Abit NF-7 or A7N8X-E DX?

[MitaDC]

Hey should I go with the Abit NF-7 or the A7N8X-E DX?? There is about a 40 dollar difference and With the extra money I could get a better case. What do you think?

System specs are gonna be:
Abit NF-7 or A7N8X-E DX
Athlon 2700xp
2x 256mb Corsair XMS Extreme series PC3200
Lite-on 48x24x48x16
Thermaltake V1000D (if I get cheaper mobo) or some other case
Floppy Drive
9800 Pro 128
120gb WD HD SATA 7200RPM 8mb Cache

[Atomic Rooster]

It all really boils down to if you're planning on overclocking it. If so, go with the Abit. It's known as the best overclocking nForce2 board out there. They are both excellent boards.

[MitaDC]

does it matter which version of the NF7 series?? NF7, NF7-M, NF7-S. I plan on probably overclocking to a 3200xp so......

[Atomic Rooster]

The NF7-S is your best bet. It's fast ,stable, and the onboard Soundstorm audio is awsome. It's the one I have.

NF7 - No Dolby Digital 5.1 Soundstorm surround sound.

NF7-M - No Soundstorm but it has GeForce4 MX onboard video.

Here's a comparison chart from Abit.

[MitaDC]

Alright I guess I will be going with the NF7-S. TY for info

[fords8]

NF7-S nice choice.

[Starfury_2260]

NF7-S is very nice. got my 2600+ barton at 11x200=3200+ and my system is nice and stable and cpu temp is ~27C (idle). didn't need any voltage changes.

if you haven't gotten the mobo yet monarchcomputer.com has the best price on it i've seen (or did anyway) and that where i got mine.

[F/A-18 MechDood]

You can't go wrong with the A7N8X-E DX either. It has onboard SATA.

Don't leave out the Shuttle AN35N-Ultra. Prolly the best bang for buck mobo there is.

[Starfury_2260]

the NF7-S has onboard SATA also.

[Juan Sanchez]

Yeah, I have an NF7-S and it OC's very nicely, had my Barton up to 2.3ghz and ran nice. But I also head good things about the Shuttle AN35N-Ultra<-----I think its $75!!! Then again the NF7-S is $99.99 and worth the extra $25.