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EVGA nForce 780i comes with other smaller features, like on-board reset and power switches, which are quite convenient for overclockers.
Figure 4: Buzzer and reset and power switches.
This motherboard also ha
s a POST (Power On Self Test) diagnostics display. This feature allows you to know through a series of two-digit codes what is wrong if your computer doesn’t turn on.
Figure 5: POST display.
This motherboard uses solid aluminum capacitors on the voltage regulator circuit, as you can see in Figure 6. This is great because it prevents the infamous capacitor leakage problem. The other electrolytic capacitors used on this motherboard, however, are regular ones, manufactured by Samxon, which is a Chinese company (Japanese capacitors are better). This motherboard also uses iron chokes on the voltage regulator circuit, while tier 1 manufacturers like Gigabyte and ASUS are using ferrite chokes on their high-end products, which offer a lower power loss.
Figure 6: Voltage regulator circuit.
In Figure 7, you can see all cables and accessories that come with this motherboard, which include both SLI and three-way SLI bridges.
Figure 7: Motherboard accessories.
