finally! 680i available! woot woot.

[Shimmishim]

in stock at the egg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813188009


and zzf

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=246707


and mwave

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=AA52400

and club-i-t (had to spell like this since AT edits it weird)

user reviews:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=122363

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=122339

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=122354

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=122360

 

[LittleNemoNES]

HS! that's even pricier than what the P5W DH was

 

[Shimmishim]

yeah a little pricey but seems like most of the high-end intel mobo's are over $250!!! (except for the asus p5b deluxe but it's p965)

 

[markymoo]

wow a launch date thats on time

 

[The-Noid]

You will be suprised that it can hit 500 FSB on C2D. Then even more suprised that it can hit 320 max on C2D Quad...Glad the NDA's are up though.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Doesn't matter until ASUS and DFI releases their boards and reviews and user reports are up.

 

[Shimmishim]

well for someone that wants it right now... it's there!

there are a few reviews of it over at XS.org

Fugger has gotten his up to 524ish fsb with no mods. that's pretty sweet (don't know stability).

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
well for someone that wants it right now... it's there!

there are a few reviews of it over at XS.org

Fugger has gotten his up to 524ish fsb with no mods. that's pretty sweet (don't know stability).

Yes, but what is the max CPU voltage? Memory Voltage? The BIOS is the big problem for someone like EVGA that (as far as I know) doesn't have a big name built for enthusiast buyers in the motherboard market. We don't yet know what memory (if any) would be deemed as "incompatable" as you may remember happened with the p965.

It's good it's out there, but I'm still looking for more reviews.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
You will be suprised that it can hit 500 FSB on C2D. Then even more suprised that it can hit 320 max on C2D Quad...Glad the NDA's are up though.

Big deal... My S3 is running @500. And its $116, not $269

 

[The-Noid]

Foxconn made the motherboard, it is the nvidia reference board. Foxconn made that as well. Cpu voltage to 1.8. Memory to 2.5. Foxconn also made the arugebly best overclocking i975x board in the BadAxe. All memory is compatabile that has a SPD on the Nvidia. It can also be run asynchronomously. Its a good little board, problem is that with quadcore you are going to bend over on speed since it can't clock for a damn on that.

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
well for someone that wants it right now... it's there!

there are a few reviews of it over at XS.org

Fugger has gotten his up to 524ish fsb with no mods. that's pretty sweet (don't know stability).

Yes, but what is the max CPU voltage? Memory Voltage? The BIOS is the big problem for someone like EVGA that (as far as I know) doesn't have a big name built for enthusiast buyers in the motherboard market. We don't yet know what memory (if any) would be deemed as "incompatable" as you may remember happened with the p965.

It's good it's out there, but I'm still looking for more reviews.

one of the four links i added has a bunch of bios screen shots showing max voltage

cpu is 1.8 i blieve and mem is 2.5 or 2.6

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: Markfw900

Originally posted by: Yoxxy
You will be suprised that it can hit 500 FSB on C2D. Then even more suprised that it can hit 320 max on C2D Quad...Glad the NDA's are up though.

Big deal... My S3 is running @500. And its $116, not $269

yes, the 965 chipset can do high fsb's easy.

we have yet to see a 975x chipset board or anything other than 965 do high fsb's.

not quite sure how the new nvidia chipset compares to the 975x but if it's performance is on par or better than the 975x, then the 680i will be the board to get (especially for those that want the most out of their system).

nothing wrong with the 965 but for benching and gaming, it is slightly slower than the 975x and possibly the 680i.

again, 680i and 975x are for the enthusiasts, not the casual user.

if it's too much it's too much... just ignore my post

 

[cmdrdredd]

After reading this and a couple other reviews I have to say I'm unimpressed. Don't get me wrong it's a solid board and offers alot, but at the same time it didn't live up to the hype. Lets face it, nothing ever does although this time I expected something I haven't seen before. I can do everything this board does on my P5B Deluxe (minus the SLI support). I was toying with the idea that this could possibly be a replacement/pre mature upgrade, for my P5B-D but I see no reason to do that after seeing the performance which basically mirrors the top few boards around (Aw9D-Max, P5B Deluxe, DS3). I'll never use the SLI.

What it's going to take for any real improvements for Intel is a move toward hypertransport and abandonment of the FSB entirely. Otherwise what you see today is the best the motherboards are going to get for Intel.

 

[Markfw]

For those who want speed on a budget, 500 is required on a 6300 and a cheap motherboard for 3.5 ghz. Building my second one (with cheaper memory) tomorrow, same chip, same mobo, different ram. Will be interesting.

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
After reading this and a couple other reviews I have to say I'm unimpressed. Don't get me wrong it's a solid board and offers alot, but at the same time it didn't live up to the hype. Lets face it, nothing ever does although this time I expected something I haven't seen before. I can do everything this board does on my P5B Deluxe (minus the SLI support). I was toying with the idea that this could possibly be a replacement/pre mature upgrade, for my P5B-D but I see no reason to do that after seeing the performance which basically mirrors the top few boards around (Aw9D-Max, P5B Deluxe, DS3). I'll never use the SLI.

What it's going to take for any real improvements for Intel is a move toward hypertransport and abandonment of the FSB entirely. Otherwise what you see today is the best the motherboards are going to get for Intel.

possibly but don't forget the rd600 from DFI.

you also have to remember though that the new nvidia board has features not present on the intel chipset boards.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
After reading this and a couple other reviews I have to say I'm unimpressed. Don't get me wrong it's a solid board and offers alot, but at the same time it didn't live up to the hype. Lets face it, nothing ever does although this time I expected something I haven't seen before. I can do everything this board does on my P5B Deluxe (minus the SLI support). I was toying with the idea that this could possibly be a replacement/pre mature upgrade, for my P5B-D but I see no reason to do that after seeing the performance which basically mirrors the top few boards around (Aw9D-Max, P5B Deluxe, DS3). I'll never use the SLI.

What it's going to take for any real improvements for Intel is a move toward hypertransport and abandonment of the FSB entirely. Otherwise what you see today is the best the motherboards are going to get for Intel.

possibly but don't forget the rd600 from DFI.

you also have to remember though that the new nvidia board has features not present on the intel chipset boards.

Features that mean nothing to me. That was my point.

 

[Corporate Thug]

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTIwOSwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

 

[Shimmishim]

Okay. Like I said this board is for the enthusiast/hardcore users.

It's obvious you are not one of them therefore this board is not for you.

The ability to independently control the mem and cpu is a feature that overclockers can benefit from as well as having SLI w/o hacked drivers.

I for one am very excited by the 680i as well as the new upcoming rd600.

I am tired of being fsb limited on the 975x so it's refreshing to see some new stuff do better.

 

[Corporate Thug]

anandtech review is up

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2869&p=1

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
Okay. Like I said this board is for the enthusiast/hardcore users.

It's obvious you are not one of them therefore this board is not for you.

The ability to independently control the mem and cpu is a feature that overclockers can benefit from as well as having SLI w/o hacked drivers.

I for one am very excited by the 680i as well as the new upcoming rd600.

I am tired of being fsb limited on the 975x so it's refreshing to see some new stuff do better.

I'm not an enthusiast because I am happy running my E6400 @ 3.2, my FSb at 400 and my memory at DDR2-1000? Last time i checked that was over 50% increase in clock speed.

Go dream up a new term. "harcore"? so because I'm not over at XS using no case and cooling my system with NASA approved AC units I'm not "hardcore" is that it?

P-L-E-A-S-E :roll:

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
Okay. Like I said this board is for the enthusiast/hardcore users.

It's obvious you are not one of them therefore this board is not for you.

The ability to independently control the mem and cpu is a feature that overclockers can benefit from as well as having SLI w/o hacked drivers.

I for one am very excited by the 680i as well as the new upcoming rd600.

I am tired of being fsb limited on the 975x so it's refreshing to see some new stuff do better.

They didn't even BEGIN to touch on the idea of "overclocking without an FSB limitation". They simply booted at 525Mhz which I can do on my P5B. The thing is... You are ALWAYS limited by your FSB since all the CPUs (except the x6800) are locked up.

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
Okay. Like I said this board is for the enthusiast/hardcore users.

It's obvious you are not one of them therefore this board is not for you.

The ability to independently control the mem and cpu is a feature that overclockers can benefit from as well as having SLI w/o hacked drivers.

I for one am very excited by the 680i as well as the new upcoming rd600.

I am tired of being fsb limited on the 975x so it's refreshing to see some new stuff do better.

I'm not an enthusiast because I am happy running my E6400 @ 3.2, my FSb at 400 and my memory at DDR2-1000? Last time i checked that was over 50% increase in clock speed.

Go dream up a new term. "harcore"? so because I'm not over at XS using no case and cooling my system with NASA approved AC units I'm not "hardcore" is that it?

P-L-E-A-S-E :roll:

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2869&p=2

Wesley and Gary said it.

Look at what he refers to for the 680i.

edit 1: they said hardcore... but i must be making words up, right?

edit 2: and sorry if i've offended. i said you weren't an enthusiast because you said you didn't need the features. i said this board was for the enthusiasts because of the features. therefore i came to the conclusion that you weren't an enthusiast. again, my apologies if I offended you.

 

[lopri]

Umm.. the async memory clocking itself would be worth the price, IMHO? How many folks had to buy overpriced memory and then had problem with all the strap BS on Intel chipsets? I am replacing my P5W-DH with this one. I am truly impressed by NV's attention to every little detail.

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: lopri
Umm.. the async memory clocking itself would be worth the price, IMHO? How many folks had to buy overpriced memory and then had problem with all the strap BS on Intel chipsets? I am replacing my P5W-DH with this one. I am truly impressed by NV's attention to every little detail.

agreed!

 

[nealh]

Ok..are you buying the EVGA or another brand???

is DFI making one???