Pics and Reviews of the New NForce 780i Boards

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WerdAxion

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I was searching the web for new mobo chips comming out and came across the 780i chipset. I know you guys said to wait for the new stuff before buying a new computer and I've been patiently waiting. Heres some of the research I've found so far on that 780i board. It seems EXPREVIEW got their hands on a 780i.

http://en.hardspell.com/doc/showcont.asp?news_id=1601

The above is a site which posts the pics from ExPreview. I couldn't get the page translated for ExPreview. Sorry Guys. I think HardSpell actually tested the board with some benches too.

As far as I've been reading about this chipset, the only difference is the ability to put 3 cards in SLI but then it lists that its limited right now to 8800 GTX and Ultra models. Also If you look at the pictures from HARDSPELL you notice that the 780i board is using a 680i chip. One promising feature I noticed was at the conclusion, they stated that the 780i had a good Quad Core OC ability much like the P35 but their pictures didn't show anything of them over clocking a quad core. They also stated that the ability of over clocking the dual core was weak on the 780i board. Please feel free to leave any comments, suggestions, or ideas about the board. Hope this sparks a good discussion.

Launch Date according to Fudzilla, TechConnect Magazine and ExPreview is set for November 12th, 2007.

http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=16250

 
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renethx

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The original expreview article is

http://topic.expreview.com/200...8/1192682447d6049.html

In summary,

  • 780i SLI = 680i SLI + NF200
  • 750i SLI = 650i SLI + NF200
There is nothing new other than the NF200 (BR04) PCI Express 2.0 switch that transfers 1 x16 to 2 x16 or 4 x8 and hence enables 3-way SLI at 16/16/16 (vs. 16/16/8 in 680i). The performance is more or less identical. That's a kind of disappointment.

Perhaps NVIDIA is busy in developing 790i (C73; support for DDR3 and native 3-way SLI without using NF200).
 
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WerdAxion

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Hey renethx, I think your link to expreview is dead.. I got a 404 going to that page.. thanks for the info though. I'm still wondering about this Quad Core OC ability though because the I've been searching around for a new mobo and the 680 boards havent been doing so well in over clocking quad cores.
 
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jonmcc33

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I see no reason not to prefer the P35 or X38 chipset over this. There's no real need for SLI anyway.
 
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Sheninat0r

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That's rather... disappointing... a mobo that's no faster, and Tri-SLI seems rather useless and overly expensive.

Now I'm waiting for X48 :D
 
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sethk

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I don't know... a sub-$250 8800GT might sorely tempt me to build an SLI rig. For one thing SLI has become much more usable and stable than in the past, though far from perfect. For another, the performance boost in key games is very near and dear to Nvidia and they work hard with developers to make sure SLI counts. Depending on what I read when 780i boards become available in quantity (overclockability, stability, CPU support), I would seriously consider this over a X38, in conjunction with a pair of 8800GT cards. P35 is finally being priced for what it is - a budget chipset for budget boards, and that's fine too.
 
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sp0spo

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:: P35 is finally being priced for what it is - a budget chipset for budget boards, and that's fine too.


If that is what it is, then how come it supports the fastest and best CPUs, ie the Yorkfield (45nm quad) while no sli board does?
 
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