NF3 ultra, Socket939 mobo

[golgotha]

GIGABYTE "GA-K8NSNXP-939" nForce3 250 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
Model# GA-K8NSNXP-939
Item # N82E16813128254

Specifications:
Supported CPU:AMD Athlon64 Processors
Chipset:NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra
RAM:4x DIMM for DDR400/333/266 Max 3GB
IDE:2x ATA 133 by nForce3 250
Slots: 1x AGP 4X/8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS/2,2xCOM,1xLPT,2xLAN,6xUSB2.0(Rear 2),Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC850 7.1-Channel Codec
Onboard LAN:Marvell 8001 GbE + ICS 1883 10/100Mbps
Onboard 1394: T.I. IEEE1394b controller, 3 Ports
Form Factor:ATX



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[mechBgon]

Dude! Thanks for the heads-up!



Welcome to the Forums by the way

 

[Bar81]

Too bad the price is way out of control.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Bar81
Too bad the price is way out of control.

Not only that, but I downloaded the manual and confirmed that this board suffers a condition known as "Gigabytus," which results in huge masses of high-bandwidth controllers being jammed onto its skimpy little PCI bus :frown: Dunno about anyone else, but I want the PCI bus as clear of soldered-down stuff as practical.

 

[Bar81]

I thought it did but was too lazy to check and retracted that part of my statement. They have no idea how to build a proper nf3-250 board.

 

[golgotha]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Welcome to the Forums by the way

Hey, thanks. I registered to make this post.

You are right about the price. My eyes popped out when I saw that tag. It's 57 dollars more expensive than the Asus A8V Deluxe, according to New Egg.
However, it's the only board of its kind at the moment, so I may just swallow the price and grab one.

 

[alent1234]

Crazy. I can get a socket 754 nforce 3 250gb for almost half this price. And a 3200+ will cost me about half of what they want for a 939 chip. And the performance isn't much to talk about on 939 systems.