NF7-S

[fatban]

I am buying parts for new comp, and Im wondering if the NF7-S board is good for what I have. I have a gf3, pc2700 512 DDR, athlon xp 2100. I was thinking a little bit cheaper then the NF7-S, but I want to stay with the nForce 2 chipset. Any other boards that you guys might suggesT?

 

[wicktron]

Yes the NF7-S is an excellent board to have, make sure you get revision 1.2 though.

 

[fatban]

What is the difference between the NF7-S and the NF7??

 

[wicktron]

Firewire/SATA/Soundstorm

 

[KidChaos]

Abit NF7-S Rev 1.2

Their BIOS Survival Kit may be a good thing to buy also.

 

[CraigRT]

Personally, I'd go for something like Soltek SL-75FRN

 

[Richdog]

Nah, Id go for the EPOX 8rda+, it's the best overclocker by far and rock stable!

 

[GiveMeDeals]

Thanks for the link, just picked up a combo for myself. After I did some research in the ABIT forum, looks like this is the best nForce 2 board out there that will do 220Mhz FSB outta box without any mod. 8RDA+ is definitely a great board too, but I would like to take the advantages of the SATA Raid and sound storm. LINK to the thread

 

[KidChaos]

Originally posted by: Richdog
Nah, Id go for the EPOX 8rda+, it's the best overclocker by far and rock stable!

Version 1.2 of Abit NF7-S adds much better overclocking features than previous versions of NF7-S. Also stable. Both great boards.

 

[fatban]

What is the difference between the 8rda and 8rda+?

 

[wicktron]

Firewire/Soundstorm

 

[fatban]

What exactly do those 2 things do, and do i really need them?

 

[althes]

Get the 8rga+ seems to be a rocking board

 

[wicktron]

Originally posted by: fatban
What exactly do those 2 things do, and do i really need them?

Firewire = IEEE1394, connection type (ie USB), speed is something like 400mbps, can be used for networking, typically used for interfacing with high end digital cameras and DV camcorders, also a very popular connection with Apple computers

Soundstorm = nForce2 sound system, quality comparable to Sound Blaster Audigy, does Dolby Digital encoding