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Why's there so little talk about the 780i chipset?

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was just wondering why there's so little talk about the 780i chipset that came out not too long ago

are people just not interested in it? i don't blame you guys, i dont see the point in triple sli either..

what other improvements are there over the 680i chipset?

are people stepping up their evga 680i mb's to the 780?
 
The 780i is just a 680i plus a new southbridge. Manufacturers also modified the voltage regulation on their 780i boards to support the Yorkfield quad-core processors.
 
I was wondering the same thing today. Yes it's a refresh of 680i, but isn't it doing essentially the same thing x38 is doing, offering full bandwidth multi-GPU capability using DDR2?

Yes SLI has drawbacks and yes there's a sandwich board due soon, but with 8800 GT's at $239 now, a couple on a 780i sure would make a nice build. Tri-SLI is overboard, even if you had the coin.
 
Originally posted by: SteelSix
I was wondering the same thing today. Yes it's a refresh of 680i, but isn't it doing essentially the same thing x38 is doing, offering full bandwidth multi-GPU capability using DDR2?
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X38 is bringing real PCI-E 2.0 natively, rather than the PCI-E bridge chip used on the 780/790, which is connected to the Northbridge via 16 x 4.5GT/s lanes = 14.4GB/sec max.

Two PCI-E 2.0 x16 cards = 32GB/sec max

Edited for clarity

 
Originally posted by: tcsenter
Originally posted by: SteelSix
I was wondering the same thing today. Yes it's a refresh of 680i, but isn't it doing essentially the same thing x38 is doing, offering full bandwidth multi-GPU capability using DDR2?
Click to expand...
X38 is bringing real PCI-E 2.0 natively, rather than the PCI-E bridge chip used on the 780/790, which is connected to the Northbridge via 16 x 4.5GT/s lanes = 14.4GB/sec max.

Two PCI-E 2.0 x16 cards = 32GB/sec max

Edited for clarity
Click to expand...

I didn't know that. Good info!
 
1. Pricing (~$300CDN on a board is a little over the top IMO)
2. It doesn't offer anything I need. My P35 board offers plenty.
 
I'm like one of 3 owners on AT forums 😛 I know Rollo uses one but whatever. In any case it is just a 680i with a few more bells and whistles, hopefully the PCI-E 2.0 will become useful in the near future 😀

Edit: The dynamic bios is actually quite handy 🙂
 
its like a lexus , while a trusty p35 is like a honda accord, or toyota camry. You just know its good for 200K miles, and you can still race it 'n shit. heheh
 
why would a 780i be considered the "luxury" component with respect to the p35? does it have some better features? or more features other than a useless 3rd pci x16 slot?
 
3xSLI is everything but cost effective but provides the best performance, thus 3xSLI configurations are considered luxury and 780i is the only place to go for it.
 
yup well said. its not really needed. but who needs a lexus anyway.

its like for top of the line luxury and flashiness.

if you can afford a lexus you can afford a nice house to park it in the garage. If you can afford a 780i, you might have three gfx cards to park in its garage.

 
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