NVIDIA nForce 680i

[Conky]

Originally posted by: blank98
lol I was thinking of getting the Striker until I saw the price, helllz no I ain't paying that much for a mobo.

I wonder what the difference is between the Asus "P5N32-E SLI nForce 680i SLI" and the Asus "Striker Extreme nForce 680i SLI" besides the $100 price difference?

 

[Centurin]

Onboard Reset, Power, and CMOS clear
LCD Post display on the back panel
Numerous LEDs around the board for working at night
The backpanel is also backlighted for connecting stuff in the dark.

Pretty much gadgets. I'm a sucker for gadgets though.

 

[factory81]

Centurin, You should of made him go to www.asus.com and learn himself. If you hand feed people everything they want they will never learn. I feel bad for posting links to all the boards I could find......

 

[Centurin]

Speaking of the Striker, like I said in the other thread, they should be arriving middle of next week. I believe the official release was the 15th and stock should be arriving to retailers. Most are saying the 21st or 22nd. Allstarshop.com said the 17th, but made no guarantees. At least I have a general idea now. Yeah, the extra money for the Striker isn't really worth it compared to the P5N32-E SLI, but it is to me. It's all about the cool factor and for once in my life I'll have a machine worth bragging about.

 

[Fallen Kell]

Well, it looks like December 4th or so before people will see the Asus boards for sale even though a lot of site originally had today as the ETA date.

 

[Skott]

Gary Kay said that the date might get moved up a couple of weeks so Late November is possible.

Here's a review of The Striker Extreme with a Quadcore chip and 8800GTX in SLI

http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=905&cid=8

 

[XelHa]

BFG - 680i <<<<< only $250 after rebate.
http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...la=&cm_ite=feed

-$20.00 Instant Savings (Valid: 11/12/2006 - 11/18/2006)
You Pay: $279.99 Price after instant rebates, if any
-$30.00 Mfr. Mail-in Rebate (Valid: 11/12/2006 - 11/18/2006)

Note today is the last chance according to this deal!

I think I am going to byte since I am not so pleased with my p5b delux wifi & the sound driver issues even though I could pop in my audigy 2 plat zs. Maybe I will just try 3 mbs lol till I find the right one...

I will be the guineepig / test monkey for the bfg & badaxe2 when it appears. WHERE IS IT? WHEN? :sun:

 

[factory81]

Best Buy has 12% off coupon for reward zone members, bring the coupon and try it @ Compusa.