MSI K7N2 Delta2-LSR vs ALBATRON KX18DS Pro

[dr muska]

MSI
Albatron

Can anyone tell me which one is better? I want to oc my unlocked 2500+ barton. According to others the chipset fan does not come with the Albatron mobo.

 

[dr muska]

Vote people if you are to lazy to make a statement

 

[dr muska]

VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

I would get the MSI board because it uses the 12V rail for the CPU.

 

[dr muska]

Thanks

 

[dr muska]

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[dr muska]

vote

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

I don't think other people's voting is the most effective way to choose a motherboard. Did you make a list of pros and cons of each one? If so, tell us. If not, I think you'll be happy with either one.

 

[dr muska]

I think the msi is better, I just want to know what others think about them because I have no idea what raid -o -1 blah blah blah is and mcp-1 or something like that. I also want to know what s-pdif out is.

 

[Odeen]

There's no good substitute for doing your own research. If you don't know what an "MCP-1" or a "RAID-o-a blah blah blah" is, you are far more likely to toast that unlocked 2500+ than overclock it successfully. However, in the interest of boosting AMD's sales, I'll tell you why I prefer the MSI:
1) The ATX connector is in a sane location in "front" of the board, as opposed to the back, where you have to drape twenty wires across the CPU heatsink and connect them between the back ports and the HSF.
2) The IDE connectors are at the mid-level, where they should be, not lower. Helps with reaching top bays on tower cases without needing to use out-of-spec IDE cables
3) Passive northbridge cooling - no cheezy, whiny sleeve-bearing fan that'll die in 1-2 years.
4) SPDIF out. SPDIF transmits audio in digital format - either an encoded 5.1 surround stream from a DVD, or stereo sound from games, etc. Not like using onboard audio is advisable if you're overclocking. If you're spending the effort to boost your CPU speed, don't waste these processor cycles on software audio - buy a decent sound card.

 

[dr muska]

Thanks. I have an external sound card so I will not be using the onboard sound. I am going to buy the msi off newegg.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Go with the MSI. Nothing against Albatron, but I used a K7N2 Delta-ILSR (IIRC) to OC my unlocked Barton 2500+ back in the day. Hit 2.42GHz on air w/Vantec AeroFlow HSF, moderate case cooling, & 1.8Vcore. :thumbsup:
In fact I'm buying a refurb K7N2 Delta-L for my 'rents TBird 1.4, and I have a K8N Neo Plat in my desktop. I :heart: MSI!

 

[imported_Kensai]

Go with MSI! It's an awesome board, for the price. (My price.)

 

[dr muska]

Thanks guys it has been bought