which motherboard to buy?

[montuow]

i was very dead set on buying an epox 8rda+ with a tbsc for my budget system, but after looking at benchmarks saying that the nvidia soundstorm was comparable to most sound cards in terms of performance and cpu usage, i had doubts on buying this combo. would it be better for me to buy say an a7n8x deluxe or a nf7-s instead? or just stay with this? or even buy another motherboard? all suggestions welcome!

 

[Corporate Thug]

i really like the NF7-s
asus tech support/rma service isnt good at all

 

[Bonesdad]

Why not stick with the 8rda+?? The sound is outstanding. If you are going for a budget system, it can't be beat for an NForce2 board. It may not be true soundstorm, but it's close enough...i think it is missing one element...but i forget what...

 

[wluk]

i think it is missing one element...but i forget what...

sata

 

[render]

Originally posted by: wluk

i think it is missing one element...but i forget what...

sata

I think bonesdad is referring to S/PDIF Out port.

 

[montuow]

besides the fact that the epox board is missing one thing for soundstorm, i was also thinking that the extra 40 dollars the other boards cost will also add in extra features that i may use. will that not be the case?

 

[Corporate Thug]

the nf7-s is $109 at excaliber PC which makes it about a $20 difference