[Jeffro64]

Nvidia better get right real quick or I will be jumping ship soon.

[spfoam1]

Originally Posted by Jeffro64

Nvidia better get right real quick or I will be jumping ship soon.

Intel FTW

[Jeffro64]

I'm seriously thinking about it. Do they really support what we do though?

[Kal-EL]

Originally Posted by Jeffro64

I'm seriously thinking about it. Do they really support what we do though?

Jeff, what he means by "Intel" isn't that you need to purchase a motherboard manufactured by Intel. He means a motherboard based off the Intel design without the Nvidia N-force 200 chip. Asus, MSI, DFI, Foxconn, etc, make Intel based motherboards for the Kentsfield and Yorksfield Intel, or lets say socket 775, which is what you're looking at with a qx9770 or 9650. These Intel, socket 775 motherboards can't do Nvidia SLI but can do ATI crossfire and x-fire.

If we're talking socket 1366, or Nehalem, it doesnt matter because all the x58 or 1366 chipsets do both SLI and ATI configurations. Nvidia and Intel negotiated for the use of SLI on Intel based chipsets.

[hellcamino]

Originally Posted by spfoam1

Intel FTW

ROFL!!! I remember telling you the same thing some time ago!

I don't what nvidia is smoking these days but they seem to be a lot more interested in covering their bottom line than anything a customer wants or needs...As a business they are fools to only choose the first option there since ultimately they are only defaming themselves.

[Jeffro64]

Originally Posted by Kal-EL

Jeff, what he means by "Intel" isn't that you need to purchase a motherboard manufactured by Intel. He means a motherboard based off the Intel design without the Nvidia N-force 200 chip. Asus, MSI, DFI, Foxconn, etc, make Intel based motherboards for the Kentsfield and Yorksfield Intel, or lets say socket 775, which is what you're looking at with a qx9770 or 9650. These Intel, socket 775 motherboards can't do Nvidia SLI but can do ATI crossfire and x-fire.

If we're talking socket 1366, or Nehalem, it doesnt matter because all the x58 or 1366 chipsets do both SLI and ATI configurations. Nvidia and Intel negotiated for the use of SLI on Intel based chipsets.

Gotcha... My next rig will be a 1366/Nehalem most likely anyway so problem solved.:cool:

[DrNip]

Man people are havin problems with the nb on these things. Glad I stepped outside my EVGA bubble this time, stepped right out into another nightmare!!!

[clwoodwork]

IMHO all these people need to do is treat it like any other mobo and retim the damm thing. Everybody that I've seen stateing that they redid the tim had temps fall by 15 to 20 C. I retimed mine as soon as I got it. The tim they had on there didn't look to bad but why take a chance. Granted a board that costs $450 should be good to go but I've never seen a board that couldn't benifit from a little tender care.

Peace, Chuck

[Kal-EL]

Originally Posted by clwoodwork

IMHO all these people need to do is treat it like any other mobo and retim the damm thing. Everybody that I've seen stateing that they redid the tim had temps fall by 15 to 20 C. I retimed mine as soon as I got it. The tim they had on there didn't look to bad but why take a chance. Granted a board that costs $450 should be good to go but I've never seen a board that couldn't benifit from a little tender care.

Peace, Chuck

True, but, it seems Hallowen over there has been having a hell of a time and on his 3rd classified rma already. He seems like a really competant person so I'm a bit leary.

[DrNip]

I gave up on EVGA mobos after the 790. True I never had problems but I fear that I would if I stayed at it. Then I go get DFI and have a whole new set of problems so what can you do. I just needed to step outside my EVGA box as that was the only manufacturer I was buying from.