Where can I get a nForce2 Ultra 400 Based board?

Suma · Aug 10, 2003

hey,
listen up,
I'm in the US for 3 more days, I'm looking for a nice board which fits this:

1. Good overclocker!
2. VDD chage in BIOS (w/out any modding)...
3. nForce2 Ultra 400 Northbridge.
4. a nice store to get it from.

Can you help me?
Thanks alot!,

Suma.

q149 · Aug 10, 2003

8rda3+ v2.x or NF7-s from Newegg.com. I would get the 8rda3+.

Aslan · Aug 10, 2003

q149 said:
8rda3+ v2.x or NF7-s from Newegg.com. I would get the 8rda3+.

Agreed, both are good motherboards. I believe that the Epox 8rda3+ v2.x has a higher VDD adjustment than the Abit NF7-S v2.0 also.

Suma · Aug 11, 2003

I really prefer the EPoX cause my 8rda+ is great.
but q149, I saw that the 8rda3+ @ newegg.com is not ultra 400.

do you know where i can get that chipset?

10x dude.

q149 · Aug 11, 2003

From Newegg people are getting the new version with an really good HSF on the NB and it has ultra 400. Their 8rda+ are Ultra 400 too but it dosent say.. they are still 1.1 though and the 8rda3+ is rev 2

q149 · Aug 11, 2003

Here's what it looks like

Awesome huh, i want one

Suma · Aug 12, 2003

awesome indeed.
damnit, I can't get that.
newegg don't except paypal, and my creditcard is foreign.
so I can't get it from there.
anyway I can't get it because I have like 4 more days in the States, so if I miss it, it will be bad.

btw, I got the same ram as yours.
how well do they preform @ 2.9v?
and how much did they cost?

q149 · Aug 12, 2003

I have CH-5 ones. They do 237 2-2-2 easy with 3.2v so i am guessing they could do ddr500 with no problems. I'm not sure about with less voltage. They only cost like 65 each i think.

Suma · Aug 12, 2003

I ordered them already, from memoryx.net, very nice store.
shipped the same day I made the order, should be here tommorw, the prob is that I can't check them, I have here a psu, cpu, ram and no mobo :/
what I can do is to put it in my friend's P4 if he'll let me (probably not!)..

so what do you say? how do they preform in lower voltages?
lets say 2.9v or 2.7v, we have the same mobo (8rda+) and I think the vdimm mod is to complicated for me, the vmod is fine I've done it and its great, but vdimm mod, I'm really can't afford another board anyway.
so my max is 2.9v for now, what do you say?

Thanks alot dude.

cherryp00t · Aug 12, 2003

the 8rda+ is rev 2.0 i just recently got one

q149 · Aug 12, 2003

I never really tried lower voltage.. I had it at 2.9 for a bit but when i did the Vdimm mod i did a bunch of other crap at the same time so i can't say. I had it at 3.05v in my nf7 but it was wierd and i don't know where the memory limited though. CH-5 is suppposed to do good on lower voltage compared to BH-5 though.

Suma · Aug 12, 2003

So in words, you say that I made a good choice?
I'll get the ram tommorow, 2bad I can't test it right away.
but what ever.

how come you use the 8rda+ over the nf7, every1 that I know always say that nf7 > 8rda+ (I love my 8rda+ but every1 else seems to dislike it!).

anyhow, do you cool your ram @ 3.2v? that's crazy isn't it?
I mean, its probably generats lots of heat.

Thanks alot..

q149 · Aug 13, 2003

Yeah, i think you made a good choice.
I have owned NF7s and 8rdas but i like 8rdas.. NF7 ussually gets higher FSB with no vmods so it's better for non-modders but with vmods 8rda can equal NF7 plus it dosen't act as strange about multis and things. I don't really cool my ram or use heatspreaders or anything ussaully, i just have good airflow.

Suma · Aug 13, 2003

Oh, I use w/c so my air flow isn't as good as yours probably,
btw, I saw that you must do the vbt mod to do the vdimm mod is that correct? can I have a pic of your modded board?
isn't the vdimm mod extremly hard?

thx in advance.

q149 · Aug 13, 2003

Here is Vdimm and Vdd.

Ussually you don't have to do Vbt but sometimes you do. I don't think the Vdimm mod is very hard but i guess it is really hard compared to any other vmods.

Suma · Aug 13, 2003

Jesus man,
I'm scared of cuting traces and stuff, so you haven't done the vbt mod?

I was affraid to put a pot on my nb, my friend fried his board because he moved the pot to quickly, and a bit too much

anyhow, thanks alot man.
I'll decide if I'm going to do this mod or not when I get home.

seer33 · Aug 13, 2003

q149 what case/case specs do u use to cool all those modded voltages?

q149 · Aug 13, 2003

I have done 3 boards and none needed Vbt.. i just ordered my fourth, somone from the forums got a 2.0 from Newegg 6 days after i got my last 1.1 so i am going to try my luck and order one tonight.
Do not adjust pots while the system is on or that can happen. That pic is from my last 8rda, i'm using fixed resistors on this one.
Cutting the traces is not hard really, i use a swiss army knife and just murder the trace till my board hangs at C1 then i know it worked and i do the soldering. You really have to cut it kinda deep passed the gold metal and it looks kinda mint green under there. for where you solder on the trace just scape off the green till it shows the gold metal.

I use this case modified

I have 2x80mm front intake 2x80mm back top intake 1x80mm,1x92mm side intake and 1x80mm,1x92mm top exhaust.

Suma · Aug 14, 2003

Cool dude,
let me know about the 8rda+ 2.0, you think that the 2.0 is much better then our 1.1?

I'll start to investigate about the vdimm mod.
good night.

q149 · Aug 14, 2003

I hope it's better. I know it does looks different from 1.1 besides for the Vdd adjustment and SB heatsink which really makes no difference to me.

Where can I get a nForce2 Ultra 400 Based board?

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