Best mobo

Post by **Apoptosis** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:34 pm

yeah, we got mods... where they are 90% of the time i dunno!

LVCapo · Post by **LVCapo** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:54 pm

easy trigger, some of us can't sit slumped in front of our puters 24/7 eating Sonic and drinking Routee 44 Vanilla Coke...... I need an hour or two to stretch my legs.
Geez, Nate is such a slave driver.....work work work!!!!

CyberWarrior · Post by **CyberWarrior** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:13 pm

Apoptosis wrote:yeah, we got mods... where they are 90% of the time i dunno!

The reason I asked is because,I was a mod on a forum that folded now and it was nice.

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:39 pm

I keep my eye on things, i try not to edit peoples stuff, we have a very hands off approch here. but i do read every post.

LVCapo · Post by **LVCapo** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:15 pm

Posts are rarely if ever edited. I've delted posts, a lot lately because certain people keep linking their own email inbox (hint hint). Once in a great while we get a spammer trying to drum up business for cigarettes or lonely russian women....other than that this is a great forum

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:26 am

I gotta mirror everyone else here and say DFI, except I would go with the Lanparty UT 250 NF4 UltraD, as you get the NF4 chipset, and it also has PCI-Express (2 slots to be exact), so I believe it's SLI ready, a good way to go if you're an immense gamer. As for the NF4 chipset, it's the best way to go since VIA has become a phased out chipset in favor of NF4, or in the case of Intel, the newer Intel chipsets.

LVCapo · Post by **LVCapo** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:28 pm

The only DFI NF4 board that supports SLI is the SLI-DR, the first rev of the NF4 Ultra did with a mod and SLI bridge, but DFI "fixed" that problem so that people couldn't take advantage of the exploit.
I'm not a huge believer in SLI, and think its overblown. Go with an Ultra and a high end video card, you won't notice much of a difference while playing games, as when you get to a certain point your eyes just can't tell the difference.
To me, SLI is too expensive and more hype and "benchmark envy" than anything else.

shwA · Post by **shwA** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:51 pm

Yeah, I gotta agree with capper on that one. Saving a little $ and going with a single card solution won't hurt you too much in the needed performance department. SLI dominates in benchmarks, but I don't think the performance increase in gaming warrant spending the extra $.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 4:37 pm

yeah, that's true, for the price it definitely isn't worth it overall. However, I still think the NF4 chipset is a good one to go with, and that was the main reason I would go with that board; I didn't bank on the fact that there's a cheaper DFI board with the NF4 chipset, that's all.

LVCapo · Post by **LVCapo** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 4:41 pm

I don't think there is a better motherboard on the market than the DFI SLI DR. The NF4 chipset is the best around right now.
Since Oskar Wu moved to DFI, they are the best motherboard maker on the market.....of course thats just my opinion.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:16 pm

well, now that that's established, I need a good recommendation on a mobo. I'm in the process of researching and finding the best board overall for mid-end gaming, fast processing of office applications, something that provides a lot on the options end, and still be relatively cheap. I was thinking about the Asus K8T890, but that is one of several possibilities. I'm not necessarily looking for something that's SLI compatible, just something that can run a high-end graphics card excellently. I'm looking towards the socket 939 package as I like the 1Ghz hypertransport, and also for the fact that when Microsoft gets their 64-bit OS going, I want to be able to upgrade to that. I made my decision on the processor, which is an Athlon 64 3200+, since it can be OC'd, and also because the higher end models are out of my budget right now. Once again, all intelligent advice is most definitely welcome.

LVCapo · Post by **LVCapo** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:37 pm

I'd recommend the DFI NF4 Ultra, best board on the market. A close second would be the MSI Neo 4 Platinum, and if budget is an issue, the Chaintech NF4 board is a great choice for under $100.
Stay away from the VIA chipset, the NF4 is just so much better

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:25 pm

Man that's a nice low-end board to have SATA, PCI Express, and a NF4 chipset, not to mention co-ax and SPDIF ports; however, I'm tempted to get a SB Audigy Platinum to go with it, the 8-channel version. As far as speakers go, I'm gonna have to do some more research. Also looking for a decent Corsair dual channel kit, at least 1GB; might decide to go with XMS. I'm kinda torn between XMS and ValueSelect; I know XMS is the shiz, but gonna have to alter my budget slightly to accomodate that. Think it's worth it, capper?

LVCapo · Post by **LVCapo** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:15 pm

I've worked pretty extensively with both the DFI (which I use every day), and the Chaintech VNF $ Ultra, which I reviewed..... both are very good boards. If you like the chaintech, you may want to invest in a decent active NB chipset cooler, as the passive cooler on that board really restricts the O/C ability . in the end, it is a very good value.

LVCapo · Post by **LVCapo** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:17 pm

As far as memory. You might want to scour some boards and find some BH-5 memory, or if that fails, look at PQI. There are some decent kits out there that can be had at a really good price.

Or, you could just keep that Kingston Hyper X memory you already have..... not too bad of stuff. You might be able to trade with someone on a forum for some Corsair XMS 3200XLL.

CyberWarrior · Post by **CyberWarrior** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:49 pm

capper5016 wrote:As far as memory. You might want to scour some boards and find some BH-5 memory, or if that fails, look at PQI. There are some decent kits out there that can be had at a really good price.

Or, you could just keep that Kingston Hyper X memory you already have..... not too bad of stuff. You might be able to trade with someone on a forum for some Corsair XMS 3200XLL.

I hope to keep the Kingston RAM,I got them at a bargain.They normally sell for $199 a piece.Last year.

Antonik · Post by **Antonik** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:11 pm

CyberWarrior wrote:The only other forum I belong to is Sharky's,and I never had a problem there. By the way,are there any mods here?

Sharkies is a nice site, but i noticed its really getting slow lately, I still visit thier Gaming sub section though ^_^

Post by **FZ1** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:14 pm

I can't seem to find anyone who has the DFI UT Lanparty NF3 (AGP) in stock

I'm considering just going the NF4 route but then I have to buy a PCI-E card. Decisions, decisions.

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:28 pm

the reason for that is a world wide recall, from what i hear there is a production flaw and DFI has recalled all the NF3 Ultra-D boards for a repair.

Post by **FZ1** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:30 pm

Doh...maybe I'm lucky then.