bit-tech News: First Look: Nvidia MCP7a GeForce 9 series mGPU

news · October 15, 2008

Hi all,

We have just published a first look at *Nvidia's** MCP7a GeForce 9

series mGPU*. If you could post a link on your site that would be very

much appreciated.

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*/As we said, Nvidia's chipset is built on the 65nm TSMC process but

what bumping material it uses we are unsure. Nvidia has already admitted

problems with its mobile products, but recently HP has since issued

specific warranty replacements for slimline desktop PCs that exclusively

contain Nvidia integrated graphics products. Kept properly cool, there

should be absolutely no problem unless you're one of the few who want to

stuff one of these boards into a cramped HTPC setup with very little

airflow to be as quiet and low profile as possible. In that situation,

we'd advise being wary, but outside of this we doubt anyone else will

ever have a problem.

On paper, the Nvidia GeForce 9-series IGPs stop quite a way short of

being everything we wanted and were told it would be released earlier

this year, meaning it's more than a little late. Despite this though,

MCP7a does still appear to be a great chipset on paper provided you're

interested in HTPC features. Using Nvidia's on words though - a

slideshow is one thing, but actually using the final product is another

- so check out our Zotac GeForce 9300 review to find how we actually get

on with it./

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*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net

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