Not really.
It can be done with lower cost of shipping if it is done by doing bulk collection too.

Make it like when you do bulk sales, the intention is to lower the shipping cost right?
So, do a bulk collection on EVGA 680i boards then, collect the EVGA 680i boards, and price that buyers have to pay to exchange their board which is USD$ 89.99 [RM297] then add the shipping charges which is distributed among those that have the boards.

No?

I've opened my thread looking for that particular board for about 3 days now, still no one offered their 680i Rev. A1 motherboard.

I'm also waiting for someone to offer me the older version of EVGA 680i motherboard which i can send to a friend of mine, a forumer in this forum who i call "The God Of Electric & Electronic" which he can help me upgrade the board to Rev. A1.

I've posted about how to upgrade the old EVGA 680i to Rev. A1 and showed it to him and he himself that's a really easy job and he seriously said that he can do it.

Aih, no one wants to sell their EVGA 680i mobo ka?
I'm thinking about buying the INNO3D 680i mobo from kingmaker_20 since it's the cheapest right now and send it to that modder and upgrade to Rev. A1.

Yeah, it's him alright.

I'll ask him first what's the cost.
I maybe going for Abit IN9 32X Max because right now i got a really good offer for an Abit IN9 32X Max.

Not much man.
Because i've checked a lot, and i only found out that only XFX & EVGA has Rev. A1 for overclocking quadcores.

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Dec 23 2007, 03:59 PM

Not sure but i think i've seen it somewhere.
Eitherway, if XFX do has the Rev. A1, i'm sure the price will be the same as the EVGA 680i Rev. A1.

I've talked to empire23 just a minute ago on the phone about helping me doing the GTL Ref mod for the Abit IN9 32X Max i'm going to buy and he said:
"Yes, i can do that, it's pretty easy and it's not going to be costly since i have all the hardwares, i'll only need to buy a 500ohms VR which is around RM5 ~ RM10."

Now, what i must do is buy the Abit IN9 32X Max motherboard first, once it is done, i shall send the motherboard to him for the GTL Ref mod.

I'm getting a 2nd hand Abit IN9 32X Max by the way, and the seller is selling it an uber cheap price that it'll shock you.

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Dec 23 2007, 04:08 PM

Wait, is this how a 500ohm VR looks like?



This post has been edited by sHawTY: Dec 23 2007, 04:23 PM

Does that mean there will be some wires hanging around?
I thought the VR is something like the SMD LED which is soldered directly into the board and nothing will be hanging around.

I don't want any wires hanging around as i'm afraid if something bad will happen when i'm attaching something on the board as my hands are shaky.

Sigh.
Wondering either i still should go on with the GTL Ref mod or just buy that Abit IX38 Quad GT.

Sorry for my noobness in electronics.

I think i have to cancel buying the Abit IN9 32X Max mod and modding it.
Instead, i'm buying a complete EVGA 680i Rev. A1.

No worries, no modding needed.

Yay!
I just got an EVGA nForce 680i SLI 775 Rev. A1 for RM501.
Cheap enough?

Waiting for it's arrival now.

2nd hand, eitherway, how much do you see people sell EVGA 680i Rev. A1 in this forum for 2nd hand?

They all sell at RM700 and above! A new unit still cost RM950 from bulk order.
While i got it at a price tag of RM501 man!

Will update some overclocking results later.

The system:
CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q6600 G0
Mainboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLI
Ram: OCZ NVIDIA(R) SLI(tm) Ready Edition DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz 4GB Kit [2X2GB
Graphics: 2 X XFX Nvidia 8800GT 512MB Alpha Dog Edition
PSU: Silverstone DA750

Not sure either my DA750 can support the system or not since this is my first time going for SLi.
Before this i've tried 2 X 2900XT on Crossfire, never tested SLi, this is my first time going for SLi.

Should i go for 8800GTS G92 instead of 8800GT?

I didn't use DA750 when i'm on 2900XT crossfire la.

When i'm on 2900XT Crossfire, i'm using an OP1000.

8800GT & 8800GTS G92 consumes much much lesser wattage than 2900XT right?
That's why i'm asking either my DA750 can support the whole system or not.

OP1000 has too many wires hanging around.