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Based upon AMD specifications

• Athlon 64 X2 - 128 bit, 4 DIMM, 4GB max

• Athlon 64 FX - 128 bit, 4 DIMM, 4GB max

• Athlon 64 - 64/128 bit, 2/4 DIMM, 4GB max

• Sempron - 64/128 bit, 2/4 DIMM, 4GB max

• Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64, and Sempron supports DDR400/333/266

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CPU MEMORYMEDIASHIELDSTORAGE SECURE NETWORKING APPLICATIONS

PCI Expressflexible config

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Performance Power User, Gamer, andMultimedia Hobbiest

NVIDIAnForce4 SLI

EnthusiastExtreme Gamer, andMultimedia Enthusiast

NVIDIAnForce4 SLI X16

1GHzHypertransport

Athlon 64 FXAthlon 64

PCI Expressflexible config

1GHzHypertransport

— 4 / 4 X X XX1.5Gb/sDDR400/333/266 2/4* 4GB Dual DDR2 64/128 bit*PCI Express

16,1,1,1

Athlon 64 FXAthlon 64Sempron

MainstreamCasual PC User, Home PC, Casual Gamer, and Business Users

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* Athlon 64 FX available only in 4 DIMM, 128 bit configuration

Performance Power User, Gamer, andMultimedia Hobbiest

NVIDIAnForce4 SLI XE

DDR400/533/667 4 16GB Dual DDR2 128 bitIntel P4Socket 775 800/1066 MHz

SLIx8

4 / 4 X X XX X3Gb/sPCI Express

flexible config

AGP 8X — 4 / 4 X X XX X1.5Gb/sDDR400/333/266 2/4* 4GB Dual DDR2 64/128 bit*Athlon 64 FX

Athlon 64Sempron

Value Business User, and Value PC Buyer

NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb

800MHzHypertransport

AGP 8X — 4 / 4 X XX1.5Gb/sDDR400/333/266 2/4* 4GB Dual DDR2 64/128 bit*Athlon 64 FX

Athlon 64Sempron

Value Business User, and Value PC Buyer

NVIDIA nForce3 250

800MHzHypertransport

— DDR400/533/667 4 16GB Dual DDR2 128 bitIntel P4Socket 775 800/1066 MHz 4 / 4 X X XX X3Gb/s

PCI Express16,1,1,1,1Performance Mainstream

Power User, Gamer, andMultimedia Hobbiest

NVIDIAnForce4 Ultra — 4 / 4 X X XX X X3Gb/sDDR400/333/266 2/4* 4GB Dual DDR2 64/128 bit*

PCI Express16,1,1,1

Athlon 64 FXAthlon 64Sempron

1GHzHypertransport

SLI * • For fastest gaming–bar none;

delivers support for multi–GPU solutions

• SLI (scalable link interface) helps scale system performance

BUILD THE BEST DESKTOP PC WITH NVIDIA NFORCEBUILD THE BEST DESKTOP PC WITH NVIDIA NFORCE

NVIDIA NFORCE KEY POINTSStorage• Protection for your most

important digital media assets• NVIDIA® MediaShield™ and

SATA 3Gb/s• Reliable, accessible, scalable

and easy to manage storage

Security• Desktop security from malicious spyware and hacker intrusions • NVIDIA® ActiveArmor™ is the industry's first secure networking engine • Delivers 'instant-on' protection and offloads CPU for

better freedom for system bandwidth and throughput

Performance• NVIDIA® nTune™ optimizes PC performance settings;

dramatically faster than manual over-clocking, sets PC within 90% of it's optimum performance

• With NVIDIA nTune you can change bus speeds, memory timings, tweak voltage and more.... safely and with ease

* Feature available on NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16, NVIDIA nForce4 SLI, and NVIDIA nForce4 SLI XE only.

FEATURES

CPU

MEMORY

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NETWORKING

• Boosts CPU speed by storing application instructions and data before they are needed

• Experience the highest level of system performance and run the most demanding applications with revolutionary dual 64-bit memory controllers

• Doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X delivering over 4Gb/s in both upstream and downstream data transfers • Enables multi-GPU support for awe-inspiring gaming and up to twice the performance• SLI X16 versions offer full 16-lane PCI Express bandwidth for leading edge performance• Second SLI slot alternatively supports expansion for any other x1, x4, or x8 high bandwidth PCI Express cards

• Offers the option to upgrade to a higher performance graphics add-in card

• The fastest Gigabit Ethernet in the market • Not constrained by PCI bus bandwidth bottleneck

• Improves CPU cache effectiveness and raises overall network responsiveness-even for systems where the CPU is not otherwise busy

• Offloads the CPU from the work required to segment a large buffer into packets that fit within the network

• Reduces the number of calls to the network driver, thereby reducing CPU overhead and improves throughput

• Provides easy access to system set-up and configuration

• Customize PC performance for maximum throughput, lowest CPU utilization, or both

• Ability to future proof PC systems as standards evolve

• A high-performance, hardware-based firewall• Provides professional-grade traffic inspection capabilities and advanced management features including remote access, configuration, and monitoring

• The industry's first secure networking engine for PCs• Dedicated hardware engine that enhances networking security while reducing CPU overhead• The industry's only tamper resistant and instant-on protection

• Simple point and click wizard-based interface makes RAID storage management easy to use• Offers the highest performance in RAID 0 and RAID 0+1 configuration. Protect your stored data with RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 0+1• Spare disk feature adds additional redundancy• Allows RAID designs across PATA and SATA devices

• Incorporates a native, four serial ATA 1.5Gb/s ports• Supports a dual-channel ATA interface capable of a maximum data transfer rate of 133 megabits per second (Mbps) per channel

• Double bus bandwidth which provides blazingly high disk performance

• Connect to a variety of digital devices including mice, keyboards, game controllers, digital cameras, and digital camcorders

• Delivers industry-leading features and rock-solid stability and reliability for NVIDIA nForce MCPs

• Simplifies installation and maintenance by having one software driver for all NVIDIA nForce platforms

• Access, monitor, and dynamically adjust crucial system components including CPU temperature, voltages, bus speeds, and CPU core speed in real time with clear, user-friendly control panel

• Features 20-bit, 48kHz support, and is fully AC’97 compliant

• Features 32-bit, 192kHz quality for eight channels

• Completely control all aspects of the NVIDIA nForce audio experience: volume adjustment, recording options, speaker configuration, and more through easy-to-follow wizards

BENEFITS

CONNECTIVITY

SECURITY

AUDIO

SOFTWARE

STORAGE

* Features vary by product and motherboard design. Please confirm actual specs with your motherboard manufacturer.1 Available on Intel Edition products only.2 Available on NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16, NVIDIA nForce4 SLI, and NVIDIA nForce4 SLI XE.

3 Available on NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16, NVIDIA nForce4 SLI, and NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra AMD Edition.4 Available on NVIDIA nForce4 SLI XE and NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Intel Edition.

NVIDIA NFORCE FEATURES AND BENEFITS*

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© 2006 NVIDIA Corporation. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, NVIDIA nForce, ForceWare, ActiveArmor, MediaShield, nTune, and NVIDIA SLI are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. All company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Dynamic Adaptive Speculative Pre-processor (DASP)

NVIDIA® DualDDR2 Architecture1 (Dual 64-bit memory controllers, 128-bit interface)

PCI Express™

NVIDIA® SLI™ 2

AGP 8X/AGP 4X

NVIDIA® Native Gigabit Ethernet

Checksum Offload

TCP Segmentation Offload

Jumbo Frame Support

Web-based Management

Selectable Performance Modes

IPv6 Support

NVIDIA® ActiveArmor™ Firewall Technology

NVIDIA ActiveArmor Secure Networking Engine3

NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID Technology

SATA/Ultra ATA-133 SATA 3Gb/s

USB 2.0/FireWire

NVIDIA® ForceWare™ Platform Software

Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)

NVIDIA® nTune™ Utility

NVIDIA Audio

NVIDIA High Definition Audio (HDA)4

NVIDIA NVMixer

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