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barton 2500+ mobo
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was 90 bucks when i bought it on newegg about 3 weeks ago
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dfi infinity. its cheaper than the nf7-s and in my opinion it overclocks better.
See Sig....
Can't get more features for less than the Epox....
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-123-198&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
The only issue I have had with it is that the chipset fan failed - or rather, started making a racket - after about 90 days. I just took it off since I have a side fan in the case the blows outside air directly on it. I have had no problems running like this at all.
I just set up a DFI nFinity II ultra for a friend, and it worked fine too, but I don't see the advantage the extra 10 bucks gets you, other than a crappier manual.
He hasn't tried overclocking yet. That will come next week. We'll see how it compares to mine.
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Can't get more features for less than the Epox....
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-123-198&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
The only issue I have had with it is that the chipset fan failed - or rather, started making a racket - after about 90 days. I just took it off since I have a side fan in the case the blows outside air directly on it. I have had no problems running like this at all.
I just set up a DFI nFinity II ultra for a friend, and it worked fine too, but I don't see the advantage the extra 10 bucks gets you, other than a crappier manual.
He hasn't tried overclocking yet. That will come next week. We'll see how it compares to mine.BB
I have that same mobo and it overclocks great. However, DO NOT change the FSB in 1 MHz increments manually. Set the FSB to 400 and be done with it. From there just mess with the multiplier. The mobo has a habit of frying BIOS chips when you mess with the FSB in the nonstandard ratio range.
Other than that, I can wholy reccomend this mobo and it works great!
Epox8RDA3+...i would get that personally. i have the board but im running a 2100+ on it for now. i will be upgrading to the 2500+ Barton.
You cant go wrong with this mobo, it has plenty of features and is good to oc. although i havent done it to my board i know of others that have done some heavy duty oc'ing and their boards are running very stable.
You cant go wrong with this mobo, it has plenty of features and is good to oc. although i havent done it to my board i know of others that have done some heavy duty oc'ing and their boards are running very stable.