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MSI is the official motherboard sponsor for Overdrive, providing
Nehalem and P45 platforms for the Championship. -
HyperX DDR3 modules are specifically engineered and designed to meet the rigorous
requirements of PC enthusiasts.HyperX modules rated at DDR3-2000+are used in the
Overdrive Championship -
Samsung Hard Drives and Optical Drives - The Center of Innovation
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1,000 W modular 80plus high-efficiency EVEREST 1010 power supplies used for
the Overdrive Championship. -
Logitech's G11 gaming keyboard offers illuminated keys and 18 configurable
multi-purpose keys plus a USB hub. The G5 Laser Mouse allows adjustable
weight and up to 2000 dpi sensitivity for maximum precision.
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- For Sempron and Athlon XP: Soyo KT880 Dragon 2
- P4-Board with PCI-X: Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Ultra-64
- Mobo Makers Try Again with Intel's 925X and 915P Chipsets
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- ASUS P4R800V Deluxe
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: nvidia, rushes, pci, express, nforce4
Topics: NVIDIA, Overclocking
Syndication:
nForce4, nForce4 Ultra, nForce4 SLI
| Chipset | nForce4 | nForce4 Ultra | nForce4 SLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Single-Chip | Single-Chip | Single-Chip |
| Socket | 754/939 | 939/940 | 939/940 |
| CPU Support | Sempron, Athlon64 | Athlon64, Athlon64 FX | Athlon64, Athlon64 FX |
| HT-Link | 800 MHz | 1 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Memory | DDR400
Dual-DDR400 |
Dual-DDR400 | Dual-DDR400 |
| ECC Support | No | No | No |
| Max. Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| AGP | No | No | No |
| PCI Express | 20 Lanes,16+1+1+1 | 20 Lanes,16+1+1+1 | 20 Lanes,configurable |
| PCI | 5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 5x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 |
| USB 2.0 | 10 Ports | 10 Ports | 10 Ports |
| Firewire/1394 | No | No | No |
| UltraATA | 2 UltraATA/133 Channels | 2 UltraATA/133 Channels | 2 UltraATA/133 Channels |
| Serial ATA | 4 SATA Ports 150 MB/s | 4 SATA2 Ports 300 MB/s | 4 SATA2 Ports 300 MB/s |
| RAID | SATA & UltraATA | SATA & UltraATA | SATA & UltraATA |
| Networking | Native GbE | Native GbE | Native GbE |
| SN Engine | No | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | AC97 7.1 Sound | AC97 7.1 Sound | AC97 7.1 Sound |
| Firewall 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| nTune | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SLI Support | No | No | Yes |
Active Armor With Firewall
Active Armor is the name for the first integrated hardware engine for network firewall operations. We don't need to mention the importance of securing your computer from unauthorized access. Now, there is a hardware unit that takes care of TCP/IP packet inspection.
Since conventional software firewalls running under Microsoft Windows consume a considerable amount of processing time (see image above), NVIDIA's approach is to take care of most of the steps required to parse and inspect network packets in hardware. While we did not have the time to do extensive testing of all the nForce4 features, we were at least able to confirm a noticeable drop in CPU usage under high network traffic conditions.
For further information, please consult the following articles, where we already took a look at NVIDIA's firewall:
- NVIDIA, SiS and VIA Bring on Chipsets for AMD Socket 939
- New and Improved: NVIDIA nForce3 250 Gb Chipset
- Previous page nForce4 Facts, Continued
- Next page SATA: 4 Ports At 3 GBit/s
