NVIDIA 780i & 790i reference mobos (56K warn!)

[Nedjo]

We all know that 780i is patched up solution for PEG 2.0 and Triple SLI, but 790i is "native" PEG gen2 solution

Reference 780i mobo with gigantic NB cooling solution:



And "native" 790i:

[bedlamite]

First reaction after seeing 780i's NB heatsink.
"WTF? Grill? Or integrated BBQ in mobo?"
I wonder how good or bad is 790i.

[Leeghoofd]

790i for ddr2 ? seems the dimm slots are different than the 780i one...

and NVIDIA plz NO MORE FSB HOLES !!!

[zerazax]

ddr3 for 790i it seems

[Leeghoofd]

That was what I was afraid off when looking closely at the piccies...

[Warboy]

From what I've read about the 790i, Its a DDR3 Only chipset due out sometime next year.

Now the new Chipset cooler on the 780i looks like a can make cheeseburgers with it.

[sxs112]

ASUS Striker Extreme II Formula(780i) and P5NT-Deluxe(780i) Coom soon

P5E3-Premium Wifi-AP(X48) Two week later

[cookerjc]

here is our review:

http://www.expreview.com/topic/2007-...3101d6057.html

[Flarexi]

Thnx cookerjc!

[TAX]

i love that heatsink! pitty whats underneath isnt as cool

[Warship]

cmon, active cooling on SB is soooo '99

[twin_savage]

hey is it just me or does the chipset cooling on the 780 board kind of remind you of the master chief

[Frank M]

For a reference mobo, the components (tall caps leaning to the sides, chokes
not straigh, etc) look like they were thrown there in 5 mins by a 10-year-old.
Not liking the DDR3-only, either; and the NB is close to the cpu socket.

[Leeghoofd]

cmon, active cooling on SB is soooo '99

I still prefer active cooling then some crappy heatsink that doesn't deliver the goods... I really wander what they are gonna put up on the 790i Nb as it's indeed so close to the CPU socket

[Zucker2k]

That northbridge must be a nuclear reactor!

[Aerou]

cmon, active cooling on SB is soooo '99

right! today, a heatpipe fortress looks much better and modern! (end of sarcasm) , what did you expect from a nvidia chipset?

[g0dM@n]

That northbridge must be a nuclear reactor!

lol i like it...

[Warship]

right! today, a heatpipe fortress looks much better and modern! (end of sarcasm) , what did you expect from a nvidia chipset?

This a similar discussion to "Why does modern games waste so much resources?" Nvidia has a transistorbudget to pay the resource-spec with. But they do not have time to create efficient solutions, so they end up tearing through the budget/envelope to deliver in time.

Just look at Intel, they have enough resources to create good chipsets when it comes down to feature per Watt.

As a software engineer with some self-respect I force myself to use my resources as efficiently as possible, to be proud of what I build.
Sad to say, not many of us have that luxury.

[JAG87]

Lets not leave out the important details:

780i = 1333 FSB + DDR2-1066 + TRI SLI
790i = 1600 FSB + DDR3-1600 + TRI SLI

boy, and I was planning to good in univ this winter semester ... so many distractions

[cookerjc]

ASUS Striker Extreme II Formula(780i) and P5NT-Deluxe(780i) Coom soon

P5E3-Premium Wifi-AP(X48) Two week later

well thanks for the info！

[eToh]

Foreman grill aint got nuthin on this.

[p8ntslinger676]

GAH! it'll be hell to try and pull that crap off for water cooling.

[Zytek_Fan]

Thanks NVIDIA, you just made me assure myself I will never buy an NVIDIA chipset Intel mobo!

[dinos22]

nvidia's gonna be pissed about this lol

[SnipingWaste]

What really make it bad is the dust in the heatsink. This means that a fan was used on it and the fan is in the pic too. It need a fan on that monster to keep it from overheating. This is really, really sad.