thoughts on two S939 SLI boards

[BelowAmbient]

i loved my DFI ultra-d, but i didnt like that it takes forever to configure the picky BIOS. now that my DFI is toast im looking for a replacement... i want to avoid the love/hate relationship i had with my DFI

what do you guys think of the an8 32x?

http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/...es=1&model=310

im pretty sold on it and noticed a refurbed one going for 75 bux at mwave...

im also considering a Epox EP-9NPA+SLi

ive had better luck with epox than any other board, so i currently have a softspot for the Epox board...

http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=346

they are about the same with the Epox being a bit harder to get...

are any S939 boards natively dual core supported?

 

[Heidfirst]

can't speak for the EPoX but my AN8 32X replaced a DFI SLI-DR & never gave me a reason to regret that decision.
It also has a dual-core ready BIOS out of the box (although still check to see if it has the latest version on it).

 

[Robc1880]

Of those two option I would say go for Abit. Epox is good but Abit is better.

 

[keeleysam]

I had the EPoX 9NPA+Ultra, which is the same as the SLi. It took an Opteron 165, Athlon 3700, Athlon 3400, and FX-55 over 3GHz, and had a nice and easy BIOS.

Go with it.