Did EPoX go out of business?
danball1976
Wichita Falls, TX
I can't find EPoX boards anywhere anymore (in case I want to replace my current EPoX EP-MF570SLI with another EPoX board). Why this got me interested is that I installed the Zalman 9700NT CPU Cooler and was trying to use a common screwdriver to get the clip onto the tab, and the screwdriver hit a capacitor. Luckily the cap wasn't damaged and the computer started up fine. My CPU runs about 8-10C cooler than it does with stock cooling
But however, doing a search on EPoX yields some interesting results:
http://xbitlabs.com/news/mainboards/display/20070626201653.html
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1601&Itemid=1
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1600&Itemid=1
Of course as an alternate to EPoX, who is better, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI or Abit?
(I prefer a board that has the metal can capacitors -- what were these called?)
But however, doing a search on EPoX yields some interesting results:
http://xbitlabs.com/news/mainboards/display/20070626201653.html
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1601&Itemid=1
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1600&Itemid=1
Of course as an alternate to EPoX, who is better, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI or Abit?
(I prefer a board that has the metal can capacitors -- what were these called?)
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Metal can capacitors are capacitors. They're all metal cans...
Fully agreed, If you go the AMD route DFI still makes a very solid board, but there overshadowed in the intel realm by the current lineup form Asus and Gigabyte.
THB I use to hate gigabyte but there old stuff was average but overpriced, The newer stuff is top notch tho. Abit is dead and overrated there only good boards from them were the NF7's and the IF7 series. The current stuff is average with bling bling attached.
I love epox boards.. This sucks.
Unfortunate about EPoX. They made some great boards over the years. I noticed their latest lineup was AM2 exclusively. I didn't see any 775 offerings the last time I was on their site.
webstore
From the looks of the pricing they must smell that the end is near because some of these prices are way too low.
edit: That ITX system is looking very tempting.
edit: That old stock of 478's looks really tempting as well.
I was thinking of the following Gigabyte board:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128070
(See http://www.gigabyte-usa.com/FileList/WebPage/mb_071105_ma790/tech_071103_ma790.htm )
Or one of these Asus boards here (NewEgg compare)
And is there something newer than AM2/AM2+?
What do you expect us to do for you when you ask questions, but won't take answers?
This, coming from a person who learned to build and overclock computers on AMD platforms. Yeah, me.
Lack of funds.
I don't make a damn thing when it comes to work. I make enough to get my bills, and maybe a nice little..And I mean little something for myself. I don't have enough capitol to take out a 300 dollar match loan from my bank. I lost my sponsor, and now it seems that I may lose my slot. All because of me not being able to keep it together in public. It's almost not worth being as good at it as I am, you know? Ah well. It's not like anyone cares anyway.
But yeah danball. These guys know their stuff, and they're good people. But you know what's best about them? This is all free. Don't get me wrong I love AMD. Before the Cores, if it came to performance and power efficiency, you went AMD. I don't have blind loyalty anymore. It got stolen from me. Intel's where it's at until the desktop phenom hits the shelves in a week or so and we see some results from AMD. I've not got a good feeling about the phenom...
Any good ideas as to what is a good Dual Core Intel that keeps my current RAM at DDR2 800 - 400MHz Spec (Patriot eXtreme Performance LL DDR2-800 4-4-4-12)? Also, what good Intel board is out there? Gigabyte, Asus, MSI, ect.
Luckily for US, ATI cards don't suck again. Or you can use one really powerful NVIDIA card.
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 2.0 (as seen on Leonardo's signature)
Asus P5K-E/WIFI-AP or Asus P5K-E
Oh, and I have an nVidia 7950GT KO 512MB video card. Tell me what is a good ATI card.
Thrax, did you leave some brain cells at work today?
Nvidia makes a chipset for Intel CPU's that runs SLI
sigh. And I only slept 4 hours. I shot my wad on flaming nubs on the OCZ boards.