P5N32-E SLI plus... a tale of two chipsets?

[MasterKromm]

I was really perplexed when I first spotted this board, it seemed to good to be true, 40 dollars less than the P5N32-E SLI and with solid aluminum electrolyte capacitors too(instead of the P5N32-E SLI's config mixing in liquid electrolyte capacitors as well). Upon digging further I unearthed several differening descriptions of said motherboard...

http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=6420

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2007/02/06/asus_p5n32e_sli_plus/1.html

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=247136

http://www.chiefvalue.com/product/productdetails.aspx?item=13-131-153&ATT=Motherboards+Intel&CMP=OTC-4r00gle

??? which is it 650i or 680i??? I am leaning towards the evga 680i; but if this asus P5N32-E SLI plus is a 680i I would most likely purchase it instead.

Regards,

MasterKromm

 

[MasterKromm]

NVM it seems chiefvalue and newegg have changed the description and it is now listed as 650i ... Oh well

 

[keith97]

I have it,very good and stable board

 

[Rapt]

It is actually a hybrid. With 650i on the NB and 590 on the SB....Mixing the old tech with the new I guess has seriously reduced compatibility/stability issues. It is a stripped-down Striker Extreme with the same solid stat capacitors, no mixing.