eVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 122-CK-NF68-A1

by EVGA

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000O0K678
• Item model number: 122-CK-NF68-A1
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 9, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The eVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 nForce 680i SLI 775 ATX Motherboard, A1 Version supports Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium EE, and Pentium processors. The card's NVIDIA SLI technology dramatically scales performance by allowing two graphics cards to be run in parallel, and its featured NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet offers the fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance you'll find anywhere, eliminating network bottlenecks and improving overall system efficiency and performance.

The eVGA 780i SLI features three 16x PCI express slots, PCI express 2.0, and full support for Intel 45nm Core 2 CPUs. The three 16x PCI express slots provide the best platform for NVIDIA 3-way SLI, the latest in SLI technology. The EVGA 780i is ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture) certified, which provides the best monitoring and fine tuning of your PC.

A third PCI-Express expansion slot provides future support for three GPU applications, and NVIDIA RAID technology implements standard RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 techniques to maximize storage assets. NVIDIA RAID technology also introduces many innovations that simplify and optimize the management of RAID features and disk resources. NVIDIA's patent-pending isochronous StreamThru Data Transport System provides uninterrupted data streaming for superior networking and broadband communications. StreamThru assists in making streaming video and audio smoother and jitter-free.

Unified Driver Architecture guarantees forward and backward compatibility with software drivers and simplifies upgrading to a new NVIDIA product because all NVIDIA products work with the same driver software. And NVIDIA's nTune Performance Application enables the easiest, safest, and highest performing overclocking available for NVIDIA nForce-based PCs. What's in the Box
nForce 680i SLI motherboard, I/O shield, floppy cable, three 2-port SATA power cable, 1394 cable, 4-port USB cable, six SATA signal cables, comm2 bracket cable, IDE-ATA133 HDD cable, SLI connector, and chipset fan.

Product Description

The nForce 680i Motherboard from EVGA brings you the latest in technology from Nvidia. Engineered for the enthusiast your system will be able to handle the latest games, high definition digital video, and Windows Vista with aplomb. The features of the 680i 122-CK-NF68 include support for Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium EE, and Pentium processors, the NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI chipset, a 1066/1333 Front Side Bus, Dual Channel DDR2 553/667/800 memroy and support for up to 1200 MHz, SLI-Ready memory with EPP x4 DIMMs, Max 8GBs, 2 PCIe x16 expansion slots, 1 PCIe graphics expansion slot, 2 PCIe x1 slots, and 2 PCI slots, ATA 133 IDE, Serial ATA II x6 with RAID 0,1,0+1,5,JBOD, 7.1 channel Azalia HDA audio, 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports 10 USB 2.0 ports (6 external and 4 internal), 2 1394a ports, 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 ps/2 mouse port, NVIDIA LinkBoost, NVIDIA MediaShield, NVIDIA DualNet, NVIDIA nTune, TCP/IP acceleration, and NVIDIA FirstPacket. This product comes with a lifetime warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One tight mobo, August 4, 2008

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Clint Rock (Houston, Tx) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: eVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 122-CK-NF68-A1 (Personal Computers)

I just got this thing in the other day. Installed it in a Cooler Master 690 case. Fastened my Intel Quad Core Q6600 with 4 gig of ram and 8800 GT video card. The Zalman 9700 heatsink fits nicely. What can I say this thing screams.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Yes, and yes, July 28, 2008

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Brice E. Gause "TG gammer on the farm" (King, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: eVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 122-CK-NF68-A1 (Personal Computers)

I just got this and wow I can't believe the possibilities this mobo has to offer. Gammers and overclockers if you dont want to fork out the dough for a 780i then this is the ticket. You can run three-way SLI, only with the 8800 & 9800 GTX series nvidia graphics cards under Vista @ 16x X 16x X 8x, and an up gradable board for the future. If you have an understanding on overclocking, the BIOS is fairly easy to use lots of options and nice layout for cases with the PSU above the mobo. Plenty of onboard 3-way pin connectors for fans and a nice north bridge cooling sulution with the fan I am very pleased seeing that the 680i chipsets can get pretty hot (note: besure to have good air flow or some type of high performance coolingfor your case). Plan on running RAID? It supports all RAID functions. With the right hardware this could be a nasty gamming system. I have had no Issues with EVGA and this is my 2nd build using the 680i mobo I and the buyers are pleased.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great 680i SLI motherboard, May 15, 2007

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Nima S. Panahi (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: eVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 122-CK-NF68-A1 (Personal Computers)

If you are an enthusiast or an overclocker (OC), then you know you want the Nvidia 680i chipset. However, you probably also know of the inordinate amount of problems that chipset has. Well, where as Asus has refused and/or been slow to fix most of the 680i problems (killing RAM, POST problems, keyboard/mouse problems, SATA drive problems,etc...) eVGA and others have actually worked on correcting them. Now, no 680i board is bug free, but the eVGA board revision A1 (and T1) has fixed a lot of the problems, like other companies like Gigabyte. However, eVGA stands out for the excellent customer support. In both sense eVGA is the opposite of ASUS... they fix the problem with the boards AND provide excellent customer service.