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

[dinos22]

here we go

don't forget single 32M runs at 3.6GHz for reference so we know where this board is at SuperPI performance wise

[OV3RCLOCK3R]

How much will this board be in UK? If under £200 then i'm definatly getting one

[stealthbomber]

Shouldn't cost more than £200, >£150~£175 more likely

[AndreYang]

FSB 450

2.42V DDR2 1200 4-4-4-12-2T Dual 32M

[Nephilim]

For me it's a toss up between this and the P965-s DARK from DFI. Which ever has the highest performance numbers at a given frequency and highest overclockability (not talking FSBx6) at a high multiplier will be the one I get.

It looks damn sexy though, prefer these colours to the Ultra-D yellow.

[Sem]

how is the vdroop

[AndreYang]

how is the vdroop

BIOS 1.45V full speed 1.39~1.4V

[OV3RCLOCK3R]

BIOS 1.45V full speed 1.39~1.4V

Not bad, much better than my current p5b 1.5 in bios, 1.39 real

[theteamaqua]

andre how bout quad core overclocking?? i would love it if any none reference board can oc better than the reference ones

and yeah P5N32 E SLI PLUS is no bettter either .. set 1.58v .. getting 1.49v

[AndreYang]

andre how bout quad core overclocking?? i would love it if any none reference board can oc better than the reference ones

and yeah P5N32 E SLI PLUS is no bettter either .. set 1.58v .. getting 1.49v

I didn't test Quad-CPU yet. I will test tomorrow.

[AndreYang]

FSB 500 is coming.













ORTHOS Running~~~~~~~

[FLMJIGGY]

wow... thanks a bunch... looking good.

vdroop???

[theteamaqua]

I didn't test Quad-CPU yet. I will test tomorrow.

cool .. cant wait

wow 500fsb .. that beats most of the 680i board ... ill prolly get it when i pick up Q6600 in Q3 when it drops to $266

[mezcal]

Sweet looking board and very impressive results.
+2 for dumping the hard mounted com and lpt ports!!
I may have to reconsider my position to NEVER buy anything engineered by nvidia again.
Will hold off for long-term stabilty and all-around quirkiness results though

[Lestat]

dont forget kiddies this isnt a retail board.
this is a sample board...

[Supertim0r]

looking good

thanks for sharing

[AndreYang]

dont forget kiddies this isnt a retail board.
this is a sample board...

Oskar always create sample=retail.

[irev210]

I really like that northbridge heatsink.

Definitely innovative right there.

Im sad however that they moved away from nippon chemcon caps to nichicon.

Andre, do you know why they are moving away from nippon chemcon KZG type caps to cheaper nichicon?

[AndreYang]

FSB 500 ORTHOS 2 1 hour Test

[AndreYang]

I really like that northbridge heatsink.

Definitely innovative right there.

Im sad however that they moved away from nippon chemcon caps to nichicon.

Andre, do you know why they are moving away from nippon chemcon KZG type caps to cheaper nichicon?

I don't know about caps changed. Maybe it's cost down and save price.

[Amey]

Thanks for pics n results Andre. Board looks sweet too.
Although i seriously feel DFI should give a thought to changing their color scheme now.
Maybe we see something interesting in their upcoming boards ???

Oh and btw just a small doubt, how much of an important role is the BIOS going to play here ?
Sorry for the dumb question :P

[theteamaqua]

I don't know about caps changed. Maybe it's cost down and save price.

the thermalright NB heatsink is pretty cool

[Knight]

Does the included heat pipe cooler really work, or is it just to show off?

[AndreYang]

Does the included heat pipe cooler really work, or is it just to show off?

Worked perfect. If I use original heat sink, it would be hard to oc FSB 500. NV C55 chipset is too hot.

[AndreYang]

Thanks for pics n results Andre. Board looks sweet too.
Although i seriously feel DFI should give a thought to changing their color scheme now.
Maybe we see something interesting in their upcoming boards ???

Oh and btw just a small doubt, how much of an important role is the BIOS going to play here ?
Sorry for the dumb question :P

For color question, DFI told me AMD LP series used yellow and Intel LP series used orange.

I have no idea about BIOS. That is Oskar Wu's secret. He always produced excellent BIOS to us.