azndragon328 Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 what motherboard do you guys recommend w/ an nforce chip? cheap as possible, but something w/ sata raid might use that in future, thanks maybe asus or the dfi lan party board i heard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exangel Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 if you /might/ use sata raid in the future the controllers are cheap get an A7N8X-X for $66 at the newegg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper Threaded Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 Go totally overboard with your cooling. I would go wild if I had $100 to spend on cooling lol. You seem to want real hardware though, go with a new motherboard. Stay away from ASUS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 The DFI Infinity is a great board as is the Abit NF7-s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagg7771234 Posted August 12, 2004 Posted August 12, 2004 well I'm not sure what you need, I do know that I just got the new x800pro and expected to see some serious gain. I was let down, turns out My mobo was a bottle neck. So my case was like yours, new mobo/ new video card. The vidcard did little for me and I'm stuck ordering a mobo now. (went from 14k to 16k 3dmark2001se) (old video was nvid 5700u) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 Stay away from ASUS. amen. they let me down in the past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exangel Posted August 17, 2004 Posted August 17, 2004 ASUS have been nothing but perfection for me and all of my friends regard them as best mid/high range for AMD ;_; I will never argue that DFI is better because I've never seen or touched one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvaderTrax Posted August 17, 2004 Posted August 17, 2004 I've had two Asus boards and they're nice. This one is better than my first though (A7V8X-X, had many a problem due to the KT400 part). I'd suggest an A7V8X. Only difference between that and the -X is the -X doesn't have dual channel or SATA (which you can but for yourself, but the dual channel will really boost performance when you have the RAM) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberfury Posted August 18, 2004 Posted August 18, 2004 I have ONLY had Asus motherboards until this week sometime when my Abit NF7-S comes in the mail. My A7V8X-X has been rocksolid, just not the best for overclocking apparently. I don't know why people are against Asus, all I can say is that their products have been running my rigs for the past 5 years and I haven't had any problems. I even scratched up my old Asus board good with a screwdriver when I was installing the heatsink and it didn't break anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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