If you were drawn to buying nForce2 because of it's unique SoundStorm audio you might be disappointed to learn there will be no APU/SoundStorm integrated into future nForce3 products.
It was NVIDIA's decision to drop its unique integrated audio in favour of a (probable) totally separate product? Well, yes and no. Here's what our NV source has to say on the reason why:
In the land of nForce 3, there is only a single chip. That means that every single one must have all the features that are 100% guaranteed to sell. Based on this information, the decision was made to drop APU. If we made two different chips again that would be one answer. However, our customers (ASUS, MSI, etc.) continue to tell us that you (the end user public) don't want SoundStorm OR don't want to pay for it.
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In the land of nForce 3, there is only a single chip. That means that every single one must have all the features that are 100% guaranteed to sell. Based on this information, the decision was made to drop APU. If we made two different chips again that would be one answer. However, our customers (ASUS, MSI, etc.) continue to tell us that you (the end user public) don't want SoundStorm OR don't want to pay for it.
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