DFI NF4 Ultra-D or MSI K8N-Neo4 Platinum

[leepark]

What do I choose?

DFI NF4 Ultra-D (@ $159 on back order)

OR

MSI K8N-Neo4 Platinum (@ $140 available right now)

Which is the better board?

 

[imported_kouch]

duh DFI no contest. Just stop thinking and go DFI

 

[hondAS2ooo170]

DFI all the way

 

[kindest]

better for what.

if you dont plan on overclocking or anything
then get whats cheaper they both are solid good boards.
and if you mind looks dont get the dfi its butt ugly.

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

Originally posted by: kindest
if you dont plan on overclocking or anything

I've read this too many times now.. just because the DFI board is the best overclocker, doesn't mean you can't overclock on the others! Many people (me) would be happy running 10*250 and for that most nForce4 and VIA K8T890 boards will do just fine.

 

[leepark]

I am a newbie. I probably won't be doing any OCing right away but may in the near future.

My system as it stands now (if no changes are made) looks like this:

CPU: AMD Athlon64 90nm <socket 939> 3000+ (or 3200+)
Motherboard: DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D
RAM: Corsair DDR400 1GB (512x2) Value Select
Video: Leadtek Winfast PX6600GT TDH PCI-E
TV Tuner: Leadtek Winfast TV 2000XP Expert
HDD: Seagate 200G 8M SATA150 7200RPM Barracuda
DVD: NEC 3520A 16x8x4x
FDD: Mitsumi 7 in 1 Floppy & Card Reader

 

[jabronidan89]

DFI. I want to build that same system except with an x800xl. GET A DFI BOARD!!!!!

 

[kindest]

Originally posted by: ChineseDemocracyGNR

Originally posted by: kindest
if you dont plan on overclocking or anything

I've read this too many times now.. just because the DFI board is the best overclocker, doesn't mean you can't overclock on the others! Many people (me) would be happy running 10*250 and for that most nForce4 and VIA K8T890 boards will do just fine.

what i meant was dont pay a preium for an overclocking board if you dont plan on using it for its intended purpose.

 

[stickybytes]

Originally posted by: kindest

Originally posted by: ChineseDemocracyGNR

Originally posted by: kindest
if you dont plan on overclocking or anything

I've read this too many times now.. just because the DFI board is the best overclocker, doesn't mean you can't overclock on the others! Many people (me) would be happy running 10*250 and for that most nForce4 and VIA K8T890 boards will do just fine.

what i meant was dont pay a preium for an overclocking board if you dont plan on using it for its intended purpose.

the dfi board is very soild even without overclocking.