EVGA offering one time upgrade from 680i to 780i

[Quakindude]

For $89.99. I may have to do this. But would like to see some reviews of the chipset first.

EVGA is proud to announce the 680i Motherboard Upgrade Promotion.
EVGA is offering a special (1) one time upgrade promotional program
to all of its
(122-CK-NF68-XX)* registered customers. This program is for a limited
time and will run for 60 days. (122-CK-NF68-XX)* customers will be
able to upgrade to the 780i
(132-CK-NF78-XX) motherboard for a one time fee of $89.99 USD or €79.
99.

What do you get for the $89.99 (€79.99)?
• New EVGA 780i Motherboard (132-CK-NF78-XX)
• 3 Way SLI Bridge ($20 USD €14 Value)
• Free Ground Shipping** ($10 USD €7 Value)
• PCI-E 2.0 Slots
• 3 x16 PCI-E Slots
• ESA Certified Platform
• New Upgrade Warranty (–A1 Limited Lifetime / -T1 2 Year Limited
Warranty)

All products must be registered (http://www.evga.com/myEVGA/)
You will need to send in your EVGA 680i Motherboard once you have
been approved for this promotion.

Please visit our website at: EVGA | Intelligent Innovation and
then log in to see this upgrade offer.

Thank you,
EVGA Marketing

[RAID]

i wonder what they do with all of the old boards?

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by RAID

i wonder what they do with all of the old boards?

Either resell them as recertified or break them down for parts

[onebxr]

bit-tech.net | First Look: Nvidia nForce 780i SLI - Nvidia nForce 780i SLI

a good review of the 780i.
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[Stormcrow]

Too bad the board I'm getting isn't registered to me
I think it'd be a good plan to sit Penryn out and save up for Nehalem anyway.

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

I think it'd be a good plan to sit Penryn out and save up for Nehalem anyway.

Exactly what I'm doing (although that means waiting until the end of 2008, basically another year).

[garetjax]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Too bad the board I'm getting isn't registered to me
I think it'd be a good plan to sit Penryn out and save up for Nehalem anyway.

By then, another processor spec will be released by Intel, and the waiting game will ensue once again. ;)

[Stormcrow]

Nah, the waiting game this time is because Nehalem is going to be a significant boost over Penryn, which is more of a Conroe refresh. Instead of buying a new board, expensive DDR3, I think it's better to wait for Nehalem and by then DDR3 might be down in price and the new GPU series will be in full swing.

[halutzparilla]

i'm still waiting for that new flagship of AMD, i'm planning to sit this one out then get me a AMD rig by end of 2008, its not about OC but just the exp of AMD rig, i know there is no differ but i want to try an AMD rig only if its at par with the Intel ones... and maybe by the end of 2008 ddr 3 will be worth the buy...

[Quakindude]

I've decided to go ahead and do it. It would be my luck that EVGA would have a huge response and pull the offer early.