best mobo for XP2500-M??

[elninyo821]

I'm looking to upgrade to a Mobile 2500 (and overclock it of course), but i'm not sure about the best motherboard to get. I'm guessing a NForce2 board, but which one? I'm on the budget-oriented side btw, poor college kid u see :frown:.

I also have a K8 SilentBoost and a 512 DIMM of Corsair XMS 2700 which I will probably use, thought I might upgrade to a a gig of ram soon.

Thanks!

 

[elninyo821]

hmmm just saw another thread with a similar question, so i guess nevermind?

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Abit NF7

 

[hytek369]

DFI LanParty B

 

[John]

[*]NF7-S v2.0
[*]DFI Infinity
[*]DFI Lanparty B

 

[Cheetah8799]

I'm OCing my Mobile Barton 2500+ at 2.5ghz right now using a Biostar M7NCG-400 nForce2 motherboard. $60 at Newegg right now I think. That should be cheap enough for ya, since I'm a bit cheap myself...

 

[hytek369]

Originally posted by: Cheetah8799
I'm OCing my Mobile Barton 2500+ at 2.5ghz right now using a Biostar M7NCG-400 nForce2 motherboard. $60 at Newegg right now I think. That should be cheap enough for ya, since I'm a bit cheap myself...

nice deal

 

[Peter D]

Originally posted by: John
[*]NF7-S v2.0
[*]DFI Infinity
[*]DFI Lanparty B

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: Vegetto

Originally posted by: John [*]NF7-S v2.0 [*]DFI Infinity [*]DFI Lanparty B

 

[Sid59]

how come noone suggest the ASUS no more?

 

[CarpeDiem99]

I wouldn't recommend DFI infinity/LanParty unless you are willing to flash your bios to beta/alpha ones and void your warrenty. Safest way is to go with the NF7/NF7-Sv2.0
DFI mobo's are having alot of issues right now, until they are resolved...
Carpe

 

[wicktron]

Originally posted by: Sid59
how come noone suggest the ASUS no more?

They're solid mobos, but on the NF2 side, the Abit and DFI are overclocking beasts compared to the Asus.

 

[Jayavarman]

For the budget conscious, there's nothing better than the Abit NF7. The higher end DFI's are good , but expensive.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: wicktron

Originally posted by: Sid59
how come noone suggest the ASUS no more?

They're solid mobos, but on the NF2 side, the Abit and DFI are overclocking beasts compared to the Asus.

yeah i know. that's the reason i went with Abit and not Asus. Plus, ABIT sounds and looks cooler.

 

[ZoSo]

What about the Abit AN7?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Abit NF7

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: elninyo821I also have a K8 SilentBoost and a 512 DIMM of Corsair XMS 2700 which I will probably use, thought I might upgrade to a a gig of ram soon.

A K8 SilentBoost won't fit... unless you mean K7. K8 SilentBoost is for AMD64s.

 

[Wuzup101]

NF7-s or DFI lanparty if you want to spend the money and like the extras it comes with.

 

[fireontheway]

on the cheap side,the AN35N Ultra ! stripped of the fat , no extras.

 

[Elcs]

Originally posted by: ZoSo
What about the Abit AN7?

AN7 is apparently a bugged upgrade of the NF7-S Rev 2.0, proving to not overclock as well in general. As far as it goes, the NF7-S is a proven performer and imo its not worth the risk going for an AN7.

 

[wicktron]

DFI NF2 Ultra Infinity is my choice, BTW.

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: wicktron
DFI NF2 Ultra Infinity is my choice, BTW.