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Recommend me a socket 939 AGP motherboard for overclocking

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cirthix

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must have large vcore range, large fsb range, and lots of memory dividers and settings to play with (1t/2t is a must)

ram voltage adjustments dont matter, i wont be going above 2.7v
 
Originally posted by: ChineseDemocracyGNR
The top 3 939 AGP boards for overclocking are, in my opinion:

ASUS A8V Deluxe
EPoX EP-9NDA3J/9NDA3+
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
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Probably the definitive AGP 939 list right there.
 
Originally posted by: cirthix
which of those three si the best for overclocking a winchester 3000+?
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All three are popular but if you want an Nforce based mobo the list comes down to 2:

EPox 9NDA3J/9NDA3+
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
 
I am thinking of getting that MSI one due to the ratings it has received but the clearance around the processor socket looks a bit small. Do any of the Thermalright XP-90, Thermalright XP-120, Zalman 7000B or Zalman 7700 heatsinks work with this board? (without anything complicated like the thing I've heard about removing the backplate with a hairdryer)
 
Both the Thermalright XP-90, and XP-120 HSF solutions fit the Neo2 Platinum. Only thing is, if you use the XP-120, you won't be able to use the RAM slot closest to the CPU.
 
WARNING!!! The Zalman 7700Cu is not compatible with this board!! (According to Zalman's site) It's a really tight squeeze. I've got a thin insulating pad between the cooler and the back of my video card. They'd be in contact otherwise. If your card has a heatsink on the back to cool the RAM chips, it definately wont fit! But I believe the Zalman 7000 fits.
 
i instead got a replacement socket a board (dfi infinity) to save me the money (i dont have to get a new cpu), so question effectively answered
 
abit av8 is my recomendation. nice and stable. bought one to replace my msi k8n neo2 that died for no reason. (probably single phase power). able to reach same clock speeds of 2.5GHz with my 3200+ winchester. temperature is reading correctly too
 
Originally posted by: Amaroque
Both the Thermalright XP-90, and XP-120 HSF solutions fit the Neo2 Platinum. Only thing is, if you use the XP-120, you won't be able to use the RAM slot closest to the CPU.
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Thanks. Is there any difference in using memory slots 3 and 4 instead of slots 1 and 2 (the ones away from the cpu)? If 3 and 4 work just as well then this wouldn't be too much of an issue. The XP-120 is only about $5 more than the XP-90 but is supposed to be somewhat better with the larger fan it takes, so it would be nice if I could use that.
 
seems to me the Epox 9NDA3J is an amazing bargain, if you can do with 2 SATA ports and no firewire, I would go with it if I was buying something today
 
Originally posted by: arswihart
seems to me the Epox 9NDA3J is an amazing bargain, if you can do with 2 SATA ports and no firewire, I would go with it if I was buying something today
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Will the BFG 6800 Ultra OC fit this board or obscure the serial ATA ports?
 
If you have the low profile Sata connectors and you bend them to a right angle you can use the SATA 1 port only with BFG 6800 Ultra OC
 
Look around hardforums.com for sale/for trade and anandech's own forsale/trade forum and see what you can pick up there. I bought my MSI k8n Neo 2 Platinum for only $80 from a person. Thats 80! not 140. and yes, thats shipped price. So i recommend checking that out. You can really save a few bucks. Especially now when alot of people are upgrading from AGP to PCI express
 
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