Rosco-SS
10-12-2003, 10:59 PM
I just purchased a AMD AthlonXP 2600+ 512K 333FSB Socket A Barton processor, and Im trying to decide between two motherboards.
- The MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR nForce2 400 AGP8X 5PCI USB2.0 ATA133 SOUND LAN (Click for Specs) (http://www.msicomputer.com/product/detail_spec/product_detail.asp?model= K7N2_Delta-ILSR)
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/mb_image/k7n2delta_l.jpg
$179.67
- or -
- The ASUS A7N8X-X nForce2 400 SOCKETA AGP8X 5PCI USB2.0 ATA133 SOUND LAN (Click for Specs) (http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=9954)
http://209.52.147.146/gif/9954.jpg
$116.28
Im picking between the two, because of a budget.
Post you're thoughts, or even a different mobo :)
The Asus looks to be the better value, but that red PCB is dead sexy. :browsmile
Taken from the sites, parsed for easier (harder?) comparison
Red is msi, orange is asus.
CPU
Supports Socket A for AMD® Athlon™/Athlon™ XP/Duron™ processors @FSB 200/266/333/400
Supports 600MHz up to Athlon™ XP 3000+ processor or higher
Socket A for AMD® Athlon™XP/ Athlon™/ Duron™ 600MHz ~ 3000+
Thoroughbred/Barton core CPU ready
Chipset
nVIDIA® nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset
North Bridge: NVIDIA® nForce2 400
Supports DDR200/266/333/400
Supports external AGP 4X/8X
nVIDIA® nForce2 MCP-T Chipset
South Bridge: NVIDIA® nForce2 MCP
AC97 Interface supporting up to two concurrent codecs
Ultra ATA133 for the fastest hard disk throughput
USB 2.0 EHCI/1.1 OHCI controller
FireWire® and USB 2.0 for the fastest digital connectivity
Audio Processing Unit(APU) encodes audio in Dolby® Digital 5.1 format for full surround sound effects
FSB
FSB 200/266/333/400 MHz clocks are supported
400 / 333 / 266 / 200 MHz
Main Memory
Supports six memory banks using three 184-pin DDR DIMMs
3 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets
Supports up to 3GB PC3200/2700/2100/1600 DDR SDRAMs
DDR 400
Max. 3 GB unbuffered PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 non-ECC DDR RAM Memory
Supports both 64-bit and 128-bit DDR SDRAM
SLOTS
One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 1.5V 4x/8x slot
1 x AGP(1.5V only)
Five 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface)
5 x PCI
One ACR (Advanced Communication Riser) slot
BIOS
The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.
2Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, TCAV, PnP, DMI2.0, DMI, Green
Network
Chipset integrated 10/100 Base-T Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
1 Ports MCP integrated NVIDIA® MAC + Realtek® 8201BL PHY
Audio
Realtek ALC650 6-channel audio
Realtek® ALC650 6CH w/built in HP amplifier
Dolby Digital 5.1 format
On-Board IDE
An IDE controller on the MCP-T chipset provides IDE HDD/CDROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66 operation modes
Can connect up to four IDE devices
2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Serial ATA Interface
Support 2 serial ATA plus 1 ATA133
RAID O or 1 is supported
RAID function works w/ATA133+SATA H/D or 2 SATA H/D
Firewire
nVIDIA MCP-T IEEE1394 controller
Support up to two ports via external bracket
2 IEEE1394 connectors
On-Board Peripherals
1 floppy port that supports two FDD with 360KB, 720KB,1.44MB and 2.88MB
1 serial port
1 x Serial
1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
1 x Parallel
3 audio ports in vertical
1 x Audio I/O
Headphone (optional)
Front MIC
CD/AUX/Modem audio in
Front Panel Audio connector (optional)
6 USB ports (Rear * 4/ Front * 2)
4 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 2 USB 2.0 ports
1 RJ-45 jack
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
Game Connector(optional)
WOR, WOL, Chassis Intrusion, SM Bus, SIR
Dimension
30.5 cm(L) x 23 cm(W) ATX Form Factor
30.5cm x 24.5cm(12" x 9.6")
Accessories
D Bracket 2 (usb & bluetooth?)
S Bracket (optical & spdif?)
IEEE 1394 (firewire)
Round Cable (rounded hd cables)
FDD cable
UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
UltraDMA 133 cable
I/O Shield
User's Manual
Support CD Drivers
ASUS® PC Probe
Trend Micro™PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software with Windows® XP support
ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
Special Features
Power Loss Restart
Q-Fan Technology
STR (Suspend-to-RAM)
C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection)
CPU Throttle
Industrial Standard
PCI 2.2, USB 2.0
Manageability
DMI 2.0, WOR, WOL, Chassis Intrusion
iNVAR
10-13-2003, 08:50 AM
Abit NF7-S.
it's red too. ;)
Ash_Parnal
10-13-2003, 03:27 PM
I have the Asus a7n8x deluxe, its loaaaaded.. .P
haniblecter
10-14-2003, 12:08 PM
I got a nice biostar NCD7 for only 59. Im not giong to OC that much, but if your on a budget, newegg as that biostar cheap.