TBSN
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Originally posted by: TBSN
Supposedly the 680i chipset is kind of hit or miss, in that you either get a good one or a bad one, with numerous problems. because of that I think I'm going to go for a P965, like the Asus P5B-D. Thanks for the offer though.
Originally posted by: Mavtech
Originally posted by: TBSN
Supposedly the 680i chipset is kind of hit or miss, in that you either get a good one or a bad one, with numerous problems. because of that I think I'm going to go for a P965, like the Asus P5B-D. Thanks for the offer though.
I've never heard that before. That was the case with the 590 if anything. Every review of the 680i is a stellar review. It's overclocking great for me.
The only problems I have heard of were with the EVGA.....not the Asus board. I haven't found a single issue with the P5N32-E.
Originally posted by: RedStar
"Some people are reporting issues with the ASUS board - but my P5N32-E seems fine "
it's still early days yet. But i sure hope your assessment stands up to the test of time.
I want a motherboard soon darn it![]()
My P5N32-E SLI is also awaiting the weekend to be put together. The memory QVL is pretty skimpy. I think that the memory manufacture's configurator is a better way to choose your memory. Here's the Corsair configurator search engine:Originally posted by: whirlwind
My mobo arrived today. ...
I have already bought this memory- XMS2 CM2X1024-6400C4
It is 2GB XMS2 6400C4 800Mhz 4-4-4-12 SLI READY
When I go to the Asus website, i dont see this on the QVL list. Should I just sell this and get some from the QVL or should I just try it. ...
Originally posted by: whirlwind
My question is this, I have already bought this memory- XMS2 CM2X1024-6400C4
It is 2GB XMS2 6400C4 800Mhz 4-4-4-12 SLI READY
Originally posted by: StrangerThanFiction
There seem to have been several main issues with 680i boards in general:
- Sound crackle when using SLI
- Data corruption on SATA drives
- Failure to work at all
- Widely varying overclock potential
The first two problems seem to have mainly been mentioned in connection with EVGA boards as well as possibly reference-design boards from other vendors. Both problems appear to have been soved with BIOS updates, although the data corruption update fix is still considered a beta, so we may not be out of the woods yet.
My understanding is that neither ASUS board showed either problem, however I have not been able to find much info on either of them. HardOCP reported that their Striker overclcked unimpressively , but otherwise worked well: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbar...art=MTIzNCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==--</a>"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbar...l?art=MTIzNCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==</a></a>
>First article</a>, Followup Article
They asserted that some 680i boards just seem to work better than others, perhaps there is some manufacturing issue at play? Differences in "electrical characteristics" resulting from the manufacturing process seem to have played a part in this, which is Nvidia's explanation for why some boads had data corruption and other did not. So far most people reporting the impact of the new BIOS that had data corruption seem to have found the update helpful. Problems Article, Solutions article
I have not heard many complaints about the P5N32-E, except for confused people that bought it by mistake, thinking it was the Striker. I am thinking about getting the P5N32-E
