The Asus P5N72-T Premium is a powerful high-end motherboard which supports tri-SLI through the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI chipset. The motherboard supports all LGA 775 socket processors in turn meaning it supports Intel Quad-core, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo and Pentium CPUs with a max FSB of 1600MHz (Overclocked) or 1333MHz (normally). The motherboard also includes 4 240 pin DDR2 DIMM slots for support with dual channel DDR2 1200MHz (Overclocked) or 1066 MHz ram modules up to 8GB maximum. For SLI mode the P5N72 features 3 PCI-E Gen 2.0 x16 slots which operate as x16, x16, x8 speeds under tri-SLI mode. The board also includes a dual gigabit LAN for double network connection speed, as well as 6 USB 2.0 slots with an extra onboard USB connector for adding 4 additional slots. Extra peripheral ports also include 6 SATA 2 3GB/s ports with RAID 0/1/0+1/5/JBOD support, 8 channel analog audio outputs, IEEE 1394a, ATA100, and Optical and Coaxial S/PDIF Outputs. The P5N72 was released on May 15, 2008 and has an MSRP price of $249.
MSRP $249.00
Release date May, 2008
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- CPU support: Intel Quad-core, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo and Pentium
- FSB (Front Side BUS): 1333MHz, 1600MHz (Overclocked)
- Chipset: NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI
- Socket: LGA 775
- Memory Support: Dual DDR2 533/667/800/1066+, 1200 (overclocked) (8GB maximum)
- Graphics Options: 3*PCIe Gen 2.0 with 3-way SLI support
- Audio Chipset: ADI AD1988B
- Audio: 8-Channel analog audio output
- 6 USB 2.0 Ports, 5 PCI-E Slots (3 x16), 6 SATA2 connectors
- Dimensions: 12.0 in. x 9.6 in. ATX Form Factor
- Release Date: 05/15/2008
- MSRP: $249
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MSRP $299.00
Released September, 2008
The MSI K9N2 Diamond is a high-end, advanced motherboard which uses the NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI chipset to support 3 way SLI. The tri-SLI is transported through 3 Gen 2.0 PCI-e x16 ports ( they operate as x16, x8, x8 speeds under tri-SLI mode) and there is also 1 PCE and 2 PCI ports...
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MSRP $259.00
Released July, 2008
Pros
- supports 3-way SLI
- supports up to 8GB of DDR2 1200MHz
- superior power regulation over lesser models (8-phase design)
- well engineered and high quality construction - all capacitors are solid state, chipset cooler tilts towards CPU heatsink, designed for good airflow
Cons
- featuring the same chipset cooler as lesser models this is probably one hot momma
- getting fairly expensive, especially for young gamers
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MSRP $199.99
Released January, 2008
The eVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard is eVGA's "flagship" maximum performance motherboard. It provides 3 PCI-e 2.0 slots for 3 way SLI support (3 NVIDIA graphics cards). Thiis particular eVGA board also provides full chipset support for Intel 45nm Core 2 processors; and also supports any Intel LGA 775 socket processors (Intel Quad-core /...
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MSRP $299.00
Released May, 2008
The Foxconn Destroyer is an ATX motherboard with socket AM2 Athlon and Sempron CPU support. It also includes support for the latest AMD Phenom Quad Core processors with HyerTransport 3.0 functionality; which increases the overall CPU bandwidth between other system components. It also provides 2, or 3 way SLI or 4 way graphics through...
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MSRP $199.99
Released December, 2007
The XFX MB-N780-ISH9 is a "high-octane" motherboard, which supports TRI-SLI straight out of the box through 3 PCI-e x16 slots; yes, that means three high end graphics cards installed at once. The N780 also supports up to 8GB Dual Channel 800MHz DDR2 ram (4 slots), and has an LGA 775 socket for support with...
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P, 5, N, 72, T, P5, 5N, N72, 72T, P5N, 5N72, N72T, P5N72, 5N72T, P5N72T
