best bang for the buck?

[Midwayman]

So whats the best bang for the buck a64/mobo combo out there? I need agp and come from a p4 2800 HT (800fsb) right now.

 

[Bona Fide]

DFI NF3 Motherboard
Athlon 64 3000+/3200+ Venice

 

[Midwayman]

Why the DFI board? Its almost $50 more than a gigabyte nf3 board with very similar specs

 

[Furen]

Heard good things about the Epox NF3s (I've also heard one particular horror story, though).

 

[coomar]

the dfi board is the best one but price/performance the gigabyte is a better deal, pick up a 3000+ venice with it

 

[superfly27]

The best bang for your buck I like: socket A: Duron 1.8 GHz $43, Athlon XP 2700+ $81
socket 754: Athlon 64 2800+ $115, Athlon 64 3400+ 2.4 GHz model $178
the socket 939s, well, I'd wait for the $345 dual core next month

 

[Leper Messiah]

DFI doesn't have a 939 mobo thats AGP, so no venice's for you. I'd recomend a 3000 venice and an Epox 9NDA series mobo.

 

[mattburk]

Originally posted by: L3p3rM355i4h
DFI doesn't have a 939 mobo thats AGP, so no venice's for you. I'd recomend a 3000 venice and an Epox 9NDA series mobo.

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_produc...ODUCT_ID=3160&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=NA

 

[imported_Starman]

Avoid that DFI P.O.S. It needs major BIOS work and DFI admitted it's even going to require a new hardware revision (at least one). It will give you nothing but problems in its current state.

Visit the DFI Street Forum and check out the thread about it. It has almost 3,000 replies (!), almost 200 pages (!), and 110,000 views (!) from users seeking answers to problems. It's enough to make you sick :thumbsdown:

* here's the link: DFI Forums: Motherboards: 64-bit (NF3/NF4/VIA K8)

...you can't miss it :roll: