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Mobo question here

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crashbox_tfa

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Would you rather purchase an:

abit NF7-S v2

or an

abit AN7
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Reason asking is im upgrading my asus a7n8x due to ide controller failure. I have seen alot of good reviews on the NF7-s but having a hard time trying to find anything on the AN7. Just wanting a little input thats all.

If this helps ill be running an AMD 3200+ barton, an ATI 9600 xt , and 2 512 sticks of corsair xms ram.

Thanks guys
 
more info please because i dont know what are the features of those boards
 
here are the specs on the NF7-s:
Supported CPU: AMD K7 Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP Processors
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400+MCP-T
FSB: 266/333/400MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM for Max 3GB DDR333/266/200,2x DIMM for Max 2GB DDR400
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 33/66/100/133
Slots:1x AGP 8X/4X, 5x PCI
Onboard Audio: SoundStorm APU(Dolby 5.1) + 6-Channel AC97 CODEC
Onboard LAN: 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA,RAID 0
Onboard 1394
Form Factor:ATX

here are the specs on the an7:

Supported CPU: Socket A AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Processors
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP-T
FSB: 266/333/400MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM support 3 Un-buffered DDR333/266, 2 Un-buffered DDR400
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 66/100/133
Slots: 1x AGP 8X/4X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2,1xLPT,1xCOM,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xLAN,3xIEEE1394(Rear 1),SPDIF In/Out,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: 6-Channel AC97 CODEC
Onboard LAN: Realtek 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA 150, RAID 0/1
Onboard 1394
Form Factor:ATX
 
also if this helps the an7 is 10 dollars more, im really not into the sound card and what not i have a game theater xp that i will use on it, just really more interested in stablilty and preformance
 
I have an Abit NF7-S in one of my rigs and a NF7 in the other..they both work fantastic.
 
performance difference is marginal... so if you won't benefit from AN7 improvements (uGuru, neat IDE connectors or audio optical in) get the NF7.
 
k i just purchased the nf-7, just by change, i seen where in a few instances you cant push very high on fsb, if you all are o/c in this board what is the fbs your pushing?
 
Originally posted by crashbox_tfa
k i just purchased the nf-7, just by change, i seen where in a few instances you cant push very high on fsb, if you all are o/c in this board what is the fbs your pushing?
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1700+ 1.47ghz@2.28ghz (166x13.5)
ABIT NF7 Mobo
256MB Crucial Memory
Geforce 3
350W Antec True Blue PSU
HP CDROM
HP CD Burner
Western Digital 40gig HDD

This is the rig that has my NF7 in it. I havent tried upping the FSB b/c I've been OCing wayyyyy too much lately and im sick of reseting the CMOS so much lmao. But this thing just kept going on it's OC like the little engine that could :p Hope this helps!

Good LucK

Oh yeh btw this is for sale :D :D
 
LMAO!
i feel you on the cmos reset problem.. been working on a litte mod for that using a switch to jump it when i need to reset it. but i think im going to be happy with this board ill post here when i get it up and running
 
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