EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 nForce 780i SLI 3xPCI-Express x16 PCI-Express 2.0 Socket 775 A1 Version Motherboard
The EVGA 780i SLI; features three 16x PCI express slots, PCI express 2.0, and full support for Intel 45nm Core 2 CPU's. 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.
The eVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 nForce 780i SLI 775 ATX Motherboard, A1 Version is based on theNVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Chipset chipset. It 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 780i 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, fan, 3-way SLI and SLI bridge, and floppy drive diskette.
EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 nForce 780i SLI 3xPCI-Express x16 PCI-Express 2.0 Socket 775 A1 Version Motherboard Accessories
 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Processor, 2.40 GHz, 8M L2 Cache, LGA 775
Zalman CNPS9700LED Ultra Quiet Cpu Cooler
Antec Nine Hundred Steel ATX Ultimate Gamer PC Case (Black)
OCZ OCZN800SR4GK 4 GB Kit 800MHZ DDR2 PC2-6400
Lite-On SATA 20x Super All Write LightScribe Internal DVD/Dual Layer RW Drive (LH20A1L06)
EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR e-GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB DDR3 Superclocked Edition PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 6M L2 Cache 1333MHz FSB LGA775 Dual-Core Processor
Western Digital WD5000KSRTL Caviar 500 GB SATA Hard Drive
Western Digital 500GB 3.5", SATA, 16MB Cache Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD5000AAKS
Corsair Dominator 2 GB (2 X 1 GB) 240-pin DDR2 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit
EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 nForce 780i SLI 3xPCI-Express x16 PCI-Express 2.0 Socket 775 A1 Version Motherboard Reviews
Works great. If you get a rebate, be prepared to contest it because they may say you didn't sent all the required docs.
very easy to overclock, with a ton of options. only praise. quickly changed from air to watercooling with it also. no complaints.
one of the best motherboards i have owned so far. if you plan on watercooling your northbridge along with your CPU you'll need to get a custom waterblock for it. they have one on newegg for about 8 bucks i think.
only thing is if you use triple SLI you will lose all your pci slots unless you watercool the video cards. P.S. this is prob. i used EK custom, it works great.
also, you will have to get a fan to cool the southbridge and not interfear with your video card. other than that, very stable and powerful motherboard. fits perfect.
i have a 9800gtx, an intel quad core, 4BG rams,and a 500Gb HDD all running smoothly. a great thing about it is the 3 way sli support with is great for further enhancement, and of course the 8 GB ram support. however beware that it only supports 800 Mhz ddr2 rams and up to 1200 in sli mode, so don't bother and buy the 1066 or higher ramms. the 780i is a great motherboard for heavy gamers and graphic designers. finally, it is a good motherboard that it delivers. but be sure that you get a case the will accommodate its size, believe me it's a big motherboard. the bigger the case the better the cooling.
I am building my first gaming PC and thought this would be a good starting point. So after days of reading reviews and deals I chose the 780 SLI. Along with a dual core quad processor 2.8, 4GB RAM, 8800GT VID Card and 500GIG HD. I hope they don't give me any S$%^ making the returns.
Went to install windows (three hours format-something's wrong) and received damaged HD or bad connection with media player meassage. I thought this would be a simple process, but I discovered different. Installation was very easy. Western Digital is helpful as well as EVGA. All three came from Amazon.
So it's either motherboard, processor or memory. If returning all three does not work, I will just give up and keep my AMD 64 workhorse. Nothing wrong with HD or DVD player. So far, it has been nothing but problems.
A mother board that will last through the rest of your hardware in performance. Perfect for 9xxx series cards etc and tri SLI is just the open invitation for improvement. Out of all my hardware this is what I wasted no expense getting what I wanted.
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