NVIDIA SLI Technology Now Licensed For INTEL Core I7 And Core I5 Platforms
SANTA CLARA, CA -- AUGUST 10, 2009 -
- NVIDIA Corporation today announced that Intel Corporation, and the worldâs other leading motherboard manufacturers, including ASUS, EVGA, Gigabyte, and MSI, have all licensed NVIDIA® SLI® technology for inclusion on their Intel® P55 Express Chipset-based motherboards designed for the upcoming Intel® Core⢠i7 and i5 processor in the LGA1156 socket. As a result, customers who purchase a validated P55-based motherboard and Core i7 or Core i5 processor when available can equip their PCs with any combination of NVIDIA® GeForce® GPUs, including Quad SLI, for the ultimate visual computing experience.
âNVIDIA SLI technology is a perfect complement to the processing prowess of our new Core i7 and Intel DP55KG desktop board,â said Clem Russo, VP and General Manager of Intel Client Board Division at Intel Corporation. âNVIDIA and Intel share a combined passion for furthering the PC as the definitive platform for gaming, and this combination will surely be attractive to anyone building or purchasing a brand new PC this fall.â
As a result of todayâs announcement, NVIDIA SLI technology is now available for all consumer PC platforms, including the Intel Core i7, Core i5, Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors, as well as those based on the AMD Phenom II CPU. In addition to raw graphics performance, NVIDIA GeForce GPUs also provide gamers with additional capabilities not found on any other discrete graphics solutions, including NVIDIA® PhysX® technology for deeper gaming immersion, and stereoscopic 3D gaming with NVIDIA® 3D Vision⢠technology.
âOnly the best-designed motherboards are capable of tapping intoâand reaping maximum benefits fromâthe powerful synergy between SLI technology and the P55 platform,â said Joe Hsieh, General Manager of ASUSâ Motherboard Business Unit. âASUS has honed the art and science of motherboard design with the ASUS P7P55 Deluxe and ROG Maximus III Series motherboards, which deliver unparalleled performance and stability.â
For more information on NVIDIA SLI technology, please visit: www.nvidia.com/sli.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce® products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro® products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla⢠products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
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âThe world is awaiting the arrival of P55 and Core i5, and the inclusion of SLI technology will make the platform complete,â said Klaus Ruether, senior product manager at ATELCO Computer Germany. âWe are very excited to offer our customers this amazing platform, which we believe will hit a sweet spot of price, performance, and functionality.â
âSince NVIDIA introduced it back in 2004, SLI has become required equipment for any serious gaming platformâ said Kelt Reeves, President of Falcon Northwest. âClearly the combination of the Intel P55 chipset, Core i5 or i7 processor, and SLI will be the dominant recipe for any high-performance PC from this point forward.â
âGamers are always looking for the best bang for the buck, and GIGABYTE P55-based motherboards with NVIDIA GPUs running in SLI mode will definitely deliver,â said Henry Kao, VP of Worldwide Service and Sales Marketing of GIGABYTE. âThis will be a hot platform for sure.â
âBy enabling NVIDIA SLI on Intelâs latest P55 chipset, NVIDIA allows us to bring added flexibility and cutting-edge graphics performance to MAINGEAR gamers,â said Wallace Santos, president of MAINGEAR PC. âWeâre excited to offer this configuration to our customers.â
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