[Mini-Review] EVGA 750I SLI FTW (470FSB with Quad-core !!)
About EVGA:
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Founded in 1999, EVGA has grown exponentially in the channel, serving the system builder, distribution and retail markets with products that offer the highest in quality and customer satisfaction, thereby making the computing experience transparent to the hardware in the box.
EVGA only offers visual processing products based on NVIDIA chipsets and in year 2005 expanded its product line to include motherboards.
The EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW is the latest addition to EVGA line of high-performance SLI-ready motherboards .
Engineered for the win, this motherboard features 100% solid state capicators, and a 6 phase power solution to achieve the stability of extreme FSB and memory overclocking.
The EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW motherboard brings screaming performance and SLI power at a lower retail price.
Performance and stability for the win:
* Reach extreme overclocking speeds supporting 1600MHz FSB and beyond.*
* 6 phase power design for the ultimate in stability and performance.*
* Solid state capacitors allowing better overclocking and stability.*
* Easy troubleshooting features with on-board CMOS Reset button.*
* Extreme DDR2 speeds of 1066MHz and beyond.*
Features and Benefits:
* NVIDIA SLI certified*
* Intel socket 775*
* 45nm CPU ready (Yorkfield & Wolfdale)*
* 6 Phase power design*
* PCI Express 2.0 support*
* 4 Right-angled SATA-2 ports with support for RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD*
* On-board buttons for CMOS/Power/Reset*
* HD Audio - 7.1 Channel*
PCI Express 2.0:
When using this platform with an EVGA PCIe 2.0 graphics card; double the bandwidth is achieved. With up to 16GB/s of bandwidth and advanced power management features, PCIe 2.0 is the ultimate interface for enthusiasts. PCIe 2.0 is entirely backwards compatible, meaning a PCIe 2.0 card or motherboard will work with any PCIe device and visa versa.
Intel E8400 @ 3Ghz (333x9)
4GB Gskill PQ @ DDR2-800Mhz / 5-5-5-15
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
SuperPi 1M
Everest
Overclock & Vdroop
Intel E8400 @ 4Ghz (445x9)
Vcore Bios = 1.35v
4GB Gskill PQ @ DDR2-990Mhz / 5-5-5-15 (Unlinked)
Vdim = 2.05v
All other voltages = AUTO
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
Not much vcore droop from Bios to Windows Idle (0.02v)
Also Vdroop (Windows Idle >>> Windows Load) not too much , just 0.02v :
Total Vcore droop from Bios to Windows Full Load = ~ 0.04v
SuperPi 1M
Everest
Nvidia chipsets are well known for being very good in memory bandwidth , specially in read and latency !
With the current settings on EVGA 750i Sli FTW we got 10800MB/s Memory Read and around 50ns latency !
For comparison , with Asus P5E X38 with same FSB but with memory speed even Higher (1066Mhz) i got 9350MB/s Read & 54.5ns Latency !
500 FSB 1:1
Intel E8400 @ 4Ghz (500x8)
Vcore Bios = 1.35v
4GB Gskill PQ @ DDR2-1000Mhz / 5-5-5-15 (Linked)
Vdim = 2.05v
SPP = 1.40v
All other Voltages = AUTO
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
Everest
Very Good Results , specially the excellent Latency = 47.2ns !!
Intel E8400 @ 4Ghz (445x9)
Vcore Bios = 1.35v
4GB Gskill PQ @ DDR2-1000Mhz / 5-5-5-15 (Unlinked)
Vdim = 2.05v
All other voltages = AUTO
Geforce 9800GX2 Default (600/1500/2000)
Forceware 17.74 HWQL
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit (Not SP1)
With 3Dmark 2006 we finish the first part of the Review !
We can say that EVGA motherboard done pretty well with Intel new generation of Dual Core processors , good OC , no problems with 4Gb ram and excellent bandwidth results !
If you have a Dual Core and you´re looking for a good Mobo Price/Performance , with EVGA 750i SLi FTW you already know that's guaranteed and also the advantage of being SLi-capable !
Q6600@ 3.6ghz (400x9)
4GB Gskill PQ @ DDR2-900Mhz / 5-5-5-15
9800GX2 Default
Forceware 174.74 HWQL
settings : Very High
1680x1050
Vista 64bit
DX10
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Average 31.4 FPS
Min 13.7FPS
Max : 37 FPS
Like ou friend Borat use to say :
GREIT SUCCESS!!
Unfortunately i dont have Two cards to run/test SLi , but i think our friend Fr3ak will do same 3D tests with 9600GT SLI , so stay also tuned in his review HERE !
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To sum things up, what can i say from Evga Latest Board?
well, its fast! Freaking fast! Its Well done, and its layout is excelent! It´s Quad-Core & Dual Core Performance was very good, and Full SLI with 16x/16x is kick Ass!
The Price is just right, and the performance is expected to go up, with upcoming bios and drivers!
Nice initial post Mascaras. I see you succumbed to the allure of the 750i FTW like I did.
Love the layout of this board, and really intrigued by its value/OC potential.
Some people don't seem to think this is a worthy step up from the 680i, but maybe you guys will agree that there are certain redeeming qualities about doing this. 680i have issues with quads. The layout is better. Plus, hopefully, the BISO updates and CS drivers will be more mature and robust even though both CS's share many things.
if this baby retails for around 150 euro's I might give it a shot too, but I need to make sure if the Vcore still droops/drops as much as the 780i (P03 bios) did...
Will watch this thread closley Mascaras
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Also, BIG congrats to the Belgium team, you guys really played a very intelligent game, and you deserve all the credit for that.
if this baby retails for around 150 euro's I might give it a shot too, but I need to make sure if the Vcore still droops/drops as much as the 780i (P03 bios) did...
Mascaras, nice work, great pics, and I applaud your overall thoroughness Those are some tasty numbers, and I think it is safe to say, Evag/Nvidia hit the mark on this board, and it is a great value considering its performance.
Really, I think it hits the price point of where boards should be.
LOL can't believe they actually named a motherboard "FTW"
Anywayz, seems like a nice mobo. I'd love to see how it clocks with a quadcore.
could be a nice board to replace my p5n-e sli with in a couple of months..
Those are some tasty numbers, and I think it is safe to say, Evag/Nvidia hit the mark on this board, and it is a great value considering its performance.
- 2gb OCZ PC2-6400 - Asus P5B - XFX 8800GS 384mb - XP 32
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