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Nvidia Preparing MCP82 XE Chipset for AMD AM3 CPUs
Nvidia Preparing MCP82 XE Chipset for AMD AM3 CPUs
Nvidia is going to release the MCP82 XE chipset later this month where the official marketing name will be nForce 980a SLI. MCP82 XE is essentially the same as the MCP72 XE except that it is qualified to work with the latest AMD3 processors on both DDR2 and DDR3 boards. Read more...
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NVIDIA MCP82 XE for AMD AM3 processors to arrive this month
DV Hardware — VR Zone reports NVIDIA will launch the MCP82 XE chipset later this month as the nForce 980a SLI. This is basically the same chipset as the MCP 72XE, but with support for the latest AMD Socket AM3 processors on both DDR2 and DDR3 motherboards. ...

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NVIDIA new chipset for AM3 is dubbed MCP82 XE aka nForce 980a SLI
Madshrimps News RSS Feed — ... SLI Nvidia is going to release the MCP82 XE chipset later this month where the official marketing name will be nForce 980a SLI. MCP82 XE is essentially the same as the MCP72 XE except that it is qualified to work with the latest AMD3 processors on both DDR2 and DDR3 boards. MCP82 supports PCIe 2.0, HT 3.0, Tri/Quad SLI, Hybrid SLI, 12 USB 2.0, 6 SATA 3Gb/s ports, Gigabit Ethernet, HD Audio etc. MCP82XE is rated at 20W TDP in mGPU mode, 22W TDP in Hybrid mode and 9W TDP in idle mode. http://vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-p....html?doc=6755

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