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ABIT NF7-S vs Asus A7N8X Deluxe vs Epox 8RDA3+

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ImprezaWRX48

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which mobo do you recommend and why... i'm looking for a new mobo probably will not overclock just want good everyday performance and features.

Tnx 😀
 
I went with the A7N8X Deluxe, and I am so far extremely happy. It's handy to have two ethernet cards built in. Not to mention that it has a male and female firewire port... This way I can hook up my two computers via firewire. Nothing special, but 400mbs is better than 100. Also the benchmarks speak for themselves. It's about 130 now so it's perfect. Just my opinion 🙂
 
something else to consider - anandtech review likes the gigabyte 7n400 pro better than any of these
 
If its features what you are looking for, then DFI Lan Party nForce II may be just what you have always wished for... that is, if you have enough money to afford it... however, if you only have those 3 options, (Abit, Asus, Epox), then the Deluxe version of Asus is your best bet features/stability wise.
 
i am thinking about the nf7-s and the asus a7n8x dx too. i heard that abit will run at higher fsb easier than asus. do i have to mod the a7n8x to run higher than 220fsb?
 
NF7-S is a very good overclocking board and is soundstorm qualified by nVidia. I personally use a A7N8X Deluxe and there have been too many problems (2 RMAs in 4 months, horrible). Also, Asus' tech support sucks like no other. I called in the other day to see how my RMA was doing and the person who picked up couldn't speak a lick-o-english.

Abit > Asus > Epox (8RDA3+, not 8RDA+)
 
i ordered a a7n8x deluxe beginning of the week and i ended up cancelling the order and get a nf7-s instead. after reading on this forum, i think nf7-s is the way to go.
 
nf7-s or the new dfi board. dfi is expensive but it looks to be the best performer out of all the nforce2 boards, even though it's really late to the scene.

i have the nf7-s and it has been a great board so far. no problems setting it up, bios is easy to flash, and the overclocking options are very extensive. i can't really think of a reason not to buy this board.
 
Well... lets not end up in exageration, shall we?

It is quite obvious that Asus outsells any brand outhere, specially on nForce2 mobos... hence, it is logical, QUITE logical that more RMAs or problems appear.

Why not see it this way?
ASUS & ABIT have, say, a 3% of their products RMA sent... so:
If ASUS sells 10,000 boards, then 300 of them are with problems, hence, 300 unhappy users.
On the other hand...
If ABIT sells 1,000 boards, then 30 of them are with problems, hence, only 30 unhappy posters tell their story.

Thats what I think happpens. Just my opinion.
 
Originally posted by: Aenslead
Well... lets not end up in exageration, shall we?

It is quite obvious that Asus outsells any brand outhere, specially on nForce2 mobos... hence, it is logical, QUITE logical that more RMAs or problems appear.

Why not see it this way?
ASUS & ABIT have, say, a 3% of their products RMA sent... so:
If ASUS sells 10,000 boards, then 300 of them are with problems, hence, 300 unhappy users.
On the other hand...
If ABIT sells 1,000 boards, then 30 of them are with problems, hence, only 30 unhappy posters tell their story.

Thats what I think happpens. Just my opinion.
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Right, but he's saying that he himself has has 2 RMA's in 4 months, which is garbage. ASUS is my #1 brand also, but he has apparently had a bad string of them. There's no exaggeration in there.
 
It is of... common knowledge amongst big computer stores and some warehouses, that in order to lower costs, they buy different 'batches' from companies.

In other words, ASUS, for example, has several batches of a specific motherboard depending on the results of quality tests.

If a certain batch has a 1% failure rate, it is then called '1st inventory', if it tourns the next batch has a 3% failure rate, its is then moved to a '2nd inventory', and so on... until you reach a max. 15% failure rate... which is the 'last inventory' parts...

ASUS, in order to always sell all their batches, labels them with different prices, obviously 1st inventory being up to 10% more expensive than last inventory.

Many companies take their chances and preffer volume sells, hence, opt to chose for last inventory merchandise and deal with their RMAs.

Perhaps bad luck + one of these companies where responsable for WLUK's headaches.

My oppinion.
 
it is well known that Abit has the best RMA department among mobo makers. they stand behind their stuff and take it back no problems. the other brands, esp. Asus, have pretty poor customer service. but i have only once had to RMA a board to manufacturer (to Abit) and it went smoothly. i recommend buying at newegg and thoroughly testing a board for the first few days so that way you can return it to them if it is bad. eliminated the bad asus customer service problem. but i think the Abit is higher build quality anyways and a better overclocker--my NF7-S is a testiment to that. i am really impressed with the FIC AU13 though. i picked it up as a combo deal with a 2400+ for $149 at fry's and it kicks ass! good layout, good BIOS, nice feature set, and awesome price. if you see the deal in your fry's ad, pick it up!
 
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