680i Mother boards. Asus or XFX?

toco123 · 16-12-2007 09:04PM #1

I am trying to choose my motherboard but can't decide between the
Asus P5N32-E 680I SLI and the XFX NFORCE 680I SLI. Is the XFX any better? Or is the difference in price only in the brand?

toco123 · 16-12-2007 09:06PM

By the way I have only an hour to decide

RoyalMarine · 16-12-2007 09:08PM

so many people have had problems with the 680i.
http://evga.com/forums/tt.asp?forumid=13&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

i think over half of the people who bought them ended up sending them back and getting a replacement more than once.

maybe the Asus P5E, X38 would be a better choice for that range of money.

toco123 · 16-12-2007 09:14PM

I heard this too. Even Vadim with their Dream PC ( €15,000!!!) stated in CustomPC that they had so many problems with 680i that they used an intel chipset instead.
Is this the only X38 you could reccomend?

RoyalMarine · 16-12-2007 10:27PM

http://www.komplett.ie/k/kcp.aspx?sku=340951&sku=339839&sku=340391

Blazer · 17-12-2007 04:10PM

Hope it's not too late..do not get the Asus one..the memory compatibility list is sucks for this board.

toco123 · 17-12-2007 05:13PM

Xfx?

TerrorFirmer · 17-12-2007 05:15PM

XFX one got good reviews, was going to go with it myself until I decided on Crossfire.

Anti · 17-12-2007 05:23PM

hang on a few more days for 780i

RoyalMarine · 17-12-2007 06:13PM

anti isnt the 780i the same as the 680i but a few more features?

Anti · 17-12-2007 06:27PM

yep, but it dosent have the memory compatibility issues and is meant to be a far better overclockers and runs cooler too.

TonyM. · 17-12-2007 08:11PM

Anti wrote: »

yep, but it dosent have the memory compatibility issues and is meant to be a far better overclockers and runs cooler too.

I got this offer from Evga today.

EVGA is proud to announce the 680i Motherboard Upgrade Promotion.
EVGA is offering a special (1) one time upgrade promotional program to all of its
(122-CK-NF68-XX)* registered customers. This program is for a limited time and will run for 60 days. (122-CK-NF68-XX)* customers will be able to upgrade to the 780i
(132-CK-NF78-XX) motherboard for a one time fee of $89.99 USD or €79.
99.

What do you get for the $89.99 (€79.99)?
• New EVGA 780i Motherboard (132-CK-NF78-XX) • 3 Way SLI Bridge ($20 USD €14 Value) • Free Ground Shipping** ($10 USD €7 Value) • PCI-E 2.0 Slots • 3 x16 PCI-E Slots • ESA Certified Platform • New Upgrade Warranty (–A1 Limited Lifetime / -T1 2 Year Limited
Warranty)

All products must be registered (http://www.evga.com/myEVGA/) You will need to send in your EVGA 680i Motherboard once you have been approved for this promotion.

Please visit our website at: http://www.evga.com/680iupgrade/ and then log in to see this upgrade offer.

Thank you,

680i Mother boards. Asus or XFX?

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