| Produttore | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | SiS | VIA Technologies | VIA Technologies |
| Northbridge | nForce3 150 1309 Ball BGA 0.15 µm |
nForce3 250 Gb 1309 Ball BGA 0.15 µm |
SiS 755 698 Ball BGA 0.22 µm |
K8T800 578 Ball BGA 0.22 µm |
K8T800 Pro 578 Ball BGA 0.22 µm |
| Southbridge | integrated | integrated | SiS 964 | VT8237 539 Ball BGA | VT8237 539 Ball BGA |
| Interconnect | StreamThru | StreamThru | MuTIOL 1 GB/s with HyperStreaming | 8X V-Link 533 MB/s | 8X V-MAP 533 MB/s |
| AGP | 3.0 / AGP 8x | 3.0 / AGP 8x | 3.0 / AGP 8x | 3.0 / AGP 8x | 3.0 / AGP 8x |
| Clock AGP/ PCI fisso per overclocking | si | si | si | no | si |
| Velocità di Sistema / Hyper Transport | 8 Bit, 600 MHz Up; 16 Bit, 800 MHz Down | 16 Bit, 800 MHz Up & Down | 16 Bit, 800 MHz Up & Down | 16 Bit, 800 MHz Up & Down | 16 Bit, 800 MHz & 1 GHz Up & Down |
| AGP | AGP 8x | AGP 8x | AGP 8x | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Tipo Memoria | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM | DDR SDRAM |
| Classificazione Memoria | DDR266/333/400 | DDR266/333/400 | DDR266/333/400 | DDR266/333/400 | DDR266/333/400 |
| Max. Memoria | 4096 MB | 4096 MB | 4096 MB | 4096 MB | 4096 MB |
| Slot PCI | 6x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 6x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 6x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 | 6x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 2x PCI-X using VIA VPX2 |
6x 32 Bit PCI 2.3 2x PCI-X using VIA VPX2 |
| Interfaccia IDE | 2 Port U-ATA/133 | 2 Port U-ATA/133 | 2 Port U-ATA/133 | 2 Port U-ATA/133 | 2 Port U-ATA/133 |
| Serial ATA | - | 4 Port | 2 Port | DriveStation Controller, 2 Port SATA-150 & SATAlite Interface for 2 additional SATA Port | DriveStation Controller, 2 Port SATA-150 & SATAlite Interface for 2 additional SATA Port |
| RAID | - | RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 | RAID 0, RAID 1 | RAID 0, RAID 1 (SATA only) | RAID 0, RAID 1 (SATA only) |
| Porte USB | - | 6x USB 2.0/1.1 480 MBit/s |
8x USB 2.0/1.1 480 MBit/s |
8x USB 2.0/1.1 480 MBit/s |
8x USB 2.0/1.1 480 MBit/s |
| Audio | AC97 2.1 | AC97 2.1 | AC97 2.1 | AC97 2.1 or PCI VIA Vinyl Audio | AC97 2.1 or PCI VIA Vinyl Audio |
| Network | 10/100 NVIDIA MAC | 10/100/1000 NVIDIA MAC with Firewall | 10/100 MAC Interface | VIA Gigabit Ethernet Interface or 10/100 MAC | VIA Gigabit Ethernet Interface or 10/100 MAC |
| Driver | nForce Unified Driver & ForceWare Suite | nForce Unified Driver & ForceWare Suite | Dedicated AGP & IDE drivers | Unified Hyperion 4in1 Drivers | Unified Hyperion 4in1 Drivers |