eVGA nForce 780i SLI Desktop Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Chipset - Socket T LGA-775

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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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 it even recognized my SATA DVD drive. EVGA has great support and there is a tutorial floating around the forums that explains how to overclock your system. I love this board and my new system and wouldn't hesitate purchasing any of their products.

By cnvrtble98 - Mar 8, 2008

eVGA 780i Motherboard

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.

By dominator_1084851859 - Feb 6, 2008

Herald to the FTW

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...
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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 EVGA product, is immense, and I am sure someone will be able to recommend proper settings. There is also a vdroop mod (pencil mod) that can be done to stabilize the voltage, but I don't think I'll be doing it to my own board, as I'm not looking for extreme overclocking. That being said, the bios is relatively user friendly and can accommodate most individuals' needs when working with raid and enhanced performance. In summary, the EVGA 780i is a board with many features and ports; but as with any computer part, decide what features you require and then choose a component that suites your needs. When the FTW is released, I'll just have to reevaluate whether it's really necessary for the extra SATA ports, or whether I can wait for yet another newer release. For now I think that this board serves its purposes quite well.

By neal046 - Feb 19, 2008

evga

Strengths: all good,easy to setup.works awesum.

Weakness: none

this board kicks a$$.have the quadcore xtreme 9650.2 0ne gig videocards in sli.8gigs of gskill ram.two 500gig harddrives 16 meg cash running in raid.nothing this does,n play.was cranking out crysis when everyone said it could,n b done.this board impressed me alot.best of all which nobody here mentioned!!!lietime warenty,and evga has awesum customer service.all this is hard to find.priced...
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this board kicks a$$.have the quadcore xtreme 9650.2 0ne gig videocards in sli.8gigs of gskill ram.two 500gig harddrives 16 meg cash running in raid.nothing this does,n play.was cranking out crysis when everyone said it could,n b done.this board impressed me alot.best of all which nobody here mentioned!!!lietime warenty,and evga has awesum customer service.all this is hard to find.priced right.don,t hessitate.

By anonymous; - May 5, 2009

Good product overall, some issues

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!

By Techiec - Sep 28, 2008