want to buy s939 mobo w/agp, best buy to get?

[tooflyklu]

i cant afford the whole switch over to pci-e, i was looking at the cheap gigabyte board k8sn, but i hear bad things that the bios havent been updated, then i wouldnt mind getting the msi neo2, but no one really has it in stock.

what other options would be beneficial to get with a a64 939 3200 or 3400?


i've found the msi neo2 at monarch comp, should i go with soltek or the msi?


which one to get?

 

[MDE]

I like my Epox 9NDA3+, the 9NDA3J should be just as good.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Anandtech article - S939 mobo prices

 

[tooflyklu]

any thoughts about the soltek board?

 

[tooflyklu]

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
Anandtech article - S939 mobo prices

thats good, but those are all 754

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

The Soltek is a great board.
It's pretty fast, cheap with a great package.

Are you overclocking?

 

[tooflyklu]

Originally posted by: ChineseDemocracyGNR
The Soltek is a great board.
It's pretty fast, cheap with a great package.

Are you overclocking?

it would be my first time, but i want to give it a shot

 

[tooflyklu]

i did find the msi cheap with free ship at monarch, but is it worth the xtr $ from the soltek board?

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Originally posted by: tooflyklu

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
Anandtech article - S939 mobo prices

thats good, but those are all 754

I must be imagining the six 939 boards listed. :frown:

 

[dashiki]

I have the soltek and I would recomend it to anyone.

 

[tr1kstanc3]

i have the msi k8n neo2 which i like but soltek is my #1 company. i would have gotten a nf3 ultra if soltek had one in the market. =|

 

[Green Man]

Despite problems I've had with Epox in the past, I've been impressed with them recently (last 3 - 4 years)

I finally went back to Epox for the 9NDA3J. I'm glad I did! I got the board from Newegg for $99. It's pretty basic...PS2, 1xCOM, 1xLPT, 4xUSB, 1xGBeLAN, audio, 2xPATA, 2xSATA, 1xFloppy. I could have gotten another couple of SATAs and IEEE1394 if I'd have gone with the 9NDA3+, but it was about $25 more and I don't have a use for the firewire.

PROs = overclocks excellently. 300FSB is No Problem
BIOS has every adjustment I want/need
100% stable and trouble-free

CONs = tends to undervolt. default voltage to Winchester CPU is 1.322 ( BIOS allows up to +.350 so it's not an issue for me )

Bottom line is, I changed from a NF7 and mobile XP 2500+ to a A64 3000+ and 9NDA3J and I couldn't be happier.

 

[perillo34]

is there huge difference for nforce boards instead of the via chip based... performance wise.

 

[Zebo]

you should be used to undervolting coming form nf7

I also recommend epox J it's $92 a mwave and has better bios options than MSI. MSI does have better Vdimm though. But $50 extra is'nt worth it. One issue with epox is ugly green if you have case window.

 

[christopherzombie]

I'm happy with my MSI K8N Neo2

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

Originally posted by: perillo34
is there huge difference for nforce boards instead of the via chip based... performance wise.

Performance wise there's not much different at all because the memory controller is integrated in the processor.

 

[McArra]

Originally posted by: christopherzombie
I'm happy with my MSI K8N Neo2

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Just got my Neo2 Platinum and so far I'm happy. I like the BIOS on my Abit i875 board better but I just need somw to learn about AMD/Nforce3 and MSI's BIOS.