EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 nForce 780i SLI 3xPCI-Express x16 PCI-Express 2.0 Socket 775 A1 Version Motherboard | 
 enlarge | Brand: EVGA
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $193.97
You Save: $56.02 (22%)
New (37) Used (3) from $189.99
Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 5731
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Processors: 0
System Bus Speed: 1333
System Memory: 0
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 14.8 x 13.8 x 3.8
nv:Form Factor: ATX
Processor Interface: Socket 775
Processors Supported: Intel Pentium 4 LGA775
Processors Supported: Intel Pentium 4 EE
Processors Supported: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processors Supported: Intel Core 2 Extreme
Processors Supported: Intel Core 2 Quad
Front Side Bus: 533MHz
Front Side Bus: 800MHz
Front Side Bus: 1066MHz
Front Side Bus: 1333MHz
Northbridge: NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI
Number of Slots: 4
Number of Pins: 240-Pin
Maximum Memory Supported: 8GB - 64bit
Memory Supported: 533MHz DDR2
MPN: 132-CK-NF78-A1
Model: 132-CK-NF78-A1
UPC: 843368002930
EAN: 0843368002930
ASIN: B00118FM58
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | SLI-ready motherboard with fast Gigabit Ethernet performance | | • | Supports Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium EE, and Pentium processors | | • | 3 16x PCI express slots; ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture) certified | | • | NVIDIA RAID technology with standard RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 techniques | | • | NVIDIA's patent-pending isochronous StreamThru Data Transport System for uninterrupted data streaming |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The eVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 nForce 780i SLI 775 ATX Motherboard, A1 Version is based on theNVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Chipset chipset. It supports Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium EE, and Pentium processors. The card's NVIDIA SLI technology dramatically scales performance by allowing two graphics cards to be run in parallel, and its featured NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet offers the fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance you'll find anywhere, eliminating network bottlenecks and improving overall system efficiency and performance. The eVGA 780i SLI features three 16x PCI express slots, PCI express 2.0, and full support for Intel 45nm Core 2 CPUs. The three 16x PCI express slots provide the best platform for NVIDIA 3-way SLI, the latest in SLI technology. The EVGA 780i is ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture) certified, which provides the best monitoring and fine tuning of your PC. A third PCI-Express expansion slot provides future support for three GPU applications, and NVIDIA RAID technology implements standard RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 techniques to maximize storage assets. NVIDIA RAID technology also introduces many innovations that simplify and optimize the management of RAID features and disk resources. NVIDIA's patent-pending isochronous StreamThru Data Transport System provides uninterrupted data streaming for superior networking and broadband communications. StreamThru assists in making streaming video and audio smoother and jitter-free. Unified Driver Architecture guarantees forward and backward compatibility with software drivers and simplifies upgrading to a new NVIDIA product because all NVIDIA products work with the same driver software. And NVIDIA's nTune Performance Application enables the easiest, safest, and highest performing overclocking available for NVIDIA nForce-based PCs. What's in the Box
nForce 780i SLI motherboard, I/O shield, floppy cable, three 2-port SATA power cable, 1394 cable, 4-port USB cable, six SATA signal cables, comm2 bracket cable, IDE-ATA133 HDD cable, fan, 3-way SLI and SLI bridge, and floppy drive diskette.
Product Description
The EVGA 780i SLI; features three 16x PCI express slots, PCI express 2.0, and full support for Intel 45nm Core 2 CPU's. The three 16x PCI express slots provide the best platform for NVIDIA 3-way SLI; the latest in SLI technology. The EVGA 780i is ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture) certified which provides the best monitoring and fine tuning of your PC.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 EVGA nForce 780i August 31, 2008
Works great. If you get a rebate, be prepared to contest it because they may say you didn't sent all the required docs.
Best Motherboard So Far. August 12, 2008
this is prob. one of the best motherboards i have owned so far. very easy to overclock, with a ton of options. quickly changed from air to watercooling with it also. only thing is if you use triple SLI you will lose all your pci slots unless you watercool the video cards. other than that, very stable and powerful motherboard. no complaints. only praise.
P.S. if you plan on watercooling your northbridge along with your CPU you'll need to get a custom waterblock for it. i used EK custom, it works great. also, you will have to get a fan to cool the southbridge and not interfear with your video card. they have one on newegg for about 8 bucks i think. fits perfect.
beware of its size August 4, 2008
the 780i is a great motherboard for heavy gamers and graphic designers. i have a 9800gtx, an intel quad core, 4BG rams,and a 500Gb HDD all running smoothly. but be sure that you get a case the will accommodate its size, believe me it's a big motherboard. the bigger the case the better the cooling. a great thing about it is the 3 way sli support with is great for further enhancement, and of course the 8 GB ram support. however beware that it only supports 800 Mhz ddr2 rams and up to 1200 in sli mode, so don't bother and buy the 1066 or higher ramms. finally, it is a good motherboard that it delivers.
 Frustrated July 21, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am building my first gaming PC and thought this would be a good starting point. So after days of reading reviews and deals I chose the 780 SLI. So far, it has been nothing but problems. Installation was very easy!! Along with a dual core quad processor 2.8, 4GB RAM, 8800GT VID Card and 500GIG HD. Went to install windows (three hours format-something's wrong) and received damaged HD or bad connection with media player meassage. Nothing wrong with HD or DVD player. So it's either motherboard, processor or memory. All three came from Amazon. I hope they don't give me any S$%^ making the returns. Western Digital is helpful as well as EVGA. I thought this would be a simple process, but I discovered different. If returning all three does not work, I will just give up and keep my AMD 64 workhorse.
My Opinion: Best Mobo for the money July 18, 2008
Out of all my hardware this is what I wasted no expense getting what I wanted.
Perfect for 9xxx series cards etc and tri SLI is just the open invitation for improvement.
A mother board that will last through the rest of your hardware in performance.
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