I just found any build I've done on that chipset to be generally less stable than comparable P35-based builds I've done. Supposedly the 680i chipset is hit-or-miss in terms of quirkiness...but I must have missed 3 times in a row. eVGA (2) and Gigabyte (1). Once I dumped the 680i and went P35, I've been treated with, bar none, the most stable workstation I've ever used. I've been averaging about 6 weeks between reboots, which for my main machine is outstanding.
That being said, the builds I've done for others on 680i seem to be doing reasonably well, but they don't demand nearly as much from their machines as I do. While I can appreciate the fact that SLI is only available for Intel platforms on the 680i (and now 780i) chipsets, I would argue that SLI itself is a waste of time, money, and patience. I find it quite entertaining that the 680i is incompatible with Intel's 45nm chips, whereas the ancient 965 (and a select few 975 boards) work with it quite well... Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Beave > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 6:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] gigabyte MB's ? > > I have had nothing but good Experiences and Customers as well with 680i > Chipset boards. Although, none from Gigabyte. The 680i boards I get > are > from either Asus or eVGA. If you are going to do SLI 680i is the only > way to > go. > > Regards, > > Tim "The Beave" Lider > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.myspace.com/dowbeave > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] gigabyte MB's ? > > I think the advice is to stay away from Nvidia's 680i chipset > completely, > regardless of the board maker. I could not agree more. Awful chipset. > > Greg > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:22 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [H] gigabyte MB's ? > > > > At 09:31 12-17-2007, Anthony Q. Martin typed: > > >I've had very good experience with Gigabyte boards...don't use an > > >n-force, though. > > > > Why as I've had great experience with nforce based Gigabyte boards? > > I'm typing this on one now. > > > > > > ---------------+-------------- > > I'm a geek that loves to tweak. > > > >
