XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard Open Box - OEM
Are you ready for dual-GPU computing? Whether you're a gamer or just a graphics
buff, the XFX nForce 680I LT is an excellent chassis. It is designed for Intel
processors like the Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Extreme Quad, Core 2 Duo, Core 2
Quad, Celeron D, Pentium 4, and Pentium D series. It has 2 PCI Express x16 slots,
perfect for running two SLI-ready GPUs. There are also 2 PCI Express x1 slots
and 2 PCI slots. This Vista Ready motherboard features the NVIDIA nForce 680i
LT SLI MCP Chipset. It supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 setups and SATA components.
Other features include onboard LAN, 8 possible USB ports, and NVIDIA technologies
like FirstPacket, MediaShield Storage, nTune Utility, and more.
Specifications
Form Factor:
ATX
Processor Socket:
Intel
Processor Interface:
Socket 775
Processors Supported:
Intel Pentium 4 LGA775
Intel Pentium D
Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel Core 2 Extreme
Intel Core 2 Quad
Additional Technologies:
64-bit
HyperThreading Technology
Vista Ready
Intel Quad Core Ready
Multi-GPU Support:
SLI Ready
Front Side Bus:
1333MHz
Northbridge:
NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI MCP
Number of Slots:
4
Number of Pins:
240-Pin
Maximum Memory Supported:
4GB - 32bit
8GB - 64bit
Memory Type:
DDR2
Memory Supported:
800MHz DDR2
Channels:
8 Channels
Audio Chipset:
AC '97 CODEC
Supported Devices:
2
Hard Drive Types:
ATA/100
USB Version:
2
USB Data Transfer Rates:
480Mbps
LAN Type:
10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit
Port Type:
RJ-45
RAID Support:
Yes
PCI Slots:
2
PCI Express X1 Slots:
2
PCI Express X16 Slots:
2
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors:
1
PS/2 Mouse Connectors:
1
USB Ports:
8
FireWire Ports:
1 - 1394a
LAN Ports:
1
Audio Out Jacks:
1
Line In Jacks:
1
Microphone Jacks:
1
Center Audio Jacks:
1
Subwoofer Audio Out Jacks:
1
CD-In Headers:
1
IDE Headers:
1
FDD Headers:
1
Serial ATA Headers:
6
ATX Power Connectors:
1 24-Pin Connector
PC Power Connectors:
1 - 8 Pin
Fan Connectors:
1 x Power
1 x CPU
1 x Chassis
S/PDIF Connectors:
1 - Optical
Length:
13.50 in. (34.29 cm)
Width:
13.00 in. (33.02 cm)
Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Socket
This motherboard features a Socket 775 design.
Chipset
The nForce 680i LT SLI motherboard is based on the NVIDIA nForce 680i
LT SLI MCP Northbridge chipset. It supports INtel Core 2 Quad, Core 2
Extreme, Core 2 Duo, Pentium D, and Pentium 4 LGA775 Processors, with
Hyper-Threading Technology and 1333MHz Front Side Bus support.
Memory
Expansion
The nForce 680i LT SLI provides 4 DIMM sockets using Dual Channel 240-pin
DDR2 with a total capacity of up to 8GB-64bit (4GB-32bit). You can install
DDR2 800MHz Memory.
PCI
Express Support
The nForce 680i LT SLI fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect
technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point
serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by
carrying data in packets. This high-speed interface is software compatible
with existing PCI specifications.
IDE
The nForce 680i LT SLI includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra
ATA 100.
Audio
The nForce 680i LT SLI comes with a High Definition audio codec which supports
high quality 8-channel audio.
Serial
ATA RAID Support
The nForce 680i LT SLI supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial
ATA interfaces. Doubles bus bandwidth which provides blazingly high disk
performance, up to 3.0Gb/s, with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, and 5 solutions.
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.4
Customer Reviews:
5
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Value
4.6
Features
4.6
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.2
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Great Motherboard
Reviewer:
inola on
Nov 10, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
For the price you really can't beat it.
The overclocking features are great, I'm currently running e5200 at 3.5ghz with a masscool CPU heatsink fan.
A Great Motherboard!!
Reviewer:
rwhite on
Nov 03, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I didn't buy this as an open box, but I bought it a couple of years ago brand new. It is a great board and I had the cpu overclocked to 3.2. It was a Q6600. It does overclock very easy. It is also a fast board. I had dual 8800gtxoc2 cards in SLI and that worked great too. I have never had one problem with this board. Do not be swayed by bad reviews. It really is a good deal, even though of course this is an open box model. I strongly recommend it. You will not be disappointed.
Do not buy this motherboard!
Reviewer:
jimbosprint on
Nov 01, 2009 Customer Rating:
2.0
Value
3.0
Features
3.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
This motherboard freezes all the time. I am very tired of rebooting many times a day. I am currently waiting for a replacement. By brother has the same board and same issue. Not recommended.
Lots of Bang for the Buck
Reviewer:
RD on
Oct 31, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I bought the board to replace one that went DOA. I was working through the RMA process with XFX when I saw this open box deal. I couldn't turn it down. I easily overclocked my Q6600 to 3 GB with a Thermaltake Big Typhoon cooler. The board also enables setting agggressive RAM timing automatically. I'm very happy with this board and now I have two of them. Don't hesitate to buy open box with TigerDirect. They will not disappoint!
Very good motherboard
Reviewer:
Sollsun on
Oct 19, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
I bought this motherboard to replace a malfunctioning board. The smaller fans are noisy but can be replaced with with passive cooling (I'm keeping the little guys on mine). The overclocking features on this board are incredible and almost every feature can be adjusted. Some reviews for other sources have complained about the board dieing earlier than expected but mine is good so far. With stock 120mm case fan and stock cpu cooler, my cpu temps are 25C idle and 30C loaded. I definitely would recommend this board.
XFX - Brothers
In Arms & Graphics!
Gamers worldwide choose XFX because we deliver the performance,
dependability and product quality that they demand. XFX’s commitment to the
gaming community can readily be seen in our continuous development of new
technologies, features, add-ons and card/game bundles.
There are three primary reasons why gamers
around the world make XFX their brand of choice. First, there is XFX’s
unmatched performance, utilizing NVIDIA and AMD's-based processing units,
which consistently outperforms the competition at every level. Second is
XFX’s impressive product quality, which includes XFX’s Double Lifetime
Protection, a warranty that is unmatched in the industry. And third is XFX’s
“For Gamers By Gamers” approach to its product research and development.
XFX dares to go where the competition would
like to, but can’t. That’s because, at XFX, we don’t just create great
digital video components—we build all-out, mind-blowing,
performance-crushing, competition-obliterating video cards and motherboards.
And, not only are they amazing, you don’t have to live on dry noodles and
peanut butter to afford them.
XFX is a division of PINE Technology Holdings Limited, a leading
manufacturer and marketer of innovative solutions for the worldwide gaming
technologies market. Founded in 1989, PINE designs, develops, manufactures
and distributes high-performance video graphics technology and computer
peripherals. The company’s dedicated research and development team are
continually pushing the limits to meet the demands of the ever-growing and
performance-driven community. Headquartered in the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR), PINE has more than 1,000 employees
worldwide with 16 offices around the globe. PINE also maintains four
state-of-the-art research and development facilities in the Asia Pacific
region and two factories in Mainland China.
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Know Your BIOS! With today's rapid pace of
design advancement, new product updates come fast and furious. This is
especially true of board-level products, like Motherboards, Video Cards, GPU
Processor Cards, and other main edge connector products. The good news is
that manufacturers have designed in the ability to easily update your
product BIOS, which is sometimes important for full compatibility. So before
installing or combining components, it is always a good idea to check your
product's current BIOS revision against the manufacturer's website, to
determine if an update is needed, or advisable. The manufacturer's
documentation will guide you through this process if it is necessary.
However, remember that most products are designed to be plug-n-play out of
the box!
But
What Is BIOS?
Most electronic devices,
from computers to MP3 players have software embedded in their hardware.
These are programs that tell the device how it will function - from basic to
advanced functions - so that it knows how to start, and perform the most
simple and complex tasks it was designed for. We call this software the BIOS
(sometimes also called Firmware). In computer jargon, BIOS stands for "Basic
Input/Output System", but in reality, there is very little "basic" about it.
In your computer's motherboard for example, it tells your computer how to:
start up; communicate with hardware components, such as hard drives and
video; how to move data in and out of memory; and even talk to your USB
connected devices. Without your BIOS, your device is JOOL (just out of
luck!).
Keep in mind that changing a PC's BIOS
settings incorrectly can cause the PC to malfunction. If this happens, a
BIOS reset is usually available, and will need to be performed to return the
BIOS to the default "factory settings." This is usually activated by a
jumper on the motherboard. [Warning: always read
your motherboard or system manual thoroughly, before upgrading your BIOS, or
making BIOS setting changes!] Though normally, most incorrect
settings should have no negative affect on your PC, but please follow each
step explicitly since some can.
Remember: It is recommended that you reboot
after each individual BIOS setting change to ensure that your system
functions normally. If you make numerous changes before rebooting, and your
system will no longer boot, you won't know which change is responsible for
the failure.
Updating Your BIOS
Before you consider updating your BIOS, be sure you need to - not every
update will be needed or even benefit you. Also be sure you are up to
the technical challenges you will face. Changing the version of BIOS
stored in your computer or motherboard is not the kind of activity
recommended for novice users. To perform this successfully, you need
to be comfortable and familiar with your BIOS settings, and be able to
download and apply the BIOS Update without issue. For this reason, it
is best to let professional computer technicians do this work for you, if or
when it is needed. However, if you know what you are doing, it is a
fairly easy task.
Before Updating BIOS, consider the
following:
The reasons for updating your BIOS -
frequently, updating is unnecessary
Identifying your BIOS chip - if
replacing is the approach required
Replacing your BIOS chip - this requires
significant care, and can void your warranty
Locating your latest BIOS version -
required for any update
Flashing your BIOS - make sure you have
a UPS!
Live update - great for minor or quick
updates - again a UPS is vital - a partial update can make your system
inoperative
Configuring your new BIOS settings -
read the manual! twice for good measure!
Upgrading Your Memory to Improve Performance
As programs get more complex, you’ll discover that your trusty PC may not
be working as quickly or efficiently as it used to. While your impulse might
be to purchase a new, more powerful computer, you can dramatically improve
performance simply by upgrading your memory. For far less than what you’d
pay for a new computer, a memory upgrade will often have your PC working
faster and more efficiently than ever before. Plus, it’s relatively easy
to install new memory and only takes a few minutes of your time. For our
step-by-step guide to simple memory installation click here.
Video Installation Guide
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as our experts show you step by step. We cover all the details and show
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Understanding
Computer Memory
Because memory is such a crucial element of our computer's performance,
we all understand that we need it in generous supply. However, questions
remain about what kind of memory is best, what functions each memory serves
and which memory is used for notebooks and PCs.
Click Here for more information
that will answer your many of your questions.
How Much
Memory Do You Really Have?
When you look at the specifications for a computer, it will display the
installed memory, and typically the maximum memory that can be installed.
However, while these are real values, they represent a potential useable
memory depending upon the installed operating system, and other factors. The actual useable memory may be different
(lower) from these values.
The reason is simply that a computer may have a limitation in the operating
system (such as Windows 32 bit versions), or configured to use shared memory,
which reduces the amount of RAM that is available to the CPU by using
some of it for other purposes, such as for video memory. In some
cases, you can control the maximum useable memory through system settings,
by upgrading from a 32 bit to a 64 bit version of Windows XP or Vista, or by upgrading to a video card that has internal onboard video memory.
But always
remember, that the amount of memory that your system reports, is not always
the amount of actual installed memory. For example, if you have 4GB
installed, 32 bit versions of Windows will typically report 3.2GB due to a
limitation of Windows itself. Also note that different Windows
programs report available and maximum memory differently, which can be
confusing. If you find that you need more
memory, we suggest expanding your system memory, since this is the most
effective performance increase, and the one that is easiest to perform .
* The above
values are for physical, not usable memory.
The amount of
memory that your system reports, is not always the amount of actual installed
memory. For example, if you have 4GB installed, 32 bit versions of Windows will
typically report 3.2GB due to a limitation of Windows itself. Also note
that different Windows programs report available and maximum memory differently,
which can be confusing. If you find that you need more memory, we suggest
expanding your system memory, since this is the most effective performance
increase, and the one that is easiest to perform.
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due to changes in manufacturer's specifications or merchandising.
Please check the product information carefully, items not included
may no longer be required.
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Shipping Weight:
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