Which board

samarlian · 12 Dec 2006 at 08:44

Hi all should i buy the EVGA 680i or the Asus Stricker board :rolleyes:

steve258 · 12 Dec 2006 at 09:59

Up to you really :rolleyes:

ASUS is very flashy in features i.e. Crazy heatpipes, LCD poster...etc but also a lot more expensive than EVGA.

Jay_t · 12 Dec 2006 at 13:44

It depends how much of a hurry you are in. Abit & DFI have the most promising looking 680 boards in the works & both should be available in less than a month.

WJA96 · 12 Dec 2006 at 13:47

ECS do a board that is identical to the EVGA but £20-£30 less. If you can wait, Abit and ASUS are launching 'cheaper' boards in January. I don't know about the DFI, but the fact that they are really taking their time about releasing something indicates to me that when they do launch they will be doing so with a product that upholds their enthusiast reputation.

Jay_t · 12 Dec 2006 at 13:59

Yep, you always know the Lanparty will be last to market and its not without good reason.

samarlian · 12 Dec 2006 at 15:32

cheers all i am going for the EGVA board

IT Troll · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:35

I am swinging towards the EVGA too. I was holding out for an ASUS board but I am being put off by:

Poor availability

Poor Striker Extreme review from [H]
:eek:

Reports that their heatpipes are empty (which explains...)

Reports of excess heat / poor overclocks

At least the EVGA has a more designed chipset fan. The clip-on fan ASUS are supplying really does look like an afterthought.

Finally the lifetime warranty with free Cross Shipping just about swings it for the EVGA.