*POLL* Epox 8RDA+ rev1.2 or 8RDA3+ or Abit NF7-S or Asus 87N8X

[MichaelD]

Hey all, I need some help.

I currently have a Rev 1.1 8RDA+. It seems to have some issues with 200MHz, dual channel, no matter what timings youuse. Single channel it'll do 210MHz though.

I like the Epox board; feature wise, it's very good and stable as a rock.

I have a 2500+ Barton/1GB Corsair XMS3200C2; I want 200MHz FSB or better and obviously plan on OCing. I also will be using the onboard sound with a 4.1 speaker setup.

The Abit's onboard Serial is nice and it comes w/the "Serillel" adaptors that let you use PATA drives on the SATA RAID chip, which is neat...I like the Abit's SPDIF out, but I already have the SPDIF bracket that came w/my 8RDA+ that I could use with a diff Epox board, so that's kind of a non-issue.

What's best for an overclocking/gaming system and why? Stability is key. I already have an Antec 430W PS, so I'm good there.

Thanks for reading this far and for your inputs. 🙂

*EDIT*
Added Asus 87N8X

 

[Corporate Thug]

Dollar for dollar 8rda+ is better
Overall NF7-s is better: it oced better than the 8rda+

btw, i have used both so i speak from personal experiance

 

[MichaelD]

Bump.

 

[Johnbear007]

im also considering now the DFI NF II Ultra AL you might want to take a look at that

 

[bootoo]

8rda+ 1.2? Is that a 2.0 type with ultra 400? Is that what the 1.1 upgrades to if it has the c1/a1 northbridge? Not trying to be snotty, just want to know - got into the epox world just as the 8rda+ left (literally installed the motherboard the night before it was declared discontinued).