What isn't such a well-known fact is the little matter of Nvidia's pricing strategy, as if a motherboard manufacturer wants to have an X58 SKU without the nForce 200 chipset, then the chipset will set them back US$30 a pop, while those that will go exclusively with an nForce 200 based X58 line-up will only have to pay US$20 per chip.
From our understanding, it's possible to use two nForce 200 chips, at twice the cost, to get full x16 bandwidth per slot, just like on Intel's Skulltrail motherboard. Either solution adds cost above the chipset as well, as the motherboard manufacturers not only have to re-design their X58 boards to accommodate the extra chip(s), but also provide a different type of chipset cooling solution that caters to the extra heat produced by the nForce 200 chip(s).
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NVIDIA gives discount for Bloomfield SLI Chip
8th August 2008, 16:39
NVIDIA gives discount for Bloomfield SLI Chip 
