Abit or Asus?

[WRXFanatic]

im trying to figure out which to get:

Abit NF7-S
Asus A7N8X-Deluxe

i'll be using a xp2500+ oc'd to a 3200+...if i can get that to work....

i want to use SATA w/ a Raptor and a seagate 120gb...not sure if i'll do RAID

all i've heard is good reviews on both...which do you guys think?

 

[Mercurien]

6 one way, half a dozen the other. Really, it's up to you. I have the A7N8X and it's been great. =)

 

[Peter D]

As always, I recommend the Abit.

 

[Sid59]

either is fine. i love my NF7-S

 

[saltedeggman]

you are fine with either one, but i use the NFS-7 nForce2 ultra my self

 

[jdogg707]

I love my Abit NF7-S also, currently running my Barton 2500+ @ 2.6GHZ!

 

[tomstevens26]

You're asking the same question I asked myself the last several weeks. I went ahead and just went with the A7N8X-E Deluxe. It should be here Monday or Tuesday! I can't wait! Like you, I had read the reviews, and I don't think you can really go wrong with either one. The deciding factor for me was the history I've had with Asus in other systems I've built, and that I've never had a problem with a single one of their boards. Good luck with whichever you choose!

Tom

 

[mosco]

I have the abit now but looking back at it, i probably should have gotten the asus. Not because of performance but because of the default passive cooling on the northbridge. That nb fan on the abit is loud. Dual lan also would have been nice. waiting for my svc order with my zalman northbrdige to shut this board up.

 

[JackOfHearts]

ASUS

 

[beatle]

I've been an Abit man for years, but Asus also makes a great board. You can't go wrong with either one.

 

[WobbleWobble]

I'm loving my A7N8X-Deluxe.

tomstevens26, please let us know what's different with the -E

 

[Mercurien]

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
I'm loving my A7N8X-Deluxe.

tomstevens26, please let us know what's different with the -E

The -E board has gigabit ethernet and an Asus WiFi card slot. =)

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: jdogg707
I love my Abit NF7-S also, currently running my Barton 2500+ @ 2.6GHZ!

i call BS. unless you have some wacky ass cooling on there, i dont believe it.

btw, ive built 6 comps with the asus board. 0 problems with it.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: Mercurien

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
I'm loving my A7N8X-Deluxe.

tomstevens26, please let us know what's different with the -E

The -E board has gigabit ethernet and an Asus WiFi card slot. =)

It doesn't have the new MCP-S southbridge does it?

 

[axemanxt40]

I am a big Asus fan, both my rigs (Athlon and Intel based) run off Asus motherboards. I personally haven't opted to overclock my systems so I choose Asus because I feel they pack a little more into their motherboards in terms of features than Abit. However, if your looking to overclock your rig my experience is that Abit boards rule for overclocking!

But, like everyone else said you can't go wrong with either of em and its going to come down to what you want to do with the board.

 

[tomstevens26]

No, MCP-T

 

[Mercurien]

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble

Originally posted by: Mercurien

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
I'm loving my A7N8X-Deluxe.

tomstevens26, please let us know what's different with the -E

The -E board has gigabit ethernet and an Asus WiFi card slot. =)

It doesn't have the new MCP-S southbridge does it?

Nope, MCP-T

 

[Edmondton2]

may be this is a silly question

can i use PC2100 on

ABIT "NF7-S"
using AMD Athlon XP 2600+ "Barton", 333MHz FSB, 512K Cache Processor
cause the memory is 266MHZ but the CPU is 333MHz
No OC

THANKS A LOT

just want to build my computer piece by piece

 

[fredtam]

abit or asus.

 

[Corporate Thug]

abit

asus tech support/RMA sucks

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: Edmondton2
may be this is a silly question

can i use PC2100 on

ABIT "NF7-S"
using AMD Athlon XP 2600+ "Barton", 333MHz FSB, 512K Cache Processor
cause the memory is 266MHZ but the CPU is 333MHz
No OC

THANKS A LOT

just want to build my computer piece by piece

yeah, it just wont be as fast.

 

[WRXFanatic]

Originally posted by: mosco
I have the abit now but looking back at it, i probably should have gotten the asus. Not because of performance but because of the default passive cooling on the northbridge. That nb fan on the abit is loud. Dual lan also would have been nice. waiting for my svc order with my zalman northbrdige to shut this board up.

is the fan really loud?....does anyone else experience this?

 

[Shockwave]

ABIT!

I'll never use an Asus product again EVER. Bought the A7N8X Delux about a week after it was released. Firstly, BIOS issues. HORRID shipping BIOS. Completely inexcusable. Dealt with that. Now, static on the onboard sound. Its intermittent. Happens almost always in Counter Strike. I have a freind with the same board, same problem. Then, about a month or so ago the board flat out fails. Fine. I RMA it. Get my new one. Guess what? Last week THAT board fails AND takes my video card with it. So, now I'm out a board and I have to buy a new video card. The last Abit I had (K7 uber something) was a great board, no problems.

Yes, others have had good success with Asus. But I havent, and I wont recommend their products nor use them again. However, I will say Asus has good customer service.

 

[WRXFanatic]

bump...is the abit loud?

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: shady06
abit

asus tech support/RMA sucks

I've experienced Asus 'customer service' and it truly sucks the big one.
I swapped my A7N8X Deluxe out for an NF7-S and love the Abit.
The NB fan on the Abit isn't overly loud.