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pongrules   01-15-2007 at 10:33:06 PM

I've heard horror stories about boot problems, SATA, IDE etc. with the evga 680i motherboard, but I heard a lot of people love it too--that when it works, it's definitely the best mobo on the market. The reason I'm interested in it is because of its ability to do 16x to each SLi'd 8800 GTX card as opposed to the 975 chipset mobo's which only do 8x when cards are SLi'd. However, I hear the 975 mobo's are a lot more stable since they've been out longer.

Anybody here got some advice for me?

P.S. I must say I'm biased toward Asus boards, but their only 680i is almost twice as much as this one and on Newegg, this evga has the best reviews despite all the problems. Looks like the 680i chipset in general is causing issues on boards no matter who the manufacturer is. Turns out evga just has the better customer service rep.

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Original   01-22-2007 at 11:04:04 PM
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You should decide not only based on chipset choice but the whole set of features you desire from a motherboard. BIOS and technical support from manufacturer , stability, overclocking, price/performance and other things should come first. The i975 is a well known chipset and then motherboards tend to be more stable and reliable. It generates less heat then may have longer life. The gain using 2 8800 GTXs in SLI may not be interesting since they won't give you the double of gaming speed but it must require the double of energy to work and will generate much heat. Besides they will need a strong power supply.

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cranbers   01-23-2007 at 11:15:54 AM
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I've heard horror stories about boot problems, SATA, IDE etc. with the evga 680i motherboard, but I heard a lot of people love it too--that when it works, it's definitely the best mobo on the market. The reason I'm interested in it is because of its ability to do 16x to each SLi'd 8800 GTX card as opposed to the 975 chipset mobo's which only do 8x when cards are SLi'd. However, I hear the 975 mobo's are a lot more stable since they've been out longer.

Anybody here got some advice for me?

P.S. I must say I'm biased toward Asus boards, but their only 680i is almost twice as much as this one and on Newegg, this evga has the best reviews despite all the problems. Looks like the 680i chipset in general is causing issues on boards no matter who the manufacturer is. Turns out evga just has the better customer service rep.



Well I have the 680i board from evga, and with the latest bios updates from 1/12/07 and the sata fixes installed the board works flawless. Even the integrated audio is great. It over clocks like a dream with the ability to run the fsb out of sync with the ram. it also works very well with the ntune software. it's expensive but its well worth it.

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cardio   01-24-2007 at 08:01:44 PM
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Agree on 680i have had both the eVGA is superb. Early bios problems gone use bios 24 and you will love the board. Ther two models available TR and AR so look closely and make sure what you are ordering. The TR shorts on cables and other accessories that if you need will cost a lot more to buy separately. The AR is generally about $10 more.

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pottymonster   01-25-2007 at 10:11:11 PM
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ive got the evga 680i, and in a choice between a 975 and a 680i, id choose the 680i every time.

HOWEVER: i would recommend making sure dual graphics support is something you REALLY need before you buy either one. the p965 will suffice otherwise.

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