Good 939 board

[brrrowncow80]

I'm looking for a recommendation on a good solid, stable skt939 board. I'm not going to overclock, just looking for something with decent features at the best price. Thanks in advance.

 

[bob4432]

basically any good manf will have a good, mature nf4 939 m/b - asus, abit, gigabtyte, msi are a few that come off the tip of my tongue.

stay away from ecs (although i have had good luck with them, i am the only person i know in person that has) and pc chips - both pretty low on the totem pole.

 

[1N0V471V]

Even though DFIs are known for overclocking, many people fail to realize that they are super stable boards.

That brings me to my recomendation, the DFI LANPARTY nF4 Ultra-D.

Others will tell me I'm wrong, but that is my recommendation. You can choose to listen to me or not.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: 1N0V471V
Even though DFIs are known for overclocking, many people fail to realize that they are super stable boards.

That brings me to my recomendation, the DFI LANPARTY nF4 Ultra-D.

Others will tell me I'm wrong, but that is my recommendation. You can choose to listen to me or not.

i agree that dfi makes good boards, but they seem to be more finicky with ram than the others. that is why i left them off the list. this issue seemd to start up with nf4 boards as i know many people that ran and swore by dfi (nf2, nf3) until the nf4 dfi boards started to come out, then many issues...maybe they have fixed it with bios updates by now as it is so mature...hopefully

 

[Bobthelost]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: 1N0V471V
Even though DFIs are known for overclocking, many people fail to realize that they are super stable boards.

That brings me to my recomendation, the DFI LANPARTY nF4 Ultra-D.

Others will tell me I'm wrong, but that is my recommendation. You can choose to listen to me or not.

i agree that dfi makes good boards, but they seem to be more finicky with ram than the others. that is why i left them off the list. this issue seemd to start up with nf4 boards as i know many people that ran and swore by dfi (nf2, nf3) until the nf4 dfi boards started to come out, then many issues...maybe they have fixed it with bios updates by now as it is so mature...hopefully

DFI boards are rock solid, if they work at all

Any board you like with the features you want. Asus and MSI have always done well enough for me.

 

[1N0V471V]

DFI boards work if you make sure they have adequate power and choose the right memory (which really isn't that hard). Even when I had 2x512MB Corsair Value Select and a 450w OCZ Modstream (neither are recommended at DFI-Street.com) my system was rock solid. But I agree, depending on your level of experience an ASUS may be a better choice, but remember that my current build (in signature) is only my second build... and I've only been into computers for a year. So if I can do it you can, too.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I've had an Asus A8N-E for several months and am happy with it. Unlike the DFI it also gets along with Seasonic power supplies.

 

[yuchai]

I recommend the ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2. Rock solid and lots of features for the money. Even though it says SLI, don't count on it to work as the newer NVIDIA drivers don't support it.

Using one myself and have been really satisfied.

Link

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: yuchai
I recommend the ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2. Rock solid and lots of features for the money. Even though it says SLI, don't count on it to work as the newer NVIDIA drivers don't support it.

Using one myself and have been really satisfied.

Link

that is pretty f*cked up how they bought uli and then nuked their sli support.....f*cking nvidia :thumbsdown:

 

[MDE]

I've had good luck with the Epox 9NDA3+ (nForce3 Ultra) and 9NPA+ (nForce4 Ultra) as well as the Abit KN8 SLI.

 

[UsandThem]

I've had this board for over a year now, and I have been very impressed with it.

Now it is only $52.00

 

[iamaelephant]

I have the MSI K8N Neo4-F, no problems thus far.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: brrrowncow80
I'm looking for a recommendation on a good solid, stable skt939 board. I'm not going to overclock, just looking for something with decent features at the best price. Thanks in advance.

Stay away from MSI. Great features and price, but they suck.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: UsandThem
I've had this board for over a year now, and I have been very impressed with it.

Now it is only $52.00

Nice price! It doesn't list any X2s under supported processors, will it boot with an X2 before the BIOS is updated?

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: UsandThem
I've had this board for over a year now, and I have been very impressed with it.

Now it is only $52.00

Nice price! It doesn't list any X2s under supported processors, will it boot with an X2 before the BIOS is updated?

My BIOS came with 1.03 dated June 05 and it booted just fine (identified the CPU correctly). I had to update to BIOS 1.03a which was allow Cool N' Quiet to work on X2 CPU's.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: brrrowncow80
I'm looking for a recommendation on a good solid, stable skt939 board. I'm not going to overclock, just looking for something with decent features at the best price. Thanks in advance.

Stay away from MSI. Great features and price, but they suck.

and why would you feel this way?

 

[starwars7]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: UsandThem
I've had this board for over a year now, and I have been very impressed with it.

Now it is only $52.00

Nice price! It doesn't list any X2s under supported processors, will it boot with an X2 before the BIOS is updated?

Good question, if the answer is yes, I'll definitely consider it for a friends build.

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: starwars7

Good question, if the answer is yes, I'll definitely consider it for a friends build.

I just answered this a few posts up. It does. I am running a X2 3800+ right now.

 

[secretanchitman]

asus a8n-sli, sli deluxe/premium, sli32 deluxe.

but people are right. most manufacturers have stable 939 boards. take your pick, and be sure to stay away from ecs and pc chips.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i'd look into the ASUS boards, they are known to be very stable with minimal DOA's (all board company's have doa's) the a8n5x is a pretty simple board with everything u need to get your system running, the a8n-sli premium has the silent heatpipes but must be mounted with the pci slots on the bottom, the a8r32-mvp deluxe has crossfiresupport and a cool running silent chipset with MANY MANY features.

 

[RallyMaster]

Abit AN8 SLi (they're cheap and good but you do not have to use them in SLi) or KN8 Ultra (although you might want to change the NB cooler on this as soon as you get it).

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

DFI is a PITA to deal with. I have an NF4 and yo udon't know how hard it is to deal with new ram, new cpu, etc. I don't have cheap RAM either, and sometimes the yellow/orange just pisses you off. For example, my new Opteron 170 couldnt run on yellow slots. Later yellow slots worked, but it was just WEIRD. Was testing 4 CPUs my friend dug up at work and none of them worked. I suspect the board might just be extremely picky.

If you want something that will work guaranted, go with Abit's AN8 or Asus' A8N or MSI's K8N. DFI is for enthusiasts. I used to recommend it to everyone, but seeing all the problems people have, it might not be the best idea.

If you buy top notch hardware, you might want to try DFI out, but if it fails on you or has any compatibility issues, you're going to be banging your head. My Seasonic had some issues with the DFI PSU, and it pissed me off =/

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
DFI is a PITA to deal with. I have an NF4 and yo udon't know how hard it is to deal with new ram, new cpu, etc. I don't have cheap RAM either, and sometimes the yellow/orange just pisses you off. For example, my new Opteron 170 couldnt run on yellow slots. Later yellow slots worked, but it was just WEIRD. Was testing 4 CPUs my friend dug up at work and none of them worked. I suspect the board might just be extremely picky.

If you want something that will work guaranted, go with Abit's AN8 or Asus' A8N or MSI's K8N. DFI is for enthusiasts. I used to recommend it to everyone, but seeing all the problems people have, it might not be the best idea.

If you buy top notch hardware, you might want to try DFI out, but if it fails on you or has any compatibility issues, you're going to be banging your head. My Seasonic had some issues with the DFI PSU, and it pissed me off =/

If you do ANY research the manufacturer says use the ORANGE SLOTS (listed as slot 3 and 2 and 4). The key is to read prior to purchasing and installing...make sure you have what you need first.