Originally posted by: caboob
other: Epox 9NDA3J, OCs to 330 no probs and is less than a $100. Good cheap overclocker here.
Sure didn;t work for me ! I can;t get anything to work on this froggin board past 220, not even 222 ! Its a zero overcloker as far as I can see. I will be ordering an MSI to try....Originally posted by: richardrds
For the price the Abit AV8 isn't too bad. You can get them under $100 now. Add a 3000+ winnie and some PC3200 Value RAM and you have a great system for the price.
The AGP lock with a FSB greater then 250-260 is having pblms and this is effecting 3D stability with the 3000+ winchesters because of their 9x multiplier, but by going with the 8:2:! divider I can get 2.5Ghz out of mine (278 FSB, Prime stable for 24 Hours, 3D stable). Hopefully they will fix the AGP lock in the next bios release or add a 9:2:1 divider (currently they have 6:2:1, 7:2:1, 8:2:1, Lock 66, Lock 74), that should allow me top push this to 300HTT (2.7Ghz), but i will probably need a better cooling system for that, currently i am using the retail HSF that came with the CPU.
Originally posted by: Zebo
There is no best, only decenter..
1. To be filled by DFI
2. To be filled by U/K
3. MSI Neo2
4. Epox 9NDA3+
5. Epox 9NDA3J
6. Asus A8V
7. Gigabit KNS Ultra
8. Abit AV8
....
Originally posted by: zakee00
Originally posted by: Zebo
There is no best, only decenter..
1. To be filled by DFI
2. To be filled by U/K
3. MSI Neo2
4. Epox 9NDA3+
5. Epox 9NDA3J
6. Asus A8V
7. Gigabit KNS Ultra
8. Abit AV8
....
read anand's article about DFI, then you will want to wait for sure.
Originally posted by: ZeboIf we include NF4 boards of course it's DFI, then MSI NF4 delux...but I know BTbam was talking NF3 939 per our PM convos. Plus that's all he listed in poll...AGP boards.
Unless those boards offer the MOSFET heatsink cooling, copper chipset HSF, and the BIOS features of the ABIT AN8.... I think they will get their asses handed to them.
Of course there are no AN8 reviews yet.... But if the Fatal1ty AA8XE is any indication of what the AN8 will do... It will be sweet... Every possible voltage adjustment at a high enough ceiling to really push an OC... Cooling where it counts to keep it stable... (Do I like this board? :thumbsup: ) Quality capacitors.... etc...
I have been waiting around for almost 2 years to upgrade, but nothing has given me a rise until I checked out the AA8XE review I linked above. I now have to decide which route to go... Push for 5GHz with the AA8XE, or go with a nice AN8 rig (after the reviews roll in) My Vapochill will fit either....
I am well aware of the plus and minus of either platform... So please, no AMD is superior to Intel (or visa versa) comments please... The decision will be suited to my needs.
When the eagle shits... (Tax Return), I will post in depth benchmarks of whichever route I go...
Sorry to ramble somewhat OT....