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Welly
22-12-2003, 13:30
Can anyone recommend a motherboard to suit an XP2500? Whats the latest/greatest motherboard out on the market?
Firelord
22-12-2003, 13:41
ABIT NF7-S V2 'nuff said :D
Welly
22-12-2003, 13:51
cool cheers.. no plans to overclock (as I'm trying to build an almost silent pc for video work) but looks like a pretty good board.
BUFF
22-12-2003, 14:02
I'll 2nd (& 3rd :)) the NF7-S V2.0!

edit: actually , if you are trying to build a silent system then you may be better off with an ASUS A7V8X DeLuxe.
The ABIT has an active northbridge cooler whilst the ASUS has a passive so 1 less fan to worry about.
Sinizterguy
22-12-2003, 14:19
Originally posted by Firelord-OCHW
ABIT NF7-S V2 'nuff said :D


For overclocking ....

If not, you could go for the asus as mentioned, theyre pretty good too.
conan
22-12-2003, 14:30
I'd go with the Asus A7N8X Dlx but I guess it's down to personal preference (I have 2 of 'em):)
Byron
22-12-2003, 19:34
I've NF7-S and the fan on the N.B. is quite loud ;)
So if you just want a mobo to be quiet and good go for the Asus... sure things :D
Welly
22-12-2003, 19:43
cheers for the suggestions guys.. i've noticed the A7N8X series of boards also have a passive cooler, so i'm tempted to go for the Asus A7N8X Deluxe, although what is the Asus A7N8X-X about? Any differences worth noting?
conan
22-12-2003, 19:55
Best place to check the specs is the Asus web site but basically it's a cut down version, it has only 1 network port and no SATA controller I think. There is also an enhanced version of the Deluxe that has a header on for WiFi support (save buying a wireless NIC). Depends on what features you want really, I think there are now 4 or 5 versions of this mobo:confused:
BUFF
22-12-2003, 21:06
Originally posted by Welly
cheers for the suggestions guys.. i've noticed the A7N8X series of boards also have a passive cooler, so i'm tempted to go for the Asus A7N8X Deluxe, although what is the Asus A7N8X-X about? Any differences worth noting?

Single channel memory controller rather than dual, no firewire, no Soundstorm audio, no SATA RAID......
Get the DeLuxe ;)