bit-tech News: XFX Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard

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Hi all,

 

We have just published a review of *XFX's Nvidia nForce 790i Ultra SLI

motherboard*. If you could post a link on your site that would be very

much appreciated.

 

*Link:*

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/04/28/xfx_nvidia_nforce_790i_ultra_sli/1

 

 

*Picture:*

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/04/xfx_nvidia_nforce_790i_ultra_sli/fp_img.jpg

 

 

*Quote:

*/"We realise this board is for the enthusiast who has oodles of money

to spare but we still think this motherboard is just too expensive. It

doesn't offer compulsive features that has made me go "Wow, maybe I

should seriously look into selling a kidney". It's about the same price

as the original Asus Striker Extreme, however that was at the right

place at the right time with a chipset that was "revolutionary" and, at

that point, an investment.

 

However, when we look deeper it's not exactly Nvidia and XFX's fault --

they needed a DDR3 chipset to compete against Intel's flagship X48

chipset, and they have no other time to push it: DDR2 is old hat, DDR3

is still too expensive and if they wait any longer there will be no life

left in Core 2 socket LGA775 products. But then again,DDR3-based X48

boards are £160 around and nForce 790i Ultra SLI boards start at £225 --

it still feels like they have hidden behind the "It's

Enthusiast!!111oneoene" argument because they've blown "value" out of a

cannon and it's landed so far away they can't find it again. Why should

Nvidia bother to find it? It can get away with it though because it has

the aces in hand with SLI.

 

Anyone with more money than sense looking to spend as much as possible

will probably get themselves an Asus Striker II Extreme or Foxconn Black

Ops because of the brand and more comprehensive BIOSs. I know I'd want a

board to have //everything; even the kitchen sink or an e-peen extension

for that kind of cash. However, for the rest of us true "enthusiasts" --

we'll not be swinging our John Thomas at trade shows or at LAN parties

(unless you naturally roll in a general thrusting motion, in which case,

fair play), and we'll make far more sensible purchasing choices

elsewhere."/

*

 

*Cheers guys!

 

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net