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NVIDIA nForce3 250 Chipset

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Currently I have decided upon this one:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-490&depa=0

The chipset is not nForce3 250. Is that one much better than the VIA K8T800 + VT8237 chipset?

Here are some nForce3 250:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-128-241&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-457&depa=0

The thing that worries me about the MSI, is that I've heard many 'bad' things about it...

Which chipset?

AMD 64 3000+ (mobile)
2x512 Corsair Value RAM
Sapphire 256-bit (199 at newegg)
 
I have heard good things of he ABit board babyelf speaks about and the PCI/AGP lock does work on that board with the new BIOS'. I belive it also only costs $105 at newegg.
 
Originally posted by: reever
My chaintech nforce 3 250 is quite good, a lot better then my kv8-max 3 especially with overclocking
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the chaintech crap is derivated directy from its previous nf150 model, and it doesnt offer much more.

imo the best a64 board today is the ep0x 8kde versions. i've seen 'em hitting FSB beyond 300+ and it features everything one could imagine for an affordable OC-board.
 
Originally posted by: tamps
Originally posted by: reever
My chaintech nforce 3 250 is quite good, a lot better then my kv8-max 3 especially with overclocking
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the chaintech crap is derivated directy from its previous nf150 model, and it doesnt offer much more.

imo the best a64 board today is the ep0x 8kde versions. i've seen 'em hitting FSB beyond 300+ and it features everything one could imagine for an affordable OC-board.
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Actually the chaintech VNF3-250 is not on the same PCB as the ZNF3-150. The ZNF3-250 however is. The cahintech VNF3-250 is a great motherboard, however it is just a little lite on extras and in my case, unwanted features. It is cheap, stable and overclocks very well. It can hit a HTT of 300+ in my case and currently has my old Nuetered clawhammer CO A64 3000+ at 2.5ghz (250x10 @ 1:1). In benchamarks it offers a fair improvement all over my AN50R at the same clocks.
 
Ive got the MSI K8N and I have read about problems with it as you have. However, I have not had any problems, its been a good board.

My audigy 2 did cause me to have BSODs but I blame that on horrible audigy drivers. I have a TB santa cruz now that runs fine on it.
 
i think youll be happy w/ nf3 250 or k8t800 pro, but for max stability i would wait for the second revisions of those chipsets : i.e. a7n8x deluxe v2.0.
 
I am getting the EPoX 8KDA3J, it should be here today. I chose NF3 over the KT800 Pro because of the supposid optimizations that a NV video card and NV motherboard have. I was seriosly considering the Abit but I have heard as of late the quality of the boards are lacking.
 
You can't really go wrong with either chipset you described, they both have their pro's and con's but overall are very stable chipsets which allow decent overclocking and gaming performance.
 
agreed... unless u are looking at serious overclocking.. if not any of the ones talked about are good
the abit epox are the 2 better ones with the abit using VIA and epox using nforce3 250gb
 
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