The fact that PCI Express standard is the future of computing industry and is moving forcefully towards its designated position in both high-end server/workstation and consumer end systems is not a secret. Therefore, it makes sense to move upcoming high-end components, such as GPUs and boards, in that direction. While NVIDIA offered its Quadro FX 4400 in PCIe form a while back, it was a surprise to see that NVIDIA didn?t have chipsets to complete its PCIe line. After somewhat of a delay, if you perceive to see it that way, NVIDIA has launched its two MCPs (Media & Communications Processors) for AMD?s Opteron microprocessors. Apparently, AMD is requesting its partners to design and develop chipsets for its Opteron microprocessors rather than AMD introducing its own, like the chipmaker has done in the past.

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