Which one will be best?

[PolloDiablo]

Due to a current unresolved conflict with a vendor(PARTSPC){sent me crap components,not what I ordered}and they say they wont take them back or refund my money

I have a AMD2500+ "barton" cpu
a ATI 9800 PRO 128
and 1 gig Samsung (512x2) pc3200 400MHz mem
Which board would be best to buy or be compatible with these items
The KT6-DELTA-LSR motherboard
or the K7N2-DELTA-L motherboard

MSI Kt6 Delta-LSR XP2500(1.83GHz)333, 2-IBM 7200 123Gig ATI9800pro128Mb, Samsung 1GB(512x2)pc3200 Dual Chnl DDR,PS=600W+5V=50A,+3.3V=32A,+12V=24V, V-sonic 22" Liteon16x DVD & 52x32x52CDRW

 

[Crashman]

Definately the K7N2 Delta-L, but perhaps you could get the full version Delta-ILSR version for a few dollars more?

Actually you get the most for your money with the Abit NF7-S, but the K7N2 Delta-L is a fine board too.

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[PolloDiablo]

Crash may I ask Why?
I haven't found a whole lot of info comparing the 2 against each other but figure your the next best thing to MSI actually telling me the difference

MSI Kt6 Delta-LSR XP2500(1.83GHz)333, 2-IBM 7200 123Gig ATI9800pro128Mb, Samsung 1GB(512x2)pc3200 Dual Chnl DDR,PS=600W+5V=50A,+3.3V=32A,+12V=24V, V-sonic 22" Liteon16x DVD & 52x32x52CDRW

 

[pat]

Nforce2 chipset is better than VIA, so go with the K7N2 Delta-L.

-Always put the blame on you first, then on the hardware !!!

 

[grafixmonkey]

The nForce 2 chipset has some incompatibilities. The PowerMax utility will not run on an nForce2 board, and if you try to use a Promise brand Raid card (heaven forbid, I hate that company) you can expect incompatibilities too. The latest Promise SX4000 bios is incompatible for one thing, and my TX2000 had random misbehavior and crashes for no reason while attached to my nForce2 board. Works ok now that it's attached to a gateway 2000 motherboard though, same set of HDD's, same cables, same channels, same card bios.

 

[Crashman]

I've seen enough comparisons to tell you the nForce2 is faster than any VIA chipset available (and also more stable, and more compatable, with better drivers, and of higher quality).

Anyway, about the Abit NF7-S comparison, it's just that it's the cheapest performance board I know to use the nForce APU.

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[PolloDiablo]

Thank you guys
I just bought a K7N2-Delta ILSR from newegg along with a 2500 Barton chip (hopeing to get a pre week 33 )$187 I'm also got the kt6Delta-lsr board $40 to go with the 2600 thorton chip that the other company sent to me instead of the 2500 barton I wanted. I told them to shove their value board up their a**es. anyways

so I think I will build both machines, I have a third 120 gig drive and a xt5900 laying around and compare them side by side.
so which will be the better combo the k7n2 with the xt5900 or the 9800 pro?
I appreciate all the help thanks.

MSI Kt6 Delta-LSR XP2500(1.83GHz)333, 2-IBM 7200 123Gig ATI9800pro128Mb, Samsung 1GB(512x2)pc3200 Dual Chnl DDR,PS=600W+5V=50A,+3.3V=32A,+12V=24V, V-sonic 22" Liteon16x DVD & 52x32x52CDRW