nForce 790i SLI/Ultra chipset mobos - Reviews/OC/Guides

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Looks nice but 2gb????

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@GAR: am I dreaming this did you originally had a SIIE mobo?

The reason I ask is that I had to SIIE's mobo is from two different retailers but both have the same problem, and my original Striker Extreme is currently away at repair, here is my story of woe :


1) both mobo shipped with BIOS# 0405 (I read somewhere that this was a beta BIOS), which couldn't be updated with the Asus recommended Award Flash or even my trusted older award Flash version 1 .18, so I couldn't get into even the BIOS with my 9800G X2 on my 4 GB ocz memory, although 2 GB and an older 8800 GTX was my only solution.

2) myself and Asus don't seem to be getting a long at the moment. Let me explain. With the two above SIIE faulty, one returned to one retailer and a full refund and the other retailer refusing to take take the motherboard back for a refund and insisting an RMA back to Taiwan for repair after only a week's ownership, post and packaging at my expense. That's not it, my original third older Striker Extreme is on its way back to Taiwan for repair due to the Vista service Pack 1 and the inaccessible onboard Asus gigabit ethernet Microsoft knowledge base known issue I am getting on to four weeks without a high end mobo. I'm sure you feel my pain!

I wouldn't mind but I have a entry-level 1333 FSB ASRock £45 motherboard that runs the 9800 GX2 with a cheap 650 watts £45 win pro PSU combined with the 250 W Thermaltake GPU PSU no problem on my Intel core two duo 805 CPU effortlessly, whereas both SIIE (from different retailers) and my Q6600, 4 GB /2 GB OCZ DDR 3 memory, £98 mid-range ASAKA 650 W PSU combined with the Thermaltake GPU PSU combo twice hasn't even got off the ground, never mind overclocking.

Any EVGA 790I sli Ultra or any other mobo manufacturers fun boys care to educate me as to why I should switch to their preferred mobo after my horrific experiences with Asus?

Cheers guys and girls as I need a lifeline here before I throw in the towel.