In theory that might be true, but going by the benches i got in SLI last night, this board is less than impressive. As far as the 780i, i just uploaded my invoice today so i'm waiting for them to approve me, then i have to package up the 680i and mail that off to them. I'm going to go ahead and pack up the 680 since its dead anyway and have it ready to ship so once i get approved i can send it off on my way home from work. Once its shipped, and they recieve it, i have 2 day shipping paid for to get the 780i. So hopefully i'll have it next week if all the stars align and i find the secret crystal key. But more realistically it'll be after new years.