nForce 4 for socket 754 dual channel fact or fiction?

[kobymu]

any1 buy it? how well does it performe? and what about OC options?

 

[Peter]

In case you haven't figured that out yet: The RAM controller is in the CPU not the chipset. Socket-754 processors have a single-channel RAM controller.

 

[Megatomic]

There are supposed to be some s754 NF4 boards coming out but as Peter said, the memory controller is located in the CPU and not the chipset. And AMD does not make any s754 chips with dual channel memory controllers in them.

The benefit of the s754 NF4 boards is you get PCI-e.

 

[kobymu]

*** OK, NO DUAL CANNEL!!! ***, but what about the mobo performence and OC?
any1 had experience with any of these boards? i cant fine any review on the net.

 

[imported_Kensai]

As everyone else said, the memory controller is on the CPU and thus only single channel support.

 

[Budman]

Yes I think ECS has a nforce4 one out now.

Edit: found it. http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135190

And to answer your question,like others said there will never be dual channel 754 cpu because the onboard mem controller is single channel only

 

[NightCrawler]

Asus also has a nf4 754 board out as well.

 

[NightCrawler]

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131533

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: NightCrawler
http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131533

That's a nice board. I wonder if there is a performance increase to be gained by going from NF3-250Gb to this NF4 board if you used all the same components. Of course the GPU would be a PCI-e version of it's twin AGP8X model.

 

[kobymu]

tha asus mobo looks expensive. i need to build a *cheap* gaming system for my 9 years-old niece next month. she will play mostly sims2 and it looks like one of these mobo(ecs/epox) with a sempron will hit the spot. what do you all think?

 

[Megatomic]

You could save quite a bit of money if you go with a Soltek K8AN2E-GR and a s754 Sempron chip. That board is insanely stable and just about the fastest NF3 board at stock speeds.

Oh and you could get her a case with a side window and she'll love the purple slots.

 

[kobymu]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
You could save quite a bit of money if you go with a Soltek K8AN2E-GR and a s754 Sempron chip. That board is insanely stable and just about the fastest NF3 board at stock speeds.

Oh and you could get her a case with a side window and she'll love the purple slots.

yeh it looks nice, but is 75$ at newegg and i can get a mobo with nforce4 for the same and get pci-e for the same (if not less). quick check......

ECS NFORCE4-A754 Socket 754 for 70$.
well i still got a month to decide

 

[NightCrawler]

Epox NForce 4 754

 

[Peter]

Originally posted by: kobymu
tha asus mobo looks expensive. i need to build a *cheap* gaming system for my 9 years-old niece next month. she will play mostly sims2 and it looks like one of these mobo(ecs/epox) with a sempron will hit the spot. what do you all think?

Fry's combo (ECS 755-A2, Sempron) plus an AGP graphics card and one DIMM, and the niece shall be set.

 

[kobymu]

Originally posted by: Peter
Fry's combo (ECS 755-A2, Sempron) plus an AGP graphics card and one DIMM, and the niece shall be set.

thanks for recommendation, do u think a agp mobo would be better then pci-e?

 

[Peter]

You're aiming for midrange ... which is where AGP gives you cheaper boards and cards.