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NForce 500#nForce 570 SLI

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{{Infobox chipset

|Image =File:NForce_500_logo.png

|Table_name = Nvidia nForce 500

|CPU =

|Socket = LGA 775
Socket AM2

|Date = May 23, 2006

|Predecessor = nForce4

|Successor = nForce 600

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The nForce 500 is a motherboard chipset series and the successor to the nForce4 series. It was revealed by NVIDIA on 2006-03-07 and released on May 23, 2006. The nForce 500 series supports AMD's Socket AM2 and support for Intel's LGA 775 has also been added.

Specifications

  • Support for NVIDIA SLI technology, including Quad SLI (enabling the simultaneous use of four GPUs) and SLI LinkBoost developments.
  • Support for up to six SATA 3 Gbit/s hard disks and ten USB 2.0 devices.
  • Support for dual RAID 5.

Chipsets for AMD processors

Source:{{cite web |title=NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs for AMD |url=http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce5_specs_amd.html |accessdate=2013-10-15 |publisher=NVIDIA official website}}

=nForce 590 SLI [[Media Communications Processor|MCP]]=

  • Enthusiast dual GPU segment, with full 16+16 SLI support.
  • Uses the C51XE northbridge and MCP55XE southbridge. The two chips provide a total of 46 PCI Express lanes.

=nForce 570 SLI=

  • Performance dual GPU segment.
  • Total of 28 PCI Express lanes.

=nForce 570 LT SLI=

  • Performance dual GPU segment.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

= nForce 570 Ultra =

  • Performance single GPU segment, lacking SLI support.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

=nForce 560 SLI=

  • Performance dual GPU segment, featuring only one Ethernet and four SATA ports.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

=nForce 560=

  • Mainstream single GPU segment, lacking SLI support, and featuring only one Ethernet and four SATA ports.
  • Total of 19 PCI Express lanes.

=nForce 550=

  • Mainstream single GPU segment, lacking SLI and RAID 5 support, and featuring only one Ethernet and four SATA ports.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

= nForce 520=

  • Value/Mainstream single GPU segment, lacking SLI and RAID 5 support, and featuring only one 10/100 Ethernet and four SATA ports.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.
  • Uses MCP65S northbridge.

=nForce 520 LE=

  • Value single GPU segment, lacking SLI, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5 support, and featuring only one 10/100 Ethernet, 8USB ports two SATA ports.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

=nForce 500 SLI (nForce4 SLI AM2)=

  • Performance dual GPU segment.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

=nForce 500 Ultra (nForce4 Ultra AM2)=

  • Performance single GPU segment.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

=nForce 500 (nForce4 AM2)=

  • Value single GPU segment.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

Chipsets for Intel processors

Source:{{cite web |title=NVIDIA nForce 500 Series MCPs for Intel |url=http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce5_specs_intel.html |accessdate=2013-10-15 |publisher=NVIDIA official website}}

=nForce 590 SLI=

  • Enthusiast dual GPU segment, with full x16 + x16 SLI support.
  • Total of 48 PCI Express lanes.

=nForce 570 SLI=

  • Performance dual GPU segment, with x8 + x8 SLI support.
  • Total of 20 PCI Express lanes.

See also

  • Comparison of Nvidia chipsets{{Cite web |title=GPU Comparisons, Features And Benchmarks |url=https://anycompares.com/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=anycompares.com |language=en-US}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.nvidia.com/page/mobo.html Official Site - All NVIDIA nForce AMD/Intel]
  • [http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce5_amd.html Official site - NVIDIA nForce 500 Series for AMD]
  • [http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce5_intel.html Official site - NVIDIA nForce 500 Series for Intel]
  • [http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_30177.html NVIDIA Official Press Release]
  • [http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2764 AnandTech - nForce 500: nForce4 on Steroids?]
  • [http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2786 AnandTech - nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition: NVIDIA prepares an Intel 975X Killer]
  • [http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=6&id=1913 HardwareZone - NVIDIA nForce 500 Chipset Family]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081030021441/http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/mainboard/nvidia-nforce-500-chipsets.html iXBT Digit Life - NVIDIA nForce 500 Chipsets]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090308003603/http://mikeshardware.co.uk/RoadmapQ206.htm#nForce%20500 Mike's Hardware - Roadmap Q2 2006]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060608143728/http://www.sudhian.com/index.php?%2Farticles%2Fshow%2Fnvidia_nforce_590_sli_review%2F Sudhian - NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Review]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20061119130216/http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2006q2/am2-chipsets/index.x?pg=2 The Tech Report - NVIDIA's nForce 590 SLI]

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