A lot of people chose these boards for other reasons also. Since you've got 3 x8/x16 lane PCI-E slots, you've got optional support for future physics cards, capture cards, etc. It's a good bit of future proofing.
Though, having a pair of 8800GTS is more a matter of making sure you whip up at games. I've got a box in right now where someone is spending $250 on a NIC. (KillerNIC). I just don't get it. Supposedly lowers ping. I don't even see how that's possible. Maybe it could -kinda- lower ping between you and your router in your house, but what power does it have at all over the latency between your cable modem and your provider? I can't think of any. If someone has any good logic on this that I'm missing, I'd love to hear it, but it seems to me I should just put a big heatsink on a 3COM, re-write the BIOS and market it as "DESTROY3R NIC" I wonder how many people would line up to buy it. CW -----Original message----- From: "Veech" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:23:55 -0600 To: "The Hardware List" hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Best Core2 Duo mobo? > The SLI was a major part of my decision to go with it.. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JRS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Hardware List" <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 9:06 PM > Subject: Re: [H] Best Core2 Duo mobo? > > > >I don't need or want SLI though. and the cheapest i680 board at Newegg is a > > whopping 250 bucks. ouch.. > > > > > > > >>>OK :) > >>> > >>>Those are valid points. The more I play with the 680i, though, the more > >>>that it's hard to argue with it being the definitive "it" board. > >>> > >>>CW > > -- > > > > JRS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Please remove **X** to reply... > > > > ...Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult... > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/566 - Release Date: 12/3/2006 > > > > > >
