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   #31. Posted at 02:45 PM on Sep 21st 2005 Edit   Reply
Hattig
I think that these chipsets will set the bar for future integrated chipsets.

It will be interesting to see how the performance in games, video, outputs, etc, compares to other solutions.

I noticed in a picture that an ASUS 6150 motherboard had DVI output on the motherboard. That is a good sign.

Shame that the 6150 at least doesn't support TC memory. I could easily see a 32MB chip on the motherboard running at 400MHz DDR. Still, I don't think that games will be the primary use of this chipset!
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   #8. Posted at 08:53 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
GodsMadClown
I hate to be the obligitory Soundstorm complainer, but...

If they are indeed positioning the chipset to be a HTPC fit, then wouldn't this be an ideal fit for a DD encoding sound solution? I mean sure it didn't make much sense in a standalone PC, but in a Home Theater context, where the XBOX was designed to be in in the first place?

Sigh. A real HTPC device will encode to a surround format in real time. Preferably DTS.
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#8, Damn, you beat me to it!  :  5150  (#9)  «
#8, Wait, so now HTPC's have to encode as well as play vids/musi...  :  indeego  (#11)  «
#11, No, DD encoding is really more for an HTPC than a GPPC. I...  :  wmgriffith  (#12)  «
#12, Is this typical to hook HTPC's up to receivers, also? ...  :  indeego  (#15)  «
#15, I'd say yes its typical for most people that care a...  :  tay  (#17)  «
#15, An HTPC won't do the job of an amplifier, so you st...  :  Namarrgon  (#24)  «
#24, HDMI spec claims to support "eight channels of 1...  :  UberGerbil  (#29)  «
#29, Bring on the HDMI PC connectivity, just try n...  :  GodsMadClown  (#30)  «

   #10. Posted at 09:08 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
cRock
Is there any hope that the RAID 5 will work under Linux/BSD? If so, I forsee a cheap storage box with gig ethernet and RAID 5.
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#10, The southbridge RAID-5 probably isn't hardware accelerated a...  :  just brew it!  (#16)  «
#10, Yes and no. Yes, you can make it work in Linux just like alm...  :  Forge  (#27)  «
#27, Yes and no. Yes, you can make it work in Linux just like ...  :  Tupuli  (#28)  «

   #26. Posted at 11:50 PM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
Forge
I need a Tyan Thunder K8WE v2 with one of these GeForce 6150 suckers wedged in there.
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   #22. Posted at 05:16 PM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
btb
I dont see any mention of local graphic ram(TC cards had at least 16mb or so local cache?).. will the 6100 and 6150 have to rely completely on system memory?
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#22, The 6100s use system memory exclusively.  :  Dissonance  (#25)  «

   #14. Posted at 09:47 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
FireGryphon
When do the Shuttle boxes come out for this? This'll be perfect for my friend's HTPC.
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#14, Yeah a G5 or G6 whenever they get around to that with this c...  :  dragmor  (#23)  «

   #21. Posted at 12:34 PM on Sep 20th 2005, Edited at 12:35 PM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
ludi
Interestingly, though, both chips are being manufactured on a 90-nano fabrication process—a first for NVIDIA.

Possibly because it's pretty difficult to remove and dissipate 40W+ heat from a chipset northbridge?
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   #18. Posted at 12:00 PM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
indeego
Looks cool. I really hope a large OEM picks up on these so that we can move away from intel on the business side, while staying cheap.
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#18, yeah, i know what you mean. i hope the pennies i planted in ...  :  eitje  (#20)  «

   #4. Posted at 08:23 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
PerfectCr
Wow nice! I don't want a "HTPC" per se, but I do want a PC that will play HD video on my HDTV in my living room, and this might just fit the bill!
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#4, That *is* an HTPC.  :  FireGryphon  (#13)  «
#13, I meant I don't need a TV Tuner or PVR fucntionality beca...  :  PerfectCr  (#19)  «

   #7. Posted at 08:47 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
just brew it!
Excellent! Let's hope it is as good in reality as it looks on paper.
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   #6. Posted at 08:34 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
Saribro
party down !!
6150 + 430 for the win !
now if only I had any actual money :/
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   #5. Posted at 08:31 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
zurich
The 6150 looks like it has HTPC painted all over it - hot!
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   #3. Posted at 08:17 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
claymonkey
depending now how cheap a 6150 solution will be you have an easy way to have two DVI ports when you have a seperate video card.
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   #2. Posted at 08:15 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
lex-ington
How does this match up with the ATi chipsets, in particular the X300 on-board graphics.

I thought the 6100 and X300 were pretty much on the same level ?!?!
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   #1. Posted at 08:14 AM on Sep 20th 2005 Edit   Reply
bhtooefr
Hmm...

I see a GF6150 with an nForce 410 in my future...

(Don't need the extra SATA ports, don't need more than RAID 0, don't need gigabit, and don't want ActiveArmor.)
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