Graphic Cards Intel 975X chipset to support Nvidia’s SLI and ATI’s CrossFire

[sridhanush]

Intel’s forthcoming high-end 975X chipset, which is expected to be launched in the first quarter of next year, will support both Nvidia’s SLI and ATI Technologies’ ‘CrossFire’ dual-graphics technology, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.

The 975X will come with a built-in PCIe x16 interface, which will allow motherboard makers to design boards with dual PCIe x8 slots to support dual-graphics technology, the sources noted.

Intel has reached a licensing agreement with both Nvidia and ATI that will allow Intel users access to drivers to enable SLI or CrossFire, the sources noted. The 975X will target the high-end segment with an initial price tag of US$50 (for 10k lots), or at the same level as Intel’s 955X chipset.

SOURCE: DIGITIMES

 

[Nikhil]

nice.... damn interesting....

I wonder when an AMD mobo is gonna come out similar to this.

Imagine an AMD mobo which can accept one nvidia card and another card from ATi and still work in dual grpahics card mode....

Baaah I guess, I am just fantasising now...

 

[Aditya]

Well, your never gonna be able to combine a 7800 GTX with a x1800 XT .

Stop dreaming Nikhil. Lol.

Anyways, yea i heard of this mobo. about a month back, nice to hear that itll support both SLi and Crossfire though.

Gj intel. <Finally they do something right. .