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[dale5605]

I'm really concerned about my mobo selection now. Everyone says go with abit and asus. I want a mobo socket 939 with 1 pci x16 slot, not an expensive sli! I am shopping on newegg and again the asus and abit are both out of stock! My choice is between chaintech and gigabyte. I need to know which one is a more reliable/better for overclocking board. From the reviews and votes on newegg it actually appears that the chaintech is the better board. There is also a very nice Foxconn board and an Epox. These are their stats:


GIGABYTE "GA-K8NF-9" NVIDIA nForce4 4X Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
**This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model. what's this?


- Specifications -

Supported CPU: Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64FX/64 processor
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce4 4X MCPs
RAM: 4x DIMM Supports dual channel DDR266/333/400 Max 4GB
Slots: 1x PCI-Express X16, 2x PCI-Express X1, 3x PCI
Ports: 2x PS/2, 1x COM, 1x LPT, 10x USB2.0(Rear 4), 1x RJ45, 2x SPDIF In/Out, Audio Ports
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices with NV Raid 0/1/0+1
SATA: 4x SATA with NV Raid 0/1/0+1
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC850 8-Ch
Onboard LAN: CICADA8201 Gigabit LAN PHY
Onboard IEEE1394: 2x 1394b supports 3 ports
Form Factor: ATX



CHAINTECH NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU, Model "VNF4/Ultra" -RETAIL
**This item may only be returned for a replacement of the same make/model. what's this?


- Specifications -

Supported CPU: Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64FX/64 processor
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
RAM: 4x DIMM Dual Channel DDR 266/333/400 Max 4GB
Slots: 1x PCI-Express X16, 2x PCI-Express X1, 3x PCI
Ports: 2x PS/2, 2x COM, 1x LPT, 10x USB2.0(Rear 4), 1x RJ45, Audio Ports
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices with NV Raid 0/1/0+1
SATA: 4x SATA2 3.0Gb/s with NV Raid 0/1/0+1
Onboard Audio: NVIDIA 7.1-channel audio
Onboard LAN: 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet
Form Factor: ATX



EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
**This item is warranted through the product manufacturer only. what's this?


- Specifications -

Supported CPU: Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64FX/64 processor
Chipset: nForce4 ULTRA
RAM: 4x DIMM Supports dual channel DDR333/400 Max 4GB
Slots: 1xPCI-E x16, 3x PCI, 3PCI-E x1
Ports: 2x PS/2, 1x COM, 1x LPT, 10x USB2.0(Rear 4), 1x RJ45, 2x SPDIF Out, Audio Ports
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
SATA/RAID: 4x SATA2 3.0Gb/s Raid 0/1
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC850 Audio AC'97 8-CH
Onboard LAN: VIT8201 Gigabit Ethernet
Onboard 1394: VIA VT6307 IEEE1394
Form Factor: ATX




FOXCONN "NF4UK8AA-8EKRS" NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL


- Specifications -

Supported CPU: Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64FX/64 processor
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
RAM: 4x DIMM Dual Channel DDR 266/333/400 Max 4GB
Slots: 1x PCI-Express X16, 2x PCI-Express X1, 4x PCI
Ports: 2x PS/2, 1x COM, 1x LPT, 8x USB2.0(Rear 4), 1x RJ45, 1x 1394, 1x SPDIF Out, Audio Ports
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices with NV Raid 0/1/0+1
SATA: 4x SATA2 3.0Gb/s with NV Raid 0/1/0+1
Onboard Audio: 7.1 channel AC97
Onboard LAN: Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Onboard 1394: 2x Ports
Form Factor: ATX

 

[phosho510]

out of all of the selections i would get the gigabyte.
you should get the dfi nf4 its only 140 and it could top all of these in ocing

 

[Sevoma]

Have you considered msi?
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-487&depa=1

 

[bigtimeballer50]

msi = bad

 

[dale5605]

So I should get this thing even though I won't be making use of the 2 x16 slots?

DFI "LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D" NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL

:beard:

 

[bigtimeballer50]

no dont get dfi either ABIT OR ASUS is the only good choice.. abit better for gaming asus better for programing

 

[dale5605]

out of stock!!!

 

[CntdwnToExtn]

i'd get the gigabyte..i havn't prices their pci express lately though.....though they just got another award for theri 8 series....

 

[Sonikbaby]

DAMN that sucks.... Ud thik they be pumping em out fast!! i eman they have to be making a killing if there out of stock .. maybe you should wait... or shop somewere ese that might have it...

 

[dale5605]

Ok, so everyone is in agreement then. I'll get this one:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-128-268&depa=1