NVIDIA nForce3 Professional

The New Platform for Professional Computing

Professional users require stable and reliable high-performance platforms that meet the needs of their demanding applications. With the introduction of the NVIDIA nForce™3 Professional platform processors, NVIDIA revolutionizes professional motherboard designs, delivering a single-chip motherboard solution designed specifically for the 64-bit AMD Opteron™ processor.

Featuring advanced hardware and software technologies and optimized for the industry-leading NVIDIA Quadro® workstation graphics, NVIDIA nForce3 Pro provides the performance, stability, and reliability required for today and tomorrow’s professional workstations. Enterprise-class networking, advanced storage capabilities, and built-in functionality combine to deliver unmatched performance and features for professional computing environments.


	Single-Chip Solution
	Revolutionary single-chip solution designed for the AMD Opteron CPU enables higher-quality, full-featured motherboards and delivers maximum performance with the lowest latency. The single-chip design also means less power consumption and less heat dissipation.
	NVIDIA RAID
	Provides support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1, enabling the highest disk data transfer rates for highest system and application performance, and the highest performance fault tolerant solution for maximum data integrity. NVIDIA RAID supports both SATA and ATA-133 disk controller standards.
	NVIDIA Enterprise-Class Networking
	Delivers the required manageability features required by IT professions while maintaining the highest level of reliability, quality, and performance. Also delivers the highest throughput for network transfers and lower CPU utilization, resulting in lower total cost of ownership.
	64-Bit Architecture
	NVIDIA nForce3 Pro provides advanced processing capabilities and system innovations for the new 64-bit AMD processor architecture.

NVIDIA Continues to Demonstrate 64-Bit Leadership
SANTA CLARA, CA—JULY 28, 2004—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today announced availability of a new 64-bit demonstration for NVIDIA nForce™3- and AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based PCs and notebooks.

NVIDIA nForce Professional Solutions Adopted by Leading Server and Workstation Motherboard Manufacturers
COMPUTEX—TAIPEI, TAIWAN—JUNE 2, 2004—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that the Company’s NVIDIA nForce™3 Professional media and communications processors (MCPs) have been selected by IWILL and Tyan Computer Corporation—two of the industry’s leading professional motherboard manufacturers—for their new high-performance server and workstation motherboard solutions.

NVIDIA Driving Next-Generation Serial ATA Storage Technology to the PC Desktop
COMPUTEX—TAIPEI, TAIWAN—JUNE 1, 2004—In conjunction with leading hard drive manufacturers, including Hitachi, Maxtor, Samsung, and Seagate, NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced joint efforts to bring next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) technology into desktop PCs, workstations, and servers.

NVIDIA nForce3 Primed and Ready for New AMD Athlon64 Processor
SANTA CLARA, CA—JANUARY 6, 2004—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today announced that its NVIDIA nForce™3 media and communications processors (MCPs)—which have been lauded by major industry publications and technology Web sites for their stability and performance—fully support the new AMD Athlon64 Processor 3400+ announced earlier today.

NVIDIA nForce3 Professional Now in Volume Production
SANTA CLARA, CA—JUNE 30, 2003—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today announced that the NVIDIA nForce™3 Professional, the Company’s first single-chip, core-logic solution for professional computing environments, is now in volume production.

NVIDIA Extends NVIDIA nForce Platform into Professional Workstation Market
NEW YORK CITY, NY—APRIL 22, 2003—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today introduced NVIDIA nForce™3 Professional, the Company’s first single-chip, core-logic solution for professional computing environments.

NVIDIA nForce3 Professional Platform Adopted by Leading Workstation System Integrators
NEW YORK CITY, NY—APRIL 22, 2003—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today announced that leading workstation system integrators are adopting the new NVIDIA nForce™3 Professional platform technology for their upcoming professional workstation computing systems.