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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Hmm.. does this mean that the uncertainty about use with future 1333FSB-native quad-cores is now resolved? Or, will using those processors require overclocking the chipset, and advanced cooling hardware?
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Pardon me - you're sure? Or the author of the preview is sure, and I've just misunderstood/misread him? Because from the comment: "we consider it to be a problem when the boards will not reach at least 333FSB. The reason for this is that the upcoming 1333FSB (Quad Pumped) quad core...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    A nice preview article and, despite the delays, worth waiting for. I found the information I was looking for on Page 4: "Although the board is touted as being 'Quad-Core optimized', we did not see it. " and Page 9: "While most people would not be too worried about this or might simply...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Ok, so bottom line if I want to buy a board & processor now, and then later drop-in upgrade to a new quad-core "1333FSB" processor without having to know anything about overclocking, then the Striker is still the better choice? Tangentially... (noob mode on) (1) What do the words "native,"...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Hmm... Thanks for the reply but I'm afraid it doesn't really answer my question. Specifically, in an earlier message Gary says "1333 works" but now he says quad-core overclocked to "325FSB Max" - am I msunderstanding something? Is "1333FSB" only supposed to be an attribute of single-core...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Hello, Ok can someone explain to a noob how this works? Isn't this board supposed to support 1333FSB in native mode? How does "325" count as "overclocking?" I'm looking for a board that will support 1333FSB when running with the future Intel quad-core, without any overclocking. What...