EVGA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard

In all, it looks like a solid chipset choice for the mainstream market. It’s virtually identical to the nForce 650i SLI, where that has its single x16 lane split into two x8s by means of a flip card (usually), but for the value concious sector the nForce 650i Ultra still has all the essentials natively incorporated so you know what you’re getting.

..There’s no doubt EVGA is up against it in this market segment. It may have a silent board with three very useful PCI slots, but it’s an unattractive board. The lack of additional extras, aside from automatic graphics card overclocking from a variety of just two graphics cards doesn’t fair well in an extremely competitive mainstream marketplace. What EVGA does do right is the bundle in the box, if that’s important to you: EVGA has certainly got it right that’s for sure. The boards it produces have a great warranty (on the condition you register), price and super solid, overclocking friendly motherboard. But it’s all at the cost of other essential differentiating features and core performance.

As ever, it ultimately comes down to the value you place on each attribute. If you’re never going to look at the board and take the performance with a pinch of salt, after all you get what you pay for, but you just want it to run quiet and capable all day everyday, then you’re onto a winner

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