ATX - 1 x Processor Support - 8 GB DDR2 SDRAM Maximum RAM - SLI Support - Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/133 ATA-7 RAID Support Controller - 3 x PCIe - MPN: 132CKNF78A1 See Product Details
Quick Glance
Supported Processor: Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium
Interface Connection: Audio Line In Yes, Audio Line Out Yes, Microphone Port Yes, S/PDIF Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes
System Board Style: ATX
Processor Socket: Socket T LGA-775
System Chipset: nVIDIA nForce 780i SLI
Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM
Multi GPU Support: SLI
Summary
Product Title: eVGA nForce 780i SLI Desktop Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Chipset - Socket T LGA-775
Manufacturer: eVGA
Power Score: 4.5 | 8 Reviews
CPU + Northbridge Support
Supported Processor: Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium
Processor Socket: Socket T LGA-775
System Chipset: nVIDIA nForce 780i SLI
Maximum Number of Processors: 1
Bus Speed: 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 800 MHz, 533 MHz
Memory Support
Number of Memory Slots: 4
Max System Memory: 8 GB
Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM
Connectors
Interface Connection: Audio Line In Yes, Audio Line Out Yes, Microphone Port Yes, S/PDIF Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes
On-Board Headers: IDE - ATA/EIDE/ATAPI 40 pin, IEEE 1394a, Serial ATA - 7 pin, Serial RS-232, USB 2.0
Number of IDE Headers: 1
Number of Serial ATA Headers / Ports: 6
Number of PCI Slots: 2
Number of PCI-Express x1 Slots: 1
Number of PCI-Express x16 Slots: 3
Additional Features
Controller Type: Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/133 (ATA-7), RAID Controller Yes
Video Bus: PCI Express x16
Multi GPU Support: SLI
Network Interfaces Included: Ethernet (10 Mbps), Ethernet (10/100 Mbps), Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) Yes
Supported Audio Channels: 7.1 Channels
Physical Specifications
System Board Style: ATX
Width: 9.60 in
Depth: 12 in
Warranty
Warranty Information: 1 Year Limited Warranty
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Frequency Band: StreamThru Data Transport System Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) nTune Performance Application Firewall Technology nForce Networking ForceWare Unified Software Environment (USE)
S/PDIF: Yes
64-bit Processing: Yes
RAID Support: Yes
Number of Total Expansion Slots: 6
Network (RJ-45): Yes
Audio Line In: Yes
Audio Line Out: Yes
Microphone Port: Yes
Total Number of USB Ports: 6
Number of USB 2.0 Ports: 6
Total Number of FireWire/i.LINK Ports: 1
Number of FireWire/i.LINK 400 Ports: 1
Number of S/PDIF Out Ports: 1
Total Number of Onboard USB Ports: 2
Total Number of Onboard FireWire/i.LINK Ports: 1
Onboard LEDs Header: Yes
Total Number of PCI Express Slots: 4
Strengths: Lots of I/O ports (6 USB, 2 UTP, 1394, SPDIF), 3 PCI Express
Weakness: Lack eSATA and SPDIF input for Home Theather PC setup.
The board is very easy to setup. Although it has 6 SATA connections but there is none for back panel connection. You have to use one of the SATA connection and run it to the front or the back of your case. I am planning on using this for my home theather PC but I found it is lack of optical SPDIF input. Other than that, it is a great motherboard.
Strengths: good looks, nice packaging, available updates, good suport forum, ddr2, Firewire 400, SLI, RAID, rounded ATA cable, optional extra rear USB ports
Weakness: no rear eSATA, no Firewire 800, no solid state resistors, only six internal SATA, only two internal usb headers, dramatic vdroop, limited original owner 30-day registration for lifetime warranty
Even with the specifications for the EVGA 780i FTW out, I couldn't wait for it to be released as I needed a board for my new build. The 780i board works great normally; but the vdroop is dramatic and generates much less voltage than you specify in the bios, and I haven't had enough time to play with the settings to run a stable overclock. The amount of support for this product, as well as any...
Strengths: eVGA Support, boatload of features, x16 SLi Support, Supports New 45nm Core 2's, Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Weakness: Price, Unstable, 2 PCI Slots that are blocked in SLi configs, inadequate cooling on northbridge
Much better product than 680i (Nvidia seems to have ironed out some bugs from the 680i), but still unstable. SLi is nice to have, but the only thing better than the 680i is the 45nm Quad support. PCIe 2.0 is a nonissue since most cards don't use all of 1.0's bandwidth. All in all, a decent product, would be wonderful if it worked as advertised all the time!
Strengths: Overclocking and tweaking is great on this board.
Weakness: None so far
This board is great. It was my first build from scratch and I had no problems with the board assembly or boot. I like that the board is DDR2 which gives much better price to performance right now. I also choose this board for the wide varaity of options available for overclocking and tweeking the settings for the components.
Strengths: The board comes with so many options I cannot fill all the connectors. The board fired up with no hesitation and has performed flawlessly since my initial build. Does it all!
Weakness: None.
This is as upgrade machine and has worked perfectly. I want to recommend this board to anyone who has high standards and does not require the latest / greatest (DDR3). I have purchased my second EVGA 780i board to replace a system that recently died. It will be nice to have two machines on par for test work and then one for production applications. Great board.
Strengths: Triple SLI, Plenty of Intel CPU support, supports ddr1200
Weakness: None so far.
Board booted right up and made sure I had the latest bios. Plenty of SATA connectors. Supports DDR1200. No over clocking but runs smoothly as a standard use non gaming machine at this point. 1st EVGA Motherboard owned and like it overall so far.
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Excellent Board for anyone building a PC
Strengths: Comes with everything you could possibly need, overclocks easily, easy to install and set up, PCI Express 2.0...too many others to list
Weakness: No eSata, not DDR3 (but who cares right now), no WiFi
This was my first ever PC build and this board made it easy! User's Manual explained many things and helped identify what to plug into where. I used this board with an Antec P182 case, a Q6600 CPU, a Coolermaster Real Pro Power 750w PSU, G. Skill pc8000 Ram 4gb (2x2gb)and an EVGA 8800GTS (g92) with Vista Ultimate 64-Bit. Everything went perfectly! Not a single problem installing and setting BIOS...
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