need help choosing S939 mobo

furiousfords89 · Feb 6, 2005

i am doing some research for a future build and i am currently torn in between these 2 boards....
1: MSI K8N NEO2-F

2: SOLTEK K8TPRO-939

i am leaning towards the msi board, but i have heard that a lot of people are having bios issues and memory compatibility problems, also i heard owners of the soltek board complaning about a non-working pci/agp lock..
So which board do you guys think i should go for, and which of the 2 would be the most ' hassle free' to setup??
thanks

Sucka · Feb 6, 2005

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-468&depa=1

Get the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum, best NF3 s939 board available.

furiousfords89 · Feb 6, 2005

i wish i could, but i only have $120 to spend on the mobo

Sucka · Feb 6, 2005

furiousfords89 said:
i wish i could, but i only have $120 to spend on the mobo

I would go with the MSI then.

See if you can't find a refurb, or used one on the forums. You'll be seeing a ton for sale here soon, everyone is moving to NF4. I think you'll regret getting a bad board, these NF3's are already touchy enough, last thing you need is another hurddle to overcome. Just my .02

TimoneX · Feb 6, 2005

Here's a newegg refurb for $104.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-468R&depa=0

I know some people have been getting good results with Epox's nForce3 ultra board.

furiousfords89 · Feb 6, 2005

also, this may sound like a lame question but is there any difference between nvidia and via chipsets??

Sucka · Feb 6, 2005

furiousfords89 said:
also, this may sound like a lame question but is there any difference between nvidia and via chipsets??

Yes, Nvidia > VIA.

Jacobman · Feb 6, 2005

The refurbed ones are safe and good right?

TimoneX · Feb 6, 2005

In my experience? Definately...usually.

I've gambled on a dozen or so newegg refurb boards. I've only sent 1 back to them.

Just don't expect a nice neat package with all the goodies in it. You may well be disapointed. I've gotten them with everything in the retail package and I've gotten them with nothing...and I do mean nothing but the board b4.

Sucka · Feb 6, 2005

Jacobman said:
The refurbed ones are safe and good right?

Just like buying it from someone on the forums imo, i wouldn't hesitate. They do test them when they come back mind you.

BeerCan · Feb 6, 2005

why buy a refrub? this is a great board. O/C well and is greatly underated http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-123-230&depa=1

TimoneX · Feb 6, 2005

Always been fond of Epox boards. The the MSI board has a slightly superior feature set and better community support, but the Epox board should definately be on the short list.

Jacobman · Feb 7, 2005

You think ill atleast get the mobo driver disk and sata floppy? Well i just ordered a system with that board only because they didnt have any in stock.

I also ordered a 3000 winchester, xfx 6600gt, fortron "blue storn" 500watt psu, antec super lan boy case, corsier value select ddr 400 duel channel ram, and a 160gig seagate sata barracuda hard drive. Jus incase you wanted to know...lol

TimoneX · Feb 7, 2005

No clue, there's just no way of knowing what will come with them. You can download both though and have them ready when your board shows up. I always do this anyway since the disks that come with boards are usually dated.

Nice choices, should make a very respectable toy.

Jacobman · Feb 7, 2005

Um..A question off the topic that 3000 winchester should out perform the Intel 3.0E right?

Philup_Bowls · Feb 7, 2005

ofcorse that winchester will outperform the intel!! :eh?:

furiousfords89 · Feb 7, 2005

hey guys i am starting to consider the EPoX "EP-9NDA3J" , any more opinions about it??

ShaftedTwice · Feb 8, 2005

furiousfords89 said:
hey guys i am starting to consider the EPoX "EP-9NDA3J" , any more opinions about it??

Very good board, one of the top of the line at a very nice price.

furiousfords89 · Feb 8, 2005

also, i am considering this
memory to go with the epox, do you guys think it will work with it, and is there somewhere that i can find a memory compatibility list for this board? thanx

TimoneX · Feb 9, 2005

I like corsair, but that's frankly not a very good choice IMO. If you're certain you won't want to add another 512Mb later then this is a better choice:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-220-032&depa=1

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