GIGABYTE GA-7N400PRO or GA7N400PRO2?

[wiin]

Which one is better?

Please help.

Thanks.

 

[Joony]

same question, is it me or am I blind, I see no diference!

 

[carpenter]

I just bought a GA-7N400Pro and I haven't seen any marked any different. Are you mistaking the NF2 as Pro2?

 

[MrCraphead]

On Newegg, there's both a Pro2 and a Pro.....o_0

 

[Sunny129]

ok , interestingly enough, the difference is in the chipset. although both boards use the nforce2 ultra 400 chipset, the Pro uses the MCP-T southbridge, while the Pro2 only uses the MCP southbridge. go figure...you'd think it would be the other way around. i think what Gigabyte originally intended when they created the Pro2 was to take an already moderately priced mobo (the Pro) and make it even cheaper by utilizing the more cost-efficient MCP southbridge. ironically they seem to be selling for the same price at newegg. anyways, to read up on the actual differences between the MCP and MCP-T, check out AnandTech's NVIDIA nForce2 Preview. so essentially the Pro is better because its southbridge contains more integrated features, and do you really need to get the Pro2 when the Pro can be had at the same price?

 

[carpenter]

I had completely forgotten about that southbridge chip difference and the 2 models. Guess I had been reading too many reviews before I bought. I wanted the MCP-T chip and the features that go with it, and you're right, they are about the same price so why not?

 

[wiin]

Thanks for responding guys. I'll keep the PRO version that Newegg sent me (I ordered the PRO 2). Have a wonderful day ya all

 

[3sixes]

I have the pro, and think you made a good choice, seems to me the pro2 was a striped down version.

Good luck with your setup and if you need any tips, ask away