Which NF7-S is the right one to buy?

[catattack]

Hey guys whatsup?! Anyways. As you guys told me a while back from clues and obvious problems that I need a new Motherboard. Well I only have $120 USD to spend on a new mobo and I Might as well just get another nf7-s, yet when I went to a promising website some of you probaly allready know as pricewatch.com, it showed over like 20 different modles for nf7-s! Whats the best nf7-s? I'm not trying to really save money, it just has to be $120 or under. I'm pretty sure mine is a V.2 or whatever i'm not sure? So anyways thats why i'm asking, to make sure I get the "Better" model.

Thanks always and forever guys!

[BUFF]

get the NF7-S V2.0 or perhaps the AN7.
Do not get an NF7-S2 or NF7-S2G.

[LeeumH]

It's the NF7-S V2.0 you want, don't fall for the old NF7-S2 trick.

[Lee H]

Another vote for NF7-S revision 2.0 here

The others are not a MATCH for this board at all. The rev 2 has it all ;

SATA
Soundstorm
Overclockability
Stability


Ignore the newer revisions and go for the tried and tested - many people here ( me too - I have a few of them ) have the NF7-S and never hear a peep out of people with any issues at all

[LeeumH]

Only thing i can fault is the crap NB Fan, get yourself a Zalman Passive sink when you order it, also dodgy temperature sensors, apparantly i'm at 70°C I know people over at WACC who've killed so many of these boards to make overclocking BIOS', check out their Hardmandu BIOS.

[catattack]

Can you guys give me a link to a few sites where I can get a rev 2.0? I just want to make sure and I DONT want to accidently get the wrong one lol.

Thanks guys!

[johnnr892]

ebuyer.com i think sell them

[catattack]

http://gameve.com/gve/Store/ProductD...ku=MB-ABIT-011

I am not sure but is this the "good" one? If it is, it must of gotten a bit cheaper since the last time I saw and baught it lol.

Also, for the Zalman fan, where can I get one? Can I order it allready on the mobo? Last question, is it hard to put on?

[BUFF]

also available at http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_i...roducts_id=866

[catattack]

haha nice BUFF!! I think i'm gona go with that one. Now about this Zalman fan. Where can I get a good one for pretty cheap?

[BUFF]

The Zalman isn't a fan - it is a passive heatsink.
http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_i...oducts_id=2533

You will probably have to disable in BIOS the board looking for an rpm signal from the cpu fan header.

Another alternative is to use instead
http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_i...oducts_id=1611

[catattack]

Now this heatsink is better then the fan allready on?

[BUFF]

Well, it's quieter & no moving parts to break.
Apparently lots of folks have had their fans stop but I've had 2x NF7-S V2.0s for 2 years & both ofmine are still running.

The Vantec hsf is better because the hs part is copper rather than alu.

[Byron]

NF7-S REV2.0 ALL THE WAY!
Had 2 of those... fantastic babies