Best socket 754 mobo?

[tmh88]

Hey guys, I'm looking into buying a new socket 754 motherboard for an AMD 64 3200+, and I was just wondering which one you think is the best. Right now I have an ASUS K8V SE Deluxe, and I had some bad experiences with it. When I first got it, my pc wouldnt boot, so then I had to return it, and then the next one that came, one of the ram slots was f*ed up, and it didn't work. So I returned that, and now I got a working one. So I would prefer not to get an ASUS, unless you know that one of the models is very good. thanks

[Tex]

Have used several MSI s754's and all have been solid

Tex

[ryko]

if you want to keep your agp video card...

for overclocking the dfi lanparty nf3 250gb is the best...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136147

also heard good things about the abit nf8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127190

if you want to move up to pciex16 graphics....

msi (this one has an AGP-like slot too!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130493

epox
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123244

:thumbsup:

[muddocktor]

I can vouch for the DFI NF3-250Gb board being a great board with a lot of features for $100. It even comes with rounded cables and is very tunable. :D I've built 2 folding systems with those boards using mobile 3000+ DTR's and they kick much butt. :thumbsup:

[Tex]

Mud: You never let me know... did the mobile cpu you bought from me do OK?

Tex

[muddocktor]

Yeah Tex, no problem at all getting it up and going on the DFI board. It's an earlier C0 stepping and doesn't overclock as well as my CG stepping I bought from the Egg, but 2430 MHz still isn't nothing to sneeze at. :thumbsup: Plus it was around $40 cheaper too. :D

Great deal, Tex!

[Shorty]

Have used several MSI s754's and all have been solid

Tex
Both my 64 rigs are MSI motherboard powered and are great :)

Server = K8T NEO (Via chipset)
Desktop = K8N Platinum (nForce3 chipset)

[TheGr81]

I'm considering the lanparty nf3 board for my next system. If not I'll probably use the lanparty nf4! DFI seems to be pretty good right now. :)

[Mt_Goat]

best stable no fuss and OC's good

MSI K8N Neo Platinum Socket 754 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130457)


best OC'er and very stable with more settings and goodies than you ever had before

DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136147)

[raptorsraid]

I can vouch for the DFI NF3-250Gb board being a great board with a lot of features for $100. It even comes with rounded cables and is very tunable. :D I've built 2 folding systems with those boards using mobile 3000+ DTR's and they kick much butt. :thumbsup:


question for muddocktor or if any other has the answer, I just put together a lan party nf3 250g mobo and a athlon64 3000 dtr i upgraded to the latest bios and am only able to use a multiplier of 9 in the genie bios, it freezes up after that what did you do to make it see the full 2ghz (@least), I would like to oc it as far as I can, thanks for any info