What motherboard should I buy?

Warpy · Jul 21, 2003, 01:29 PM

Hey,

I have some coin saved and wish to spend da lot on a new motherboard, so i can overclock the crap out of my AMD 2500+

Any recommendations would greatly be appreciated.

No_Style · Jul 21, 2003, 01:45 PM

ASUS, Epox or...A-Bit. Hop over to some review sites. Those are top 3 contenders me-thinks. I personally adore the Asus A7N8X-Deluxe despite the fact I had a problem with it when installing my first AMD rig.

Warpy · Jul 21, 2003, 01:58 PM

So what do you think of the Gigabyte GA-7NNXP nForce2 Ultra Athlon Board?

I am a BIG overclocker and so my main focus is just that.

Vampyromaniac · Jul 21, 2003, 07:24 PM

I think the biggest overclocker's boards are the Abit NF7/NF7-S , and the Epox 8RDA/8RDA+. I've not heard much about the Gugabyte board

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 21, 2003, 09:29 PM

a7n8x

DarkFoss · Jul 22, 2003, 07:19 AM

I haven't read much about the Gigabyte board. However the Abit NF7-S blows away my Asus A7N8X dx . The v2 board configured my 2500 to 3100@200X11 upon first boot , first thing I did was flash the bios to the latest.
Also you'll have access to all multipliers without having to mod the chip

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 22, 2003, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkFoss
However the Abit NF7-S blows away my Asus A7N8X dx . The v2 board configured my 2500 to 3100@200X11 upon first boot , first thing I did was flash the bios to the latest.
Also you'll have access to all multipliers without having to mod the chip

so did my asus and 200 X 11 should show up as 3200+... as for th chip modding none done here .. all in the bios .. as well as the UBER (hacked) bios i can controll things like the nforce2 chip voltage as well as ram/agp/and cpu get higer availabe votages than in the original bios .... i have herd alot of people that love that abit board as well as the gigbyte.... but there just as many if not more on asus board

DriveEuro · Jul 22, 2003, 05:54 PM

Abit. NF7 series.

DarkFoss · Jul 22, 2003, 10:36 PM

I surrender Neon_Cowboy

Don't get me wrong I really like the Asus board..as a matter of fact my daughter's about to get one serious upgrade... my Asus A7N8x dx & XP2600 as well as an Ati Radeon 9700 pro and 512 megs Corsair XMS 2700ddr

I never tried the Barton on my Asus board, even using the Uber bios I was unable to change the multiplier for my 2600 it was completely locked. If I set it to 13 it refused to post , anything lower and it would way underclock the cpu and I'd wind up running it as an 1100 or less

Anyways mitchelson, bottom line is just about any Rev 2 NForce board you get is going to rock!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 22, 2003, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkFoss
I surrender Neon_Cowboy
Don't get me wrong I really like the Asus board..as a matter of fact my daughter's about to get one serious upgrade... my Asus A7N8x dx & XP2600 as well as an Ati Radeon 9700 pro and 512 megs Corsair XMS 2700ddr

I never tried the Barton on my Asus board, even using the Uber bios I was unable to change the multiplier for my 2600 it was completely locked. If I set it to 13 it refused to post , anything lower and it would way underclock the cpu and I'd wind up running it as an 1100 or less

Anyways mitchelson, bottom line is just about any Rev 2 NForce board you get is going to rock!

thats becouse 13x and up is "hardware locked" you must then mod the cpu there are traces you cut or bridge/do the wire trick / buy and overcocker adapter something .... 12.5x is the highest that is auto unlocked via the nforce2 chipset .. it wasnt the fault of the board... miulipluers are set up like x/y they have two possable values when you set it to X it gives you the lower Y value unless you unlock the cpu then you get the wanted x value ... get it .. its real simple

Jul 21, 2003, 01:29 PM	#1
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	What motherboard should I buy? Hey, I have some coin saved and wish to spend da lot on a new motherboard, so i can overclock the crap out of my AMD 2500+ Any recommendations would greatly be appreciated. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jul 21, 2003, 01:45 PM	#2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Nforce2 Board.. ASUS, Epox or...A-Bit. Hop over to some review sites. Those are top 3 contenders me-thinks. I personally adore the Asus A7N8X-Deluxe despite the fact I had a problem with it when installing my first AMD rig. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Jul 21, 2003, 01:58 PM	Thread Starter #3
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	So what do you think of the Gigabyte GA-7NNXP nForce2 Ultra Athlon Board? I am a BIG overclocker and so my main focus is just that. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jul 21, 2003, 07:24 PM	#4
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	I think the biggest overclocker's boards are the Abit NF7/NF7-S , and the Epox 8RDA/8RDA+. I've not heard much about the Gugabyte board __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jul 21, 2003, 09:29 PM	#5
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Jul 22, 2003, 07:19 AM	#6
DarkFoss HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Downers Grove IL Posts: 688 Rep Power: 0	Abit I haven't read much about the Gigabyte board. However the Abit NF7-S blows away my Asus A7N8X dx . The v2 board configured my 2500 to 3100@200X11 upon first boot , first thing I did was flash the bios to the latest. Also you'll have access to all multipliers without having to mod the chip __________________ Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety,deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin, 1755

Jul 22, 2003, 05:54 PM	#8
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Abit. NF7 series. __________________ [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 22, 2003, 10:36 PM	#9
DarkFoss HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Downers Grove IL Posts: 688 Rep Power: 0	I surrender Neon_Cowboy Don't get me wrong I really like the Asus board..as a matter of fact my daughter's about to get one serious upgrade... my Asus A7N8x dx & XP2600 as well as an Ati Radeon 9700 pro and 512 megs Corsair XMS 2700ddr I never tried the Barton on my Asus board, even using the Uber bios I was unable to change the multiplier for my 2600 it was completely locked. If I set it to 13 it refused to post , anything lower and it would way underclock the cpu and I'd wind up running it as an 1100 or less Anyways mitchelson, bottom line is just about any Rev 2 NForce board you get is going to rock! __________________ Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety,deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin, 1755