NVIDIA's 680i SLI Chipset Ready for Primetime 69
AnInkle writes, "The Tech Report conducts their usual exhaustive evaluation of NVIDIA's other big launch today, the nForce 680i SLI. The new chipset pairs an already proven south bridge chip with a new north bridge that has impressive overclocking potential and a redesigned (read: fast) memory controller. Combined with a motherboard design, production-quality BIOS and polished tweaking software that are all attractive and retail-ready, you end up with a 'complete reference platform that's perfect for picky enthusiasts and serious overclockers,' if you want to pay for it."
Du-du-du-pe? (Score:1)
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Does the majority of
God Damn It! (Score:5, Funny)
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But ... (Score:2)
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(One's about the 8800 series of video cards and this is about Nvidia's new chipset.)
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I bought that board so it would be relevant for a while.
Red Hat Support? (Score:1)
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Scores wern't overly impressive (Score:2)
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Something as little as component layout can make a huge impact.
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This one really bugs me because AM2 [wikipedia.org] came out in May and F [wikipedia.org] came out in August, and yet this month they're going to be obsoleted. The worst of it is that Socket F has the same pin count (1207), but doesn't appear to be compatible.
I feel sorry for everyone who has their brand-new AM2 system that's going to get screwed by this. Lucky for me I've been waiting/saving up, so now I can get a 4x4 on the new chipset and have the best of b
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More In-depth Analysis Here At HotHardware.com (Score:4, Insightful)
Chipset & Board marriage (Score:2, Funny)
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Adventures of Slashcode gone horribly wrong O_O
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Stop being so vain in thinking that every new piece of hardware posted on slashdot should be targeted at your market.
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This is why dual- and quad-socket boards have ram slots surrounding or near each processor socket. Fewer links, shorter path, faster memory. We hope.
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It gives me time to save up and buy something which is truly extraordinary.
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.... but.. but.. but... (Score:1)
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what does "production-quality BIOS" mean? (Score:3, Interesting)
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Gee...I don't know. Maybe it's because the new chipset is for Intel computers?
FTFA:
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Which is the best you can hope for in an incremental motherboard improvement. What were you expecting, doubled frame rates?
No, the best thing about this is that it means that 590-based boards are likely to become a little cheaper in the near future.
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I can't wait to install this board.
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In my experience, that's unfortunately indeed all too often the case.
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Both posts have the title "More In-depth Analysis Here At HotHardware.com".
Fuck off, spammer.
Same southbridge? (Score:1)
It seems the only change is the northbridge supporting the core2 now.
In other words, amd fanboys go back to sleep, nothing to see here for you.
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Some of them aren't (or at least weren't, I remember some early AMD motherboards), but I've never had anyone say they weren't. Just like certain games should be called "a f#%ing beta, not even an RC".
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The more interesting question is how long will the delay be then it first has to put into the kernel and then the distros must upgrade the kernel.
On one of my servers I had trouble with Debian stable and an ASUS motherboard with a Nvidia chipset. UNSTABLE worked but I don't run that on a server (ended up with Ubuntu server)
I would not want closed source software on my server.
Take with a grain of Salt.... (Score:4, Interesting)
So the moral of the story is just because some piece of computer equipment does something really well, a better computer it does not make (within reason, most people have some sort of cost restrictions to their lives). What I mean by this is, why buy a 300$ motherboard to overclock a 210$ CPU, when you can buy a 170$ motherboard and use the extra 130$ to buy a better CPU to overclock in the first place? Thats the differance between an E6300 and a E6600, for those that know what that means. Of course if your like me, you think the money would be better spent on a E6400, and pocket the change, for say something really important like beer or possibly pizza.
Of course prices will go down, but so with the compitition (at least to a certain threshold), its all about finding that perfect (or as close as you can get it) balance of components and price.
Just my 2 cents.... Cheers!