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The prize for best packaging goes to XFX by some way. Its clear, extremely simple and very easy to get into. It may not be much, but first impressions do count, you know. Plethora of connectorsThe board itself is a standard NFORCE 680i job. That means...

Great packaging, Handy LED read-out, Multitude of connectors...

Runs quite hot...

The prize for best packaging goes to XFX by some way. Its clear, extremely simple and very easy to get into. It may not be much, but first impressions do count, you know. Plethora of connectorsThe board itself is a standard NFORCE 680i job. That means...
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XFX makes motherboards? Why yes, yes they do! You have known them in the past for their Nvidia video card lineup. Now we can see if their successes on that front translate into success on the motherboard front. The XFX 680i LT SLI is one of the latest...

Memory overclockability, Performance per dollar, Sound solution works, Ease of setup...

Voltage droop on vcore limits CPU overclock, Tight fit for large CPU heatsinks...

One of the words that comes to mind after a review of this kind, is parity. The fact that this board is Nvidias reference design, does not detract from the fact that it stacked up well against one of the heavy hitters in the 680i playing field. Per...
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The 680i chipset has two Achilles heels. Crippling both heels usually brings someone down, but in this case it only made it limp slightly compared to the 965 boards – the rest of its muscles so to speak more than good enough to hold it up.The weakne...
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Nvidia has been really busy the last year and a half. Up until about four years ago, Nvidia was simply known for its GPUs, taking the 3D market by storm, not only managing to defeat 3Dfx as the top contender for the graphics accelerator market, but als...

Nvidias 680i LT SLI chipset certainly has a good place in the chipset market due to its price point. When 680i SLI was announced the price was not set. Boards over $500 AUD are now starting to show up and even higher price points have been seen. Due...
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The BIOS on the XFX nForce 680i motherboard looks VERY much identical to past 680i motherboards, but its worth another look here for first timers. This is the menu in which all the magic happens! Somehow I think this might be a bit optimistic, but...

The XFX nForce 680i SLI motherboard is another great addition to the Intel-platform ecosystem and should provide a great backbone for any gaming or enthusiast system you might want to build. The features that it offers including support for the lates...
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When you hear the name XFX, you immediately think of (at least I do) video cards. They have consistently delivered some of the most exciting and best performing cards on the market. They also offer something that not many others do, t...

XFX will be a welcome addition to the motherboard market. If they continue the tradition of great service and support that they have with their video cards to their motherboard line, there will be no doubt that they will succeed in this dog-eat-dog...
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XFX is another graphics card manufacturer taking advantage of Nvidia's pre-designed 6-series motherboards, as it has brought out its own version of Nvidia's nForce 680i SLI motherboard. If you've not been keeping up with the times, the nForce 680i...

So there's no physical difference between XFX's board and any other motherboard partner using Nvidia's board design, but XFX's bundle is certainly stronger with a complete complement of cables that all comes in a pretty nice box. It seems funny to talk...
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XFX, a major player in graphics solutions and an NVIDIA partner released their versions of the entire NVIDIA produced 600 series of motherboards approximately 2 months ago. The XFX 680i LT SLI and 650i Ultra motherboards were on the market first to mo...

Exceptional Core 2 Duo performance, Excellent overclocking at stock memory settings, Fully SLI Ready, A BIOS that is an enthusiasts dream, SLI™ certified, Extremely stable, Excellent passive cooling on the North and Southbridge, Built by NVIDIA®, Fu...

Poor location for front panel headers, Mislabeled SATAports either on motherboard is still an issue, Lacks the lifetime warranty provided by other NVIDIA partners, Memory performance is somewhat lacking on this board...

We can say now without any reservation that the XFX 680i SLI is in fact an NVIDIA produced 680i SLI reference board. It offers no unique qualities or hidden improvements over the boards released by the other NVIDIA partners back in October, 2006. So w...
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Bootdaily.com Updated: 2011-10-04 16:21:37
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NVIDIA’s 5-series chipsets created quite a buzz last year, however, was limited (mostly) to the AMD platform – the rules changed, however with the 6-series which were initially quite expensive. Not too many weeks ago, it released the 680-serie...
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gwn.com Updated: 2011-10-04 16:21:38
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Stability through stresses any gamer would experience; Easy overclocking through the nTune utility; Clean layout with plenty of space during installation; Gives gamers the options they need without making them pay for the options they dont. LowsA litt...

Stability through stresses any gamer would experience; Easy overclocking through the nTune utility; Clean layout with plenty of space during installation; Gives gamers the options they need without making them pay for the options they dont.

A little light on the BIOS options; Couldnt connect all FireWire and USB headers to the board.

If you?re looking for a new gaming board and you want to go Intel, the XFX nForce 680i LT is a great choice.
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MotherBoards.org Updated: 2011-10-04 16:21:38
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XFX has made quite a name for themselves in the VGA industry and now they are going to enter the infamous motherboard business. Since they are a strong partner of NVIDIA this only seems logical as NVIDIA is taking names in the chipset business, be it V...

Okay, so XFX is now becoming a fully fledged member of the motherboard community, that said and done what's next? XFX will most likely remain outside the R&D field when it comes to their motherboards and will let parent partner NVIDIA do the developmen...
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Several months ago the first 680i SLI motherboard first appeared on the US market. On paper this board appeared to be solution that the enthusiast community had been long awaiting to take their Core 2 Duo processors to the next level of performance. A...

Exceptional Core 2 Duo performance, Excellent overclocking at stock memory settings, Fully SLI Ready, A BIOS that is an enthusiasts dream, SLI™ certified, Extremely stable, Quiet active cooling of both SPP and Southbridge, Built by NVIDIA®, Fully su...

The inability to use "wide bodied" coolers because of northbridge cooler, The northbridge and southbridge get very warm during overclocking, Poor location for front panel headers...

When the Intel Core 2 Duo processor was first to the public sector IMHO an entirely new generation began for the consumer enthusiast and hardcore gamer. Almost all initial motherboard releases for this product were somewhat less than auspicious in the...
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