Overclocking
The majority of any real “bite” in motherboards today comes from their overclockability and how friendly it is to stresses beyond what the default clocks are set at. The nForce 680i chipset did this very well, but with the added heat and complication of the nForce 200 chip on the 780i SLI platform I was worried we’d find the overclocking potential of this chipset lower than that of the 680i. Not so.
QX9650 – Stock settings
QX9650 – 450 MHz FSB
QX9650 – Max: 462 MHz FSB
With our quad-core Kentsfield processor, the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650, the XFX nForce 780i SLI motherboard was able to hit a respectable 462 MHz front-side bus. This is about on par with the limits we reached with the 680i SLI and even the Intel X38 motherboards when it comes to overclocking the quad-core processors: they are notorious for being a step behind the more nimble dual-core chips.
Here we’ll test a dual-core Core 2 Duo E6750 part:
Here we’ll test a dual-core Core 2 Duo E6750 part:
E6750 – Stock settings
E6750 – 500 MHz FSB
E6750 – Max: 512 MHz FSB
The 512 MHz FSB falls JUST short of our highest FSB overclock that came on the Asus P5E3 Deluxe motherboard using the Intel X38 chipset: it hit 520 MHz. But in reality, just a few MHz behind the Asus board, this XFX 780i SLI motherboard was very impressive and I think any overclocker would do well to use this board in their PC.
In fact, a part-time contributor and mod in our forums saw a jump of over 900 MHz in overclocked CPU speed when switching from an EVGA 680i SLI motherboard to a 780i SLI board.
In fact, a part-time contributor and mod in our forums saw a jump of over 900 MHz in overclocked CPU speed when switching from an EVGA 680i SLI motherboard to a 780i SLI board.
Had terrible experiences with
Had terrible experiences with the audio and ethernet port.
i had this board running long
i had this board running long time now no problems until latly when i changed from cable to dsl ..i get C1 code so i took out ram and put in one at a time nothing changed ..so then i put ram in 2-3 and 4 slots and its fine the first slot when i put ram card in i get C1 code not sure how to fix ..and not getting any response from suport
when in stalling the ram
when in stalling the ram populate the right bank firs. ram t then the left, or the slot was dinged and damaged when installing your ram a hard fix however unless you can repair electronics. advice give up the bank that does not work, and call it a day1 finally, donot force the ram check compatability ram issues first, overall i use the same board for 3 plus years no issues!