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导语NVIDIA在芯片组领域取得的长足进步有目共睹。2001年,第一代nForce芯片以创新的设计令业界哗然,双通道DDR(nForce420)、HyperTransport高速总线、整合高效能图形核心、MPU音频处理器……尽管nForce技术不够成熟未能取得很好的成绩,但它对其他厂商的芯片组设计产生深远的影响: 双通道DDR在2003年成为芯片组的标准,HyperTransport总线也被AMD作为南北桥连接的推荐技术, MPU音频处理器则首开高品质整合音频的先河、现在英特尔大力推广的HD Audio或多或少都受到它的启发……2002年7月,更成熟的nForce2芯片组发布,尽管首批产品存在为数不少的BUG,但凭借强悍的性能nForce2还是获得广泛认可,风头压倒对手;之后,NVIDIA继续对其修改、推出更完善的nForce2 400。此时,nForce2系列已在Athlon XP平台中占据了半壁河山,并成为高效能的代名词——NVIDIA 在芯片组领域的高端形象由此确立! 针对AMD64平台,NVIDIA很早推出了nForce3 Pro150芯片组。与nForce2不同,nForce3 Pro150 采用单芯片设计,北桥和南桥被集成在一枚芯片上,以此降代成本,同时南北桥总线的延迟也随之降低——NVIDIA将nForce3 Pro150定位在图形工作站领域,并与自己的Quadro显卡打包销售。NVIDIA 显然没有意识到64位处理器会很快进驻桌面,可事实的发展
Lead NVIDIA made significant progress in the field of chipsets for all to see. In 2001, the first generation of nForce chips created an uproar, innovative dual-channel DDR (nForce420), HyperTransport high-speed bus, integrated high-performance graphics core, MPU audio processor ... ... although nForce technology is not mature enough to achieve good But it has a profound impact on the chipset designs of other vendors: Dual-channel DDR became the chipset standard in 2003, HyperTransport bus was also recommended by AMD as North-South bridge connectivity, and MPU audio processors pioneered high-quality integration Audio precedent, and now Intel’s HD Audio is more or less inspired by it ... ... July 2002, the more mature nForce2 chipset released, despite the first batch of products there are a large number of BUG, but with powerful Performance nForce2 is still widely recognized, limelight overwhelming opponents; After NVIDIA continue to modify it, introduced a more complete nForce2 400. At this point, nForce2 series has occupied half of the Athlon XP platform, and become synonymous with high performance - NVIDIA in the chip set the high-end image thus established! For the AMD64 platform, NVIDIA has long introduced the nForce3 Pro150 chipset. Unlike the nForce2, the nForce3 Pro150 is a single-chip design with North Bridge and South Bridge integrated onto a single chip to reduce costs while reducing the latency of the North-South bridge bus - NVIDIA targets the nForce3 Pro150 in graphics workstations , And packaged with their own Quadro graphics card sales. NVIDIA apparently did not realize that the 64-bit processor will soon be stationed on the desktop, the fact that the development