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More info?)
Thanks for all the info:
i can see how important PCI lock is :]
_-C_Z-_
"Michael Brown" <see@signature.below> wrote in message
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> cz wrote:
>> which one is the best for AMD64 3000+
>> MSI K8T Neo2-FIR or MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum ?
>>
>> any help ?
>
>
http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?articleid=574&cid=3
>
> The chipsets (K8T800 Pro & NF3 250) are very close performance/feature
> wise,
> the winner often depending on what benchmarks you run and what else you've
> got in your system (for the above review and others). Overclocking-wise,
> the
> NF3 goes to slightly higher HTT speeds in general, but in most cases it's
> to
> the point where it doesn't really matter anymore since you've had to drop
> down the multipliers so much that you're not getting any gain out of it.
> Either board is a good buy in this case, but you'll possibly get a
> slightly
> better overclock if you buy the K8N. And they're probably about the same
> price too ...
>
> In general, unless you can get the board a lot cheaper:
> 1) Don't get a NF3 150 board (poor performance, buggy)
> 2) Don't get a K8T800 non-Pro board (no PCI lock)
> 3) Make sure that the PCI lock is done properly on any K8T800 Pro boards
> (it's supposedly broken on some). Ie: read a review of the board before
> you
> buy it
>
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