N-force2 what a turn around from old Nvidia boards

raptora12 · Jul 18, 2002, 01:12 PM

http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboar...716/index.html

HsuGotaQ · Jul 18, 2002, 05:52 PM

N-Force1 was impressive at first, but was plagued with problems and was underperforming. We can say nothing about N-Force2 until it is on a mobo. Funny how THG labels their last page "Conclusion: The Winning Scores". The question to ask ourselfs is : WHAT FREAKIN SCORES. (sorry some anti-thg frustration)

Anyway, I would remain skeptical with ...
A) The specs because they can change.
B) The mobo manufactures because they might bend corners
C) THG because of this Article that doesn't have any details of real life statistics

.... but then again, I hope this really is the chipset AMD needs to compete with Intel properly (VIA's chipsets are really starting to annoy me)!

Jeff · Jul 18, 2002, 06:02 PM

I like VIA Chipsets in general... But my IWill XP333 has an ALi Magik1 Chipset and it rocks.

JavaFox · Jul 19, 2002, 05:42 PM

I'm sorry, but I'm really tired of the VIA hate that a lot of people seem to have.

They are good chipsets. And I love hacing the peace of mind that is 4-in-1.

HsuGotaQ · Jul 19, 2002, 09:35 PM

The 4-in-one's are not that bad, but when it comes to Windows XP, it really really stinks. I'm sorry, but for a company like VIA that can't seem to fix simple problems, but where a person like George Breeze (http://www.viahardware.com) pretty much fixes all there HDD seek time/read time issues and he also fixed the PCI latency problem they cause with SBLive and Audigy Soundcards,... they don't even give credit to this guy and they don't even take a moment to think that this guy might be 10 time better at writting drivers than the rest of the silly team they have. Sorry, but I've got a lot agains't VIA (yes they make cheap stuff but if it wasnt for George, hell 'id say VIA would be shit!). And I am not joking! My 2 cents (in a drunken stupor)

Jul 18, 2002, 01:12 PM	#1
raptora12 Mystic seeker Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 193 Rep Power: 0	N-force2 what a turn around from old Nvidia boards http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboar...716/index.html __________________ msi 6330 Athlon T-bird 1000 mhz 768mb sdr hd 80 gig eide ata 100 7200rpm western digital hd 30 gig eide ata 100 5600rpm western digital Sound Blaster Audigy retail 8500 275/275 19" Mitsubishi Diamondtron

Jul 18, 2002, 05:52 PM	#2
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	Not so sure about that... yet anyways N-Force1 was impressive at first, but was plagued with problems and was underperforming. We can say nothing about N-Force2 until it is on a mobo. Funny how THG labels their last page "Conclusion: The Winning Scores". The question to ask ourselfs is : WHAT FREAKIN SCORES. (sorry some anti-thg frustration) Anyway, I would remain skeptical with ... A) The specs because they can change. B) The mobo manufactures because they might bend corners C) THG because of this Article that doesn't have any details of real life statistics .... but then again, I hope this really is the chipset AMD needs to compete with Intel properly (VIA's chipsets are really starting to annoy me)!

Jul 18, 2002, 06:02 PM	#3
Jeff Yarr... I be blind! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 74	I like VIA Chipsets in general... But my IWill XP333 has an ALi Magik1 Chipset and it rocks. __________________

Jul 19, 2002, 05:42 PM	#4
JavaFox E Pluribus Unum Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 0	I'm sorry, but I'm really tired of the VIA hate that a lot of people seem to have. They are good chipsets. And I love hacing the peace of mind that is 4-in-1.

Jul 19, 2002, 09:35 PM	#5
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	The 4-in-one's are not that bad, but when it comes to Windows XP, it really really stinks. I'm sorry, but for a company like VIA that can't seem to fix simple problems, but where a person like George Breeze (http://www.viahardware.com) pretty much fixes all there HDD seek time/read time issues and he also fixed the PCI latency problem they cause with SBLive and Audigy Soundcards,... they don't even give credit to this guy and they don't even take a moment to think that this guy might be 10 time better at writting drivers than the rest of the silly team they have. Sorry, but I've got a lot agains't VIA (yes they make cheap stuff but if it wasnt for George, hell 'id say VIA would be shit!). And I am not joking! My 2 cents (in a drunken stupor)