eVGA nForce 680i SLI Desktop Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Chipset - Socket T LGA-775

Most powerful motherboard I've had...

Strengths: Finally getting the best out of my e6600 - p5b-e plus was ok but felt lacking. Striker extreme was unstable and blew it's stack - will be selling replacement. EVGA's board just works, NCQ is even on..

Weakness: None stability wise, just difficult placement of main SATA bank and case pins..apart from this minor thing, I have found no issues and boy do I know issues!! Maybe just luck? Not a chance...

I love this motherboard!! The last board similar for mine in stability/fun etc. was, yes A7N8x, nf2 mobo..This is similar feeling, everything works, stable up to 430fsb so far with Flex9200...My Striker Ex. was rubbish from day 1, had to use a 7800gtx to install XP ffs!!!Eventually Striker died, vendor gave me wrong mobo back, so I took a chance...Will be selling said Striker:)

By ivansoze - Aug 9, 2007

Evga 680i Motherboard

Strengths: Lifetime warranty, great for over-clocking, HD audio.

Weakness: The optional fan is a little loud.

My first Evga product purchase, I'm pleased with its performance and ability to over clock my Q6600. It still seems a little expensive; the upcoming Intel chipset that offers PCI-e 2.0 should hopefully take care of that soon. I have read a few complaints (from the Evga forums) about how the board’s manufacturer (Foxconn) used too much heat paste and that causes some problems down the line.

By Kingme50 - Aug 8, 2007

Fantastic motherboard

Strengths: Easy set up. On board LED gives status codes (even before POST beeps). It comes with all the connectors and cables you'll need.

Weakness: SATA connections - they are not numbered according to the manual, and 2 are parallel to the board, so are difficult to connect to once the board is in the case.

The board was easy to set up, and the documentation was reasonable. It includes IDE, floppy, and SATA cables, as well as backside/card slot connectors for USB (4x2.0), Firewire, and serial ports. It already has USB and Firewire ports on the board, but if you need a lot, or have a serial device, it's nice to have all of those connectors. The BIOS was easy to flash from a CD at boot, and recognized...
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The board was easy to set up, and the documentation was reasonable. It includes IDE, floppy, and SATA cables, as well as backside/card slot connectors for USB (4x2.0), Firewire, and serial ports. It already has USB and Firewire ports on the board, but if you need a lot, or have a serial device, it's nice to have all of those connectors.

The BIOS was easy to flash from a CD at boot, and recognized all of my components properly. It also has plenty of ability for overclocking in 'expert' mode.

By cclyde311 - Aug 4, 2007

eVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1, truly the enthusiasts board

Strengths: Excellent overclocking options (optional manual voltage inputs for all your components) LIFETIME WARRANTY!! excellent customer support from eVGA employees 680i Chipset - options galore Dual 16x SL

Weakness: 680i will only support next gen 45nm intel processors with BIOS flash 680i is slowly becoming dated with intel's P35 chipset released, and high-end X38 chipset No southbridge fan

Just bought another one of these. This will support a 1066 and 1333 FSB. This is a great motherboard for anyone using a socket 775 CPU. Overclocked an E6600 to 3.5 GHz using only air cooling! If you do plan to do a good overclock, it is highly recommended you ditch the intel stock CPU heatsink and buy an aftermarket cooler. Supposedly these 680i boards will eat up RAM and spit it out, but all you...
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Just bought another one of these.

This will support a 1066 and 1333 FSB.

This is a great motherboard for anyone using a socket 775 CPU. Overclocked an E6600 to 3.5 GHz using only air cooling! If you do plan to do a good overclock, it is highly recommended you ditch the intel stock CPU heatsink and buy an aftermarket cooler. Supposedly these 680i boards will eat up RAM and spit it out, but all you have to do is make sure you set the voltages to the manufacturer's recommended setting. Other 680i boards have passive northbridge coolers, but this board has a fan. The northbridge is what the CPU uses to communicate with your system, and most importantly your RAM! It is imperative that this is kept cool, and that fan will insure just that.

Because this board is meant for overclocking, people will worry that they might "break" the board by overclocking. EVEN if you do, eVGA covers your horrible overclock job with a lifetime warranty, and you can RMA your board for a new one! Needless to say, you will get excellent customer service with this board.

This board has an onboard diagnostics tool! It will light up with two letters or numbers, or a combination thereof, and if something goes amiss while you are trying to boot up, it will give you a code, and using that code, you can debug your problem without always having to go on forums clueless and asking for help! It also comes with a power and reset switch built on the motherboard! This motherboard has all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a quality product. I cannot stress enough how awesome the lifetime warranty on this is!

One annoyance, however, is the motherboard 8pin connector is all the way at the top of the motherboard, so make sure you study the pic of the motherboard and make sure your 8pin PSU power cable is long enough to make it, otherwise you will have to buy an extension.

All in all, a great board, and definitely would purchase it over and over again!

By psk0100786 - Jul 3, 2007

Quality motherboard

Strengths: Overclocking, onboard error display, onboard power and reset buttons, 3 PCI Express slots, lifetime warranty when registered.

Weakness: None.

This motherboard was built with gamers in mind. It possesses the ability for extreme overclocking and doesn't have all odd colors motherboard colors! It has been quite stable in the months that I have used it and had no problems whatsoever with it so far. I would recommend it to any gamer looking for a powerful motherboard with all the needed features without the extra junk.

By Luke Spragg - Apr 17, 2008