[Markius]

is this mobo worth getting? do you guys think its any good?

http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard...00%20Pro2.htm#

[Zardon]

Gigabyte make motherboards loaded with goodies, but ive never liked the fact they rarely make boards which can take bolton heatsinks. Very few reviews up for that board, I did a google on it. just a few people having issues. have a look around the net for any independent analysis on it before parting with hard earned cash.

[Crash Override]

I actually own this particular board

and other than the fact as Z pointed out that it doesnt allow bolt on HSFs it is a very good motherboard

I have a 2500+ on this thing that will be 3200+ without an issue and with good memory will do up to 2.53GHz but it gets really hot really fast up that high with only the stock cooling so I havent gotten to do full stability tests yet.

I most likely wont be testing it though as I should have a 3000+ here soon.

Once its at 3200+ that will be more than good enough for me

[WildChild]

If you can find one ....the GA-7N400 Pro was the better of the 2 boards.Came with soundstorm audio and alot more features

[drakesteakn]

i love that MoBo, i have it in my comp.. if u can get, i would recommend u get it

[Crash Override]

Originally posted by WildChild
If you can find one ....the GA-7N400 Pro was the better of the 2 boards.Came with soundstorm audio and alot more features

Bah soundstorm is only dolby encoding

Its a Realtek 650 audio codec powering it

And what more features?

The Pro2 has all the features of the original Pro plus the ethernet was upgraded to Gigabit :P

[WildChild]

Originally posted by Crash Override
Bah soundstorm is only dolby encoding

Its a Realtek 650 audio codec powering it

And what more features?

The Pro2 has all the features of the original Pro plus the ethernet was upgraded to Gigabit :P

The reason they stopped making the pro board and implemented the pro2 was to cut costs so what about the gb ehternet controller ...lmaooo , the 1st generation board was better and is still well sought after because of the pcb layers.

[Crash Override]

Originally posted by WildChild
The reason they stopped making the pro board and implemented the pro2 was to cut costs so what about the gb ehternet controller ...lmaooo , the 1st generation board was better and is still well sought after because of the pcb layers.

then why can I overclock higher than the roommate upstairs who has better cooling and one of the original pros along with a 2500+ just like me?

heck I even have 1x 512MB of PC2700 and he has 2x 512MB of PC3200, same manufacturer and type and can still overclock higher than he can

wait till i get the new cooling in this rig

im gonna be tearing it up

[WildChild]

If your gonna compare overcclocking to quality then theres an issue....lol...the gigabytes aren't notorious for their overclocking....lolIt could be any variables between the 2 systems which could cause you to be able to get a better "oc" then the other guy.

[Markius]

i got the Abit NF7-S rev.2 in the end guys...first non gigabyte board ive bought in years!

[dj_stick]

i myself am current;y usin the 7n400e, the cheapest of all gigabyte nforce 2s, but im ordering the 7nnxp, the top of the line, i wonder if there will be any real performance differences…