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    Mother Boards

    Im a bit new to overclocking what is the best motherboard and chip to get amd

    thanks

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    I love the Abit NF7-S v2.0 Mobo a lot.

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    Seconded - NF7-S V2.0 seems to be the one to go for.

    I got two

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    Obviously NF7-S Rev2.0 & AMD Barton 2500+
    Rig1: Asus A7N8X-X | AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2200Mhz | Radeon 9800 Pro | Cooler Master Jet 7 | 512MB Samsung DDR400
    Rig2: Abit NF7-S Rev 2.0 | AMD Athlon XP 2500+ | Cooler Master Aero 7+ | Skystar 2 DVB Card | 256MB Crucial DDR333

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    How much do you want to spend? IMO its got to be nForce 2 chip set board.

    ABIT NF7-S V2.0 @ £82.25 Dual Channel (need two sticks of ram to run in dual mode)
    ASUS A7N8X-X @ £59.93 Single Channel

    add a Barton from Cpu City XP 2500 and you shoud have XP 3200 performace

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    think i will go with the abit and the 2500 chip then cheers guys

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    Originally posted by M@tt
    How much do you want to spend? IMO its got to be nForce 2 chip set board.

    ABIT NF7-S V2.0 @ £82.25 Dual Channel (need two sticks of ram to run in dual mode)
    ASUS A7N8X-X @ £59.93 Single Channel

    add a Barton from Cpu City XP 2500 and you shoud have XP 3200 performace

    I'll 2nd that - my barton from cpu city arrived today & I achieved 200fsb (working up from 166 in increments of 5) without any trouble.

    Have a lookhere for more info. on this.

    I'm using a A7N8X btw.
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    • Korky's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Abit IP35-Pro
      • CPU:
      • Intel Q6600
      • Memory:
      • 4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2
      • Storage:
      • 2 x 160GB WD RE2 RAID0
      • Graphics card(s):
      • HD 4870x2
      • PSU:
      • XFX 850W
      • Case:
      • Cheapo
      • Operating System:
      • Windows Vista 32bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 18" Hanns.G / 42" Panasonic G20
      • Internet:
      • 10Mbit Cable
    Ill make it 4th to back the Nf7-S v2.0 100%!

    EDIT: 2500+ Barton AXQUDA (i think) stepping from cpucity.co.uk are very gd for overclocking atm.
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