My Heat
i5 2500k @4.5ghz Raystorm
Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 16gb(4x4) G.Skill PC12800 Ripjaws X
x1900xt MCW60
Rad: Thermochill PA120.3 3YL SL/ Pump: DDC2 w/ Petra's top 7/16in ID masterkleer
Corsair 120gb Force GT SSD/ 1TB WD Black Caviar SATA
X-Fi music/SH-203B/H62L/LH-20A1L
Corsair HX620w /Acer AL2223W/modded TJ07
is there any place to pre order some ?
1. Bi-xeon 2* 3.8Ghz 2Mo FSB 800 dn800-sli 2* 6800 U 4* 1Go ddr2 ecc reg - 2 raptor 74 + 3* maxtor 250Go pcp 750w
2. qx6850 + xfx nf780i + 4gb geil pc8500 - 8800gtx - pcp 1kw - 3 x i-ram raid0 12 gb - 6 raptor 150 + stacker 832 dell 24"
3. k8qw + m4881+ 8 opty 875 + 7800gtx 512 + 8 gb ddr ecc + 2x1kw psu +
4. bi opteron 2218 + tyan s2915 + 8gb ddr ecc + 5tb storage
yawn. by the time it gets out. i think we will see like a new 7xx chipset. etc etc.
and quad cores will drop to dual core prices.
yawn.
Intel Core Duo T2500
Aopen 945GMt-FA
2x1GB Transcend DDR2-667
2.5" Fujitsu 80gb SATA
Slim DVDRW
Istar S3
Will Penryn be LGA775? If so, I wonder if current chipsets will/can support it... either way I assume nForce 7 series will be DDR3, PCI-E 2.0, etc.
Suman
VENOM: DFI LP LT X38-T2R ~ Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 4.00GHz ~ 4GB OCZ Blade LV DDR2-1150 ~ Radeon R9 380 4GB ~ Crucial C300 64GB ~ Seasonic X-750 ~ Dell U2913WM 29" ~ Win 7 Ultimate x64
LAIKA: Alienware Alpha R2 ~ Core i5-6400T @ 2.20GHz / 2.80GHz ~ 16GB Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2133 ~ GeForce GTX 960 4GB ~ Crucial MX300 275GB ~ LG OLED55B7A 55" TV ~ Win 10 Home x64
BLADE: Razer Blade 14" (2013) ~ Core i7-4702HQ @ 2.20GHz / 3.20GHz ~ 8GB DDR3-1600 ~ GeForce GTX 765M 2GB ~ Samsung 840 EVO mSATA 500GB ~ Win 7 Ultimate x64
Listed on the DFI website http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_pro...YPE=MB&SITE=US
MCP55P = 570Sli or 590Sli??Chipset
NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI MCP
Northbridge: NVIDIA 680i LT SLI
Southbridge: NVIDIA MCP55P
R4z
DFI Lanparty DK-X38
Q6600 GO SLACR
4GB OCZ Reaper HPC
EVGA 8800GTX ACS3
150GB WD Raptor
2x500GB Samsung Spinpoint
Creative XFI XtremeMusic
TT Mozart with dual PA120.2's
it bring absolutely nothing new to the table, DFI can't keep dropping the ball with delays under performance and expect ppl to gobble up their boards.
754/939 glory can only last in the memory for so long, DFI heading for a fast downward spiral???
i think perhaps.
Q6600 G0 @ 3.80ghz 1.45v(bios), Asus Maximus Formula X38
Powercolor HD4850 Crossfire, 4x2GB Team Group
Dell 2407WFP, OCZ 700W,Mountain Mods U2-UFO
D-Tek Fuzion + Nozzle, MCW30, DDC Ultra+Alphacool, PA120.3
I want to say 570sli
This was taken from http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...us-p5n32e-sli/
with specs in regard to Asus P5N32E-SLI Plus / looks like same SB
CPU LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® Extreme/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/Celeron® D Processors
Intel® Quad-core CPU Ready
Compatible with Intel® 06/05B/05A processors
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset NVIDIA® Dual X16 SLI
(C55+MCP55P; a.k.a. nForce®650i SLI & nForce®570 SLI)
ASUS HybridUp Technology
* Support SLI-Ready Memory Technology
Last edited by 2000army; 04-05-2007 at 12:55 AM.
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[ EVGA X58 Classified ]
[ Intel i7 920 ] --- D0
[ Sapphire 4870x2 ]
[ BenQ G2400WD 24" Monitor]
[ 3 x 2GB G.Skill Trident DDR3 ]
[ Corsair 850HX 850 watt PSU ]
[ Auzentech Prelude ]
[ beyerdynamic MMX300]
[ Logitech G15, G9 , G7, MX518]
[ Saitek X52 ]
[ 4 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB ]
[ 1 x WD 150GB Raptor ]
[ 1 x Seagate 500GB 7200.11(32mb) ]
[ Windows 7 64-bit]
Water Cooling Setup
U2-UFO Black Powder Coat - 3 Big Window
Swiftech MCP-655 aka Laing D5 Vario w/ EK Top
Thermochill PA 120.3
Swiftech XT CPU Block
EK Classified Full NB/SB Block
EK-MultiOption 4 Port RES 150 Rev. 2
NZXT Fan Controller + Sunbeam Multi Fan Port
7/16" ID (5/8" OD) Primochill Black Tubing
7 x Yate Loons-D12SM ‘s
Bitspower Compression barbs
any benches??? I'm torn between DFI Infinity 965P and this beauty..
Asus P5W64 WS Professional , DFI Infinity 965P-S (testing)
X6800 , E6750 es
Micron Fatbodies , Micron D9gkx oem, Crucial 8000, Crucial Tracer 8500 (incomming)
Ati FireGL V5100, Elsa FireGL V3100
water cooling setup (EK 775 cpu block, swiftech NB Block, Swiftech pump, BI dual pass dual 120mm)
Silverstone OP650
raptors, baracuda
Actually, if you look at the nVidia posted specs for the 680i LT chipset, the only difference listed is the "SLI-Ready Memory (MHz) with EPP" speed. All other specs are identical.
Of course this leaves nVidia without enough defining characteristics between the chipsets, so the 'LT' reference motherboard they produce has some additional limitations (one NIC, no x8 slot, etc) to help get the costs down to wedge the board into a niche between the 680i and 650i - a reasonable thing to do, IMO.
But that leads us back to the issue of non-reference 680i LT chipset based boards from other manufacturers... they (presumably) get the LT chipset at a reduced cost from nVidia, but the actual chipset is likely (speculation on my part) just the un-binned 680i chips. This means that the 3rd party board maker can basically drop the chipset into a 680i board, with full 680i functionality - except for some upper end 'rated' memory support.
Of course they still need to tell consumers that this is a 'LT' chipset (pretending it's not would get them into legal trouble). So the real question becomes - how well will this (and future) boards perform and at what price-point.
Hmmm... Excellent observation. You are correct, nVidia's literature (see below) shows that the only real difference in the chipsets is actually the PEG Linkboost, the EPP support for 1200MHz, (and perhaps a couple of USB ports - not clear)...
What nVidia does is actually further cripple their reference motherboards to create more differentiation... it's not the chipset that's crippled so much as their reference LT motherboard!
As you say, DFI, can choose to do a full 680LT implementation if they choose... which appears to be the case here.
As for the overclockability of the LT... If you read the thread on the DFI Club forum, you would know that Oskar (their chief engineer?) stated early in the new year that he was not impressed with the consistency of OC on the 680i and Tony pointed out that the LT is actually newer silicon so perhaps nVidia has actually tweaked the LT's overclockability and/or it's consistency from chip to chip.
Anyway, I think this DFI board has significant promise.
whats the better southbridge? 570 or 590? In regards to raid performance?
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[ EVGA X58 Classified ]
[ Intel i7 920 ] --- D0
[ Sapphire 4870x2 ]
[ BenQ G2400WD 24" Monitor]
[ 3 x 2GB G.Skill Trident DDR3 ]
[ Corsair 850HX 850 watt PSU ]
[ Auzentech Prelude ]
[ beyerdynamic MMX300]
[ Logitech G15, G9 , G7, MX518]
[ Saitek X52 ]
[ 4 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB ]
[ 1 x WD 150GB Raptor ]
[ 1 x Seagate 500GB 7200.11(32mb) ]
[ Windows 7 64-bit]
Water Cooling Setup
U2-UFO Black Powder Coat - 3 Big Window
Swiftech MCP-655 aka Laing D5 Vario w/ EK Top
Thermochill PA 120.3
Swiftech XT CPU Block
EK Classified Full NB/SB Block
EK-MultiOption 4 Port RES 150 Rev. 2
NZXT Fan Controller + Sunbeam Multi Fan Port
7/16" ID (5/8" OD) Primochill Black Tubing
7 x Yate Loons-D12SM ‘s
Bitspower Compression barbs
Please find the link to the manual
http://us.dfi.com.tw/Support/Downloa...=LP UT&SITE=US
ahh... DFI.. the waiting again is what kills consumers.. hehehehe
i'll wait.. i'm in A64 again..
Asus P5W64 WS Professional , DFI Infinity 965P-S (testing)
X6800 , E6750 es
Micron Fatbodies , Micron D9gkx oem, Crucial 8000, Crucial Tracer 8500 (incomming)
Ati FireGL V5100, Elsa FireGL V3100
water cooling setup (EK 775 cpu block, swiftech NB Block, Swiftech pump, BI dual pass dual 120mm)
Silverstone OP650
raptors, baracuda
So bud, after giving RD600 such a BIG expanse of time to materialise, whatchya reckoning on ......for this one to show?
Maybe we could do some PayPal Betting!?
Anyone wanna start a Bookies Slip!? ....depends on the odds for me tbh!
*edit*
Having just checked DFI Site for Downloads on this board, no Bios or Drivers but there is a "Manual"......
Last edited by Kin Hell; 04-15-2007 at 05:00 AM.
I agree the intel mounting loops are not the best but they seem to work well with the right hardware and the manufactures of the NB cooling solutions should provide alternative mounting hardware to the spring clips. The TT Exteme Spirit ll comes to mind. Very solid mounting system for intel loops. I was having problems with my Swiftech NB waterblock keeping firm contact with the chip. I used these "hooks" instead of the sroing clips and problems are gone.
ASUS P8P67 Pro Rev3; Intel 2600K; GSkill Ripjaws 1600 (2x4GB); XFX 5870; WD Black 500G x2 Raid0; Silverstone Striker 750W; SwiftechApogee-XT-TC PA120.3-Swiftech MP655; Lian Li G70B; Win7-64
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Tbh, after using a DD NB block on an RD600, the clips provided are a poor solution, but probably the best one can do with hooks utilised by the Chipset manufacturer. It's almost like a Chicken Egg thing.......
Either way, hooks are poor to Anchor a block with Tygon R3603 tubing...there is just too much "flimsy-ness" to it all for my liking! My now redundant MCW30 wire attatchment just sucks!
Last edited by Kin Hell; 04-18-2007 at 05:20 AM.
Obviously 4 thru hole mounts would be best, the four hook type mount works well with my danger den 975 chipset block, I find it quite sturdy, in comparison to the 2 clip method.
With this 980 chipset trace routing is quite paramount to it's overall performance, I guess the hook mount system allowed a little more engineering room to play with.
regards
Raja
This has 3 pci-e slots, i dont understand why they dont call it a plain old 680i
Nvidia has labeled the chipset as LT, so that's where the name comes from. Oskar has managed to unlock all features of the LT to actually make it a straight 680i as he did not use the Nvidia reference design for the motherboard. You are correct from the standpoint of consumer as this board has inherent 680i features.
regards
Raja
nVidia's own literature on the product is extremely confusing. Even by their own feature comparison table, they only difference between the LT and the full 680i is the EPP profile support (which any serious overclocker ignores anyway)...
http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce_600i_tech_specs.html
I believe the LT silicon is actually a newer rev as well so it should have some of the kinks worked out of it and perhaps overclocks better than the 680i.
DFI 680i LT
i7 3610QM 1.2-3.2GHz
my board arrived today so i thought i'd take a bunch of photo's.
most of you will have seen these elsewhere but a few of them might be worth something.
so far its just the pics...will add stuff after the build and some testing.
btw installing the heatsink was a breeze...substantially easier than say a stock cpu heatsink.
after checking or applying the paste the heatsink should be aligned centrally between the mounting hooks as accurately as possible.
then pressure and manipulation of diagonally opposed hooks will get it done in no time.
the instructions in the package a complete enough.
so far i have measured vdimm and it appears to match the exact setting used in the bios when idle...
vcore in bios i have set to 1.35 for the moment and measured idle is 1.358vcore.
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