Kamakazi Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Yeah the 680i is brand new and has basically everything you will ever need, ever. There is so much stuff on that mobo, it is difenitely (who that is horrible spelling) a very nice mobo and is worth the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I have that thermal take case... It ROCKS! It has a big 250mm fan on the side that runs at 800 rpm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoQuarter Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 the ASUS 680i SLI Striker looks like an awsome mobo with 3 PCI Express 16 slots, a copy of GRAW, and a pretty good onboard sound system. ME likey likey. Nice find, thanks for the link. SLI + PPU and room to spare. Offtopic, sorry, but what is the verdict on the Ageia PPUs anyway? Gimmick or worthwhile to consider for upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamakazi Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Pretty sure most people thing the Ageia PPUs are Gimmicks since I haven't heard anything about new games supporting them. The reason that the 680i has three PCIx16 slots it is rumored that nVidia is comign out with its own physics accelerator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutlink Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Currently considered a gimmick, but I'm waiting to see how it fairs on UT2007 (and since it's on the Unreal Engine 3 it's very possible that most games based on that engine may support Ageia). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Pretty sure most people thing the Ageia PPUs are Gimmicks since I haven't heard anything about new games supporting them. The reason that the 680i has three PCIx16 slots it is rumored that nVidia is comign out with its own physics accelerator. 3 slots so you can do 2 video cards and take your 3rd video card and dedicated it to physics. http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1943832,00.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Operative47 Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 3 GPU's, and Quad GPU's is amazing! What's next, video cards as big as a mobo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 3 GPU's, and Quad GPU's is amazing! What's next, video cards as big as a mobo? Well i know at least 1 Video card manufacturer that make mainboards but isn't heard of much. EVGA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 3 GPU's, and Quad GPU's is amazing! What's next, video cards as big as a mobo? Well ... have you heard of Nvidia's external GPU set up? http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/01/nv...ls_quadro_plex/ Nvidia's Quadro Plex 1000, a racked collection of GPUs in their own box, together capable of rendering 80bn pixels every second and powering monitors with a combined resolution of up to 148 megapixels. It doesn't come cheap, mind - prices start at $17,500. Nvidia has three models on offer. Two contain two Quadro FX 5500 GPUs, while the mid-range version, the Model II, has two Quadro 4500 X2 GPUs - ie. four graphics cores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 3 GPU's, and Quad GPU's is amazing! What's next, video cards as big as a mobo? Well ... have you heard of Nvidia's external GPU set up? http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/01/nv...ls_quadro_plex/ Nvidia's Quadro Plex 1000, a racked collection of GPUs in their own box, together capable of rendering 80bn pixels every second and powering monitors with a combined resolution of up to 148 megapixels. It doesn't come cheap, mind - prices start at $17,500. Nvidia has three models on offer. Two contain two Quadro FX 5500 GPUs, while the mid-range version, the Model II, has two Quadro 4500 X2 GPUs - ie. four graphics cores. yeah it's insane with an insane price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Not sure if you've bought your new system yet, but there are reports about probs with the new Nvidia chipset: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/chipsets/disp...1214235359.html "Enthusiasts Report Issues with Nvidia’s nForce 680i Serial ATA Controller" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutlink Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 3 GPU's, and Quad GPU's is amazing! What's next, video cards as big as a mobo? Well i know at least 1 Video card manufacturer that make mainboards but isn't heard of much. EVGA. I own both a EVGA motherboard and video card. While their video cards are great (and the Step-Up program is awesome if you end up with a little extra cash and decided to do another upgrade within 3 months), their motherboards leave something to be desired. My nf41 board has some quirky issues that I can never seem to repeat. I also found out that this board is basically a re-branded Jetway board. Same with the nf47. Of the 680i boards, I'd rather go with one from Asus for $50 more considering the problems with motherboards that EVGA has had in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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