Recent content by Smitty1705

Sheeesh what a good idea to check NewEgg! Thanks for the info on that! I feel a lot better now! hahaha Smitty

Come on.. someone knows this.. =) *BUMP*... I really want to pull the trigger on a new machine but need to know this.. Anyone? Smitty

Stick with the compressed air not the air compressor! The canned air is filtered, contaminent free and will not produce the static that the air compressor will. Think about it... your air compressor is probably sucking in normal outside air with dust and particles in the air, do you want to...

I did a search and never saw a definate answer. Wil the 8800 GTX fit into the CoolerMaster Centurion 5 case? I have this case already and was hoping to pull the trigger onm the rest of the guts. Has anyone installed this card in there yet? Thanks in advance! Smitty

VERY cool.. thanks for the info! Smitty

Correct... You have to ask for the replacement, it's not a total recall of all boards. If you have a Duo you won't notice any difference, the fix is only for Quad core users really or if you plan to upgrade to a quad core down the road. I have been watching the message boards at EVGA...

I'm holding out for this board. EVGA may have good customer support, but I'm not thrilled with the idea that they knew about this board and put it out not capable of runnning the quad core like it should have been in the first place. If they say they didn't know, then how bad is THAT for not...

Lets see some results on this board.. =) I need to know how the quad FSB speeds are!

I hope a bios update fixes this. Just knowing that EVGA can only fix theirs via a board swap makes me nervous. As soon as I see the FSB numbers go up for the quad core chip, I'm ALL OVER this board. I currently have an old Giga board and it's been perfect! I really hope they can fix this one...

You wanted some info on the problem with Quad support on this board, here you go.. Check this link or just read below.. http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2936&p=4 Needless to say, quad core overclocking on the 680i platforms have not been spectacular and downright worrisome...

So what's the difference between the two different EVGA 680i boards? They have a Part Numbers: 122-CK-NF68-TR AND 122-CK-NF68-AR The AR being a little more money.. Had NO idea there were 2 to choose from! Smitty

So this Giga board seems to have the same Quad core FSB overclocking issues like the EVGA version. Is this an issue with all 680i boards and Quad core overclocking? I saw a post on Anandtech that EVGA was doing an RMA process on their boards to resolove this issue. Does this mean that the...

Same thing I am waiting on also. I wonder how many NewEgg has in stock and if they are shipping old ones still? I think you just order and hope for the best.. OUCH! I wonder how these "changes" will change performance for the DUo use also?! This thing will have to be tested again..

So can we expect to see this new series in the market instead now?

I really want the 680i series also.. but you can NEVER go wrong with an Intel board with an Intel proc. hahah.. Makes me want to re-consider. Still waiting for a few people to get the new Gigabyte 680i board and see what people think.