Emergency! NF7-S2 and NF7-S version 2 confusion!!

[trexpesto]

It seems that Abit has wiped out in spectacular fashion and is marketing a horrible board with near exactly the same moniker as the most often recommended newb OC board of all time.

Worse, seems that Newegg fell for it. The details are nearly the same as listed on Newegg, but the hardware is substantially different especially in the OC dept!!!!

Don't post here - See: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=1361075

Mod: can you sticky and lock as an alert for a couple days? Edit nevermind

 

[trexpesto]

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[JBT]

agreed that is BS

 

[trexpesto]

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[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: JBT
agreed that is BS

yep, this should be a sticky.

 

[Zebo]

Bump

One thing for sure, ABIT my favorite board maker, is missing the perverbial boat on A64. The only have a Via chipsetted board both no locks or unreliable locks, No Nforce 250, no SiS 755/756...

 

[Soulkeeper]

i've owned three abit boards

nf7-s
ic7-max3
is-10

the first two i loved but the third one dissapointed me and abit still hasn't repsonded to my message in 5 days. The board clocks my 1.8ghz mobile at 1.2ghz and i have no way of changing it (the cpu oc's to 2.65 easy)

it's just a matter on finding out if the board you are buying is for overclockers or not
i might sell my is-10 for 50 or 60 bucks ( i payed 75 plus tax)

 

[trexpesto]

Yeah Soulkeeper I agree, it's just that they should not name it the NF7-S2 when they could have named it something a little more easily distiguishable, such as NF7-SOL or NF7-POS. I saw NF7-Sv2 referred to as NF7-S2 when it first came out, it is too easy to confuse them.
Coming on the heels of such a popular board makes it seem pretty disingenuous.

 

[Zebo]

could have named it something a little more easily distiguishable, such as NF7-SOL or NF7-POS.

 

[trexpesto]

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[trexpesto]

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[papaschtroumpf]

where can I find the NF7-S v2?

 

[dannybin1742]

this is the right one correct?

for ocingl

 

[SickBeast]

If they won't make this sticky we should just request bumps.

TTT

BTW, shouldn't this be in the motherboard forum?

 

[Marsumane]

Is there a huge difference in the 2 boards?

 

[Avalon]

Bump for unwarranted confusion.

 

[papaschtroumpf]

Originally posted by: Marsumane
Is there a huge difference in the 2 boards?

yes, at least if you want to do any kind of overclocking. See the post referenced at the top of this thread (non multiplier, no CAS2....)

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: Zebo
Bump

One thing for sure, ABIT my favorite board maker, is missing the perverbial boat on A64. The only have a Via chipsetted board both no locks or unreliable locks, No Nforce 250, no SiS 755/756...

No doubt It totaly wanted a ABIT NF3 250 board but they don't have one . Oh well my Epox is going great.

 

[trexpesto]

newegg has the good one here
or just search NF7 and get all 4 versions of the board, but beee carefull...

and bump

 

[ectx]

bump

 

[trexpesto]

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[mechBgon]

on second thought, n/m

 

[trexpesto]

Thanks mechB for the best newb pc building guide of all time! Plus of which bump.

 

[trexpesto]

bump

 

[trexpesto]

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