NF7-S Graphics...

[adlamb]

I'm building a new system and have already purchased an ABIT NF7-S V2.0. I've just been reading throught the manual and apparently it's got onboard graphics upto the level of geforce 4 mx. The system is mainly going to be used for music production and so I was only going to buy a Inno 3D Gefoce 4 mx440 128mb graphics card for it anyway, in an attempt to save some cash. I have no interst in 3D games, and i'm now wondering, IS IT WORTH ME PAYING £40 FOR THE INNO 3D CARD OR WILL THE ONBOARD GRAPHICS OF MY NF7-S DO EXACTLY THE SAME JOB???? PLEASE HELP.

[Theo]

The NF7-S has SATA Raid and SoundStorm Audio, not onboard GF4MX440 graphics. If I remember correctly, it's the NF7-M that has onboard graphics. So if you haven't bought a graphics card already, and your mobo is definitely a NF7-S rather than NF7-M, you'll need to buy one in order to use it.

[mike_w]

If you're not going to be playing any games, then it doesn't really matter what card you get, as long as the drivers and compatibilty is okay.

If you have an NF7-S you do not have onboard graphics.

[Xabre]

If you're not going to be playing any games, then it doesn't really matter what card you get, as long as the drivers and compatibilty is okay.

If you have an NF7-S you do not have onboard graphics.

i always thought the 'S' did, and the non 'S' had no gfx onboard....

[bmh.01]

Nope, the Nf7-m is the only abit nforce2 board to have the onboard mx440. So you'll have to get the inno3d card.

[adlamb]

Nice one, thanks everyone.

[Kezzer]

NF7-M doesn't support 400MHz FSB either. It's 333MHz.