ASUS P5NSLI: Core 2 Duo and SLI preview

Arcane · 22 Aug 2006 at 13:22

Anandtech's preview of the ASUS NF570 SLI board is up;

Link

Jokester · 22 Aug 2006 at 18:02

Looks like it's a big disappointment overclocking wise.

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easyrider · 22 Aug 2006 at 20:27

Indeed its looking like the intel chips is the one to go for if wanting high FSB

VeNT · 22 Aug 2006 at 21:38

I'd give it some time before the NF chipsets become better at overclocking on the core duo.
but then maybe they won't overtake the intel ones?
I've found that over the years things change here and there and whats gone before is no indication of whats to come.

Jokester · 22 Aug 2006 at 21:41

There's a certain element of truth to that, but, for a set chipset overclockabilty essentially remains the same. Only way Nvidia will get a board upto 450+MHz will be with a totally new chipset in my opinion.

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VeNT · 22 Aug 2006 at 21:42

Jokester said:
There's a certain element of truth to that, but, for a set chipset overclockabilty essentially remains the same. Only way Nvidia will get a board upto 450+MHz will be with a totally new chipset in my opinion.

Jokester

exactly, they would have to have a whole new revision of the chipset to change things.
do VIA and SIS make intel chipsets?

Duke · 22 Aug 2006 at 21:43

our board would not even post at 325FSB with either processor

Christ. Hope they get some updates out

Duke · 22 Aug 2006 at 21:44

VeNT said:
do VIA and SIS make intel chipsets?

Yep the VIA is included on there. They tend to aim for mass budget/office systems.

Jokester · 22 Aug 2006 at 21:45

VeNT said:
do VIA and SIS make intel chipsets?

Probably, but I can't remember anything highend coming from VIA for a year or two (overclocking wise), even longer for SIS.

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VeNT · 22 Aug 2006 at 21:48

Jokester said:
Probably, but I can't remember anything highend coming from VIA for a year or two (overclocking wise), even longer for SIS.

Jokester

it has been a fair old while!
just read the review, another set of results that don't realy show anything outstanding either way, the NF chipset seems to underperform compaired to the other two, but its hardly anything.

Arcane · 23 Aug 2006 at 09:38

The board was limited in regards to voltage adjustments which couldn't have helped, the previous "preview" anand wrote on the NF590 chipset was far more gushing about it's capabilities (within the confines of the NDA) so i'm hoping that it'll be more impressive than the NF570 when it's launched in just over a week. I'd really like a ROG version to play with.

FirebarUK · 23 Aug 2006 at 10:16

Nvidia chipsets on Intel have always been a little poopey. Just look at the last SLI chipset.

VeNT · 23 Aug 2006 at 10:55

maybe I should hold off for buying a D4 and amybe hold out for a SLI board,
was gonna get an ATI card tho

kkbigal · 23 Aug 2006 at 15:23

Jokester said:
Looks like it's a big disappointment overclocking wise.

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What's more of a disappointment is that SLi users are still completely shafted for choice on motherboards.

Only the P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe is Conroe compatible, and "compatible" seems to be stretching the truth. From what I've seen, people who have bought this board have either found that the board refuses to POST with DDR2 800 mem, despite the e-tailer descriptions stating it supports it or had it fall over if they try and overclock it.

I bought this board and got all excited about seeing my Core 2 Duo in action and the it went all Dan Quayle on me

Best thing was having the Asus tech support tell me to put a P4/Celeron in it and see if it worked so I could then flash the bios. There is no bios revision to flash it with because initial release is supposed to support Conroe

Right now, I just want a board that works