nforce 6

[sjhaycroft]

just wondering which nforce 6 board is the best on the market. preferably on Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK as i need to exchange my current board for a new one and im looking into the nforce 6 series.

thanks

 

[Big B]

Most of the ones out there, the ones by Foxconn, BFG, MSI, ECS and eVGA, all use the nVidia reference design. Asus has the Strike Extreme, but that's very pricey (over $400 USD). I could be wrong, but the eVGA seems to be the most popular, probably because it's relatively inexpensive (compared with other 680i) and performs like every other 680i board.

eVGA 680i
MSI 680i
ECS 680i

If you think they look the same, you're right: they are. Go with the cheapest, as you're not going to be getting anything different besides a brand name. Only Asus and Abit have a different layout, and their prices seem to add an extra £50+ to what you see with the reference design motherboards.

 

[sjhaycroft]

thanks big B , i thnink ill go for the MSI one

 

[sjhaycroft]

so will the MSI perform the same as the EVGA, in terms of extreme fsb sppeds, etc

 

[Big B]

From what I've seen, all reference design 680i boards are the same in terms of performance and overclocking.