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Glad to find someone's in the same boat. :) I know DFI is usually the top pick for oc'ers, but the negative stories are also always around, such as the memory issue you mentioned, and its having problem with 20-pin power supply. Isn't there something that's comparable with the DFI ultra-D...

That's what I'm asking. For examples, if you wanna hit 2.6G, with 146, you only need to bump up the default HTT by 60M. Isn't that better than 144's 9x multiplier?

But to reach same clock frequency, say 2.8GHz, isn't the 10x multiplier easier?

For best OC, which is better?

DFI Ultra D seems to fall in "you'd either love it or hate it". How much chance we may get a defective one? Is there a reliable retailer we could order it from? Also, a bit confused about the "excellent oc capability" of the opteron's. Since they have low multiplier, don't those a64 3xxx+...

Allio, I can afford the extra $5. :) My priority would be: Stability - OC - cost efficient ... I guess most if not all boards at this price range would have similar features. Basically what I'm looking for are onboard 1G lan, SATA/PATA raid 0/1, 1394, USB... Could you provice more info or...

Epox used to make some highly respected mb's which have excellent oc capability. How come now the only two players are just ASUS and DFI? I can afford the extra 14 bucks for the DFI. But even for these two boards, i.e., A8R-MVP and DFI ultra-d, there're still quite some issues, poor usb...

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Looking for a quality mb for my new opteron 144. Budget is between $60-100. Any suggestions? Thanks much!

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Thanks! Maybe I can just get a pci-e 6800 nu to save a little more, especially considering that chance of unlocking the 4 extra pipelines. A couple of questions: 1. What about the 4-pin connector for the pci-e vid card? Is DIY possible/easy? 2. Is there a good motherboard at $100 range with...

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I'm thinking to upgrade or maybe replace my 3-year old desktop. It's primarily a work pc, plus a little bit gaming (FPS). What I have now is: Barton 2500+, MSI KT3 Ultra2-R, 1G PC2700 Crucial, WD 120GB 8mb, Visiontec Ti-4200, DVD Burner and Antec 1080AMG with a 430W PS. Could any of you...

Many thanks! Another question, my MSI KT3-ultra2R board has a feature called SMART. It's now disabled based on an article I read at amdmb forum. Should I turn this feature on?

Could anyone recommend some tools (not M$ chkdsk) for checking the HDs? My two WD HD's have served me for almost four years. Just wanna make sure they are still "heathy". Thanks!