Abit NF7- ??

BWX · Sep 13, 2003, 12:35 PM

Ok, are all NF7's being sold on the net pretty much the v.2 ultra 400's? All the value sites are so damn vauge- they never say one way or the other for sure- and if they do, I don't ussually trust them..
I thought all the new Abit NF7's were red, all the pics I see look kinda brown, like the old boards, especially at newegg. I don't need raid or anything, I just want the soundstorm (which I think they all have) and the latest version.

I'm about ready to buy one, the absolute cheapest is at Gameve.com here (besides buyextemegear- which looks sketchy to me, link below)

Is this the one I want? Are there better deals out there? Is gameve.com an ok place to buy from?

heres some more-

http://www.partspc.com/store/product3270.html

http://www.bzboyz.com/store/product61.html

last resort- but cheapest http://www.buyxtremegear.com/nf7.html

Thanks.

**edit** it looks like on the Abit website, they all have 6 channel audio, but only the NF7-S has the true soundstorm audio- I have a Fortissimo III 7.1 already, but I think the soundstorm is worth getting. - but maybe not- I'm wondering about that I guess.

~~craig588~~ · Sep 13, 2003, 12:50 PM

Newegg is only selling the rev2 now, I have purchased 2 boards from them on non consecutive occasions and they were both rev2.

The boards are like a rusty color.

BWX · Sep 13, 2003, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by craig588
Newegg is only selling the rev2 now, I have purchased 2 boards from them on non consecutive occasions and they were both rev2.

The boards are like a rusty color.

http://www.partspc.com/store/product3270.html

you don't htink this one is the rev. 2? It says 400fsb..

~~craig588~~ · Sep 13, 2003, 12:58 PM

Probably, you can always return it right?

DriveEuro · Sep 13, 2003, 05:04 PM

Are you looking at buy one finally bwx? I'm excited cuz I remember back in the day when we both had the same system and you and me competed for the best 3DMark on a Ti4200

dipstick · Sep 13, 2003, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BWX232
Ok, are all NF7's being sold on the net pretty much the v.2 ultra 400's? All the value sites are so damn vauge- they never say one way or the other for sure- and if they do, I don't ussually trust them..
I thought all the new Abit NF7's were red, all the pics I see look kinda brown, like the old boards, especially at newegg. I don't need raid or anything, I just want the soundstorm (which I think they all have) and the latest version.

I'm about ready to buy one, the absolute cheapest is at Gameve.com here (besides buyextemegear- which looks sketchy to me, link below)

Is this the one I want? Are there better deals out there? Is gameve.com an ok place to buy from?

heres some more-

http://www.partspc.com/store/product3270.html

http://www.bzboyz.com/store/product61.html

last resort- but cheapest http://www.buyxtremegear.com/nf7.html

Thanks.

**edit** it looks like on the Abit website, they all have 6 channel audio, but only the NF7-S has the true soundstorm audio- I have a Fortissimo III 7.1 already, but I think the soundstorm is worth getting. - but maybe not- I'm wondering about that I guess.

The only place that I know of that has only Rev 2 boards is newegg.com and the pictures seem old everywhere I looked. The Rev 2 boards are red and the brown ones are rev 1.x. Also I think the soundstorm sound is very good and will eat up noticably less cpu than the fortissimo; I used it over my Hercules GTXP

There's a good read at toms hardware

http://www.tomshardware.com/game/20030405/index.html

DriveEuro · Sep 13, 2003, 07:05 PM

Also try...... excaliberpc.com and gameve.com , they both guarentee.

Judas · Sep 13, 2003, 07:41 PM

......2 games.. (well 3)..... and they don't even take advantage of surround sound capabilities?.... No a very good example or tests...... My god... that was horrible......

Bane the ECF · Sep 13, 2003, 11:34 PM

I recommend all and any computer purchases at www.newegg.com.

tek · Sep 13, 2003, 11:44 PM

www.excaliberpc.com

Guarranted ABIT NF7-S 2.0, AND they update the bios to the latest version (meaning the latest BIOS out when you buy it).

I bought mine from them, got it in three days, everything worked without any problems whatsoever.

http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_i...roducts_id=866

And best of all, only $108.00!!!!! I easily hit 200fsb, unlike on my old A7N8X... POS

This motherboard is frickin sweet, thats all I gotta say.

best deal EVER.

-tek

BWX · Sep 14, 2003, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
Are you looking at buy one finally bwx? I'm excited cuz I remember back in the day when we both had the same system and you and me competed for the best 3DMark on a Ti4200

LOL- I know, 2 years ago my OC'd 1800xp and OC'd PC2100 was one of the fast systems- way past time for upgrade- it barely runs MOH at 40fps /w a 9700p!

I should be able to buy the board next week- Then a 2500+ as soon as possible after- Convincing girlfriend while still having girlfriend is tricky. (we live together)

Thanks for info everyone- I did checkout excaliberpc and gameve- Gameve is cheapest- NewEgg is probably best company to deal with as far as RMA and stuff, but excaliber does the free test and bios upgrade, which is really cool. I have a week to think about it.

BWX · Sep 14, 2003, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tek
www.excaliberpc.com

http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_i...roducts_id=866

And best of all, only $108.00!!!!!

That is a great deal.

Then this is the next thing. -if all goes well.
http://www.gameve.com/store/gameve_v...?idproduct=855

Judas · Sep 14, 2003, 09:37 AM

arg.... i've been waiting for my Abit K7-S motherboard for about a month and a half now!

BWX · Sep 14, 2003, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
arg.... i've been waiting for my Abit K7-S motherboard for about a month and a half now!

Why, I would never wait that long. Call credit card and get your money back- that is ridiculous.

Judas · Sep 14, 2003, 08:41 PM

i paid cash...plus, i have to get it retail.... anyone that carries the mobo...won't ship it to were i live.. (usually)...and if any do... it'll most likely be a dud.... the roads are terrible hear.... most anything won't make it.... ( our shiping services are terrible....retailers are the only ones that can afford to get better shipping....

BWX · Sep 15, 2003, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
i paid cash...plus, i have to get it retail.... anyone that carries the mobo...won't ship it to were i live.. (usually)...and if any do... it'll most likely be a dud.... the roads are terrible hear.... most anything won't make it.... ( our shiping services are terrible....retailers are the only ones that can afford to get better shipping....

That kinda sux- hope you get it soon! I'm ordering mine right now! I think from GameVE- seems to be the best price. But excaliberpc is looking good too.

BWX · Sep 15, 2003, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
Also try...... excaliberpc.com and gameve.com , they both guarentee.

I was about to get the one at gameve because it's a great deal, but I can't find anywhere on that site that says they guarantee any revision. It's almost 20 dollars cheaper than excaliberpc too. I wish I could find where they say they guarantee a v2.0- I'd buy it right now.

edit-

I see what you are saying now, the nf7-s is a v2.0, the regulat nf7 doesn't say.

BWX · Sep 15, 2003, 03:16 AM

Whoo hoo! I just ordered an Abit NF7 (non S) v2.0 from Excaliberpc.com . Oh happy day.

dipstick · Sep 15, 2003, 03:33 AM

Sweet, you're definitely going to love it

BWX · Sep 15, 2003, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kakarot
Sweet, you're definitely going to love it

Thanks, I've been waiting a long time (it's been a rough year). Now all I need is a good 2500+ to OC the snot out of!

I got a great deal on 512mb pc2700 ram from PNY that will do the job for a while- I traded for my copy of BF1942- I got the original reciept with it for ther lifetime warrantee, the guy paid 106 dollars for it at comp USA in July! It might be bad, but I won't know until I test it out on the ABIT.

The thing is, that NF7 v2.0 is very upgradable and I'll be able to use it for quite a while- at least a year and a half. It will last until I get some really fast memory, and the top 400mhz fsb AMDcpu that it can handle.. Everyone else will have Athlon 64's and whatnot by then, but that's ok, I'll have a fast enough rig to play the new games coming out- and I won't be dropping huge amounts of money on it.. (because I can't now even if I wanted to)-- I can't wait to get it.

DriveEuro · Sep 15, 2003, 06:47 AM

Congrats man. New rigs are one hell of a fun thing!

blix9 · Sep 15, 2003, 10:45 PM

Nice going BWX. I am thinking of getting this board, too but I am still hesitating because of the static noise form SoundStorm people complaining about.

I have NV-133R(nForce 1) and its static noise and stuttering from playing music or DVD has put me down. I would just order it now if those problems were fixed.

BWX · Sep 16, 2003, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by blix9
Nice going BWX. I am thinking of getting this board, too but I am still hesitating because of the static noise form SoundStorm people complaining about.

I have NV-133R(nForce 1) and its static noise and stuttering from playing music or DVD has put me down. I would just order it now if those problems were fixed.

I didn't get soundstorm, I got the regular NF7 (non s)- I think they are coming out with an independent Soundstorm card anyway- at least I heard something about it a while ago.

dipstick · Sep 16, 2003, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by blix9
Nice going BWX. I am thinking of getting this board, too but I am still hesitating because of the static noise form SoundStorm people complaining about.

I have NV-133R(nForce 1) and its static noise and stuttering from playing music or DVD has put me down. I would just order it now if those problems were fixed.

I used the soundstorm awhile back and it was great; no hissing or funny noises and the cpu hit is remarkably low. I'd still be using it if it wasn't for the Audigy2

BWX · Sep 16, 2003, 10:48 AM

Well, it's on it's way.

Weird thing is, I have TWO tracking numbers. One is for 3 day shipping, and one is for 2 day shipping (what I originally ordered)-

I call FedEx- they say, yup, you have 2 coming, one is around 20 lbs and one is around 4 lbs..

Does anyone else remember getting their NF7 in 2 separate packages?

I triple checked my order- I only have been charged for one item, I wonder if they are sending me a double shipment? Or just a freebie for a first time customer?

Anyone else have this experience /w excaliberpc.com? They did ship it out quick..

shuki · Sep 16, 2003, 12:26 PM

20 lbs for a mobo ??? wow. only thing I can think of is the mobo and their spare BIOS savior thing they used to push on people before abit BIOS' handled it better...

Zardon · Sep 16, 2003, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BWX232
Well, it's on it's way.

Weird thing is, I have TWO tracking numbers. One is for 3 day shipping, and one is for 2 day shipping (what I originally ordered)-

I call FedEx- they say, yup, you have 2 coming, one is around 20 lbs and one is around 4 lbs..

Does anyone else remember getting their NF7 in 2 separate packages?

I triple checked my order- I only have been charged for one item, I wonder if they are sending me a double shipment? Or just a freebie for a first time customer?

Anyone else have this experience /w excaliberpc.com? They did ship it out quick..

well make sure you keep us posted whatever you get, im dying to find out what you are getting !

Judas · Sep 16, 2003, 01:36 PM

yeah.... wouldn't that be intereting if you bought the Abit NF7-S REV. 2 and ended up with a Abit Media XP Drive bay along with a few extras....

BWX · Sep 17, 2003, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
yeah.... wouldn't that be intereting if you bought the Abit NF7-S REV. 2 and ended up with a Abit Media XP Drive bay along with a few extras....

I got the NF7 non S, but I should get the first package tomorrow, and the next one the day after-

I'm at a loss to figure out what it is, but it is definitely something I did not order..

Judas · Sep 17, 2003, 02:01 AM

can you complain?.... That'd bite hardcore if it is COD

Sep 13, 2003, 12:35 PM	#1
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Abit NF7- ?? Ok, are all NF7's being sold on the net pretty much the v.2 ultra 400's? All the value sites are so damn vauge- they never say one way or the other for sure- and if they do, I don't ussually trust them.. I thought all the new Abit NF7's were red, all the pics I see look kinda brown, like the old boards, especially at newegg. I don't need raid or anything, I just want the soundstorm (which I think they all have) and the latest version. I'm about ready to buy one, the absolute cheapest is at Gameve.com here (besides buyextemegear- which looks sketchy to me, link below) Is this the one I want? Are there better deals out there? Is gameve.com an ok place to buy from? heres some more- http://www.partspc.com/store/product3270.html http://www.bzboyz.com/store/product61.html last resort- but cheapest http://www.buyxtremegear.com/nf7.html Thanks. edit it looks like on the Abit website, they all have 6 channel audio, but only the NF7-S has the true soundstorm audio- I have a Fortissimo III 7.1 already, but I think the soundstorm is worth getting. - but maybe not- I'm wondering about that I guess. __________________ Last edited by BWX; Sep 13, 2003 at 12:49 PM.

Sep 13, 2003, 05:04 PM	#5
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Are you looking at buy one finally bwx? I'm excited cuz I remember back in the day when we both had the same system and you and me competed for the best 3DMark on a Ti4200 __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

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DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Also try...... excaliberpc.com and gameve.com , they both guarentee. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Sep 13, 2003, 11:34 PM	#9
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Sep 13, 2003, 11:44 PM	#10
tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	www.excaliberpc.com Guarranted ABIT NF7-S 2.0, AND they update the bios to the latest version (meaning the latest BIOS out when you buy it). I bought mine from them, got it in three days, everything worked without any problems whatsoever. http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_i...roducts_id=866 And best of all, only $108.00!!!!! I easily hit 200fsb, unlike on my old A7N8X... POS This motherboard is frickin sweet, thats all I gotta say. best deal EVER. -tek __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

Sep 13, 2003, 12:50 PM	#2
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Newegg is only selling the rev2 now, I have purchased 2 boards from them on non consecutive occasions and they were both rev2. The boards are like a rusty color.

Sep 13, 2003, 12:58 PM	#4
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Probably, you can always return it right?

Sep 15, 2003, 03:16 AM	Thread Starter #18
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Whoo hoo! I just ordered an Abit NF7 (non S) v2.0 from Excaliberpc.com . Oh happy day. __________________

Sep 15, 2003, 03:33 AM	#19
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Sweet, you're definitely going to love it

Sep 15, 2003, 06:47 AM	#21
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Congrats man. New rigs are one hell of a fun thing! __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Sep 15, 2003, 10:45 PM	#22
blix9 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 315 Rep Power: 0	Nice going BWX. I am thinking of getting this board, too but I am still hesitating because of the static noise form SoundStorm people complaining about. I have NV-133R(nForce 1) and its static noise and stuttering from playing music or DVD has put me down. I would just order it now if those problems were fixed.

Sep 16, 2003, 10:48 AM	Thread Starter #25
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Well, it's on it's way. Weird thing is, I have TWO tracking numbers. One is for 3 day shipping, and one is for 2 day shipping (what I originally ordered)- I call FedEx- they say, yup, you have 2 coming, one is around 20 lbs and one is around 4 lbs.. Does anyone else remember getting their NF7 in 2 separate packages? I triple checked my order- I only have been charged for one item, I wonder if they are sending me a double shipment? Or just a freebie for a first time customer? Anyone else have this experience /w excaliberpc.com? They did ship it out quick.. __________________

Sep 16, 2003, 12:26 PM	#26
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	20 lbs for a mobo ??? wow. only thing I can think of is the mobo and their spare BIOS savior thing they used to push on people before abit BIOS' handled it better...