680i vs 650i

[deathbybubba]

Is it worth the extra hundred (or 250 in the strikers case) for the 680i over the 650i
Take a look

 

[grifter33]

If you want to run 2 8800's or other high end cards in SLi, then yes, it is. If you only plan on running a single card then get the 650.

Honesty that review is somewhat misleading. They only test the cards at resolutions up to 1600 x 1200. Thats a little misleading since a resolution that low isn't really stressing the cards or the pci-e.

Anyone running 2 8800's in sli on a monitor running at 1600 x 1200 is wasting their money to begin with. You're simply not going to see any major difference in fps at such a low resolution. If they tested on 2560 x 1600 which is what an sli setup like that is really designed for, I bet the 680i setup would start to pull away from the 650 due to the dual 16x pci-e.

 

[mbwoods]

u might as well get the 650i sli mobo and save your money and get a faster chip too, ie, if your planning to get core2 duo e6600 and 680i sli mobo, u might as well get the 650i sli mobo and get a core2 duo e6700 instead.

i have the ASUS P5N-E 650i SLI mobo, and according to the box, manuals and the website, this board supports 1333fsb where the other mobo makers (gigabyte, msi) only support 1066fsb on the 650i sli chipset.

looks like ASUS thought stuff it and enable 1333fsb support anyway.

if u read that website 650i sli vs 680i sli test thru the link u provided, u might as well get the 650i sli mobo, preferably the ASUS P5N-E SLI as i have, who needs dual lan? and triple gfx cards? u only need 1 lan to connect to internet, and 2 gfx cards in sli is enough. as there are only 4 sata ports (which is enough), there are 2 ide ports for dvd-rom and dvd writers on separate channels.

michael

 

[deathbybubba]

If you want to run 2 8800's or other high end cards in SLi, then yes, it is. If you only plan on running a single card then get the 650.

Honesty that review is somewhat misleading. They only test the cards at resolutions up to 1600 x 1200. Thats a little misleading since a resolution that low isn't really stressing the cards or the pci-e.

Anyone running 2 8800's in sli on a monitor running at 1600 x 1200 is wasting their money to begin with. You're simply not going to see any major difference in fps at such a low resolution. If they tested on 2560 x 1600 which is what an sli setup like that is really designed for, I bet the 680i setup would start to pull away from the 650 due to the dual 16x pci-e.

I don't think that a res of 25x16 would make much of a difference there either. The GTX is a powerhouse on DX9 stuff (yet to be seen on DX10 though) and being such two of them won't bog down on any current game or benchmark test run at that res because one most likely would do the job. I also don't believe that if having a 680i is better in your scenario that you will notice the slight margin it would have over it's little brother. My point is, save your money and get the better card or proc, you're not going to see a difference from having a slightly better (and quite a bit more expensive) motherboard.

 

[Heyyou27]

I don't think that a res of 25x16 would make much of a difference there either.

I just got my 8800GTX, and even though it's incredibly fast, I still think you'd want two of them for 2560x1600 with F.E.A.R. and Oblivion.

 

[IcY18]

That review was crap imo, otherwise still unless you really feel the extra need for the features on the 680i and maybe the better overclocking then get it, if not the 650i will do just fine for the majority of people out there want to run Sli. And with the price difference at $100 or so then yeah the 650i is a very capable board.

 

[mbwoods]

whats the deal playing games on 2560x1600 when 1024x768 or 1280x1024 is enough? with everything turned on? most monitors 17" and 19" only do 1280x1024 max res

 

[BUFF]

whats the deal playing games on 2560x1600 when 1024x768 or 1280x1024 is enough? with everything turned on?

well there is enough & then there is better ... :twisted:
I would much rather play at 1600x1200 than 1024x768 & whilst I haven't had the opportunity I would imagine that higher res is better again in terms of the visual impact etc.
Professional gamers afaik play at low res etc. though because it gives then more fps hence faster reaction.

 

[keith97]

Why not just get the p5n32-e sli plus- best of both worlds

 

[deathbybubba]

Why not just get the p5n32-e sli plus- best of both worlds

Because you can get a reference 680i board for about 30 bucks more. If your spending an extra 70 might as well go the full 100

 

[keith97]

I was suggesting the p5n32-e sli plus for people that wanted a stable board. That was the reason they made it FYI. It has higher quality components than their 680i p5n32e sli.

Money was not much of a limitation with my build but I wanted something stable for my money. I read of too many probs with the 680's.

 

[Track]

This review makes no sense.

VR-Zone already compared 8x/8x SLi against 16x/16x SLi, and found that even at 1920x1200 there is a huge difference in new games.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4450&s=10

So what are we going to believe?

 

[eregular]

i don't want one cause i heard they aren't stable overclockers

 

[deathbybubba]

This review makes no sense.

VR-Zone already compared 8x/8x SLi against 16x/16x SLi, and found that even at 1920x1200 there is a huge difference in new games.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4450&s=10

So what are we going to believe?

wow, go from 21 to 25.6 fps average is so worth the extra 100 bucks. The point of the thread is, is it worth 100 more dollars to get 4.6 extra frames per second (which by the way is unpercevable to the human eye)

 

[Valtiel]

yes you're right most humans can't tell the difference between 55 and 60 FPS but there is a huge difference in perceptibility between 20 and 25. Of course if you're getting 20 or 25 consistently you should probably turn down some settings :?

 

[IcY18]

yes you're right most humans can't tell the difference between 55 and 60 FPS but there is a huge difference in perceptibility between 20 and 25. Of course if you're getting 20 or 25 consistently you should probably turn down some settings :?

now who would want to do that?

 

[BUFF]

The point of the thread is, is it worth 100 more dollars to get 4.6 extra frames per second (which by the way is unpercevable to the human eye)

Well, that's very subjective according to your interests & income - to some it will be & to some it won't be.
However, 650i v 680i isn't just about x16 SLi v x8 SLI but also a 3rd slot for Physics etc., more SATA etc. etc.

 

[Valtiel]

Not me thats for sure :mrgreen:

I'm already suffering on this P4 system with my 6800GS... E4300 and 8800GTS cannot come soon enouch :x

 

[deathbybubba]

Not me thats for sure :mrgreen:

I'm already suffering on this P4 system with my 6800GS... E4300 and 8800GTS cannot come soon enouch :x

I hear ya there. Why can't I be rich like ninja?