eVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 122-CK-NF68-A1

The nForce 680i Motherboard from EVGA brings you the latest in technology from Nvidia. Engineered for the enthusiast your system will be able to handle the latest games, high definition digital video, and Windows Vista with aplomb. The features of the 680i 122-CK-NF68 include support for Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium EE, and Pentium processors, the NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI chipset, a 1066/1333 Front Side Bus, Dual Channel DDR2 553/667/800 memroy and support for up to 1200 MHz, SLI-Ready memory with EPP x4 DIMMs, Max 8GBs, 2 PCIe x16 expansion slots, 1 PCIe graphics expansion slot, 2 PCIe x1 slots, and 2 PCI slots, ATA 133 IDE, Serial ATA II x6 with RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD, 7.1 channel Azalia HDA audio, 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports 10 USB 2.0 ports (6 external and 4 internal), 2 1394a ports, 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 ps/2 mouse port, NVIDIA LinkBoost, NVIDIA MediaShield, NVIDIA DualNet, NVIDIA nTune, TCP/IP acceleration, and NVIDIA FirstPacket.

Customer Feedback:
1. If you are an enthusiast or an overclocker (OC), then you know you want the Nvidia 680i chipset. However, you probably also know of the inordinate amount of problems that chipset has. Well, where as Asus has refused and/or been slow to fix most of the 680i problems (killing RAM, POST problems, keyboard/mouse problems, SATA drive problems,etc...) eVGA and others have actually worked on correcting them. Now, no 680i board is bug free, but the eVGA board revision A1 (and T1) has fixed a lot of the problems, like other companies like Gigabyte. However, eVGA stands out for the excellent customer support. In both sense eVGA is the opposite of ASUS... they fix the problem with the boards AND provide excellent customer service.
2. My first board gave the dreaded memory death code C1. Contacted EVGA and the firmware update did not fix it. Amazon promptly exchanged and the new board emerged like the millenium falcon from the asteroid field.
This is one incredible board.
I've got intel quad-core QX6700,
x2 EVGA NVIDIA 8800GTX in SLI,
x2 2GB OCZ DDR-800 memory,
x3 Seagate 750GB SATA II
packed in Giga-byte 3D Aurora 570 chassis
using Gateway FPD2485W widescreen LCD panel
This system rocks!!! Games that were choppy at one time are like quicksilver. The graphics lush and the responses nimble. The whole thing cost $$$ but was worth it
The board is very stable in SLI and the whole thing is running fairly cool. I'm impressed with this board and would highly reccommend it if you are thinking of SLI for your next rig. BTW, MS office, visio, and other "productivity" things scream!!!



Product details:

* NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI chipset
* Dual PCI Express x-16 Support
* Supports Dual Channel DDR 2 553/667/800 and up to 1200 MHZ SLI-Ready Memory
* Supports up to 8GB of DDR2 memory
* Supports Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, and More