XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard

XFX 680i-LT Overview

Before we go onto the performance section of the review, here is a quick summary of the main features of the board with select comparisons to the 680i reference board:

	XFX 680iLTsli	Ref 680i
Current CPU FSB Support	400/533/800/1066/1333	400/533/800/1066/1333
Memory Support	8Gb DDR2 up to 1400MHz	8Gb DDR2 up to 1400MHz
Number of 16x PCIe	2	3
Number of PCIe 1x, of which not impacted by other slots	2 (1)	2 (1)
Number of internal SATA 2 Connectors, of which not impacted by add in cards	6 (6)	6 (6)
Number of internal SATA 2 Connectors, of which not impacted by add in cards	0	0
Audio	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Notable Audio i/o	Optical Out	Optical Out
Lan	1x GB Lan	2x GB Lan
Onboard USB	4	6
Onboard Firewire	1	1
Max CPU volts	1.6
Max DDR2 volts	2.5
Max FSB	2500mhz
PCB Colour	Green	Black