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Intel Socket T LGA775, nVIDIA nForce 780i SLI, ATX, 8GB DDR2, 1333MHz FSB

The XFX 780i nForce ? SLI brings the ultimate in gaming pleasure right to your computer with explosive 3-way SLI technology that will have you going places you?ve only imagined - until now. Assume the position and take control with the real-time component monitoring and tuning features of the first-ever ESA-certified platform. But be sure to pace yourself - this is a full throttle DirectX - production.

bit-tech Review

"It may look better, but it also costs £20 more than an XFX nForce 680i SLI and we'd certainly be tempted to sit back and wait to see if the nForce 780i SLI suffers from the same significantly high number of board deaths that the nForce 680i SLI had - personally I'd choose a company with a good RMA service and warranty period, just to be safe. In that respect, XFX's two year warranty is clearly outshone by its American alternative, EVGA, which offers a fantastic and industry leading ten year warranty.

The nForce 780i SLI suffers from stuff that just hasn't been updated; no solid aluminium capacitors, no re-FABed chipsets on a cooler process, no updated BIOS flashing utilities, no overclocking safe guards and not even a CMOS button.

Even thought the XFX nForce 780i SLI performs well, is stable and looks good, it just simply lacks in features I'd expect an enthusiast board to have. I can't help but want to look elsewhere to the Tier 1 manufacturers for a quiet solution that is better kitted out." - 10th January 2008

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