Changes to Non-Expert
- PCI-E x16 slots spaced farther apart
- Chipset cooler no longer directly below video card
- Smaller voltage steps for DDR voltage
- 4V DDR voltage jumper removed
- SLI jumpers removed, now switched through BIOS
- Memory slots moved
- CPU socket orientation changed by 90°
- One more PCI slot
- 8-pin workstation power connector instead of 4-pin
- 5.25" and 3.5" SLI power connectors removed
- Allows more tight memory timings (CAS 1.5)
- Improved memory drive strength
- Four-phase CPU power
- Sound quality slightly improved
- Maximum chipset voltage increased to 1.96V from 1.8V
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