[ASUS 680i Striker Extreme]N680i+8800GTX SLI+Kentsfield=3D06@19000pts ?

[matinez]

He, What the ....
http://www.iamxtreme.net/coolaler/ES680i/off_2.JPG
It says NF590?

[saboya]

Man, very nice board layout from ASUS (apart from the heatpipe rollercoaster)

[Equil|briuM]

Yeah I second that.

It would be either this or the EVGA for me.

I think the EVGA just buys it - looks a fantastic board.

Thanks for the review Coolaler.

He, What the ....
http://www.iamxtreme.net/coolaler/ES680i/off_2.JPG
It says NF590?

Maybe a same chip off the NF590 - remember these boards are more of a mod than a complete overhaul.

[lowdog]

Does sound actually work when sli is enabled on this board or is it totally phucked up like it is on the eVga 680i board


Can you answer this simple question

[coolaler]

He, What the ....
http://www.iamxtreme.net/coolaler/ES680i/off_2.JPG
It says NF590?

yes!is 590

[Nilson]

coolaler,

did you determine max fsb? is it stable on 533MHz as promised by NVIDIA?

does it make sense to buy Asus Striker instead of BFG or EVGA?

maybe it is just "funny useless" heatpipes and LED stuff... and it cost additional 100$...

what do you think? is it worth 339$?

[zemzelett]

coolaler,

did you determine max fsb? is it stable on 533MHz as promised by NVIDIA?

does it make sense to buy Asus Striker instead of BFG or EVGA?

maybe it is just "funny useless" heatpipes and LED stuff... and it cost additional 100$...

what do you think? is it worth 339$?

I realize your asking Coolaler this question, but i thought i would throw in my 2 cents. For me its worth it, i hated spending 400 bucks on a board, but the evga, bfg etc reference design is not for me.

1. The electronics on the bottom of the board is a big issue for me since im using phase change.
2. I wasnt happy with the voltage settings in the bios, not high enough for my needs. Need more vcore and memory voltage then whats currently offered
3. I really hate the place they put the front panel connection on the reference board, its in the way of my water pump, and very close to my hard drive cage.
4. I like the esata ports on the back of the striker.


A bunch of little things that just add up, so for me i rather have the striker over the other boards, the p5n32-e board looks like a nice one as well, but people was reporting 1.6v vcore in bios and then the droop on top of it, thats not enough voltage for me, striker is reported to be 1.9v, so at least with the droop its still decent. You can easly mod the p5n32-e and get the voltage you need and save quite a bit of money, but seriously, if you buy a 300.00+ board, you shouldnt have to mod the stupid thing on top of it. I think for air or water cooling, the p5n32-e is a great board, and for phase change, the striker. At least right now with what people are reporting for voltages.

My striker was shipped today, ask me next week if i still have the same opinion.

Just my 2 cents, take it with a grain of salt if you'd like.

[palehorse]

EDIT: nvm, i found the new C2D thread...

[Nilson]

zemzelett, thank you for your opinion

I didn't use phase-change or etc. Maybe the water will be right way for me.
The most imortant things on this board for me: stable voltage for CPU and memory, and high FSB. If Striker can't hit 500MHz - it's not worth 339-410$

For AMD case: if you spend extra money on DFI SLI-D rev.AD0 or Expert boards - you can get high FSB and stable voltages.

I order Striker for 345$... still waiting

[Ibinco]

@nilsen Its seems that the striker also suffers from totally bogus vdroop. I couldnt find it on this thread and a striker user ddescribed something like:

1.5vcore bios/1.46windows/1.42under load. Thats just horrible! Andre yang answered my question.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...5&postcount=17

[Vikodemous]

Very Nice Coolar

[Nilson]

@nilsen Its seems that the striker also suffers from totally bogus vdroop. I couldnt find it on this thread and a striker user ddescribed something like:

1.5vcore bios/1.46windows/1.42under load. Thats just horrible! Andre yang answered my question.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...5&postcount=17

hey it's only the one man post. I hope there are no problems with vdroop on Striker...

I'm waiting for extreme overclock from guys on this forum. Will see this mobo under stress testing... only after this we can make a decision about vdroop and stable stuff....

[mdzcpa]

Okay folks...keep it on topic and no more flaming. That's my only warning. After this vacations will be handed out. Offending posts have been removed.

Thanks.

[tombman]

680i + 8800 SLI + Sound = f*cked up

Wanna know more? See this:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...8&postcount=49

[lowdog]

680i + 8800 SLI + Sound = f*cked up

Wanna know more? See this:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...8&postcount=49

Very true.

What flabergasts me is the fact that no one posting here with a 680i mobo and G80's has taken time to find this glaring flaw and been corteous enough to inform people about it.

The only people who have uncovered this issue are the ones who have bought 680i and G80's and used the system for gaming in sli, as it was designed to be used. They haven't bothered to just run 3DM or superpi, they have actually used the system for real world applications and discovered that this system doesn't preform as it's speced to and that's an attrocious discovery.

How a product can be so hyped by reviewers and testers yet is completely flawed in it's current state is appaling. People realy need to be informed that 680i is not all it's cracked up to be as it stands atm.

[tombman]

Very true.

What flabergasts me is the fact that no one posting here with a 680i mobo and G80's has taken time to find this glaring flaw and been corteous enough to inform people about it.

The only people who have uncovered this issue are the ones who have bought 680i and G80's and used the system for gaming in sli, as it was designed to be used. They haven't bothered to just run 3DM or superpi, they have actually used the system for real world applications and discovered that this system doesn't preform as it's speced to and that's an attrocious discovery.

How a product can be so hyped by reviewers and testers yet is completely flawed in it's current state is appaling. People realy need to be informed that 680i is not all it's cracked up to be as it stands atm.

Totally agree, but i somehow get the feeling that somehow nobody of the "usual suspects" wants to talk about this....well, WE DO

[Lood007]

Sound issue resolved with newest directx update.

[linflas]

Sound issue resolved with newest directx update.

for some people it has worked, not for me, triek sdk version as well, still a no go

[andyr(uk)]

Hi Coolaler , which ram would you recommend for this board if using a 6700 duo processor

[Pt1t]

First test with an asus striker Extreme.

All voltage in auto in bios



and quick memory test.

[JoeBar]

Nice!

[cpulloverclock]

with 2*1GB G.Skill PC6400 and 2.5v

[LittleDevil]

FSB @ 525Mhz, not bad at all... Is that with stock cooler on NB?

regards

[Khaotic]

Very true.

What flabergasts me is the fact that no one posting here with a 680i mobo and G80's has taken time to find this glaring flaw and been corteous enough to inform people about it.

The only people who have uncovered this issue are the ones who have bought 680i and G80's and used the system for gaming in sli, as it was designed to be used. They haven't bothered to just run 3DM or superpi, they have actually used the system for real world applications and discovered that this system doesn't preform as it's speced to and that's an attrocious discovery.

How a product can be so hyped by reviewers and testers yet is completely flawed in it's current state is appaling. People realy need to be informed that 680i is not all it's cracked up to be as it stands atm.

EXACTLY!
I have read page after page and seen screenshot after screen shot.
Super PI this and ORTHOS that. Like, WTF? Do i start my computer EVERY DAY just to run ORTHOS or SuperPI? No, At some point, I'm proably going to use it to play a game or low and forbid, something productivity based. But yeagh, a board like this is meant to be gamed on. Overclocking stability is one thing, but once you find it, its also time to see HOW well the rest of the system hangs. And when it doesn't - THATS what we need to see. Now that you can scorch SuperPI - CTFO

[Pt1t]

FSB @ 525Mhz, not bad at all... Is that with stock cooler on NB?

regards

yes , ALL stock