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pchoi04   02-02-2008 at 10:45:18 PM

This question really goes out to the owners of 780i boards.

I was probably looking at upgrading to a 780i board from a P5B Deluxe and I was wondering what your impressions were.

------------------------------ Asus P5B Deluxe, Core 2 Quad Q6700, Nvidia 8800GTS (G92), Corsair 4GB PC2 6400, Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum, Thermaltake 700W PSU
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iancarnage   02-03-2008 at 11:48:08 AM
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I am wondering the same thing, I was also wondering if we should wait for 790i.

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acidpython   02-03-2008 at 12:10:49 PM
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Native tri-sli support. Personally I would stick with 680i since 780i is just a refresh and no major changes have been made. The motherboards are pretty new out and so probably have more problems, while older motherboards are better established.

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darkstar782   02-03-2008 at 12:17:28 PM
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780i sucks.

 

RAID controller with no >2TB support, in an age where you can hit 2TB with 2 drives.

 

Network controller that is unreliable and just crap.

 

Runs stupidly hot.

 

If I didnt have so much cash invested in 3*8800GTX Tri-SLI, I'd go back to my x38 board and get two 3870X2s


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pchoi04   02-03-2008 at 10:49:20 PM
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hmm, I was looking at getting an EVGA 780i board probably in a few months.

Really in no hurry. Do you guys think that these issues may be fixed with new BIOS updates?

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