I will be purchasing a new MB just because my newly RMA'ed A7N8X Deluxe doesnt hit 200 FSB. I dont clock FSB's past 200 so I dont care which one overclocks the best as far as that goes but I want to know which you guys would recommend for my 2600+ Mobile. Thanks!
NF7-S, DFI Infinity, or DFI Ultra B?
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The only thing keeping me from immediately choosing the NF7-S is the placement of the MB power connector. And most importantly, my SP-97 needs to fit without any capacitors being in the way or the MB will be useless. I really do like that $148 DFI with all the accessories and carrying case but from some pics I saw it seems that there might be some caps that will get in the way of the SP-97.
Zebo
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Ultra infinity.
1. Its the exact same as the $150 lanparty but for a x-tra lan port. In effect you're getting a $150 board.
2. Has a passive meaning quiet ChipSet unlike the Abit which whines.
3. Has been reported over and over in threads I've read to get 250+ FSB
4. Has a cooler on south bridge for further stablity
The Abit's have gotten cheap latley, taken caps and mosfets off the board and reduced thier size, and people are reporting difficulty with 215+MHZ bus. And heat probelms due to the new undersized mosfets. Meanwhile they raise the price of board cause the HYPE allows them to.
Thanks a bunch for your excellent input. BTW do you think my IQYHA 2600+ Mobile can hit your speeds with that little voltage?
Maybe. Best of luck.You know, I'm hearing A LOT of nice things about DFI and their "Infinity Ultra" board. Is this perhaps the "holy grail" of overclocking I've been looking for priced at $100?
I thought about switching to Abit but now I'm starting to believe that this was on HYPE and not for complete and overall value for my dollar. Is there anyway to be sure that DFI provides the absolute best board for oc'ing as well as overall value (Onboard sound, LAN, etc) ?
P.S.: (anything is better than the Asus A7N8X-X I have now).
I thought about switching to Abit but now I'm starting to believe that this was on HYPE and not for complete and overall value for my dollar. Is there anyway to be sure that DFI provides the absolute best board for oc'ing as well as overall value (Onboard sound, LAN, etc) ?
P.S.: (anything is better than the Asus A7N8X-X I have now).
Also, I might want to add:
"How is DFI's software (BIOS, etc?) and their technical support and stability?"
"How is DFI's software (BIOS, etc?) and their technical support and stability?"
Zebo
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DFI support is good. They pay "angrygames" to answer questions on these forums, overclockers.com and amdzone that I know of. Furthermore like all new kids on the block, they are tring to win over the enthusiast community as ABIT, GIGABYTE and ASUS have already done so i'd expect good support. But what the hey, I don't even own the board just picked all this info up though numerous threads could be all BS. But I know after two NF7's one was kickin while the other was a new cheapy I'd try them. Another board I'd be willing to try are those from Albatron. Heard they use better japanese caps in their boards and the owners are former engineers from Gigabyte. Just whatever you do don't get the new ABITs
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?s=62f1a87628d77f99bc29aab6a6e58f89&threadid=286728
i picked the DFI specifically for its motherboard layout over the Abit, very happy with my lanparty. the extra fluff is comes with i think is overkill though, get the infinity.
They are both really good. Your not getting ripped off if you buy the Lanparty though, you still do get:
Wrapped IDE and FDD cables
Computer Case carrying straps
Extra Lan port
and then there is the front x which I think is reallllllllly awsome especially since the Rev. B has one that shows you the led lights that post on ur mobo, no need to even open the case anymore to see them!
Wrapped IDE and FDD cables
Computer Case carrying straps
Extra Lan port
and then there is the front x which I think is reallllllllly awsome especially since the Rev. B has one that shows you the led lights that post on ur mobo, no need to even open the case anymore to see them!
Yeah, I am a little more than annoyed with this overall and cant help but feel my "best bang for the buck total system rebuild" has been cheated by the NF7-s. I mean I am running okay (213x11.5) but not utilizing the pieces I did buy to their fullest which was the original intent. Stick with the DFI mobo's is my recommendation. BTW: You will have to buy a special Neo Backplate from Thermalright in order to mount your SP97 on the DFI and the Abit motherboards you have mentioned in this post. It's only $5.
DFI would be my choice (I have both MoBo's) because it has 4 SATA plugs and supports RAID 0,1 and 1.5).The MoBo ATX plug is located better IMO, and supports 10X and 10.5 multipliers. The Abit needs a hacked BIOS to do this and but does have an extra Serial Port... Plus the DFI came out later then the Abit .
Just thought I'd pass on a little info,.... DFI is not exactly a "new kid on the block" they have been around for almost 25 years, and are one of the largest MB and video card manufacturers. I have been using them since the early '90's and found them to be an excellent board, very stable, and a good value. They are kinda new to the direct to consumer market,... for the most part they have been mostly a major oem supplier
I didn't like the spot either but I found a good way to deal with it is to run the atx wires around the rear exhaust fan and then up/in to the rail under the psu. Works quite well actually. Of course this may not work depending on the case/psu you have.
I have to agree with the other comments here though, the northbridge fan is a pos imo.
I have had both boards. As a general rule the DFI boards get much higher fsb. I built three computers with the NF7-S. They all worked great. Although the top fsb was around 210-215. I got a DFI Infinity and it does 250fsb. I did have to use one of the beta bioses to get that speed.
spending over $100 on a motherboard for a CPU that really doens't have a future pushes it for me. That's why I went with NF7-S when it was on sale along with a mobile XP.
Sorry for the half-ass info. I don't have the url's.
Just something you may want to look-up for more grist.
There was a post on AT complaining about using 2x512MB on NF7-S a few days ago.
In that post there were url's to Abit & AMD forums.
One post had over 1000 views.
Much of what has been said in this thread was mentioned in that thread.
The DFI'l are great and there are some probs with the latest NF7-S's.
However, after taking into account the "flaws" of both boards, the NF7-S seemed to have the least evil probs.
That post caused me to flip flop between NF7-S & DFI.
I can't recall an overwhelming factor but I resoved to get the NF7-S.
It may have had something to do with multi's, BIOS or RAM timings.
I think it had to do with BIOS.
I haven't purchased yet and I'm still open to considering alternatives.
Just something you may want to look-up for more grist.
There was a post on AT complaining about using 2x512MB on NF7-S a few days ago.
In that post there were url's to Abit & AMD forums.
One post had over 1000 views.
Much of what has been said in this thread was mentioned in that thread.
The DFI'l are great and there are some probs with the latest NF7-S's.
However, after taking into account the "flaws" of both boards, the NF7-S seemed to have the least evil probs.
That post caused me to flip flop between NF7-S & DFI.
I can't recall an overwhelming factor but I resoved to get the NF7-S.
It may have had something to do with multi's, BIOS or RAM timings.
I think it had to do with BIOS.
I haven't purchased yet and I'm still open to considering alternatives.
Im pretty much set on the Ultra Infinity right now since the layout is much more to my likings and from what I read it can possibly reach a high FSB even though I am not currently into OC'ing that.
Actually I might change my mind. I read the newegg reviews and the NF7-S only has a couple of bad reviews out of like 106 and the DFI has about 5-10 bad ones out of like 56. I dont want to get the NF7-S because of the power connector placement and its sort of ugly color but I kind of feel like I have to. I want that DFI sooo bad but I dont want to have any problems. Could somebody find me some links to help me make the right choice? Thank you.
I wouldn't really worry about the bad reviews, unless there are issues with the board that are formally documented there should be no problems.
OK Im getting the DFI Infinity. Thanks for all the help guys! Now could someone find me a good CDRW drive? I dont want the $90 Plextor ones but my mind has been set on the AOpen Chameleon drive which is like $32 at Newegg. I am going for a silver drive but want to know if this one is any good.
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