X-bit labs tester nForce 680i SLi.

Den længe ventede review af nForce 680i er endelig kommet. X-bit labs har testet det og det kan kun siges at være god og spændende læsning.



Det mest interessente er at nVidia har valgt en stor producent til at lave en stor andel af bundkortene præcis som reference boardet som bliver distributeret ud til forskellige firmaer som får lov at sætte deres eget mærke på. Eneste forskel mellem de valgte producenters bundkorte er indpakningen og bundlen.

There will be one large contract manufacturer responsible for mass production of reference Nvidia nForce 680i SLI based mainboards. Then these mainboards will be distributed among the mainboard vendors who will sell them under their own brand names and will only be able to change the package design and accessories bundle. There are five companies that will start shipping Nvidia nForce 680i SLI based mainboards in the nearest future: eVGA, BFG, XFX, ECS and Biostar



Det ser dog ud til at platformen ikke er helt så god, endnu, til at OC på. Jeg må indrømme at det var ret skuffende at læse specielt da undertegnede har bestilt en.

However, as of today we have to admit that Nvidia nForce 680i SLI based mainboards are a less efficient for processor overclocking than the solutions on Intel 975X Express and Intel P965 Express.

Hverken på CPU eller ram....

During our test session we managed to make a few very interesting conclusions. Firstly, when the memory frequency exceeds 800MHz, 1T Command Rate causes system instability. In other words, if you raise the frequency, then you should raise the Command Rate setting, although in this case the system may lose about 2-3% of its performance.

Vi må håbe at det bliver bedre med nye BIOS versioner.

Link til artikel.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/chipsets/display/nforce-680i-sli.html