780i

This will likely be my next motherboard, the 780i. EVGA has a special offer now. If I return my EVGA 680i board and $90, I can get a new 780i. Seems like a pretty decent deal. The 780i supports both Wolfdale and Yorkfield processors. It also supports triple-SLI. But I just need the board for crunching work units, so a cheap video card will suffice. Note the unusual-looking heatsinks on the board.

Merry Christmas

A Merry Christmas to all of you who've stopped by and posted comments. Hard to believe this blog is almost two years old. Admittedly I have not posted as regularly as I used to. Maybe I've run out of interesting things to say. ;) By the way, that's not my cat in the above picture. My cat usually likes to sit under the tree and take naps. :)

Skulltrail

Early next year, Intel will release a special board for the gaming enthusiast. Skulltrail will have quad-SLI support. It can run two quad Xeon processors (LGA771) and will require the use of fully buffered memory dimms. Unlike most server-type motherboards, Skulltrail will reportedly have overclocking options in the BIOS. The other interesting feature is that the board can accommodate LGA775 heatsinks. The whole system will cost a lot of money. But for those wishing to overclock a server board, this is probably the best option, though an expensive one.