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which motherboard
Name: spliff Date: June 17, 2004 at 17:39:18 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Amd XP3000 410fsb w/512pc
Comment:
which is the better board and why.
asus a7n8x-x or abit nf7
i want stable ive have very good luck with asus in the past and have no complaints with theyre products
Name: SkipCox Date: June 17, 2004 at 18:21:51 Pacific
Reply:
My personal preference is the Abit NF7S ver 2.0 but if I could get the ASUS board for 5 bucks less, I'd buy it with no reservations. Opinion based on more experience with the Abit board and the nice sound...no real proof to backup my choice.
The Abit seems to be the board of choice, but I recently picked up the Asus a7n8x-x at Newegg.com for $30 (shipping included). Check the Refurbished section, I think it's still listed, but the price is up to $31...LOL! I had to get an I/O shield for my case though, the board has a 'non-standard' configuration. The shield cost me $8...still a good deal for $38!
I'm currently running my 1800+ at 1600mhz (8 x 200mhz) with 512MB PC3200 RAM. I've had no probs & my idle temps are about 32-33C...it maxxed out a 45C when I ran Toast. Not so much as a hiccup. Once I run it like this for a while, I'll try experimenting with the clock settings & see what I can get out of it...
Oooops...thanks for pointing that out johnoh...that's the a7v8x-x, not the a7n8x-x. Looks like they're out of the a7n8x-x right now...but there are plenty of boards to choose from. The a7n8x-x is bound to turn up again though...
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Response Number 6
Name: SkipCox Date: June 17, 2004 at 20:11:40 Pacific
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I would wait for the chance to buy the A7N8X-X board. I think you'd be happier with it and the pricing looks better.
This can become confusing...
Skip
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Response Number 7
Name: quikstop Date: June 18, 2004 at 00:12:55 Pacific
Reply:
im selling my brand new nf7-s board with 2L cooling fan $100 include shipping ;)
-QuIk
Abit NF7-S 2.0 Mobile 2500+ @ 2.6ghz 34c Idel 50c Full Load! Blitz Raptor PC3500 2x512 1geg Ram SATA 120GB HD WD Raptor XFX FX5900 Ultra 256 Video Card ! ( Dual Monitor 2 LCD ) ! 500wat
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Response Number 8
Name: Janos Date: June 18, 2004 at 03:34:35 Pacific
Reply:
And if the $ can stretch have darn good look at the a7n8x-e Delux mmmmmmm nice !!!
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