Which nForce?

[tersagun]

I will buy a nForce 400 ultra board, but still undecided.
I don't got much money, so boards like K7N2 is too expensive. I'll buy one of the lite versions. One is Epox 8RDA3G, and other one is Aopen Ak79-D-VN. The only difference between the "original" board is something called like IEEE 1394 (?) and the serial ATA. Is this 2 options worth of the money? Or better buy the cheaper version. BTW what's supplied with this nForce 400 max, a Geforce 4 mx440?

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[tersagun]

Ops, nforce 400 ultra got no graphics card!
then i should buy an nforce 2 IGP, but is this chipset performs as well as nforce 400 ultra??

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[markgun]

then i should buy an nforce 2 IGP, but is this chipset performs as well as nforce 400 ultra??

The performance is reduced while you're using the IGP. Also, none of IGP boards are guaranteed to reach a 200MHz(400MHz DDR) FSB (with the exception of the ASUS board).

With that said, here are the nForce2 IGP boards I recommend:
ABIT NF7-M
-full ATX
-overclocks well when the IGP is disabled
A7N8X-VM/400
-guaranteed to reach a 200MHz FSB
-microATX
-only has two DIMMs
SHUTTLE MN31N
-has the MCP-T southbridge (includes the nForce APU)
-microATX

There was a good MSI board, too, but I don't remember its model number, and I think it's hard to find now. I've used two NF7-M boards and both were excellent and easy to setup. So ABIT has my recommendation.

Also, if you're going to get an IGP board, you'll want two sticks of memory, otherwise the onboard video will be really slow (64-Bit memory interface vs 128-Bit). Make sure it's high quality memory, too. These IGP boards are VERY picky. I recommend Crucial.


<b>Qui habet aures audiendi audiat</b>

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Good to see you again!

I'm using an ABIT NF7 v2.0 for 8 months and thhis board is simply GREAT. I highly recommend it. If you can't buy ABIT, then go for ASUS/Epox/MSI

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[tersagun]

I missed you very much!
I've been away from the computer-world for long time, so i got not much ideas about some facts. For example what's so good in the Serial-ATA and what is this Ieee1394 thing?

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[adam_wu]

I'm from China,it's my first speech in here.Nearly everyone recommend ABIT NF7 in China.The price is only 550YUAN RMB(about 60US$),but its performance is perfect.


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APACER DDR266 256M*2
ATI R9500 OC R9700
WD800JB
LITE-ON52327S CD-RW
PIONEER 121SA DVD
BENQ52X CD-ROM
ANTEC 480W
DELL KETBOARD
LOGITECH MX500
NESO FA770A

 

[Oct_7]

IEEE 1394 is firewire. In my opinion, both are valuable if u r going to keep the board for another year, but going to upgrade ur hd.

Regards,

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[hellrazor]

I was just wondering, does the nforce chipsets have any compatability issue with a radeon video cards? I was thinking of getting a mobo with nforce 400 chipset. Nvidia is the maker of this correct?

 

[markgun]

My NF7-S is working perfectly with my Radeon 8500, using the latest drivers (Cat 4.2). There are tons of people in this forum using Radeon + nForce combos without problems.

<b>Qui habet aures audiendi audiat</b>

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Serial ATA offers no performance benefit at this moment. Currently it's only advantage is easier installation and better airflow inside the case due to long slim cables.

IEEE1394 is firewire, a kind of port like USB. It's useful mainly for video capture devices.

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[EPoXTech]

tersagun

IEEE1395 (Firewire) is a new interface standard. But in my opinion SerialATA is becoming more and more popular.


EPoX International, Inc.
Web: www.epox.com
Specifications subject to change without notice.

 

[EPoXTech]

Hi

EPoX currently has three Nforce2 Ultra 400 boards.

NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 Socket A with audio, IEEE1394, LAN (EP-8RDA3G)

NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 Socket A with audio, LAN (EP-8RDA3I)

NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 Socket A with audio, IEEE1394, SATA, LAN (EP-8RDA3+)

http://www.epox.com/USA/index.asp

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Web: www.epox.com
Specifications subject to change without notice.

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Do you really work for Epox?

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[EPoXTech]

Yes I do. Email support@epox.com for confirmation.

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[blah]

isn't it sucks to work for such a scrappie manufacturing companie, I mean, what is it, since I started to use epox boards, all the rest became a scrapp..

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..this is very useful and helpful place for information...

 

[EPoXTech]

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