TheBeagle
Senior member
There are a few Internet forums that are beginning to discuss what appears to be some serious (data corruption) issues associated with the new nVidia 680i chipsets. It is indeed curious that Anandtech has yet to post anything about these issues, especially with the strong review that appeared on Anandtech's web site on November 8, 2006. I'm sure that many readers would sincerely appreciate knowing about these matters, especially since many of these high-end motherboards are going to cost more than $300.00. I am personally waiting for the Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 board to become available, since it appears (from the very little info available) to be what I am looking for to build a new system. However, I damn well don't want to be stuck with an expensive piece of junk that either corrupts RAID arrays and/or constantly locks up! Those problems have been repeatedly mentioned as recurring issues with the early 680i boards in those "other" forums. I have always relied upon Anandtech to give me the "straight scoop" on these matters, even if such a disclosure doesn't particularly help one of their good-paying advertisers (nVidia, et al). However, the silence on this matter (especially after the 11/8/06 endorsement), and the obvious delay in actually producing these 680i boards (at least by Gigabyte), is causing me to be a little concerned about a possible conflict of interest between the Anandtech readers and the good-paying ($) advertisers! How about an early Christmas present for us Anandtech? - Just let us know the TRUTH!
