BEST MOTHERBOARD AT STOCK SETTINGS

[gladiator2043]

I am building my first system and wanted to do some research.

Which is the best motherboard at stock settings ? I may tweak it a little bit more later.

My system would be mostly used for games. But having other features would be helpful.


From what I am reading.....
DFI's SLI is the best but you gotta overclock it or in my case know how to overclock it.




thank you for your advise.

 

[imported_Kensai]

MSI K8N Neo4 SLI.

 

[gladiator2043]

I see. what kind of powersupply are you using ? I have a Demon 480 W.

 

[DfiDude]

Dfi has better parts on it than the msi, Dfi is..Better ocing,better at stable speeds than msi (if you see reviews you know what im talking sbout), performance is great and stability is awesome too GET DFI DUDE!

 

[gladiator2043]

ok..and what kind of powersupply is required for that ?

 

[DfiDude]

at least 450 WATT get at least around 500's though from like OCZ, Fortron, PCP&P ect Those good psu's for that.

 

[akugami]

At stock settings, any motherboard from NF4 based Ultra or SLI board from ABIT, MSI, ASUS or DFI would be roughly the same performance and stability wise. Take your pick. The MSI board does have slightly better audio capabilites since it uses a Creative Live solution. The DFI is the best overclocker and perhaps the best board overall though.

I have an ASUS and although it's not the best I had it nearly two months before widespread availability of the other mobos. I'm satisfied with my purchase is all I can say.

 

[DfiDude]

Originally posted by: akugami
At stock settings, any motherboard from NF4 based Ultra or SLI board from ABIT, MSI, ASUS or DFI would be roughly the same performance and stability wise. Take your pick. The MSI board does have slightly better audio capabilites since it uses a Creative Live solution. The DFI is the best overclocker and perhaps the best board overall though.

I have an ASUS and although it's not the best I had it nearly two months before widespread availability of the other mobos. I'm satisfied with my purchase is all I can say.

Yea you are right.

 

[Nebben]

I can highly recommend the DFI LanParty NF4 Ultra-D, if you're not going the SLI route. It has been the best board I've ever used -- it's VERY stable, and overclocks quite well, I'm new to overclocking in the world of A64 and I've got my 1.8GHZ 3000+ running at 2.4GHZ and it's stable in Prime95 running overnight.

It runs very well even before tweaks, by the way.

Some of the nice perks to it, other than the insane amount of settings for overclocking, are things such as:

- Onboard hardware firewall (I have only used it a bit, but it seems to work well),
- Onboard Memtest86 bootable
- Onboard 8-channel sound (unless you're an extreme audiophile there's no need to buy a sound card)
- 6 rear USB ports, plus 4 for front panel
- ability to save/load multiple BIOS configurations
- and the components on the board glow under a blacklight, if you're into the crazy case modding trend that's been going on lately..


And it's on sale at NewEgg if you buy in within like the next 15 minutes...

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-152&depa=0

Even at the regular price ($145-ish) it's a steal.

No, I don't work for them, but I am a very happy customer.

 

[darjahn]

umm...im a noob but i was just wondering how is GA K8nxp-9 compared to the DFI or the MSI k8n Neo?
I am really leaning towards the Giga byte board coz i have had good history with them(stability wise).
Also, can anyone tell me when it is coming out?
HAve emailed them but they are alwiz telling me 2 moe weeks.. 2 more weeks..growing tired of them.
Thanking in advance

 

[BrokenVisage]

MSI

 

[DfiDude]

DFI OWNS YOU! Umm about the gigabyte i heard its really bad at ocing, also compared to the msi and dfi, gigabyte gets blown away by performance by these 2 mobo's they are just too good GET DFI!

 

[BrokenVisage]

Dude I saw you praising MSI in other posts

 

[DfiDude]

lol i kno

 

[Waylay00]

Lol DFIDude, you haven't even bought your mobo yet. If you get the DFI and it won't work properly, you'll be right back to MSI

 

[EternusNox]

If your not going to overclock just get the cheapest one. Maybe the Chaintech.

 

[DfiDude]

Originally posted by: Waylay00
Lol DFIDude, you haven't even bought your mobo yet. If you get the DFI and it won't work properly, you'll be right back to MSI

LOL w00t!

 

[jinduy]

Originally posted by: DfiDude
at least 450 WATT get at least around 500's though from like OCZ, Fortron, PCP&P ect Those good psu's for that.

lol wth you were telling me to GET MSI the other day.

 

[larry89]

Im surprised no one mentioned the Chaintech Vnf4 it pwns for its price.

And it should be rock solid stable are stock settings.. you can also tweak and oc a bit

 

[EternusNox]

I did mention the Chaintech.