P35 Mobos... Do they support Sli?

Hi, I've been looking at the P35 Mobos, but they only seem to support Crossfire. I was wondering if any support SLi? Also, do all P35 mobos support DDR3? Is it worth getting a 680i, or arent they future proof (no support for penryn or ddr3) P35 Mobos... Do they support Sli?
no they support crossfireP35 Mobos... Do they support Sli?
P35 moobos only support Crossifire until now, some of them support DDR2, 680i is not outdated, DDR2 only but it is said they will support Penryn via BIOS update, not to mention they are great overclocking boards.
Intel does has the SLI licence right now, they'll probably put it on the next chipset
[QUOTE=''-SaI'']Intel does has the SLI licence right now, they'll probably put it on the next chipset[/QUOTE]SLi is an nVidia technology. So the only way intel's going to have SLi support is if they buy nForce chipsets to put on their boards.

[QUOTE=''codezer0''][QUOTE=''-SaI'']Intel does has the SLI licence right now, they'll probably put it on the next chipset[/QUOTE]SLi is an nVidia technology. So the only way intel's going to have SLi support is if they buy nForce chipsets to put on their boards.
[/QUOTE]no, I saw an intel board with an intel chipset that says SLI supportedplease wait while i go through pics
ahh ha!http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40123http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=148932%26highlight=SLI+intel
It is a debatable subject about X38...I have to agree with Code and believe the interp that Nvidia will only liscense SLI tech with their chipsets. Now on the workstation side, Intel boards chipsets will have SLI but I believe it is only for Quadro cards.
There is a BIG difference between desktop and workstation motherboards.Sal, you might want to read that XS link, instead of reading the title and posting it...
Yes there is a way to make them support SLi. Certain mobo's have updates/ bios flashs for SLi.
[QUOTE=''jachichorro'']P35 moobos only support Crossifire until now, some of them support DDR2, 680i is not outdated, DDR2 only but it is said they will support Penryn via BIOS update, not to mention they are great overclocking boards.[/QUOTE]Penryn requires more than a BIOS update to run.Motherboard makers need to make revisions to the CPU voltage delivery system, and last time I checked, you can't download that from the net.But, there's some rumours going around that NVIDIA's reference designs do support Penryn (via BIOS update), but I'm taking it with a truckload of salt.EDIT: Piss poor grammar for some reason. -_-
Thanks for your replies! So is it worth getting a 680i? Will DDR3 be mainstream in the next 2 years? I wanna build a 2 year minimum Futureproof PC.
If you want to run crossfire or SLI, don't get a P35 (even if it says it supports it). The second PCIE slot only supports up to 4x speed shich is not good for gaming.
[QUOTE=''jking197'']Thanks for your replies! So is it worth getting a 680i? Will DDR3 be mainstream in the next 2 years? I wanna build a 2 year minimum Futureproof PC.[/QUOTE]P35 supports Penryn for sure, 680i (at the moment) does not.Also, stickwith DDR2.
Yeah, I think I will stick with the 680i. The MoBo i wanna get has 16X for sli
[QUOTE=''jking197'']Yeah, I think I will stick with the 680i. The MoBo i wanna get has 16X for sli[/QUOTE]If you already have one, yeah.But if you're going to buy a new mobo now, I suggest P35.
[QUOTE=''Wesker776''] [QUOTE=''jking197'']Yeah, I think I will stick with the 680i. The MoBo i wanna get has 16X for sli[/QUOTE]If you already have one, yeah.But if you're going to buy a new mobo now, I suggest P35.[/QUOTE] yeah, i loved the msi p35.