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To: jcholewa who wrote (56183)	9/24/2001 11:22:12 AM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

JC: It's too bad that the integrated video came in below expectations, though. Significantly below expectations, I'd say. Two points: » ATI has every chance of matching NVIDIA's performance with their own integrated chipset. » XBox… Hope there are some major differences in the integrated video (uses GF3 instead of GF2, no?) -fyo

To: jcholewa who wrote (56183)	9/24/2001 11:40:24 AM
From: Pravin Kamdar	Respond to of 275872

JC, What a surprise. It didn't categorically blow away all the competition. Like we didn't see this coming from a mile away. Still, I'm happy that it can match the VIA KT266A in performance, and I hope that further BIOS and driver optimizations can raise the bar beyond that. It's too bad that the integrated video came in below expectations, though. Pretty much my thoughts, also. Not bad for a first try. Looking forward to their next rev. Pravin.

To: jcholewa who wrote (56183)	9/24/2001 1:47:34 PM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

The Audio is quite impressive though anandtech.com I've very satisfied with the results considering this is nVidia's 1st stab at this. M.

To: jcholewa who wrote (56183)	9/24/2001 2:24:31 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

RE:"It's too bad that the integrated video came in below expectations, though." Why? Can't access dual channel DDR, lack of bandwidth...? Something ain't right here... As for KT266a...heck that's more hype than nForce right now. VIA slipped in in just before nForce...took some of the thunder away from nForce. Reminds me of an Intel tactic. <G> Jim

To: jcholewa who wrote (56183)	9/24/2001 6:10:33 PM
From: ptanner	Respond to of 275872

JC, Re: "It's too bad that the [nForce] integrated video came in below expectations, though." I wonder how it compares to the other integrated video options? I may be in a position to do some testing on an SiS 730 (?) and a KM133A systems but I don't have a lot of gaming benchmarks. If I get the time, I will try to find one comparable to what Anand ran. EDIT: Of course, the nForce boards will likely be more expensive. Will look up boards and current pricing if/when I do the comparison. -PT