“nVidia, for one, has developed a new chipset for the LGA 775, the nForce 740i SLI. They took the bridges c55 + MCP51, used in the nForce 650i chipset, and built around it a platform for an entry-level SLI motherboard, to complement the nF 750i SLI and nF 790i SLI boards. Our friends at ASRock are the first to build a motherboard from the 740i SLI, the N7AD-SLI. They also have launched their new quick-boot system, ASRock Instant Boot, on this motherboard. Read on as we look at this latest offering for the LGA 775 processor.”Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
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- Gigabyte’s GA-EX58-UD4P and DS4 mobos @ bit-tech
- Gigabyte EX58-UD5 motherboard @ Neoseeker
Entry level SLI

It certainly seems counterintuitive, but there is now such a thing as an entry level SLI machine. The ASRock N7AD-SLI Socket 775 nForce 740 SLI Motherboard can give you the base of the system, and a pair of 9800 or 8800 cards can give you some nice performance. On the other hand you may have a better experience with a single higher end card, but that wouldn’t give you much in the way of bragging rights. Think Computers were satisfied with everything but the CPU socket placement, which could cause problems with larger heatsinks.