
		NVIDIA is also partnering with ASUSTek Computer Inc, a world leader in motherboard engineering and design, to bring NVIDIA nForce3 Professional-based motherboards to the workstation system integrator market.
	www.beyond3d.com /forum/showthread.php?t=4370 (428 words)

	Warp2Search.Net Your Daily Tech News Service - nForce3 250 Chipset Overclocking
		This means that increasing the effective front side bus frequency affects not only the CPU and main memory, but also any peripherals connected to the PCI bus, since it's derived from that CPU driven frequency, itself derived from the HTT clock.
		NVIDIA are about to launch their second generation Athlon 64 chipset, nForce3 250.
		The most common question being asked is whether motherboards based on the nForce3 250 chipset will benefit from the ability to lock the AGP and PCI busses at 66.66MHz and 33.33MHz respectively.
	www.warp2search.net /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17552 (430 words)

	VR-Zone : Technology Beats - NVIDIA Announces New nForce3 Ultra MCP
		The NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra MCP incorporates cutting-edge networking, security, and storage technologies that help reduce CPU overhead and improve overall system performance, while delivering advanced features, functionality, and system stability.
		NVIDIA Firewall: The NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra MCP provides the industry’s first and only hardware-optimised Firewall solution delivering personal PC protection against network level hacking attacks, viruses, worms, and other common security risks, and additional advanced features, including anti-hacking features, logging capability, domain name filtering, and remote manageability for experienced users and IT professionals.
		Advanced RAID and Storage Support: NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra provides advanced storage capabilities, including native support for multiple disk RAID environments, a unique “spare disk” feature for additional back-up and data integrity; and integrated support for up to four Serial ATA and four Parallel ATA hard drives simultaneously — up to eight drives in total.
	www.vr-zone.com /?i=870&s=1 (517 words)

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