n-Force Mobo's

[J_diesel.exe]

Greetings all.... Ive decided to build my next computer. I going for 2500+ barton core as cpu. I would like to compliment it with a n Force board. Ive looked at many of the boards with nforce chipsets... but im not really sure what all the suffix means..

SPP, IGG, ultra 400 and 400, , MCP... what do those mean?.. any reconmmendations on which board for 2500+ barton? im planning on OverClocking it. pair it with a 512MB PC3200 400Mhz corsairs rams. And planning on a SATA HD and ati 9600XT or 9700pro..

any help and suggestions appreciated.

[tgxiii]

SPP - Supports up to 333 FSB and dual-channel DDR400.
IGG - Comes with integrated graphics.
Ultra 400 - Dual channel DDR400 with 400 FSB support.
400 - 400 FSB suppport, but without dual channel RAM.
MCP - southbridge chipset

And MCP-T is the upgraded 6.1 nForce SoundStorm sound system.

I've got an Asus A7N8X Deluxe and with the Barton 2500 and a Radeon 9500 Pro. Runs flawlessly.

[J_diesel.exe]

for the 2500 barton i guess its better to get the ultra 400?

[J_diesel.exe]

seems like ill be getting the Asus A7N8X delux.. fits all my needs

[John Prophet]

one thing you can do is go to newegg and look at the motherboards with nforce2 and you can sort of figure out what is what that way

http://www.newegg.com/app/Listproduc...rchFor=nforce2

[tgxiii]

If you're deciding between a 9700 Pro or 9600XT and money isn't a problem, go for a 9700 Pro.

[F/A-18 MechDood]

Look at the Shuttle AN35N-Ultra. Very low cost and a great mobo. I have my Barton 2500+ running @ 3200+ on my Shuttle without a problem on oem Vcore of 1.65

[woodbutcher]

Originally posted by F/A-18 MechDood
Look at the Shuttle AN35N-Ultra. Very low cost and a great mobo. I have my Barton 2500+ running @ 3200+ without a problem on oem Vcore of 1.65

This a good mobo if your looking for something without all the 'Bells and Whistles'.
The standard 6 channel sound (MCP) is OK, SATA is nice but not that much faster then ATA and firewire is only good if you have a need for it.

The Shuttle can be had for $49.99 after the MIR from Newegg and has received good reviews.

Shuttle AN35N-Ultra

WB