NVIDIA nForce 590/680i For Conroe, Where Are They? HERE!

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I still dont know... my question stills in my head. Should I spend $300 on the 590 Premium? Because Im not an overclocker but according to the little there is on the C55, they say the words MANY IMPROVEMENTS OVER C19 which makes me ask the same question again and again!

That is the part that I want to know more about too! The improvements can't add new features to the chipset. If they did then wouldn't nVidia have listed the new features on their site? I think the improvements are worth waiting for since they probably improve stability (i.e. resolves heat issues and data corruption/loss).
 
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I initially wanted to build a new system for myself and my father in June. Back then I was looking at the AMD's with the new AM2 chips that were coming out. I tend to not follow PC hardware until I actually intend to do an upgrade. After doing some more research, I found out about the new Intel Conroe chips and how they completely blew the AMD chips away for gaming. I'm not an overclocker, so my primary concern was gaming performance out of the box.

I decided to wait on the upgrades to see how much better the Conroe would be, and I am glad I waited. Looks like an awesome chip for the price. After I knew what chip I wanted, I started looking into video cards. This was around late July, so DX10 cards weren't on my list. I got really interested in the nVidia GX7950's, but was a little concerned that the only official support for these cards was on the nForce4 chipset. I read that there were some hacky drivers out there to have them work with intel 975's, but I tend to be cautious and like going with official stuff.

After some more research, I heard about the awesome looking nForce5 series and how there would be a version put out to support the new intel chips. Yay! It seemed like the perfect fit for me. I wanted the 7950 video card and Conroe chip, so the nForce5 chipset was an awesome match for those. I also wanted a board that could support quad-sli if I decided to upgrade one of my video cards (I wanted to build 2 machines, identical to one another, so one GX7950 in each). For example, if I decided to get a DX10 card for myself later on down the line, I would like to pop that spare 7950 into the other machine so it could have some quad-sli action. From what I read, the board would be able to do it later on with better driver support. Sounded perfect so far.

Now that I knew what hardware I wanted, I started digging to find which manufacturer I would go with and when these boards would come out. This was around early August. That's when I found this thread and started following it on a daily basis. The manufacturer of the board didn't matter too much to me since I don't care to overclock and most of the stock features look similar between the manufacturers.

So, that's my story thus far. I am intently waiting for any nForce5 board to come out that supports the Conroe chip, and the Asus board is the top one of my list. As soon as it comes out, I'm going to order it. Been waiting to upgrade my system since June, and I can't wait for the C55 stuff that people have been discussing.

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I have the same situation except I was going to build my new system in March of 2006. I was not going to wait for AM2. I was going to build a good socket 939 system that I could get by on until quad cores became available. All the components were in place except the Corsair TWINX1024-3200XL RAM! It never went back into stock at the stores I wanted to get it from, and as it turns out Corsair said it was discontinued. Now I find myself in a situation similar to the one I was in back in March. I found all the components, but I am STILL waiting for ONE of them to get in stock! This time it is the system board.
 
Pull out any new features (there's plenty) offered by MCP55 XE and I can tell you which equivilent feature on ICH7/8-R, but far superior. :wink:

I can also tell you nVidia have been doing lots of 'Apple calling their DVD writter a Superdrive' stuff with the nForce590 platform. It really is rediculous.

What about the total number of PCI Express lanes? How do the 975X and P965 compare to the nForce 590? I know the Intel version of nForce 590 has 48 lanes.
 
Dont take this as Im offending you, but just to let you know. Thats why is important to stay and keep an eye always in the topic so we see whats new and any new information or important data etc
 
I wonder how many votes this post will receive...

Our primary Asus-direct distributor has finally inserted a SKU for the Asus P5N32-SLI Premium. In addition to that, 500 units are expected to arrive at various warehouses between 9/15 and 9/18. For me, this means I now have an order placed for a couple of the boards, finally. For everyone else, this means larger resellers should be receiving at least limited stock within a few days. Remember, this is all dependent upon these dates, which are still ETAs and can easily change. Regardless, it's big news for those patiently (...or not so patiently) waiting for the board to become available. On another positive note, the listed price is significantly lower than those currently listed on retail sites. While I'm not going to list our actual price, the MSRP is $220. Note that this does not mean resellers will change their prices, as they have no reason to. I hope this information remains accurate, although expecting the worst will probably be the easiest in the end.
 
That sounds like a fair price. I knew $300 was crazy for a motherboard. Now this means that stores will price it maybe $260 and then low the price by $5 each week like most stores did with conroe.
 
Scan pc was suppose to have these in for today ( asus premium ) , but It is still not here , this is the third time the date will be altered if it isnt in today
 
This MB is a myth. Even when/if it does come out, it will be a poor overclocker just like the 570 chipset boards. Better off getting a 965 intel board for now and waiting for c55 boards if you aren't already an SLI user.
 
The New Revision (Predicted to be released on December) will have C55, for now, the P5N32 Premium will come with C19
I hope you are wrong , man i am so worried.

If this was me about 6 months ago i wouldnt have cared less for the overclocking but things have changed since then and overclocking is the way forward.
 
anyone know the differences between the c19 and the c55 ?
Yep ,one will be better than the other , mainly on the FSB side of things , at the mo if this isnt sorted then the 590 is not a good chipset only if you are stuck like me and want to go quad sli
 
C'mon we all know C19 is not that bad and Im gonna get it (the P5N32 Premium)

C55 will only improve overclocking and bugs if there is any found. I cannot wait 3 more months to build my rig. thats insane. no more waiting for me.
 
25 Pages of replies, I wonder how many more we gonna make while we wait for the board and when the board is out.... :)

Thanks to all who is making this topic the best one ever made!
 
ok so basically its only about the FSB ? well i hardly even touch it, my multipler is unlocked, so i just switch it.... unless it ends up being like the first P5N32, which no matter what i did, the darn multiplier wouldnt change
 
i want 2gb of that ddr2 1066 from corsair.... too expensive though, so i think i might go with the 800 one, that has EPP of course