I'm current in the market for an nForce2 Ultra 400 motherboard. My criteria are the following:
-SATA (RAID is not necessary) support for at least 2 drives.
-Onboard firewire support for my brother's digital video camera.
-I already have an add-in sound and LAN card, so the quality of that is of NO importance.
-I will possibly do some light overclocking, but nothing intense. So, BIOS tweakability has some bearing on my purchase.
I have narrowed down my choices to the following (Prices are at Newegg, shipping included):
EPoX EP-8RDA+ PRO - $69 - This one appeals to me the most right now, simply because of the price and satisfaction with my current board.
Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 Rev2 - $91 - This one looks great because of the reviews, features, and still reasonable price. However, $22 is nothing to ignore for a broke college student. Even so, I would be willing to sacrifice some pizza and beer if I hear some compelling reasons why it's worth the extra cash.
ABIT AN7 - $96 - Also looks like a solid motherboard, but I don't notice anything particularly grabbing about it. Besides the fact that I have had some good experiences with ABIT motherboard (My father has one in his system), this is probably at the bottom of my list because of the price.
Any other suggestions in terms of what motherboards I should be looking at would be much appreciated. Personal experience, feedback, questions, suggestions, comments, etc. are all welcomed. Thanks for your help.
-SATA (RAID is not necessary) support for at least 2 drives.
-Onboard firewire support for my brother's digital video camera.
-I already have an add-in sound and LAN card, so the quality of that is of NO importance.
-I will possibly do some light overclocking, but nothing intense. So, BIOS tweakability has some bearing on my purchase.
I have narrowed down my choices to the following (Prices are at Newegg, shipping included):
EPoX EP-8RDA+ PRO - $69 - This one appeals to me the most right now, simply because of the price and satisfaction with my current board.
Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 Rev2 - $91 - This one looks great because of the reviews, features, and still reasonable price. However, $22 is nothing to ignore for a broke college student. Even so, I would be willing to sacrifice some pizza and beer if I hear some compelling reasons why it's worth the extra cash.
ABIT AN7 - $96 - Also looks like a solid motherboard, but I don't notice anything particularly grabbing about it. Besides the fact that I have had some good experiences with ABIT motherboard (My father has one in his system), this is probably at the bottom of my list because of the price.
Any other suggestions in terms of what motherboards I should be looking at would be much appreciated. Personal experience, feedback, questions, suggestions, comments, etc. are all welcomed. Thanks for your help.
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