FiringSquad reviews EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard
I'm a platform guy. I like the pieces of my gaming and business machines to come from the same company whenever possible. That's one proverbial neck to wring when something goes wrong. Even more important is the research and development that goes on under one vendor's roof. You expect that when Intel designs a chipset for its processors, the two are tested extensively together. The same goes for AMD and its processors, core logic, and graphics cards. If there's one thing I've learned from writing for the channel it's that there's real value in selling platforms centering on components all validated together.
We've already lauded the Phenom/790FX combo for its enthusiast allure and Intel's Core 2 Quad/X48 is shaping up to be a formidable high-end solution as well. Now NVIDIA is looking to reassert itself in the chipset arena-a market the company once dominated. Granted, NVIDIA doesn't have the CPUs it'd need for a conventional platform play. It does have chipsets, motherboards designed in-house, and a full line of GPUs to attract enthusiasts who share my platform affinity, though...
