Official ASUS ROG EXTREME STRIKER 680i Result

[charlie]

this will be THE board to have in January.

[xgman]

andre.

try this.
this board is definatly complicated and has a big learning curve, for me to get 500+ outta the board, took me about a hour of one setting after the other, trial and error.

try this though...

unlinked.
2000 mhz.

ram.
800 mhz. (easiest... try higher if this works)

set your NB Volts to 1.55.
set your CPU HTT volts to 1.55.
set your Vcore to whatever it takes your CPU to do 3.5 ghz.
set SB volts to 1.65.
set HT volts to 1.45.
set LDT to 3x.
set Vdimm and Cas to easy speeds, not OC speeds.
do not leave TRC to manual, try 20 first, and then work your way down.

save this to your spare OC Profile.
if it doesnt work try to modify the settings alittle.

getting 500 from the board isnt hard, it just takes alittle figuring out what voltage does what.

like for me, the CPU HTT and 1.2 VHT volts are the most important so far.
SB volts just seem to keep the videocard from blinking out...

You think 3X like the old NF4 boards to get higher clocks? I figured we could finally leave it at 5X now, no??

[Grain_Man]

Striker at zip zoom...399.99 yeeow

[Kunaak]

You think 3X like the old NF4 boards to get higher clocks? I figured we could finally leave it at 5X now, no??

why not just try it and find out?
you have a 680i in your sig...

[charlie]

Striker at zip zoom...399.99 yeeow

MIGHT even be HIGHER when it's actually in stock. ZZF is infamous for increasing the price when they get a new product.

[SimbaLion]

It was in stock...I got an email notifying me so. But now it's OOS again. I wonder how many they got in.

I ordered a BadAxe2 this afternoon though, so I won't be getting this.

[AndreYang]

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[argonmtt]

andre.

try this.
this board is definatly complicated and has a big learning curve, for me to get 500+ outta the board, took me about a hour of one setting after the other, trial and error.

try this though...

unlinked.
2000 mhz.

ram.
800 mhz. (easiest... try higher if this works)

set your NB Volts to 1.55.
set your CPU HTT volts to 1.55.
set your Vcore to whatever it takes your CPU to do 3.5 ghz.
set SB volts to 1.65.
set HT volts to 1.45.
set LDT to 3x.
set Vdimm and Cas to easy speeds, not OC speeds.
do not leave TRC to manual, try 20 first, and then work your way down.

save this to your spare OC Profile.
if it doesnt work try to modify the settings alittle.

getting 500 from the board isnt hard, it just takes alittle figuring out what voltage does what.

like for me, the CPU HTT and 1.2 VHT volts are the most important so far.
SB volts just seem to keep the videocard from blinking out...

Kunaak... which program you used to monitor whether the 500 fsb is stable in the MB ?? dual 32M Pi ??

[zemzelett]

In stock at newegg as of 3:00pm EST 399.99 11-16-06


Linky for the lazy

I beleave suggested retail is suppose to be 329.99 but everyone knows how new stuff works, bad newegg

[metro.cl]

cpu area looks really clean is perfect for a single stage

[ewitte]

cpu area looks really clean is perfect for a single stage

Thats a big reason why I ordered its little brother. Plus that board was only about $250.

[SimbaLion]

In stock at newegg as of 3:00pm EST 399.99 11-16-06


Linky for the lazy

I beleave suggested retail is suppose to be 329.99 but everyone knows how new stuff works, bad newegg

Wow, I guess I haven't noticed many product launches at Newegg before...is this the norm for them? I used to love Newegg, but between the gouging on this and the BadAxe2, they're losing some respect.

[theteamaqua]

this does not worth $330 wayyyy too expansive , evga mobo it is for me, or BFG

oh yeah its $409 now at newegg

[JoeBar]

Huge vdrop. At least they give 1.9v in bios...

BTW does it have the double restart prob like 965/975 boards?

[zemzelett]

Wow, I guess I haven't noticed many product launches at Newegg before...is this the norm for them? I used to love Newegg, but between the gouging on this and the BadAxe2, they're losing some respect.

LOL I guess you didnt see the price of the quad core then did you?

linky
1499.00

Its far cheaper on other sites, ive seen it for just over 1000.00.

So yes, its becoming the norm for newegg, I always thought they had great prices, but now im more aware of the gouging, i'll be shopping around more.

Huge vdrop. At least they give 1.9v in bios...

BTW does it have the double restart prob like 965/975 boards?

I'm pretty sure i read this answer in another thread somewhere, and the answer was no, it doesnt have that problem.

[golfjam]

This board looks awesome but I think is better to wait a little more. I 've bought a P5W when they released because all the early reviews said that it was the best board for oc instead of 965 chipsets. I don't regret it but wouldn't mind if I have a P5B instead.
If this board can push 500 fsb in regular basis, no matter if its Conroe or Allendale, than it's worth it. But for now... maybe it'll get better with new bios. Unless you need a SLI board.
By norm, good is expensive but expensive may not be good.

[Sin]

Just received my order conformation from Newegg... cant wait!!!

[theteamaqua]

i never paid more than $250 for a mobo, and never will. $409 for a mobo is too much(newegg) or $330 the MSRP

[Think]

That's dissappointing. Guess will have to see the R600 boards

[Knight]

That's dissappointing. Guess will have to see the R600 boards

I think you mean the RD600 board.

I just hope that by the holidays the prices for these boards will decline.

[Cupcake]

whats that little screen on the back for ?

awesome none the less

[Sin]

Thank You

[[XC] DragonOrta]

Did you seriously just quote all of those pictures just to ask that question? Please don't do that.

It's ASUS Probe II.

[tombman]

The eVGA 680i mobo has BIG problems when using 8800 SLI together with ANY kind of sound, no matter which soundcard, even onboard is broken. Totally ear and brain destroying screaching and crackling etc...
But ONLY when using 8800 cards running in SLI mode!

See this threads at eVGAs forum.
http://www.evga.com/community/messag...71&whichpage=1
http://www.evga.com/community/messag...TOPIC_ID=21219
http://www.evga.com/community/messag...TOPIC_ID=21425

The problem is official now, and nvidia is working on this, as stated here by an official eVGA Tech-guy

Hi,

We have reproduced this issue [8800SLI + broken sound] here, and I can assure you that resolving this is a top priority right now for NVIDIA and EVGA.

Also, speaking on behalf of myself, the Asus Striker, it is the same chipset as the EVGA board, so should suffer this issue, but as I mentioned, we are working very hard to resolve this.

Thanks,

Could you please test whether this bug is alive on the Asus Striker Mainboard as well?

Just plug in any soundcard you want and play some games with 8800 SLI ENABLED. (Gothic3 demo would be perfect).

If there is a major design flaw with all 680i mainboards, the world has to know.

[JacKz5o]

Can anyone tell me if the Big Typhoon VX will fit on this board without coming in contact with the copper heatsinks?