NVIDIA is preparing to launch a series of updated nForce chipsets in this month, with a new nForce2 chipset line expected in the second quarter...

According to this article, NVIDIA should be launching an update to their nForce chipset. The faster DDR support should increase performance as the increase in memory bandwidth will allow for a faster graphics engine as well as support for faster processor bus speeds.

The new nForce chips are expected to be introduced in both discrete (chipset only) and integrated (chipset with integrated graphics) lines, and are not expected to cost much more than current nForce chips. NVIDIA's current nForce 415-D chipset without on-board graphics costs $30.

Also, according to the Virescent Networks sources, NVIDIA is work on their next generation nForce, aka nForce2 which is currently codenamed Crush17. The Crush17 launch is expected sometime in qaurter 2 this year.

A little preview of possible specs are support for 400MHz DDR memory (6.4GB/s memory bandwidth) and a built-in GeForce4 MX (which performs twice as fast as the current GeForce2 MX which is built-in).

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