Least problematic 680i board?

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I've pretty much decided on getting a 680i board for my C2D build later this month but i keep hearing people are having problems with certain boards (particularly the Asus). Anyone hear got a 680i board they are happy with?
 
one word, Asus P5n32-e sli and striker which is basicaly the same board but with leds and fancy bits. I know a few who have moved from EVGA and BFG to Asus and I myself was inclined towards EVGA until I got into more details, but its your choice read the reviews and make a decision.
 
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EVGA for the decent way they've handled the Quad issue. And fact that they've consistently led the way on getting the new BIOS releases out, and the fact that they do now clock well with Quads and.. Because I've got one ;)

Avoid the ASUS P5N32-E SLi as there are currently about 5 threads running asking "why doesn't this board clock?".
 
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EVGA for the decent way they've handled the Quad issue. And fact that they've consistently led the way on getting the new BIOS releases out, and the fact that they do now clock well with Quads and.. Because I've got one ;)

Avoid the ASUS P5N32-E SLi as there are currently about 5 threads running asking "why doesn't this board clock?".
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Hows Bugy is the bios for that at the moment ?
 
WJA96 said:
EVGA for the decent way they've handled the Quad issue. And fact that they've consistently led the way on getting the new BIOS releases out, and the fact that they do now clock well with Quads and.. Because I've got one ;)

Avoid the ASUS P5N32-E SLi as there are currently about 5 threads running asking "why doesn't this board clock?".
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Probably coz the users there are noobs, as I have mine running a E6600 running fine at 3.6. Googling will also reveal how the EVGA is ridden with problems compared to the P5n32 e- sli, also check out the EVGA forum for the probs. I have the also ordered the BFG (more or less the same as the EVGA) to test and compare it with the asus and evga. As for now I prefer the p5n32-e sli.
 
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Probably coz the users there are noobs, as I have mine running a E6600 running fine at 3.6.
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Maybe so - but there is no-one on here supporting them. The one guy who claims a big clock published his settings and no-one could replicate his clocks, so there is either some big gotcha they're all missing, or you and he are doing something no-one else is. Why not help a few of them to get 3.6GHz as well, and then people will see what a decent board it is.

rezza said:
Googling will also reveal how the EVGA is ridden with problems compared to the P5n32 e- sli, also check out the EVGA forum for the probs. I have the also ordered the BFG (more or less the same as the EVGA) to test and compare it with the asus and evga. As for now I prefer the p5n32-e sli.
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Googling will reveal that the EVGA etc. was launched with a host of problems, almost all of which are now sorted. And, if you're clocking on a 680i with a quad-core, or you're looking at getting a quad-core, the EVGA is the only one that is known to clock those CPU's successfully.

I'm not saying the P5N32E-SLi isn't a good board, just that many, many people are finding it hard to clock and the level of support is poor.

If you buy an EVGA/BFG/Biostar/MSI etc. there are loads of people on here who've got decent clocks and have published settings and screenies to prove it. They're helpful as well when you ask questions.
 
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17707839

Did you get this resolved? It's hardly a great advertisement for that board or the support on the ASUS forums. Yes, loads of people complain like mad on the EVGA forums, but EVGA come on and say, "OK - we're aware of that and a new BIOS is coming on [INSERT DATE] and it will fix it or allow a workaround". That's why I like and recommend EVGA.

EVGA have released more BIOS updates for the generic 680i NVidia boards than all the other suppliers put together.

The OP asked for the least problematic 680i board and I think that is the generic NVidia one, but I think you should support EVGA, because they are supporting the users of the board.
 
Yup I've got the evga, just be a bit careful what revision you get. OCUK have shipped me the rev.1 version and as I'm not thinking of going quad at the moment it doesn't bother me but I'm sure it will in the next couple of months. One major issue with the evga rev.1 is that there are chips on the back of the board where the cpu cooler mounting goes that can get in the way, but this depends on what cpu cooler you get. If you get the noctua or thermalright 120 you get a 'X' shaped mounting bracket that is ok. One other annoying issue is the big heatsink on the evga board that can get in the way of some chipset coolers. However, I think this is the same on all 680i boards (correct me if I'm wrong).
 
Considering the evga is the same reference board as the others (with better after support) one would assume that those problems would be carried over to any other brand of reference board.
 
i have had an evga 680i since november and at first it was a pig

but after a bios flash it is an absolute peach and sooo stable

my e6300 is sitting nicely at 3142 mhz, 24/7, im running a dual boot raid 0 setup with the onboard raid controlers

if youre after a 680i board then imo i wouldnt get any other version, evga's support is worth the slight hike in price and ive heard many bad storys about asus support

stinka
 
citizen__erased said:
Thanks for all your thoughts. I quite like the look of the EVGA board but god is it pricey or what. I'm still reading a lot of mixed reports on the Asus board but it is a fair bit cheaper.
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Yes, but the ASUS (and it's support) is excrement in comparison to the EVGA.
 
I've had a hunt around and i've not seen the EVGA board significantly cheaper than £176 (£150 is my absolute limit on a motherboard). As for SLI, i doubt i will ever use it but it would be nice to have as an option.
 
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