[First Look] DFI 680i LT NF-680i LT SLI (56K Warning~~~)

[dogchainx]

Any word on the new beta bios?

edit: just seeing how my sig looks

[shimmishim]

its starting to show up on froogle which is good news.

the price however... not so good... but we know these boards are gonna sell like hot cakes!

[Roger_D25]

I guess it depends a bit on how the board performs but if this board can manage high C2Q FSB speeds then it will sell like crazy because that is exalty what the market is missing right now!

[dogchainx]

its starting to show up on froogle which is good news.

the price however... not so good... but we know these boards are gonna sell like hot cakes!

They will sell fast. On the DFI CLUB forum there was a post that verified what was said earlier. 45 kits will be shipped this 4/27/07 (Friday) I *think* to Newegg. So, probably look for this board to be in stock next week sometime.


ANDRE have you found the board to be without any major problems?

[bingo13]

Any word on the new beta bios?

edit: just seeing how my sig looks

Two new beta BIOS releases this weekend, one addressed Quad Core overclocking which is quite good now.

[dogchainx]

Two new beta BIOS releases this weekend, one addressed Quad Core overclocking which is quite good now.

oh come on..."quite good now". Is that all you can say?

[virtualrain]

Let's see some more testing!

[Raja@ASUS]

I will try and get some quad results up soon, I'm sure bingo will have some stuff to add too..

regards
Raja

[virtualrain]

9x multi for us post price-drop Q6600 purchasers would be ideal!

[EYEBORG]

What looks better? 9700 blowing back to the case exhaust, or up to the PSU intake?

[dogchainx]

Nice.

Where did you pre-order the board from? And when can we expect a mini-review?

[EYEBORG]

Got it direct from DFI, of course I'll post my results, all I have to test on it is an unknown/unused week 29b E6400 and some ballistix ddr1000. Gotta go build.

[mrcape]

Looks like they have a new press release up -

Article

"self designed"? whatever, it looks sweet.

[J-Mag]

"self designed"? whatever, it looks sweet.

Marketing speak to differentiate themselves from the rest of the competition.

[virtualrain]

Hi, while I wait for this board, I'm getting together the cooling blocks I will need...

Can someone with this board do me a huge favor and measure:
- the box bound by the 4 NB retention loops
- the pin-to-pin distance on the SB retention pins
- the pin-to-pin distance on the DPWM heatsink retention pins

Dimensions to the mm would be ideal.

Thanks!!!

[volve]

Got it direct from DFI, of course I'll post my results, all I have to test on it is an unknown/unused week 29b E6400 and some ballistix ddr1000. Gotta go build.

How does one order direct from DFI exactly? I've poked around their site and didn't see anything. Would be keen to ensure one of these boards. What price did you end-up paying?

[Ace-a-Rue]

he received the board because he has a special agreement with DFI to test the board and to promote the board.

[volve]

he received the board because he has a special agreement with DFI to test the board and to promote the board.

So... digital camera and forum thread is all I need? Awesome! hehehe

Ah well, I'll hold out for NewEgg then.

[95blackz26]

looks like ill be buying a new board soon.

[cursivearmy1]

Is this the board im looking for if I want to go double GTS and planning on a q6600?

[Nelly]

Is this the board im looking for if I want to go double GTS and planning on a q6600?

Maybe. . I would wait till you see some Sli results, gaming benchmarks etc.

Great to see DFI havent followed the same path as a majority of motherboard manufacturers with those stupid silent pipe cooling designs.

[Atom]

I will try and get some quad results up soon, I'm sure bingo will have some stuff to add too..

regards
Raja

you've been waiting for this board like forever!!
Now let's see what you do with it

[dogchainx]

I would love to know these things:

-How hot does the SB get and how fast does the fan run when heavily overclocking? 2000rpm? 3000rpm? 4000rpm?

-What size of fan can you put on the NB heatpipe/heatsink? And does it need it when overclocking?

-Has anyone noticed any glaring incompatibilities/instability with these boards yet?


I'm hoping to replace my motherboard/CPU/RAM thats in my sig with this board, an e6600/e6420, and 4GB of DDR2

[Nanometer]

Omg, I love this board's layout. And that NB heatsink is orgasmic! Good God!!!

[vengance_01]

I would love to know these things:

-How hot does the SB get and how fast does the fan run when heavily overclocking? 2000rpm? 3000rpm? 4000rpm?

-What size of fan can you put on the NB heatpipe/heatsink? And does it need it when overclocking?

-Has anyone noticed any glaring incompatibilities/instability with these boards yet?


I'm hoping to replace my motherboard/CPU/RAM thats in my sig with this board, an e6600/e6420, and 4GB of DDR2

Damn you already have a nice rig