NForce 500

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NVIDIA nForce 500
Socket support	LGA775 Socket AM2
Release date	March 7, 2006
Predecessor	nForce4
Successor	nForce 600

The nForce 500 is a computer chipset series and the successor to the nForce4 series. It was revealed by NVIDIA on 2006-03-07. nForce 500 supports AMD's Socket AM2 and Intel's LGA 775; both technologies were released on 2006-05-23.

Contents 1 Specifications 2 Chipsets 2.1 nForce 590 SLI MCP 2.2 nForce 570 SLI MCP 2.3 nForce 570 (Ultra) MCP 2.4 nForce 550 MCP 2.5 nForce 520 MCP 2.5.1 nForce 520 LE MCP 3 Intel Edition 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Specifications

• Support for NVIDIA SLI technology, including Quad SLI (enabling the simultaneous use of four GPUs) and SLI LinkBoost developments.
• Support for up to six SATA 3Gb/s hard disks and ten USB 2.0 devices.
• Support for dual RAID 5.

[edit] Chipsets

[edit] nForce 590 SLI MCP

• Enthusiast dual GPU segment, with full feature set and Quad SLI support.
• Uses the MCP55XE Northbridge and C51XE Southbridge. The two chipsets provide a total of 48 PCI Express lanes.

[edit] nForce 570 SLI MCP

• Performance dual GPU segment, lacking SLI LinkBoost technology.
• Total of 28 PCI Express lanes.

[edit] nForce 570 (Ultra) MCP

• Performance single GPU segment, lacking SLI support.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

[edit] nForce 550 MCP

• Mainstream single GPU segment, lacking SLI and RAID 5 support, and featuring only one Ethernet and four SATA ports.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

[edit] nForce 520 MCP

• Mainstream single GPU segment, lacking SLI and RAID 5 support, and featuring only one 10/100 Ethernet and four SATA ports.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
• Uses MCP65S Northbridge^[1]

[edit] nForce 520 LE MCP

• Value single GPU segment, lacking SLI, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5 support, and featuring only one 10/100 Ethernet, 8USB ports two SATA ports.
• Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

[edit] Intel Edition

NVIDIA has also prepared enthusiast segment nForce 590 SLI and performance segment nForce 570 SLI motherboards for Intel's Core 2 Duo processors, which were released on July 27, 2006. These motherboards will compete against the Intel 975X Express chipset, but information about performance has been withheld due to non-disclosure agreement restrictions. Some nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition and nForce 4 Ultra motherboards will also be updated to support Core 2 Duo.

[edit] References

1. ^ NVIDIA Product page

[edit] External links

• Official site - NVIDIA nForce 500 Series for AMD
• Official site - NVIDIA nForce 500 Series for Intel
• NVIDIA Official Press Release
• AnandTech - nForce 500: nForce4 on Steroids?
• AnandTech - nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition: NVIDIA prepares an Intel 975X Killer
• HardwareZone - NVIDIA nForce 500 Chipset Family
• iXBT Digit Life - NVIDIA nForce 500 Chipsets
• Mike's Hardware - Roadmap Q2 2006
• Sudhian - NVIDIA nForce 550, 570 & 590 SLI
• The Tech Report - NVIDIA's nForce 590 SLI

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