jacuzz1
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Very good question, the 780I and 680I are almost identicle, i would say you ahve a 70 % chance of success if your organized on tear down
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70%? where do you get these numbers
I can say that the only issue that my 122-CK-NF68-AR ever had was a voltage/memory issue when auto detecting my Corsair. Set it to 2.0V and all has been well from that point on. We'll see how these 780i's are. time will tell...
I currently only have one video card. I doubt I'll ever run dual video cards and, as such, it's even more unlikely that I'd ever run three!
That being said, is it worth the upgrade simply for the new PCI Express 2.0 and 45nm CPU support? Also, is the 780i better than the 680i -- or vise versa?
Is the lack of DDR3 support much of negative/drawback? If I wait for the new 790i mobo (which I've read supports DDR3), will I be required to get DDR3 ram, or will I still be able to use my current DDR2 ram in the new 790i mobo -- i.e., does DDR3 have a different form factor than DDR2, or will DDR2 fit (and work) in a DDR3 slot?
Are they not going to be able to BIOS update the 680i's to support 45nm processors? Not that I'm going to rush out and get one...
Thats what I am thinking. I just got a 680i and a Q6600 about a month and a half ago. I don't don't plan on upgrading my CPU for quite a while and by that time a new socket will be out (2nd half 2008 if I remember correctly). It will probably be after 08 till I get a new CPU . I think I will stick with the 680i and keep my $90.All this talk of support for the 45nm CPU's, the 780i uses the 775 socket right?
How much life is left in that platform? I thought after the next batch of CPU's intel are moving away from that socket, I dont see the 780i being useful for anything other than a short term boost, if people are looking for a long'ish upgrade path then maybe they should wait until the new sockets start showing up? Or is that a fools game?
Just ordered my from MotherboardPro.com, pray for me, lol! I'll let you all know how it works out!
That is my EVGA 780i!
To dandapice & SirKronan:
Thank you both SO MUCH for your replies!!! People like you are the reason I love HOCP!!
Ok, so far, this is what I've done:
1.) I am thinking about ordering this memory fan/cooler for my ram: here <-- any thoughts on this?
3.) I also bought a HDD cooler (here) for my raptor. I got it before SirKronan's post/reply, so I didn't end up getting the one he recommended. So far though, I have been happy with it. As a result of the second front/case fan and this HDD cooler, my raptor runs very cool (which is a night and day difference from before when it was running scorching hot!!).
The results:
So far, I have had zero systems freezes / lock-ups. I don't think I have experienced any of the weird shit and hang-ups I was experiencing before either (I was having a lot of these issues before, and they seemed to be getting worse over time). Everything seems to be running well. Only problem is, I don't know which change(s) fixed the issues -- was it the ram, or the HDD running so hot, or was it Visa? Was it a combination or all of the above?
My only concern now is:
Could I have permanently damaged my ram by under-volting it for 6 months? Could I have permanently damaged my raptor HDD for letting it run SO HOT for 6 months? Does the fact that everything seems fine now mean that nothing has been permanently damaged? I was really worried about my raptor HDD because I couldn't even touch it because of how hot it ran before.
Thanks again for the replies!!!!
Thanks again for replying SirKronan!
So, are you saying I should up the voltage to the ram's recommended 2.1V instead of just setting it to 2.0V like I did (originally, the mobo had set the ram to around 1.8V)?? I upped it to 2.0V instead of 2.1V because I was afraid of going too high -- should I not be afraid of that since the specs for the ram say 2.1V?
I plan on doing a fresh install of Vista soon like you said. I will give an update when I do. Before I do, though, I want to make sure I got the ram set right and all is running well.