Hey guys I might want to pick up some old 680i boards on ebay soon. My question is how are they im terms of overclockability? What are good FSBs that were achieved on some of these boards? like EVGA's 680i? I always known about intel's chipset when it comes to overclocking intel like P965, P35, P45, I own a P965, and P43 and the 965 was able to hit 450FSB while the P43 had a wall at 400(this is probably an isolated cause of MY p43, got it as open box on the egg) I might want to pick up a 680i and put my E4500 on it and clock it. So are the 680i's good?
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680i boards any good?
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I run my 780i ( pretty much the same as a 680i) @ 500fsb 24/7
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Send me your q6600 and I will let you know what i can get it to clock to =)
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You should ask downer to borrow his. It clocked higher at lower voltage.
Dang board mine requires 1.39 for 3.6GHz Found this thread at XS about 680I and quad core overclocking. Targets specifically the EVGA 680I though, so other boards may or may not fair as well.
Seems to be quite a few with successful overclocking results. Probably takes a little more tweaking than an Intel based chipset, but there is hope.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=153799
Seems to be quite a few with successful overclocking results. Probably takes a little more tweaking than an Intel based chipset, but there is hope.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=153799
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Call me lazy, I didn't read the link above, but, I have an EVGA 680, I ran an e6600 and my current q6600 both at 3.5-3.6ghz.
The only thing I know of with a 680 board from EVGA and being able to clock a quad, it the earlier revision of the boards didnt overclock a quad for crap. Make sure you get an A1 revision. Otherwise, you wont even get 2.5 from a q6600.
The only thing I know of with a 680 board from EVGA and being able to clock a quad, it the earlier revision of the boards didnt overclock a quad for crap. Make sure you get an A1 revision. Otherwise, you wont even get 2.5 from a q6600.
680i wass notorius for FSB holes and other issues. The 780i is essentially a higher binned 680i but does not seem to have those problems. I took a 45nm quad (in sig) to 3.6Ghz on a 780i.
Instead of a 680i, get a P35 based board of SLI isnt a need.
Instead of a 680i, get a P35 based board of SLI isnt a need.
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From my limited personal experience with my own Nvidia based board they seem to be notoriously picky on how you tweak them.
I have managed to get mine 24/7 stable at 500mhz FSB with an 8x Multiplier on my E8400 and a 3:2 divider on my RAM. Had to up the NBCore voltage to 1.6v for that but temps and everything are under control. I'm on AIR and i have one of the large 140mm Scythe fans blowing all over the NB, CPU, PWM area and it keeps everything pretty chilly.
I have managed to get mine 24/7 stable at 500mhz FSB with an 8x Multiplier on my E8400 and a 3:2 divider on my RAM. Had to up the NBCore voltage to 1.6v for that but temps and everything are under control. I'm on AIR and i have one of the large 140mm Scythe fans blowing all over the NB, CPU, PWM area and it keeps everything pretty chilly.
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