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NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI chipset preview

by Parm Mann on 1 May 2008, 18:26

Tags: nForce 780a SLI MCP, K9N2 Diamond, MSI, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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The MSI bundle







We should point out that there's a good chance you won't find out Windows Vista, Windows XP or Press Kit discs inside your box.



You'll find your SLI bridges in the box, along with the Creative X-Fi Xtreme sound card.



Last but not least, there's no shortage of cables.

Summary

Keep your eyes peeled as we'll putting the nForce 780a SLI through its paces whilst pitting against its main competitors in our forthcoming review.

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Posted by Lucio - Thu 01 May 2008 18:38
So, it is usual for motherboard manufacturers to distribute pirate copies of operating systems with their motherboards? :)
Posted by daza - Thu 01 May 2008 18:40
There press release driver disks for either xp or vista.



I hope.
Posted by pow1983 - Thu 01 May 2008 18:44
Woohooo, finally some pace with the 780a! MSI and ASUS offerings so far. Eagerly awaiting the review.

My only 2 criticisms:

6 SATA is a little short, my skt 939 based board comes with 8 SATA which are all in use.

And only 1 PCIe x1? I think 1 PCI and 2 PCIe x1 would have been better.
Posted by this_is_gav - Thu 01 May 2008 19:12
Lucio
So, it is usual for motherboard manufacturers to distribute pirate copies of operating systems with their motherboards? :)
Why should they be pirate copies? So long as they're licensed accordingly, who cares what media they're on? Without checking into it, you could perhaps even argue a simple TechNet license would cover it. :)

I'm with pow. I wish motherboards came with the facility for more SATA ports - I've had to buy a RAID controller card (not configured for RAID I should add) to accommodate all my disks and connectors on a board that has 6 SATA ports already). I'd also much prefer to decide whether or not the extra 2 ports, configured here for eSATA, are used internally or not, or used by a front-panel (as most high-end cases are including now, and many port-addon devices too). A simple bracket for the back would be a much better idea. Rear facing eSATA connectors are about as much use as that ludicrous cooler (or is the 780a still churning out enough heat to warm Orkney?).
Posted by Steve - Thu 01 May 2008 20:44
They bundle it with an X-Fi? Oh dear god.

Did MSI not notice the massive enthusiast ditching of Creative but a few weeks ago, or was it too late to pull out?

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