“The board is based around the Nvidia nForce 680i chipset and offers native 1333 FSB support for the latest Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core processors, the company claims. Support for SLI technology is one of the main features of the board which includes two PCI Express x16 connections plus an additional PCI Express x8 connection which, the company says, allows users to add a standalone physics graphics processor for even more graphics performance.”Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H]ard|OCP
- Foxconn C51XEM2AA motherboard review @ DH
- ASUS Striker Extreme — nForce 680i to the Max @ Tweaktown
- Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680i SLI @ HotHardwar
- abit Fatal1ty AN9 32X review @ NordicHardware
- Gigabyte 965P-DS3P @ Legion Hardware
- Asrock Conroe945G-DVI Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers
- Asus’ M2R32-MVP motherboard @ The Tech Report
- Abit NF-M2 nView @ Phoronix
- DFI Infinity 975X/G Mainboard @ X-bit Labs
- Asus P5N-E SLI Motherboard @ GamePyre
- MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition Mobo @ [H]ard|OCP
- Asus P5N-E SLI Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- VIA HD Audio driver for Vista released @ VIA Arena
- V-RAID driver updated @ VIA Arena
- Two IGP drivers updated @ VIA Arena
- Intel Rapid BIOS Boot added , Quick Boot and Quick Power On updated @ TechARP
- Zen Overclocking and the ASUS Commando Motherboard @ Hardware Zone
Quad SLI from Gigabyte and ASUS
Gigabyte United, which is a joint venture from Gigabyte and ASUS, have announced the GA-N680SLI-DQ6, a board that natively supports Quad SLI and Core 2 Quad-Core processors. There isn’t a lot of information, but you can glean a little more from this Gigabyte press release.