now that waiting time is gone, we can find easily the new 680i motherboard.
but wich one we should buy? evga, asus, .....
the price is abut the same, availability is pretty much the same, so?
now that waiting time is gone, we can find easily the new 680i motherboard.
but wich one we should buy? evga, asus, .....
the price is abut the same, availability is pretty much the same, so?
Last edited by Denun; 11-09-2006 at 01:38 PM.
The tests on a couple of boards have only been out for a day or so. Wait till all of the boards are out. The best one will be identified.
how is the price between asus and evga the same?
its a mere $130 difference there LOL
availability? I for one have seen NO stock of ASUS anywhere.
I would say go with the eVGA ecause it can be had for $249 at clubit.com
next up is the ABIt, lets see what it does (its a MAX and chock full of gimmicky LEDs, so I would estimate it to retail at 279 minimum)
There is a "normal" ASUS for 299 on ZZF, but its not in stock.
Im waiting for the abit board reviews, as well as the RD600.
intel i7 3770k 4.40GHz
ASUS Maximus V Extreme
EVGA GTX 680 FTW
16GB GSKill 2400MHz
(1) OCZ Vertex 3 60GB SSD
(1) Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
(1) 1.5 TB WD Caviar Green SATA
Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Corsair 700D
Corsair AX850
Water Cooled (EK blocks on CPU and GPU, TA 120.4, DDC-1+ with XSPC ResTop)
ncix has both in stock and only 20/30$ difference.
i know that i have to wait but.....
i have ram, case, 4 hd sata2, e6600 waiting
and on 11 i'll go to nvidia day in toronto, so i was planning to get the mobo there.
i don't think i'll do extreme OC, i can be happy with 400/450 daily, but i'd like those features:
- silent
- cold
- most sata avalaible
- multimedia oriented (movie, encoding, voice chatting, etc.)
- wifi (i think there isn't one)
- low voltage needs for OC
- very very stable
- remote control with power on/off (like p5w2h, i think there isn't one)
- no need of raid driver disk (good point Trice, i also don't have FD )
Edit:
ncix has not in stock!! only in order, but the price is only 30$ more then the other one
Last edited by Denun; 11-09-2006 at 02:38 PM.
Yeah Im in the same boat, Im still trying to find an answer to see if the chip needs F6 drivers for RAID as I dont have a floppy and its a PITA for me. lol
I dont need SLI either, which is another reason I may go with a lower 650 or so board, especially if the performance is the same.
intel i7 3770k 4.40GHz
ASUS Maximus V Extreme
EVGA GTX 680 FTW
16GB GSKill 2400MHz
(1) OCZ Vertex 3 60GB SSD
(1) Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
(1) 1.5 TB WD Caviar Green SATA
Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Corsair 700D
Corsair AX850
Water Cooled (EK blocks on CPU and GPU, TA 120.4, DDC-1+ with XSPC ResTop)
afaik it does need f6 drivers for NVraid...my evga came with a floppyOriginally Posted by Trice
Q6600 L723A (400 x9)
Evga 780i P02
G.skill 8 GB
Evga GTX 280
Raptor X (3) 150's Raid 0
Targen BZ 1100w
Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120
Vista Ultimate x64
Xclio
Bleh!!!! Youd think they could fix that by now?
intel i7 3770k 4.40GHz
ASUS Maximus V Extreme
EVGA GTX 680 FTW
16GB GSKill 2400MHz
(1) OCZ Vertex 3 60GB SSD
(1) Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
(1) 1.5 TB WD Caviar Green SATA
Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Corsair 700D
Corsair AX850
Water Cooled (EK blocks on CPU and GPU, TA 120.4, DDC-1+ with XSPC ResTop)
Be one of the first to sample the asus/abit boards.
QX6700 ES - B1 S5
eVGA 680i
ATI x1800xtx
Cellshock DDR1000
Silverstone DA750
just ordered evga 680i board we shall see how she is...
750W Thermaltake Modular PSU
DFI UT X58-T3eH8
Core i7 920 @ 20 X 200 1.325V
CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600
768 MB EVGA 8800GTX
1 X 36GB WD Raptor
2 X 150GB WD RAPTORS
1 X SpinPoint P Series SP2504C 250GB
1 X Maxtor 6L300S0 300GB
16 X NEC DVD Burner
7 120mm Yate Loon LED Intake Fan
4 120MM Yate Loon Exhaust Fan
28" HANNSPREE Monitor
Watercooling Loop:
1 X PA120.3
1 X PA120.2
2 X Laing DDC's w/EK-DDC Dual Turbo Top
7 X Yate Loon Blue LED Intake Fans
4 X Yate Loon Blue LED Exhaust Fans
1 X Swiftech GTZ
1 X GPU EK Fullcover Waterblock
1 X XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir 5.25" with Bubble Window
hardocp has a review up, k bennet says "The eVGA nForce 680i motherboard is easily one of the best enthusiast motherboards I have ever used."
ordered mine yesterday.
I7 920 @ 4400 TRUE......Q9550 @ 4000
evga X58.....................DFI LP UT P45 T2R
Patriot ddr3 1600..........Super Talent 4gb
HD4890 CF...................9800GX2
Zalman 1KW.................Corsair 750
Lian LI V1000B Plus 2.....Lian LI A05b
Boot Drives are 80gb Velociraptors
all os vista64 ultimate
dont they say that about any new board?
Yeah pretty much lol
intel i7 3770k 4.40GHz
ASUS Maximus V Extreme
EVGA GTX 680 FTW
16GB GSKill 2400MHz
(1) OCZ Vertex 3 60GB SSD
(1) Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
(1) 1.5 TB WD Caviar Green SATA
Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Corsair 700D
Corsair AX850
Water Cooled (EK blocks on CPU and GPU, TA 120.4, DDC-1+ with XSPC ResTop)
I also just ordered evga 680i board .....
2600k@4800mhz 1.4Vcore
Radeon HD4870
Asus P67 Sabertooth
2 X Corsair Vengence DDR3 (2X4) 9-9-9-24
Hauppauge TV
Corsair Hydrocool200 EX
Main drive Crucial C300 SSD.
PWS: Seasonic Gold X 850W
i just want to now which boards coming are full ntune 5 compatable, just boards based on the nvidia reference design (bfg, efga, ecs, biostar) or all boards using the 680i chipset??
don't forget the IN9 32X-MAX that has a lot of feature, i'm only afraid that i can't use my zelman 7700 on it
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