Need to buy a mobo..from scan..TONIGHT

[funnelhead]

Hi there Guys -need help deciding on a 939 board ...from scan..in stock...tonight. I just want something stable...no quirks...something that will take my x2 3800 to 2.5 / 2.6 (which i know it can do) with not much fuss.

Scan seems to have these:

either a gigabyte nf4
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=437671

or the abit or asus NF4 sli numbers:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=273376

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=311465


They're all fairly similar price and features - what i need ot know is what you guys will know - are the voltage tweaks there, is the bios nice - does the NB cooling work etc etc

or should i save £30 and just get meself another dual? Is the NF4 chipset really that good?



Thanks guys, any helpfull comments are much appreciated!

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[Noni]

The Asus A8N Sli Premium and Abit offerings offer great performance, and silent operation.

I would go for one of them, they are good, solid boards.

[scrandman]

I'd recommend the Abit KN8 SLI - great board, and better support on the web than ASUS.

[funnelhead]

Thanks for the responses guys - didnt notice the Asus sli premium is meant to be coming into stock tomorrow.... 8 sata and heatpiped chipset look sweet... but the abit does come in £16 cheaper....and i do agree with scrand that abit are a better company..

mmm

anyone else have any thoughts on these boards?

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[funnelhead]

Thanks scrandman, thanks Noni - i went with the Abit board in the end - cant be doing with northbridge fans, and ive loved every abit board ive had....just hoping it clocks well


cheers

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[scrandman]

Mine clocked my Opteron 146 to 2800 on the 133 memory divider @ stock volts (1.4V). Currently running at 2400 on 1.2V for a very quiet, yet still overclocked system. I hope you have success with it - I really like mine.

[Noni]

No problem, good luck with your board!