So...which nforce2 mobo??

Asmoday · Jan 30, 2003, 06:11 AM

Here's the deal, i'm considering upgrading my mobo from my 8k5a2+ to a nforce2 ...and there is three different boards i'm currently considering.

ASUS A7N8X deluxe

Abit NF7-S

Epox 8RDA+

Which one do you guys recommend?

Regards //Cartman

ToshiroOC · Jan 30, 2003, 06:15 AM

I don't know much about any of em, but going just by brand I can say that I personally love Epox boards - very stable at screaming FSBs so far for me (but not in me personal rig though

... damn OCZ to a bloody burning inferno in hell!)

Necrosis · Jan 31, 2003, 03:19 AM

Hmm...well to be able to tell you I would have to ask you what do you plan to use out of your current system?

DriveEuro · Jan 31, 2003, 09:17 PM

I know my Abit NF7 (non S) hit 212 ram (424 DDR) with stock voltages....I mean 2.7v without a Vmem mod.

sacrilius · Jan 31, 2003, 09:32 PM

ASUS A7N8X deluxe! Lot of built in features

sacrilius · Jan 31, 2003, 09:38 PM

Check this out. http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboar...111/index.html

Asmoday · Feb 1, 2003, 03:23 PM

i bought the nf7-s....

and i love it!!!....so far anyway...

Wiz4rd- · Feb 3, 2003, 11:33 AM

Well if you want my opinion, the Epox 8RDA is the best board out for stability and overclockability, im running it with 2100+ Tbred B CPU and 512MB DDR PC3200 XMS corsiar ram and I'm currently at a little over 2500MHz on air cooling :-)

Dom · Feb 3, 2003, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cartman
i bought the nf7-s.... and i love it!!!....so far anyway...

The NF7 supports Barton's.

Asmoday · Feb 4, 2003, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dom
The NF7 supports Barton's.

Yepp!...

RIV@NVX · Feb 6, 2003, 07:07 PM

And what about Chaintech 7NJS? Why it wasn't in the poll?

DaSnIpE · Feb 7, 2003, 07:17 AM

EpoX is the best OC'er, bar none

Mikeluv · Feb 7, 2003, 08:16 AM

I have the asus A7N8X and its running sweet.

RIV@NVX · Feb 7, 2003, 09:08 AM

One of these NForce2 boards has extremely lame C-Media sound instead of NVIDIA's one. Which one?
Because this one sucks before even starting discussion.

BTW, Chaintech 7NJS is good featured, and most expensive.

DriveEuro · Feb 7, 2003, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DaSnIpE
EpoX is the best OC'er, bar none

OK. Now think about WITHOUT Vmods. Then it is the Chaintech. Chaintech lets you change Vdimm to like 3.1 and the ram to 2.x. Now that's a crazy board stock

Dom · Feb 7, 2003, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RIV@NVX
One of these NForce2 boards has extremely lame C-Media sound instead of NVIDIA's one. Which one?
Because this one sucks before even starting discussion.

BTW, Chaintech 7NJS is good featured, and most expensive.

I believe that is the Chaintech.

RIV@NVX · Feb 7, 2003, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dom
I believe that is the Chaintech.

I heard this is Asus, but now I am not sure anymore... (actually read a review where Chaintech is highly recommended). Chaintech even has that front 5.25 bay.

DriveEuro · Feb 7, 2003, 11:04 PM

What 5.25 bay? What are you talking about?

RIV@NVX · Feb 7, 2003, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
What 5.25 bay? What are you talking about?

http://gamer.vip.hr/hardware/nforce2.php?id=23
Check the review images, it is there.

Dom · Feb 10, 2003, 11:05 PM

Does the NF7 support dual-channel DDR? If so, will it support DDR333 or just DDR400?

DriveEuro · Feb 10, 2003, 11:08 PM

ANY nForce 2 supports Dual Channel

Dom · Feb 10, 2003, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
ANY nForce 2 supports Dual Channel

OK. So will it support DDR333?

DriveEuro · Feb 10, 2003, 11:11 PM

Yeah, DDR400 even

Dom · Feb 10, 2003, 11:15 PM

I just wanted to make sure, 'cuz on Abit's site it says it supports "dual DDR400". Which I didn't know what that ment, I mean 2 sticks of DDR400 or dual-channel DDR400.

Thanks.

DriveEuro · Feb 10, 2003, 11:17 PM

What board are you looking at? NF7? NF7-S? Actually you can take 3 sticks of RAM in these boards. But only two on dual channel.

Dom · Feb 10, 2003, 11:22 PM

NF7-S

DriveEuro · Feb 10, 2003, 11:31 PM

OH OK. These Abit boards are great. Without a memory volt mod you can hit 212 FSB easy, that's running the 2.7 volt max. I can hit 212 with timings at 4-2-2-2

Dom · Feb 10, 2003, 11:41 PM

Cool. Here's the system I'm thinking of getting;

ABIT NF7-S

Athlon XP 2100+ (revB)

512Mb PC2700 Crucial-Micron DDR-RAM (2x256)

Thermaltake Volcano 9

Thermaltake shim

$368USD shipped. What do you think?

DriveEuro · Feb 11, 2003, 03:24 AM

You can't afford the PC3200 ram? 33mhz difference.....

DriveEuro · Feb 11, 2003, 03:47 AM

Dude, if you want to overclock a lot then get the SLK 800 heatsink. And then throw a Thermal Take Smart Fan II on it. It's better than the Volcano 9. Althogh the V9 doesn't dissapoint me. 2200mhz 1.725v .... 30C idle right now. Fan can barely be heard either.

Jan 30, 2003, 06:11 AM	#1
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	So...which nforce2 mobo?? Here's the deal, i'm considering upgrading my mobo from my 8k5a2+ to a nforce2 ...and there is three different boards i'm currently considering. ASUS A7N8X deluxe Abit NF7-S Epox 8RDA+ Which one do you guys recommend? Regards //Cartman __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

Jan 30, 2003, 06:15 AM	#2
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	I don't know much about any of em, but going just by brand I can say that I personally love Epox boards - very stable at screaming FSBs so far for me (but not in me personal rig though ... damn OCZ to a bloody burning inferno in hell!) __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 31, 2003, 09:17 PM	#4
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	I know my Abit NF7 (non S) hit 212 ram (424 DDR) with stock voltages....I mean 2.7v without a Vmem mod. __________________ [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

Jan 31, 2003, 09:32 PM	#5
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Jan 31, 2003, 09:38 PM	#6
sacrilius Evil Je$ter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA. Born in Brooklyn, NY Posts: 127 Rep Power: 0	Check this out. http://www.tomshardware.com/mainboar...111/index.html __________________ ASUS A7N8X E Deluxe MOBO Rev. 2.0 AMD Athlon XP 3200+ ATI Radeon 128MB DDR 9800 Pro Ultra MEMORY 1.5GB PC-3200/400MHz WD Raptor 36GBX2 SiI Raid 0 & WD 40GB HD Windows XP Pro SP2 Corporate

Jan 31, 2003, 03:19 AM	#3
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Hmm...well to be able to tell you I would have to ask you what do you plan to use out of your current system?

Feb 1, 2003, 03:23 PM	Thread Starter #7
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	i bought the nf7-s.... and i love it!!!....so far anyway... __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

Feb 3, 2003, 11:33 AM	#8
Wiz4rd- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	Re: So...which nforce2 mobo?? Well if you want my opinion, the Epox 8RDA is the best board out for stability and overclockability, im running it with 2100+ Tbred B CPU and 512MB DDR PC3200 XMS corsiar ram and I'm currently at a little over 2500MHz on air cooling :-)

Feb 6, 2003, 07:07 PM	#11
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	And what about Chaintech 7NJS? Why it wasn't in the poll? __________________ -- Vedran Last edited by RIV@NVX; Feb 6, 2003 at 07:12 PM.

Feb 7, 2003, 07:17 AM	#12
DaSnIpE Driverage Snipe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada or NYC, USA Posts: 372 Rep Power: 0	EpoX is the best OC'er, bar none __________________ Antec SX1030 Case - Enermax 431 W Whisper PS - 4 Case Fans -ThermalRight AX-7 With Panaflo Ultra Fan - Sb Audigy / Logitech Z-560 Speakers / Sennheiser HD497 Headphones WD 80GB 7200 rpm HD - Samsung SyncMaster 955DF - LG 16x10x40x Burner / Pionner 16x Slot DVD View my rig http://nl.dodhq.net/Rig/

Feb 7, 2003, 08:16 AM	#13
Mikeluv DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	I have the asus A7N8X and its running sweet. __________________

Feb 7, 2003, 09:08 AM	#14
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	One of these NForce2 boards has extremely lame C-Media sound instead of NVIDIA's one. Which one? Because this one sucks before even starting discussion. BTW, Chaintech 7NJS is good featured, and most expensive. __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 7, 2003, 11:04 PM	#18
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	What 5.25 bay? What are you talking about? __________________ [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

Feb 10, 2003, 11:05 PM	#20
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Does the NF7 support dual-channel DDR? If so, will it support DDR333 or just DDR400?

Feb 10, 2003, 11:08 PM	#21
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	ANY nForce 2 supports Dual Channel __________________ [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

Feb 10, 2003, 11:11 PM	#23
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, DDR400 even __________________ [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

Feb 10, 2003, 11:15 PM	#24
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	I just wanted to make sure, 'cuz on Abit's site it says it supports "dual DDR400". Which I didn't know what that ment, I mean 2 sticks of DDR400 or dual-channel DDR400. Thanks.

Feb 10, 2003, 11:17 PM	#25
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	What board are you looking at? NF7? NF7-S? Actually you can take 3 sticks of RAM in these boards. But only two on dual channel. __________________ [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

Feb 10, 2003, 11:22 PM	#26
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	NF7-S

Feb 10, 2003, 11:31 PM	#27
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	OH OK. These Abit boards are great. Without a memory volt mod you can hit 212 FSB easy, that's running the 2.7 volt max. I can hit 212 with timings at 4-2-2-2 __________________ [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

Feb 10, 2003, 11:41 PM	#28
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Cool. Here's the system I'm thinking of getting; ABIT NF7-S Athlon XP 2100+ (revB) 512Mb PC2700 Crucial-Micron DDR-RAM (2x256) Thermaltake Volcano 9 Thermaltake shim $368USD shipped. What do you think?

Feb 11, 2003, 03:24 AM	#29
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	You can't afford the PC3200 ram? 33mhz difference..... __________________ [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

Feb 11, 2003, 03:47 AM	#30
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Dude, if you want to overclock a lot then get the SLK 800 heatsink. And then throw a Thermal Take Smart Fan II on it. It's better than the Volcano 9. Althogh the V9 doesn't dissapoint me. 2200mhz 1.725v .... 30C idle right now. Fan can barely be heard either. __________________ [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