First Look at DFI RD600 & 680i SLI! (Finally)

[thecake90]

http://resources.vr-zone.com/Shamino/dfird600/12.jpg

RD600 on the left, 680i SLI on the right.

:toast:

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4349&s=1

[Johnny Bravo]

finally.......tho not much said -

RD600 > 680i in 3D Benching

but....

680i > RD600 in Spi

So Intel still winning in the number crunching game....

[Babsy]

it's been a long time coming...finally!!
let's see what this baby can do

[[XC] leviathan18]

finally.......tho not much said -

Ati > Nvidia in 3D

but....

Nvidia > Ati in Spi

So Intel still winning in the number crunching game....

oh right and you see the x1950xtx crossfire winning any 8800gtx?

[Johnny Bravo]

I'm guessing they were commenting on an apples for apples view......were talking motherboards here not graphics cards

[[XC] leviathan18]

yes but you said 3D :S.... anyway i love both layouts they look like great mobos

[Johnny Bravo]

yeah should probably make that a little clearer, my bad

[topaimz]

don't you just love the retarded placement of
SATA 3.0GB/s, with a PCI-e right between em :p:
(On the RD600)

[kiwi]

don't you just love the retarded placement of
SATA 3.0GB/s, with a PCI-e right between em :p:
(On the RD600)

Will you be using 3rd pci-e slot? :)

[Ibinco]

Well well well....Dip in me honey and feed me to the lesbians :D .. Man im still waiting for the Asus striker...hope full reviews pop up on these soon so i can make up my mind.

[Budwise]

yeah, the SATA ports are badly placed. That is what i picked out immediately.

[pcmoddingmy]

yeah, the SATA ports are badly placed. That is what i picked out immediately.
Dude, did you checkout the angled SATA headers near the SB? :toast:
The RD600 has 4x angled SATA vs 6x angled SATA on the nF680i.
Also, the nF680i is gonna be quite expensive than the RD600. I heard the nF680i chipset alone costs around $80 vs about $30 for the RD600 chipset.
Now... where are those modded G80 drivers? :D

[MTP04]

Will you be using 3rd pci-e slot? :)

Isn't the 3rd slot the second PCIe x16 slot while the 2nd slot is x8 or something?:stick:

At least on the 680i boards that’s how it's layed out.

[pcmoddingmy]

Btw, just noticed that the RD600 board in the pictures doesn't have a BIOS chip. Perhaps Sham took it out before the pics?

[Revv23]

Btw, just noticed that the RD600 board in the pictures doesn't have a BIOS chip. Perhaps Sham took it out before the pics?


He probably doesnt have a final bios yet - it also could be a sata bios chip.

[Eldonko]

Ohh nice, its getting close!

[GrimReaper]

:woot: the big guns are here :woot:

[nn_step]

ooh la la, that is sexy

[thunderstruck!]

This has already been posted
Delete this thread if you want
I am such an idiot
Actually, you are the first to post it. :up:

[TaPaKaH]

just can`t wait til` Shamino gets R600 screamin` :)

[[XC]melymel]

oooooo nice :slobber: Now Just need to pray that these aren't going to be hitting the £300 mark... but I won't keep my hopes up :p:.

:toast:

[thecake90]

Actually, you are the first to post it. :up:

What a relief
I guess I am not idiot (http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/youare.php) after all!! :p:


*Please don't sig quote that!!*

[Sumanji]

Anyone else noticed floppy power connectors for both PEG x16 slots on both of the boards? Hope we don't have to use these as it makes for messy cabling...

Suman

[Helmore]

Isn't the 3rd slot the second PCIe x16 slot while the 2nd slot is x8 or something?:stick:

At least on the 680i boards that’s how it's layed out.
You can also read the little bit that is being said in the preview.
Instead of the PCIE 1 & 3 design on the NVIDIA Reference 680i SLI Mlotherboard, this board runs the 2 x16 PCI Express lanes on the first 2 slots, leaving the last slot a x8 for Physics.

[technodanvan]

Anyone else noticed floppy power connectors for both PEG x16 slots on both of the boards? Hope we don't have to use these as it makes for messy cabling...

Suman

It might look messy but it would be stupid not to use them, as on any board that has them.

Glad to see these side by side.

[MTP04]

You can also read the little bit that is being said in the preview.


Ahhh I see, didnt read the whole article. Thanks clearing that up.;)

[Sumanji]

It might look messy but it would be stupid not to use them, as on any board that has them.

Not really.

Using the 2 extra connectors on my Ultra-D made no difference whatsoever to my overclock. So they're useless (at least to me).

Also on the nF680i board, the floppy connectors are next to the 1st and 3rd PEG slots, but not the middle one; that's odd if in fact the top two are x16 and the bottom one is only x8...

[Haltech]

Finally, no worthless heatpipes!

[SafeFire]

I think I just wet myself. Gah, I want the 680i, so gorgeous!

EDIT: Terribly sorry for the bump, I didn't notice the other thread, I was too busy drooling. My bad

[safan80]

This is the newer thread so it's ok.

[ether.real]

I miss the horizontal RAM layout of the nF4s....

[Vassili]

That is almost impossible to design with a CPU without a memorycontroller integrated, a nf4 Expert design could be done I think.

[adamsleath]

y hasnt some guru done performance testing on these boards yet?
dfi dfi dfi dfi dfi dfi

[Revv23]

Not really.

Using the 2 extra connectors on my Ultra-D made no difference whatsoever to my overclock. So they're useless (at least to me).



So test and see if they help you, for power hungry cards they may help, but maybe not, depends on the card really. I prefer to have the option rather then not having the option.

[fornowagain]

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PAGE_TYPE=US&PRODUCT_ID=5155&SITE=US

Oh well, 8x+8x PCIe then.


3 PCI Express x16 slots for ATI CrossFire and ATI Physics
2+1 Configuration (2 Graphics + 1 Physics)
- 2 ATI CrossFire graphics cards (each operates at x8 bandwidth).
- 1 ATI Physics graphics card operates at x2 bandwidth.

[erwinz]

waaaaaa... 1 day to go till sir Tony touchdown and post some results.. hehehe :woot:

[revenant]

wow.. great layouts. DFI always has the best slot placement imo. :)

[xenolith]

All these previews... where are the reviews? The 15th is only in a week away now.

[sora3]

One week isn't going to kill you, is it? In any case, I do bloody hope that they do ramp up more production as I need this board yet it's not so bloody available :(

[phelan1777]

If turns out to be a good board then i will have to move to Conroe. I mean the 680i.

[adamsleath]

i wonder which mobo dfi or abt (or other) will run the cpu and chipsets coooler????????
also seems to be stability issues for p5n-e at higher fsb (500) i reckon/hope dfi will have betta power regulation than asus as usual...
edit: Abit in9 32x-max is my current favourite...so where is the info. on dfi 680i?