HEXUS.reviews :: EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI

[Tarinder]

NVIDIA's released a new Intel-based chipset, the nForce 680i LT SLI, and EVGA sent us a retail sample. Is it any good?

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[chuckskull]

God it's ugly. Very 1995.

I don't really see what this has to offer over a 650i board. Am I missing something? The only thing that impressed in the entire review was the black SATA cables.

[Tarinder]

Chuckskull,

The main differences between the 680i LT SLI and 650i SLI

Support for upcoming 1333MHz FSB CPUs
Support for EPP memory
Full-bandwidth PCIe x16 slots in SLI mode
6 SATA2 vs 4

There may be one or two other small differences.

There's not too much in it, as you state, hence why the £129 asking price is too high.

[BUFF]

The main differences between the 680i LT SLI and 650i SLI

Support for upcoming 1333MHz FSB CPUs

Asus says that P5N-E supports 1333fsb CPUs ...

[chuckskull]

Cheers Tarinder. My ASUS 650i. Supports EPP and 1333mhz CPU's. ASUS have added that though.

So more PCI-e lanes and 2 more sata ports. Considering this only cost £72 you're completely right, the LT is over-priced.

[NiPPonD3nZ0]

4 me the perfect MB doesn´t need any firewire or audio...

i would prefer this arranjement on the I/O backplate:

PS/2 ports (Mouse/Keyboard)
1 COM
8x USB 2.0
2x Ethernet

it would low the price of the mb, it would clean the PCB (if designed from scratch without that crap... not only remove them from another MB has this one with the PCI-ex nº3)... its ugly and expensive...

but for me there aint any motherboard as i wanted her to be...

props

[Clunk]

I agree, very expensive. An extra tenner gets you a proper 680i if thats what floats your boat.