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DFI nForce 680i LT-T2R Motherboard Review

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2007-07-22 07:37:22.0


DFI is one of the only motherboard companies that is entirely devoted to catering to the enthusiast market, through advanced overclocking features and unique design. MadShrimps has just reviewed the DFI nForce 680i LT-T2R motherboard. Does it continue DFI’s tradition of highly overclockable products? Let’s find out!

Here’s what they had to say:

“First of all, front side bus performance has been absolutely great. With the limited time I've had to tune my system, I got nicely past 500 FSB for my E6700 cpu (my first time for this particular cpu), and also past 450FSB for my QX6700 cpu (a second first).

Second, memory performance of this board was great as well. Whereas absolute 2T speed was below expectations, bandwidth and latency results were absolutely great. The reason for these great results is of course the possibility to tune the GTL-ref voltages, a DFI only feature, for now.”


This could have been another groundbreaking product from DFI. However, it arrived on the market much too late to capture the hearts and minds of the enthusiast community. As a result, unless you need SLI compatibility, it is truly hard to recommend this product over an Intel P35-based motherboard.

Click here to read the full review.
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