NForce2
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The Nvidia nForce2 chipset was released by Nvidia in July 20021 as a refresh to the original nForce product offering. The nForce2 chipset was a platform for motherboards supporting AMD's Socket A CPUs along with DDR SDRAM. There were multiple variations of the chipset including one with an integrated GeForce4 MX graphics processor (IGP), and one without.
The Nvidia nForce2 chipset was released by Nvidia in July 2002 as a refresh to the original nForce product offering. The nForce2 chipset was a platform for motherboards supporting AMD's Socket A CPUs along with DDR SDRAM. There were multiple variations of the chipset including one with an integrated GeForce4 MX graphics processor (IGP), and one without. ==Refresh== In 2003, Nvidia released refreshed nForce2 chips, called "nForce2 400" and "nForce2 Ultra 400". The nForce2 400 and nForce2 Ultra 400 presented official support for a 200 MHz FSB and PC-3200 DDR SDRAM, whereas the older nForce2 only supported a maximum of 166 MHz FSB. Ultra 400 offered dual-channel support, while the plain 400 was single-channel PC-3200-capable. Both performed very similarly because neither had the IGP. Athlon XP did not benefit significantly from the added bandwidth because the Athlon XP's bus was only capable of bandwidth matching a single channel of PC-3200. The new chipset was partnered with several different southbridges, including one with (MCP-T) and one without (MCP) SoundStorm and dual Ethernet NICs. In 2004, three new southbridges were introduced: MCP-S integrated Serial ATA, MCP-RAID had additional RAID-functions, and MCP-Gb featured Gigabit Ethernet. These newer southbridges did not integrate the SoundStorm unit nor the dual-Ethernet capabilities of the MCP-T. ==See also== Comparison of Nvidia chipsets ==References== ==External links== Nvidia: nForce2 NVIDIA nForce Platform Processors Anandtech: Nvidia nForce2 Preview Anandtech: Nvidia's nForce2 Performance Review Anandtech: Nvidia's nForce2 Part II: Diving Deeper
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