Wednesday, November 28th 2007
NVIDIA GeForce 680i Motherboards Do Not Support Quad Core Yorkfield
NVIDIA nForce 680i Motherboards Do Not Support Quad Core Yorkfield
You may've heard the rumors too, but I waited on purpose before posting this one. It's now confirmed by NVIDIA what's up with 680i motherboards supporting the new quad core Yorkfield processors:
You may've heard the rumors too, but I waited on purpose before posting this one. It's now confirmed by NVIDIA what's up with 680i motherboards supporting the new quad core Yorkfield processors:
The (680i) MCP fully supports both dual core Wolfdale and quad core Yorkfield, but at the board level, a motherboard circuit change is required for quad core YF.All NVIDIA nForce 680i motherboard owners should have in mind that their current mainboard won't support Yorkfield, probably not even if a new BIOS is released. Hardware modification is needed, which most likely means you have to buy a new motherboard.
95 Comments on NVIDIA GeForce 680i Motherboards Do Not Support Quad Core Yorkfield
I reckon they should offer a replacement for everyone, that is BS.
At least there will a whole heap of 680i boards on the bay cheap as... :p
DAAMIT FOR TEH WIN:D
Too bad it doesn't support it, but it's not that surprising..... considering how many chips the 6x0i series supports, it's almost about time that one wasn't supported.
That being said, this means that in the coming months we could see more 680i based boards which DO actually support quad core yorkfield, which could be a cheap high-performance alternative when released.
My guess is this only applies to the reference boards, which are shit anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
Oh well, I'm happy with my Q6600 for the time being anyway. And like others have said, the current 45nm quads are for enthusiasts with enthusiast pockets, so a new motherboard shouldn't be a big stretch for them.