Asus Stryker Extreme 680i to ship soon...

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11-03-2006, 11:42 AM
lawrywild

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Originally Posted by Brahmzy

Uh, that ain't copper. Unfortunately.

yup, all aluminium except for a thing layer of copper on the base of the nb sink
11-03-2006, 12:55 PM
JoeBar

Come on guys, the heatpipe isn't going to melt anyhting.... ;)
11-03-2006, 02:26 PM
Grinch

If I were to buy that board I would have those heatpipes off within minutes and use some passive cooling seup along with some ramsinks..:toast:
11-04-2006, 05:38 AM
SLi_dog

OMG, that clean CPU socket is almost getting me aroused :slobber: :clap: :slobber:
Bring on the LN2 :banana:

:mad: It's still going to require running a sound card flush up against a physics accelerator card for those who have both. Not something I'd like to do or recommend.

Damn that socket's cool :woot:
11-04-2006, 09:33 AM
Brahmzy

So I wonder how the nV's RAID/AHCI controller's performance is in comparison to the Intel Matrix?

Also, I wonder if this thing will boot any quicker than these 975X/965 boards. I just remember my A64 boxes booting in no time at all - the 7 different C2D boxes I've built all seem to take their time with it.

Those right there and 400FSB+ are deal closers for me on this board.
11-04-2006, 10:33 AM
Millyons

damn i cant believe there is still no preview on here about this board.....damn nda
11-04-2006, 12:41 PM
qdemn7

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Originally Posted by Lestat

even though its a black sticker, with what looks like the Gigabyte 'G' emblem, it looks liek the sticker was photochopped on there.

No, it's not fake. I think this is a picture of the actual board. Check out the review of the Asus Crosshair over at the [H]. It has that same sticker on the SB. It's the symbol for their new "Republc of Gamers" line.

Oh and it's Striker not Stryker.
11-04-2006, 02:24 PM
stevecs

That is friggen sweet. Anyone know when it's supposed to be available in retail (same time as the 8800's? nov 8th? (I hope).

Perfect positioning as well for the NB/SB and standard attachments so those stupid pipes can come off and I can get my maze4 blocks attached for some proper cooling.

I hate the last couple days of waiting before a full system build, like floating in a barrel before the waterfall. :(
11-04-2006, 05:11 PM
mnemonik23

looks like there are a few posts that 680i will handle 500+ MHz. The Inquirer even mentioned 600 MHz (1200)! :)

Also, looks like it will be capable of 1T.

Question: which RAM/timings would be better for 680i ?
11-05-2006, 02:55 AM
lopri

I'm not sure if such an agressive heatpipe design is really needed for this board? I mean, the heatpipe is connecting NB, SB, and two PWM areas altogether like a web or something. I prefer NV's reference design.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1...akpeeksjx2.jpg
11-05-2006, 03:46 AM
stevecs

We won't know until we have the boards to see if it's needed. But the first thing that came to my mind why they didn't go with the reference design was to remove more heat from the NB. If the chipset is hotter than normal, or if it produces a lot more heat when you OC it then the asus design makes more sense for a general board assuming that the consumer won't water cool it.
11-05-2006, 04:08 AM
dinos22

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Originally Posted by stevecs

We won't know until we have the boards to see if it's needed. But the first thing that came to my mind why they didn't go with the reference design was to remove more heat from the NB. If the chipset is hotter than normal, or if it produces a lot more heat when you OC it then the asus design makes more sense for a general board assuming that the consumer won't water cool it.

according to Tony they get hot

so the cooling is there for a reason
11-05-2006, 05:05 AM
zert

get your arctic silver ready people :D
11-05-2006, 05:16 AM
jplikesnos

On the reference design the fan is missing from the picture. It mounts on the black plastic part just below the heatsink. So to have a big heatpipe cooler with active fan it really must get very hot indeed.
11-05-2006, 09:46 PM
argonmtt

Wonder will the heat pipe and heatsink around the CPU block the swiftech apogee waterblock?? :confused:
11-05-2006, 10:05 PM
syne_24

IMO nv reference board looks way better than what asus came up with. Again with the excessive heatpipe and poor layout is just killing me..
11-06-2006, 12:30 AM
Mykou

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Originally Posted by syne_24

IMO nv reference board looks way better than what asus came up with. Again with the excessive heatpipe and poor layout is just killing me..

Evga's one looks better IMO and sexier

Yeah , this asus looks like made by some orcs or gobelins with all those heatpipes .... :D :p: :p:
11-06-2006, 12:43 AM
AshkenAZoNi

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnemonik23

looks like there are a few posts that 680i will handle 500+ MHz. The Inquirer even mentioned 600 MHz (1200)! :)

Also, looks like it will be capable of 1T.

Question: which RAM/timings would be better for 680i ?

wow nice!
could you link us?
I would definitley pay 300$ for that. :D
11-06-2006, 12:44 AM
AshkenAZoNi

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnemonik23

looks like there are a few posts that 680i will handle 500+ MHz. The Inquirer even mentioned 600 MHz (1200)! :)

Also, looks like it will be capable of 1T.

Question: which RAM/timings would be better for 680i ?

wow nice!
could you link us?
I would definitley pay 300$ for that. :D
If anyone is planning to sell his current conroe board - PM me please.
11-06-2006, 12:58 AM
[XC]Atomicpineapple

I'll start by saying that im not in the market for C2D boards anymore (going dual xeon, yay!) but...................The heatpipe design sucks, for all of us with Lian Li V series cases they wont work, and they look fugly too. If I got that board the first thing I'd do is rip all of the cooling assembly off, but a finned heatsink on the SB (or maybe 1 of the Jing Ting heatsinks that are so popular on the DFI boards), watercool the NB, and then I'd have to find a solution for cooling whatevers under the heatsinks around the CPU socket. All in all, an expensive task, especially if we find its 100% necessary due to dangerous temperatures when overclocking!
11-06-2006, 01:21 PM
mnemonik23

Quote:

Originally Posted by AshkenAZoNi

wow nice!
could you link us?
I would definitley pay 300$ for that. :D
If anyone is planning to sell his current conroe board - PM me please.

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35493

and I think this was the original post from where all details came:
http://www.storeplace.net/2006/10/26...november-2006/
they have stated that "Memory controller Nvidia nForce 680i SLI support up to DDR2 1200 MHz..."
11-06-2006, 01:25 PM
AshkenAZoNi

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnemonik23

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35493

and I think this was the original post from where all details came:
http://www.storeplace.net/2006/10/26...november-2006/
they have stated that "Memory controller Nvidia nForce 680i SLI support up to DDR2 1200 MHz..."

Thank you :)
11-06-2006, 01:45 PM
zert

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnemonik23

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35493

and I think this was the original post from where all details came:
http://www.storeplace.net/2006/10/26...november-2006/
they have stated that "Memory controller Nvidia nForce 680i SLI support up to DDR2 1200 MHz..."

yeah the memory controller, but thats not the fsb
11-06-2006, 01:53 PM
EnJoY

Quote:

Originally Posted by zert

yeah the memory controller, but thats not the fsb

Actually, it is... ;) This is Intel.
11-06-2006, 02:08 PM
Brahmzy

I worry about the sheer heigt of the chipset heatsink on the eVGA board - dono if my U-120'd clear it. It's be fine on the ASUS.

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