I have recieved an email from BFG Tech regarding compatability of their 680i SLI mobo and the new qx9650 cpu
quote from email:
" Right now the board does not. A BIOS update is being made up that will clear this issue up.
Thank you,
Ryan O
BFG Support
so it seems i will not have to buy a 780i mobo after all
ill keep my 680i until the new intel cpu's change socket design
BFG 680i SLI and qx9650
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BFG 680i SLI and qx9650
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33Ghz (1333fsb 333x10)
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BFG Nforce 680i SLI (p31 bios)
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Inno3d 2x 8800GTX SLI (169.12 driver)
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33Ghz (1333fsb 333x10)
Thermaltake BigTyp 120vx CPU cooler
BFG Nforce 680i SLI (p31 bios)
4Gb ram DDR2-1067Mhz Corsair pc8500C5D + Dominator fan
Inno3d 2x 8800GTX SLI (169.12 driver)
2x 250gb HDD (raid 0) + 1 750gb hdd
Antec 1000w psu (with racing stripe) lol
thermaltake Armor full tower
Fusion Dual Digital 4 HDTV tuner
Acer 24" widescreen lcd 1920x1200
Logitech G15 keyboard, LX7 mouse and 5.1 surround speakers
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Re: BFG 680i SLI and qx9650
Nvidia 680i chipset fails future-proof test
Since all 680i boards use the NV reference design, execpt some Asus boards, I would double check with BFG that all 45nm chips are supported!
Source:
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/ ... pset-fails
http://evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=167016
I normally take anything the Inq says with a pinch of salt, but they are quoting EVGA.The Inquirer wrote:IT HAS LONG BEEN rumoured on Internet forums, but now a moderator at EVGA forums has appeared to confirm that Nvidia's Nforce 680i chipset fails to support all 45nm processors from Intel
Since all 680i boards use the NV reference design, execpt some Asus boards, I would double check with BFG that all 45nm chips are supported!
Source:
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/ ... pset-fails
Source:EVGATech_EvP - EVGA Forum Mod wrote:EVGA 680i users,
The EVGA 680i SLI motherboard will support 45nm Wolfsdale (dual core) CPU's with an upcoming BIOS update. 45nm Yorkfield (quad core) CPU's will be supported on upcoming nForce 700-series SLI motherboards.
http://evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=167016
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Re: BFG 680i SLI and qx9650
I just emailed BFG again and yes they just confirmed to me that their 680i SLI mobo just needs a bios update to work with the qx9650, as that is the cpu im buying soon, well as soon as they release the bios update for the board.
if they are lying to me I guess ill just have to buy the new 780i mobo but I will not buy one from BFG in that case
if they are lying to me I guess ill just have to buy the new 780i mobo but I will not buy one from BFG in that case
My System:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33Ghz (1333fsb 333x10)
Thermaltake BigTyp 120vx CPU cooler
BFG Nforce 680i SLI (p31 bios)
4Gb ram DDR2-1067Mhz Corsair pc8500C5D + Dominator fan
Inno3d 2x 8800GTX SLI (169.12 driver)
2x 250gb HDD (raid 0) + 1 750gb hdd
Antec 1000w psu (with racing stripe) lol
thermaltake Armor full tower
Fusion Dual Digital 4 HDTV tuner
Acer 24" widescreen lcd 1920x1200
Logitech G15 keyboard, LX7 mouse and 5.1 surround speakers
Vista Ultimate 64bit
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33Ghz (1333fsb 333x10)
Thermaltake BigTyp 120vx CPU cooler
BFG Nforce 680i SLI (p31 bios)
4Gb ram DDR2-1067Mhz Corsair pc8500C5D + Dominator fan
Inno3d 2x 8800GTX SLI (169.12 driver)
2x 250gb HDD (raid 0) + 1 750gb hdd
Antec 1000w psu (with racing stripe) lol
thermaltake Armor full tower
Fusion Dual Digital 4 HDTV tuner
Acer 24" widescreen lcd 1920x1200
Logitech G15 keyboard, LX7 mouse and 5.1 surround speakers
Vista Ultimate 64bit
Re: BFG 680i SLI and qx9650
You could get a refund on the board if they claim to support them and they don`t
Keep the emails you never know :p
Keep the emails you never know :p