The First Layout Photo of 780i

[cookerjc]

some of the test reasult:











for more info & scores pls go to the source: [FF not friendly..] http://topic.expreview.com/2007-10-1...2447d6049.html

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Dont think this is a normal 680i SLI! we can see from the pic,through we cant sure what is this but in the layout something changed. a PCIe X1 slot dispaaeared, Debug LED change its directions, Clear BIOS Jumper changed, and 4pin D connecter becide the memory slot also disappeared.

We dont know if Nvidia want to make a new 680i SLI mobo, but in this time of period (they are going to relaese 780i shortly!) ,this is really strange.

http://news.expreview.com/2007-09-29...3267d3813.html

[updated]

hopefully this is a high performance version, as im sick of my dfi 680i. cant wait till 780i.

We finally got the mobo. but Justin, sorry to make you disapponted: the board is 780i SLI, but the chipset is only a 680i plus a BR04!

the chip in the lower part is BR04. it is notthing but a bridge chip to enable PCIe Gen2 for the mobo. The bigger one is a 680i.

here is the full layout, compare to a 680i SLI, only slight differences:


pic taken from here:[in chinese]
http://news.expreview.com/2007-09-29/1191064136d3816.html

we will have full test to check the mobo, pls keep tuned.

[Jamesrt2004]

maybe cheap alternate to have pci-e 2 ???

all I can think of why they done this

[Metroid]

The only thing I can think is a late development working or a cheap solution as James mentioned on the previous post. It is not huge anyway, mod here and there, it's done, release, sell it, end.

[onewingedangel]

Is 780i pin compatable with 680i?

[Booj]

is it 780i maybe?

[G.Foyle]

for active cooling
nice color scheme
And how do we know it's not 780i?

[Origin_Unknown]

interesting.... could well be the 780i with the 3 pci-e

[KALISPIMENTA]

Could it be the 610i?
http://www.evga.com/articles/374.asp

[G.Foyle]

no, those evga mobos have only 1x PCIe 16x

[[XC] hipno650]

all i can say is i don't care what chip it is as long it has active cooling!

[Sentential]

GOOD GOD that is a huge heatsink. While I dont mind having a nice HS for my motherboard, I prefer adding ones out of caution not neccessity. If nVidia is having that much trouble keeping their TDP under control the quality of the board itself surely cant be on the same level as Intel's.

[The_Beast]

nice color combo

[zerazax]

Hmm all 3 pci-x lanes are black this time around... if the 780i really does offer 3-way SLI, that might hint at it (no different colors that suggest non x16 lanes)

[Zytek_Fan]

eww barely any solid caps

[phelan1777]

Looks WAY to much like the EVGA boards...........the on board power/reset, Sata Connections, heat sinks on the MOSFETS.

Ide location, fan pin locations, Cmos battery location

[justin_c]

hopefully this is a high performance version, as im sick of my dfi 680i. cant wait till 780i.

[cookerjc]

hopefully this is a high performance version, as im sick of my dfi 680i. cant wait till 780i.

updated, 780i sli is only 680i+br04.
soooo sorry to let you down

[mAJORD]

eww barely any solid caps

It's just a reference board, they're not going to bother sprinking solid caps everywhere.

That's up to the end mfger's.

[Zytek_Fan]

Noooooooooooo NVIDIA shortcutted PCIe 2.0

[MotF Bane]

That sucks. Cooling the chipset and the adapter chip is going to be a pain; no mounts for a water block, and it's a second chip very close to the bridge itself. Lame shortcut.

[3NZ0]

Wow, bodgejob pci-e v2. No thanks nvidia.

[justin_c]

updated, 780i sli is only 680i+br04.
soooo sorry to let you down

you must be lying! *cries*
oh well, it will save my wallet

thanks anyways for the info cookerjc

[dinos22]

i wouldn't be jumping out of the blocks and calling it just yet

[3NZ0]

i wouldn't be jumping out of the blocks and calling it just yet

If it clocks like stink with quad cores without any modding like p35 boards them I'm sold, my hopes are not high though.

[Fixxxer]

A new nVIDIA chipset to ignore.

Oh please Intel, buy nVIDIA and let us make SLI with Intel chipsets!!