Here are the differences from the standard reference design to the FTW:
Full solid caps
8 Phase Power Design
Improved/more flexible BIOS
Extremely reduced VDroop
Waterblock/fan combination
That NB sink is awfully close to the back of ht Gfx card pcb, not so smart.
It's humongous, too. Gonna block some popular CPU coolers..._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
That NB sink is awfully close to the back of ht Gfx card pcb, not so smart.
I like it otherways, though, a good initiative.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Ye it was same with the ordinary version 780i-they forgot to fix that._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
That NB sink is awfully close to the back of ht Gfx card pcb, not so smart.
Good thing my ASUS Striker II Formula 780i NB sink is flat and big.Sup wrote:
Ye it was same with the ordinary version 780i-they forgot to fix that._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
That NB sink is awfully close to the back of ht Gfx card pcb, not so smart.
I only see 4 SATA ports. Please tell me there are some more I haven't spotted...
Do I spy tri-fire............
No, you noob.Funky_Finny wrote:
Do I spy tri-fire............
On an nVidia board!Funky_Finny wrote:
Do I spy tri-fire............
_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
No, you noob.
I see 6.Bertster7 wrote:
I only see 4 SATA ports. Please tell me there are some more I haven't spotted...
2 90 degree 4 normal sata ports:
Paint is leet btw.
I think I'll pass on this, that waterblock looks like it'll block my 9700.
Paint is leet btw.
I think I'll pass on this, that waterblock looks like it'll block my 9700.
I want that. Is it possible to remove the water cooling barbs?
I think you need to remove the whole heatsink if you don't want those. But why not just cover it with that fan/grill like its shown on the second pic?ghettoperson wrote:
I want that. Is it possible to remove the water cooling barbs?