NF7-S vs. AN7?

Tazon · Feb 16, 2004

judging from the abit page, the only difference between these two is the model of the nforce2 chipset. is there more to it?

emilio

{PMS}fishy · Feb 16, 2004

The both have the same chipsets.

The AN7 has uGuru a harwdware chip, that allows o/cing within windows.

Other than that they are pratically twins.

Jarhead7236 · Feb 17, 2004

there's a review on the main page...but it basically says stick with the nf-7s til uguru is straightened out..

ManOfKnight · Feb 17, 2004

i agree...the AN7 differs only with uGuru. If you are into overclocking inside windows (to tweak that extra little bit without a reboot)...AN7 is great. For most of us the NF7 rev2 is the board of choice...the AN7 just doesn't offer enough to upgrade

Tazon · Feb 17, 2004

check this answer from a local vendor: "uhmm, the AN7 is more robust"

BartonBadBoy · Feb 17, 2004

ROTFF
edit: how exactly, does it take more effort to snap in two when it wont post at 200x12.5???

josephtischer · Feb 21, 2004

The AN-7 is not worth the extra loot. There are plenty of Free utilities that allow u to change exerything EXCEPT the voltage to oc on the nForce2 boards. I personally use the ClockGen utility from nVidia (I'm guessing, I can't remember who I got it from). That combined with the AbitEQ and u can oc and monitor your little heart out.

Susquehannock · Feb 22, 2004

Yeah, nVidia even has a nice little nForce Overclocking
system utility.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/sysutility_1.0.html

If your nf2/nf3 board isn't listed give it a try.
Not all features are supported with this Soltek board but
the important ones like FSB and RAM timing are available.

treepop · Feb 22, 2004

I like where the ide slots on the an7..... I think they would be easier for cable managment

Freddie · Feb 23, 2004

I like the AN7

DmdStar · Feb 24, 2004

I like the AN7. My primary reasons for choosing it over NF7-S are the location of the IDE ports. They are very cleverly located and make a clean case.

But, most importantly, I like the digital error code display. I even had to use it once when my system stopped booting. Rather than annoying beep codes, it has a display that shows you numbers of where it is in the boot process, so you know what's failing. Very nice.

OC ain't bad either with AN7.

RZA · Feb 29, 2004

Hmmm... Taking away the buggy Guru, AN7 seems to be a lil bit more 'polished'. Things tend to be more convenient...

The only thing that bugs me is a missing COM2 port - yeah, I know that COMs are obsolete, but I do have a USR Courier and COM IrDA adapter, and don't want to throw any of them away...

Overall, it seems that there's no reason to upgrade from NF7 to AN7. But if you're considering a purchase - AN7 is preferable... Who knows, maybe Abit guys will rewrite the uGuru/BIOS and make it work as supposed?

capmuffin · Mar 3, 2004

...........i went with AN7 and i think it is better also 2.2 or 2.3 VDIMM ill check

deception`` · Mar 4, 2004

I'd suggest the DFI Lanparty NF II Ultra B, but I know I'll get flamed. IMHO the AN7 is not worth the extra cash compared to an original NF7-S, but the newer ones don't o/c well at all so I'd suggest the AN7 if that's the case.

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