MSI K8N Neo-FIS2R Platinum NF3-250Gb Motherboard Review

Zardon · May 20, 2004, 08:22 PM

When AMD integrated a memory controller into the Athlon64 processor, they took away one of the key performance features that differentiates one chipset from another. That's why, when you read through Athlon64 motherboard reviews, no matter what the chipset is, the platforms always performs about the same. Of course, that's not necessarily a bad thing. After all, this guarantees that AMDs Athlon64 will maintain a certain performance level, even on low end systems!

Many consumers were caught off guard when nVIDIA released their nForce3 150 chipset, because unlike the nForce2 the NF3-150, it was more of a value-oriented chipset. Feature wise, the nForce3 150 also had a few problems competing with VIA's acclaimed K8T800; it suffered from a slower HyperTransport link, and with manufacturers not implementing an AGP/PCI lock, it just didn't stack up.

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AlternateVirus · May 20, 2004, 10:08 PM

anybody know when this mobo is coming out?

May 20, 2004, 08:22 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	MSI K8N Neo-FIS2R Platinum NF3-250Gb Motherboard Review When AMD integrated a memory controller into the Athlon64 processor, they took away one of the key performance features that differentiates one chipset from another. That's why, when you read through Athlon64 motherboard reviews, no matter what the chipset is, the platforms always performs about the same. Of course, that's not necessarily a bad thing. After all, this guarantees that AMDs Athlon64 will maintain a certain performance level, even on low end systems! Many consumers were caught off guard when nVIDIA released their nForce3 150 chipset, because unlike the nForce2 the NF3-150, it was more of a value-oriented chipset. Feature wise, the nForce3 150 also had a few problems competing with VIA's acclaimed K8T800; it suffered from a slower HyperTransport link, and with manufacturers not implementing an AGP/PCI lock, it just didn't stack up. pcstats

May 20, 2004, 10:08 PM	#2
AlternateVirus DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 282 Rep Power: 0	anybody know when this mobo is coming out?