Should I move from the A7N8X Deluxe to the NF7-S?

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 11:36 pm

I can, send em to my e-mail.

Bigal · Post by **Bigal** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:57 pm

Done. Thanks Sean. My other forum site has been down for a long time now.

I hope http://www.Xport1.com can get the forums back up soon. They must be messing around with the format or something. I sure like their custom laser-etched windows, as I have two in the works for my new case.

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Sean · Post by **Sean** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 2:25 am

I'm a LITTLE tired, so I didn't do much.

Also, took a closer look at the Abit board. For a minute, I thought it didn't have SATA Raid, which I plan on using, but then learned by looking in the manual that it did. So, my final question is...just how different is the sound quality on these two motherboards? Here's what the A7N8X says:

- Realtek ALC650 6CH w/built in HP amplifier
- Integrated APU (Audio Processor Unit)
- SoundStorm / Dolby Digital (AC-3) Encoder

And here's the NF7-S

- 6-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board
- Professional digital audio interface supports 24-bit S/PDIF Out
- Supports real time AC-3 Encode by Soundstorm Technology

Does the NF7-S have the APU also???? little confused here...

VidmanII · Post by **VidmanII** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:27 am

Not sure if it's just semantics or if they're different. I don't use the o/b sound. I tried it, wasn't bad at all but my Herc Game Theater XP has alot more punch.

Since I took that pic I've installed the sound card and am also using the SATA with a single drive ( WD1200JB 8MB cache thingy ) via the Abit supplied adapter kit. They only give ya one tho. So if you're gonna use the SATA in a RAID 0, you'll need to use SATA hdd's or get another adapter kit if you're using ATA100/133 hdd's.

Bigal · Post by **Bigal** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 5:19 pm

Thanks Sean. This is truly my favorite machine, at least until I Build the next one.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:15 pm

No problem. Glad I could host your memories.

Still looking into it, I may try AMDMB next, and see what I get..

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 10:48 am

Vid. I wanted to ask, does the NF7-S use the internal Diode? I know the A7N8X does, and from ym reading, I'm lead that the ABIT does not.

If not, I'll probably have a temp diode down there anyway.

Still not sure what I want to do...

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:34 am

abit uses onboard...for some reason.

Greg

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 12:29 am

I got the board last Thursday. I actually got a car this weekend, so I've been busy cleaning it up. It's been lots of fun! Then I remember that I have to take a fewq computers apart!

I'll let you guys know how it goes!

Jason Spaceman · Post by **Jason Spaceman** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 3:47 pm

Whoa, I was thinking of switching over from the Gigabyte GA-7N400-L1 board to the Abit NF7-S ver.2.0 after reading up on it last night. It seemed to have a lot of nice features and was reasonably priced considering all the extras. The Asus Deluxe was much more expensive. Both have UGLY PCB boards though. I like those boards with the blue backing PCB.

Someone here told me to look into the Abit NF7-S in fact. The NF7-S looks pretty sweet. Haven't made a final decision yet, need to research a few others like Biostar and MSI.

Good luck Sean.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 10:22 pm

got it installed and running. My first impressions were very nice. They even have a screen telling you BIOS settings are changing! The love thise BIOS a LOT more than the A7N8X BIOS. Yeah, the PCB is pretty ugly and I had to snad down onw corner of my heatsink's xbrace (so it didn't interfere with one of my mobo headers) but it's damn nice. No ocing yet, but I think I already have better results then I did with my Asus at default (in 3dmark that is).

Sold my asus to a friend. I love this baord already, I just hope is oc's ok.

Bigal · Post by **Bigal** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:01 pm

Nothing like a new motherboard to warm your heart. Did you reinstall the OS, or just update the chipset drivers and cross your fingers?

By the way, I'm back from a 2-week drive through Florida. It was a nice vacation.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:53 pm

TOtal reinstall. I'm setting at 200x10 right now. BAH, I need to oc more. Haven't had the time lately, though.

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