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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Mr. Gary, Thank you for the new BIOS - I did not have the shutdown error with F4, but I will try F5B out tomorrow. You have been especially great in terms of getting a lot of feedback from Gigabyte to support us, so I will echo the thanks of all the people here: Thanks, Gary! :D ----------...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Overpowered, I can vouch that a top exhaust fan is really nice for getting hot air out of this board's northbridge just based on the last day of running my computer - raising the fan speed on my 200mm fan was quieter for the same efficiency compared to the rear 120mm and is helping the Intel...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Your line of reasoning along with the Beagle quote is flawless as far as I can tell. :) Better safe than sorry - it would be bad to convert the case and then find there's some other compatibility problem. Not skipping the Intel HSF was a major oversight on my part. A Zalman 9700 and installation...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Smitty, Thanks for the reminder about the 9700 fitting correctly! I had noticed that adapter but did not remember it after going from page 19 to here. >_<; I was not sure about the Zalman compared to the Tuniq based on performance for the higher price, but I suppose Mr. Fink's comments...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    First off, a resounding thanks to Mr. Beagle for providing consistent advice and help throughout this thread, Mr. Curr for explaining more about DRAM similar to what I am using (page 25 or so), and to the many others who have made this thread a polite and comprehensive read. You folks and...