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I seem to be a prime candidate for a 650i SLI board, but most retailers and even product manufacturers make it EXTREMELY difficult to look up DD Live or DTS Connect support. Any suggestions?
Also, this thread suggests that many have serious problems with this CPU. What and why?
Edit: OK, I narrowed it down to the Asus P5N32-E SLI (680i) w/ DTS Connect and the "Plus" version (seemingly 650i) w/ DTS Connect, the P5N32-E SLI Plus. Considering that they range from $180 ("Plus") to $210 (non-Plus, but confirmed 680i), which should I chose?
The "Plus" 650i (assumedly) one doesn't list the chipset in most specifications (see the motherboard thread and Asus' website calling it a "NVIDIA® Dual x16 SLI" chipset) leading me to believe that there is something fishy here. Even so, most reviews have pegged it as a 650i SLI board, though most people here seem to believe that a 650i board with DTS Connect does not exist. Asus has stated that the only difference is that the "Plus" version has solid capacitors! Shouldn't that make the "Plus" version more expensive (and a 680i for that matter)? I just found a note on Asus' site calling it "NVIDIA nForce Dual PCI-E x 16 chipset" for the "Plus" board, but it is not listed with the 650i boards and there is no similar note for another strangely-named chipset (P5NT WS and its "NVIDIA nForce Dual PCI-E x 16" chipset). That "other" board has a 3rd x16 slot for a physics card and that means that it must be a 680i for the extra PEG. I'm thinking that both boards are but something doesn't live up to the promised features so they have to call it something else and disable in the BIOS (as the AT motherboard thread seems to think).
Also, this thread suggests that many have serious problems with this CPU. What and why?
Edit: OK, I narrowed it down to the Asus P5N32-E SLI (680i) w/ DTS Connect and the "Plus" version (seemingly 650i) w/ DTS Connect, the P5N32-E SLI Plus. Considering that they range from $180 ("Plus") to $210 (non-Plus, but confirmed 680i), which should I chose?
The "Plus" 650i (assumedly) one doesn't list the chipset in most specifications (see the motherboard thread and Asus' website calling it a "NVIDIA® Dual x16 SLI" chipset) leading me to believe that there is something fishy here. Even so, most reviews have pegged it as a 650i SLI board, though most people here seem to believe that a 650i board with DTS Connect does not exist. Asus has stated that the only difference is that the "Plus" version has solid capacitors! Shouldn't that make the "Plus" version more expensive (and a 680i for that matter)? I just found a note on Asus' site calling it "NVIDIA nForce Dual PCI-E x 16 chipset" for the "Plus" board, but it is not listed with the 650i boards and there is no similar note for another strangely-named chipset (P5NT WS and its "NVIDIA nForce Dual PCI-E x 16" chipset). That "other" board has a 3rd x16 slot for a physics card and that means that it must be a 680i for the extra PEG. I'm thinking that both boards are but something doesn't live up to the promised features so they have to call it something else and disable in the BIOS (as the AT motherboard thread seems to think).