XFX nForce 680i SLI Desktop Board - MB-N680-ISH
XFX nForce 680i SLI LGA775 DDR2 ATX Motherboard

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Product Summary
Manufacturer: XFX
Mfg Part#: MB-N680-ISH
UPC: 00778656043732
Buy.com Sku: 204338556
Item#: CCSHWV
Buy.com Sales Rank: 82214
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NVIDIA nForce® 680i SLI™ is designed for extreme overclocking. The platform includes NVIDIA® SLI™ technology for the ultimate gaming experience and SLI-Ready memory with EPP for one-click access to enhanced memory settings. With NV BIOS that lets enthusiasts adjust key hardware settings and NVIDIA nTune™ utility for Microsoft® Windows®,NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI-based motherboards give the veteran and novice overclocker complete control. Additionally, NVIDIA MediaShield™ storage technology controls up to six SATA 3Gb/sec drives with one interface. The NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI MCP is the backbone of the definitive enthusiast platform.

MODDER FRIENDLY WARRANTY! Here’s the deal: XFX will repair and service your 6, 7, and 8 Series Graphics Card for as long as you live. Even for those of you who know how to push our cards to the limits, if anything goes wrong, XFX service it free of charge. All you have to do is register the card with XFX online . If you ever decide to sell or give the card away to someone, XFX will still honor the protection plan for the second owner as well. They just need to register the card with XFX. You get the protection AND the added value of being able to pass along a full warranty.

NVIDIA SLI™ technology is included on two models for up to 2x the gaming performance. The fastest platform for Intel processors is designed for extreme overclocking and is packed with innovative features including MediaShield™, FirstPacket™, and DualNet® technologies.
 

Features
High Definition Audio (HDA):
High definition audio brings consumer electronics quality sound to the PC delivering high quality sound from multiple channels. Using HDA, systems can deliver 192kHz/32-bit quality for eight channels, supporting new audio formats.
Windows Vista™ Capable:
NVIDIA nForce®-based motherboards are perfect for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ when coupled with an NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU and 512MB of system memory.
Designed for NVIDIA SLI technology:
NVIDIA SLI technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows users to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an nForce SLI MCP. Available on nForce 680i SLI and nForce 650i SLI MCPs
Dual DDR2 Memory Architecture:
A state-of-the-art DualDDR2 memory controller allows high bandwidth and low latency data access to the CPU and GPU. Ensures data and information are relayed through the system as quickly as possible for incredible performance.
NVIDIA MediaShield™ Storage:
Suite of features that safeguards your most important digital media assets; always reliable, scalable, and accessible. Includes RAID and SATA drive support.
PCI Express:
Designed to run with PCI Express bus architecture. This bus doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X, delivering 4GB/s of upstream data transfer and 4GB/s of downstream data transfer.
USB 2.0:
A standard plug-and-play interface that provides easy-to-use connectivity for USB devices.
Networking with NVIDIA nForce:
NVIDIA networking delivers the highest network throughput at the lowest CPU utilization. The manageable and stable NVIDIA networking solution results in better networking management and a lower total cost of ownership. Only NVIDIA integrates this level of networking features to allow you to take your online experience to the next level.
NVIDIA FirstPacket technology:
Be the 'King of Ping' with NVIDIA FirstPacket technology. Get the crystal-clear phone conversations and online gaming performance you expect. NVIDIA FirstPacket technology assures your game data, VoIP conversations, and large file transfers are delivered according to preferences set by you in an intuitive wizard.
NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet:
The industry's fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance.

 
Tech Specs
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI MCP Chipset
Front Side Bus: 1333 MHz with supporting CPU
SLI Techonology: 2 x16
Native Gigabit Ethernet Connections: 2
Socket: Intel Socket 775
System Memory: Dual Channel DDR2 533/667/800
Extreme Overclocking: Best
NVIDIA SLI Technology: (2) x16
NVIDIA DualNet Technology: Yes
Third PCIe Slot for Graphics Expansion: Yes
High Definition Audio (HDA): 8 Channel
NVIDIA MediaShield™ Storage: Yes
SLI-Ready Memory with EPP: 1200 MHz
NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet: 2 Ports
RAID: 0,1,0+1,5
USB: (10) 2.0 ports (6 Rear + 2x2 Onboard)
Supported CPUs: Intel Core 2 Extreme (dual and quad core), Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Celeron D, Pentium 4, Pentium 4, Pentium D 9XX, Pentium D 8XX
PCI Slot: PCI-E x16 (2), PCI-E x8 (1), PCI-E x1 (2), PCI (2)
SATA Speed: 3.0 Gb/s
JEDEC DDR2 Memory: 800 MHz
IEEE 1394 (Firewire): 1394a @ 400 Mb/s
LAN: Dual Onboard LAN Supports 10/100/1000 Mb/s
SATA/PATA Drives: 6/2
Audio: 8-Channel High Definition Audio

  
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5 of 5 XFX IS NUMBER 1 Monday, September 24, 2007
orlando cardoso from Kearny New Jersey  

This motherboard is great No problems so far. My set up is as follows Ultra full tower case Ultra 1000watt Pwr Supply Dominator Memory XFX geforce 8500gt video cards in SLI mode Intel Quad 2.44ghz processor and 150gigabyte Western Digital Raptor X 10000rpm Hardrive. Operating system is Windows Vista 64bit oem type. No problems superfast. I have not set up the other board I bought but Iam sure there will be no problems. Thank you This product is Great and Buy.com is SuperFast with Delivery on this Item.
 
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5 of 5 It pays to buy quality Tuesday, August 07, 2007
A Customer from Largo, Florida  
I wanted a good board for a change (I used to cheap out and buy the lowest priced board I could find). Teaming this board up with the XFX graphics card really works well. I'll never go back to those "light weight" motherboards again.
 
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