Which NF2 motherboard to choose??

tubby · Jul 4, 2003, 10:14 PM

Im going to buy an barton XP2500 and an motherboard to match it but my question is what Nforce2 board to choose?? Im looking for something that has somewhat nice features + enables good OCing..... Im going to buy an watercooling kit so of course the motherboard has to have 4 mounting holes as well. Plz tell me what u think ?

Dom · Jul 4, 2003, 10:32 PM

NF7-S rev2.0.

tek · Jul 4, 2003, 11:13 PM

ABIT NF7-S REV 2.0 without a doubt.

Zardon · Jul 4, 2003, 11:24 PM

Abit Nf7S-Rev 2

Necrosis · Jul 5, 2003, 02:26 AM

Asus A7N8X Del. Rev. 2.

However, the Abit is a bit cheaper.

**Roadee** · Jul 5, 2003, 02:35 AM

overclocking...............NF7-S Rev. 2.0

Features and decent OC..........Asus A7N8X DLX Rev. 2.0

Necrosis · Jul 5, 2003, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roadee
overclocking...............NF7-S Rev. 2.0

Features and decent OC..........Asus A7N8X DLX Rev. 2.0

Abit has about the same features but the Asus board has more robust audio..however if they guy plans on using his sound card the Abit would be a more economical choice.

tubby · Jul 5, 2003, 12:00 PM

Oki, will have these advices in mind when shopping. Have now an Asus A7V8X and i love the layout of it. Have seen that the ASUS A7N8X has an somewhat similar layout. How does the ABIT mobo compare? Do u experience any problems with it?

toddsmack2k · Jul 5, 2003, 03:05 PM

Well as you can tell from what the majority has said here the ABIT is the way to go. The new Rev 2.0 has cleared up any problems that you may heard of with the earlier nf7-2 boards. I vote also for the ABIT!

DriveEuro · Jul 6, 2003, 06:36 AM

And for those of you that don't need SATA, Firewire and Soundstorm you'd save 20$ and get the same overclocking features out of the NF7 (non S).

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Jul 6, 2003, 06:42 AM

KT400A

Judas · Jul 6, 2003, 06:44 AM

Abit

Krule · Jul 7, 2003, 03:07 PM

What about MSI!?

The K7N2G-ILSR with onboard video/sound and sata/lan/firewire etc etc is a good card, isn't it? I'm about 48 hours away from buying that board with a barton 2500+ and 512mb of crucial ddr pc3200.

I decided to go for msi since i think my radeon 7500 all in wonder is causing my old machine to freeze up randomly, but I'm not sure, it benches just as fast as the Asus from roundups I've seen, but I've been debating asus vs msi for a week now.

Maybe some of you more knowledgable folk can help me decide once and for all, before I plop 200$ (The price dif. between the msi and asus is like 10$ where i'm getting it, and therefore neglegable, however I cannot afford a new video card...but i'm not even sure mines broke coulda been the processor or board which no longer post)

dipstick · Jul 7, 2003, 03:14 PM

You can't go wrong with the Abit NF-S, it's the finest board I have ever used. As for the MSi, I wouldn't go for it if you plan to OC much.

studbagel9 · Jul 7, 2003, 03:17 PM

LanParty NFII Ultra? I'm getting that.

Krule · Jul 7, 2003, 03:21 PM

I think I need something more than just 'Can't go wrong with Asus' heh..

Especially since the asus has no onboard video, which I may or may not need depending on my video card.

I don't know if I'm going to overclock the 2500 at all, it should be pretty fast as is for what I need

tek · Jul 7, 2003, 03:23 PM

Like I said before, and I'll just say it again, if your GOING TO OVERCLOCK YOUR BARTON THEN GO FOR THE NF7-S, ffs, 10+ people in this thread said the NF7 is for overclocking, so GET IT, you dont need anymore opinions and why the fuck would you want onboard video? It's a geforcemx4 ffs, who the hell would want that?

ABIT NF7-S NO DOUBT DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Krule · Jul 7, 2003, 03:27 PM

Anyone without a video card would want it. Because if I get it, then notice my system hanging with my radeon 7500 I'm going to be rather upset since my budget is about 500$ to start with.

studbagel9 · Jul 7, 2003, 04:24 PM

Krule, the DFI Lanparty NFII Ultra has a lot of features, it's an easy overclock, etc etc etc.

Krule · Jul 7, 2003, 04:35 PM

Sooo.....this board?

http://www.ncix.com/productdetail.php?sku=8768

Necrosis · Jul 7, 2003, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tubby
Oki, will have these advices in mind when shopping. Have now an Asus A7V8X and i love the layout of it. Have seen that the ASUS A7N8X has an somewhat similar layout. How does the ABIT mobo compare? Do u experience any problems with it?

Yes, the A7N8X does have a very similar layout but with one less PCI slot. Honestly, if you tell us what all your planning on using with your new board will help the matter greatly.

tubby · Jul 8, 2003, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Necrosis
Yes, the A7N8X does have a very similar layout but with one less PCI slot. Honestly, if you tell us what all your planning on using with your new board will help the matter greatly.

I´m planning on building a new computer with an Barton XP2500 , some OCZ Ram modules and i´ll be using Danger Den watercooling. That is why i wondered about the layout. But after read all your posts i can see that the majority of u recommends the Abit mobo.

DriveEuro · Jul 9, 2003, 05:04 PM

If you are using water cooling then DO NOT get the Asus.... The ASUS only does 1.85v max on the cpu.

mrbig · Jul 9, 2003, 09:26 PM

The kind of wolrd is "ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2.0"
"Power & Stability"
Based on NVidia NForce2 Ultra 400 ST
Good luck!

WildChild · Jul 9, 2003, 09:36 PM

The new GA-7N400 Pro is based on the nforce 2 chipset also ...Im using it ....offers alil more things then the asus board did ....just a suggestion check it out ....but in the end its your money ....

My Rig:
AMD 3000+ Barton 2.17 GHz
500 Watt PSU
Vantec Aeroflow TMD cooled
1.5GB Samsung DDR 400
GA-7N400 Pro Modded F9 Bios
2 ATA 133 Maxtor Diamond (Raid 0)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB
Audigy 2
Logitech Z-640 5.1
TDK Indigo DVD Burner
Pioneer DVD Front loader
ImageQuest L70a Digital/Analog Monitor

dipstick · Jul 10, 2003, 02:51 PM

You guys check out this review? http://www.amdmb.com/article-display.php?ArticleID=244
This single channel, extremely cheap, NF2 board ran over the Asus top dog like a truck.
Very interesting read indeed

Necrosis · Jul 10, 2003, 11:51 PM

This thread seems to be a bit anti-Asus for some reason.

WildChild · Jul 11, 2003, 12:57 AM

Not at all anti -asus ...lol...both are good boards I compared the 2 before purchasing and the new gigabyte board offerred more for less....

My Rig:
AMD 3000+ Barton 2.17 GHz
500 Watt PSU
Vantec Aeroflow TMD cooled
1.5GB Samsung DDR 400 3-4-4-7
GA-7N400 Pro Modded F9 Bios
2 120 GB ATA 133 Maxtor Diamond (Raid 0)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB
Audigy 2
Logitech Z-640 5.1
TDK Indigo DVD Burner
Pioneer DVD Front loader
ImageQuest L70a Digital/Analog Monitor

dipstick · Jul 11, 2003, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Necrosis
This thread seems to be a bit anti-Asus for some reason.

Sorry, I meant to say "This single channel, extremely cheap, NF2 board ran all over the dual channel top dog like a truck"

Necrosis · Jul 11, 2003, 02:01 AM

So why didn't they also run the Asus board in single for a better comparison?

Jul 4, 2003, 10:14 PM	#1
tubby DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Which NF2 motherboard to choose?? Im going to buy an barton XP2500 and an motherboard to match it but my question is what Nforce2 board to choose?? Im looking for something that has somewhat nice features + enables good OCing..... Im going to buy an watercooling kit so of course the motherboard has to have 4 mounting holes as well. Plz tell me what u think ?

Jul 4, 2003, 11:13 PM	#3
tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	ABIT NF7-S REV 2.0 without a doubt. __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

Jul 5, 2003, 02:35 AM	#6
Roadee Never forgotten Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rest In peace, Joe. Posts: 2,198 Rep Power: 69	overclocking...............NF7-S Rev. 2.0 Features and decent OC..........Asus A7N8X DLX Rev. 2.0 __________________ We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.

Jul 5, 2003, 03:05 PM	#9
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	Well as you can tell from what the majority has said here the ABIT is the way to go. The new Rev 2.0 has cleared up any problems that you may heard of with the earlier nf7-2 boards. I vote also for the ABIT! __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Jul 6, 2003, 06:36 AM	#10
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	And for those of you that don't need SATA, Firewire and Soundstorm you'd save 20$ and get the same overclocking features out of the NF7 (non S). __________________ [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

Jul 4, 2003, 10:32 PM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	NF7-S rev2.0.

Jul 4, 2003, 11:24 PM	#4
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Abit Nf7S-Rev 2

Jul 5, 2003, 02:26 AM	#5
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Asus A7N8X Del. Rev. 2. However, the Abit is a bit cheaper.

Jul 5, 2003, 12:00 PM	Thread Starter #8
tubby DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Oki, will have these advices in mind when shopping. Have now an Asus A7V8X and i love the layout of it. Have seen that the ASUS A7N8X has an somewhat similar layout. How does the ABIT mobo compare? Do u experience any problems with it?

Jul 6, 2003, 06:42 AM	#11
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	KT400A

Jul 7, 2003, 03:07 PM	#13
Krule DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	You people are making me cry! What about MSI!? The K7N2G-ILSR with onboard video/sound and sata/lan/firewire etc etc is a good card, isn't it? I'm about 48 hours away from buying that board with a barton 2500+ and 512mb of crucial ddr pc3200. I decided to go for msi since i think my radeon 7500 all in wonder is causing my old machine to freeze up randomly, but I'm not sure, it benches just as fast as the Asus from roundups I've seen, but I've been debating asus vs msi for a week now. Maybe some of you more knowledgable folk can help me decide once and for all, before I plop 200$ (The price dif. between the msi and asus is like 10$ where i'm getting it, and therefore neglegable, however I cannot afford a new video card...but i'm not even sure mines broke coulda been the processor or board which no longer post)

Jul 7, 2003, 03:14 PM	#14
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	You can't go wrong with the Abit NF-S, it's the finest board I have ever used. As for the MSi, I wouldn't go for it if you plan to OC much.

Jul 7, 2003, 03:17 PM	#15
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	What about... LanParty NFII Ultra? I'm getting that. __________________

Jul 7, 2003, 03:21 PM	#16
Krule DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	I think I need something more than just 'Can't go wrong with Asus' heh.. Especially since the asus has no onboard video, which I may or may not need depending on my video card. I don't know if I'm going to overclock the 2500 at all, it should be pretty fast as is for what I need

Jul 7, 2003, 03:23 PM	#17
tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	Like I said before, and I'll just say it again, if your GOING TO OVERCLOCK YOUR BARTON THEN GO FOR THE NF7-S, ffs, 10+ people in this thread said the NF7 is for overclocking, so GET IT, you dont need anymore opinions and why the fuck would you want onboard video? It's a geforcemx4 ffs, who the hell would want that? ABIT NF7-S NO DOUBT DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

Jul 7, 2003, 03:27 PM	#18
Krule DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Anyone without a video card would want it. Because if I get it, then notice my system hanging with my radeon 7500 I'm going to be rather upset since my budget is about 500$ to start with.

Jul 7, 2003, 04:24 PM	#19
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Krule, the DFI Lanparty NFII Ultra has a lot of features, it's an easy overclock, etc etc etc. __________________

Jul 7, 2003, 04:35 PM	#20
Krule DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Sooo.....this board? http://www.ncix.com/productdetail.php?sku=8768 Last edited by Krule; Jul 7, 2003 at 04:44 PM.

Jul 9, 2003, 05:04 PM	#23
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	If you are using water cooling then DO NOT get the Asus.... The ASUS only does 1.85v max on the cpu. __________________ [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

Jul 9, 2003, 09:26 PM	#24
mrbig DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	The kind of wolrd is "ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2.0" "Power & Stability" Based on NVidia NForce2 Ultra 400 ST Good luck!

Jul 9, 2003, 09:36 PM	#25
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	The new GA-7N400 Pro is based on the nforce 2 chipset also ...Im using it ....offers alil more things then the asus board did ....just a suggestion check it out ....but in the end its your money .... My Rig: AMD 3000+ Barton 2.17 GHz 500 Watt PSU Vantec Aeroflow TMD cooled 1.5GB Samsung DDR 400 GA-7N400 Pro Modded F9 Bios 2 ATA 133 Maxtor Diamond (Raid 0) ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB Audigy 2 Logitech Z-640 5.1 TDK Indigo DVD Burner Pioneer DVD Front loader ImageQuest L70a Digital/Analog Monitor

Jul 10, 2003, 02:51 PM	#26
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	You guys check out this review? http://www.amdmb.com/article-display.php?ArticleID=244 This single channel, extremely cheap, NF2 board ran over the Asus top dog like a truck. Very interesting read indeed

Jul 10, 2003, 11:51 PM	#27
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	This thread seems to be a bit anti-Asus for some reason.

Jul 11, 2003, 12:57 AM	#28
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Not at all anti -asus ...lol...both are good boards I compared the 2 before purchasing and the new gigabyte board offerred more for less.... My Rig: AMD 3000+ Barton 2.17 GHz 500 Watt PSU Vantec Aeroflow TMD cooled 1.5GB Samsung DDR 400 3-4-4-7 GA-7N400 Pro Modded F9 Bios 2 120 GB ATA 133 Maxtor Diamond (Raid 0) ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB Audigy 2 Logitech Z-640 5.1 TDK Indigo DVD Burner Pioneer DVD Front loader ImageQuest L70a Digital/Analog Monitor __________________ Knowledge is SCARY,Stupidity is REALLY frightening

Jul 11, 2003, 02:01 AM	#30
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	So why didn't they also run the Asus board in single for a better comparison? Last edited by Necrosis; Jul 11, 2003 at 02:10 AM.