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Biostar M7NCD
Any opinions on this board? I can't believe the price. I don't usually go
cheap but how bad can it be? |
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I just installed one for a client where performance and price was important.
It has only been running for a couple of weeks, no problems. CPU Barton 2500, Mushkin 3200 (green), and Nvidia 5200FX card. Really nice value on all 3 components. It doesn't overclock the same as the Abit NF7-S as FSB increments are 133, 166, 200, etc. no single units. The board detected the processor right away and ran out of the box. (it did have an issue with a Matrox video card G550, so I switched to the Nvidia 5200) Couldn't find shutdown protection in the Bios, but I doubt if it isn't on the board. No Sata either. Overall, nice layout, good looking board, LAN is working, sound is 5.1, and it seems stable so far. I would put another one in a computer where I know the person won't be overclocking, won't be looking for firewire or Sata and requires LAN. Hope this helps, Alan "BF" wrote in message . .. Any opinions on this board? I can't believe the price. I don't usually go cheap but how bad can it be? |
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Thanks for the info. I do like to play and the FSB increments would be a
drawback, but still a deal for anyone that just wants to upgrade for a very reasonable price. "Alan" wrote in message le.rogers.com... I just installed one for a client where performance and price was important. It has only been running for a couple of weeks, no problems. CPU Barton 2500, Mushkin 3200 (green), and Nvidia 5200FX card. Really nice value on all 3 components. It doesn't overclock the same as the Abit NF7-S as FSB increments are 133, 166, 200, etc. no single units. The board detected the processor right away and ran out of the box. (it did have an issue with a Matrox video card G550, so I switched to the Nvidia 5200) Couldn't find shutdown protection in the Bios, but I doubt if it isn't on the board. No Sata either. Overall, nice layout, good looking board, LAN is working, sound is 5.1, and it seems stable so far. I would put another one in a computer where I know the person won't be overclocking, won't be looking for firewire or Sata and requires LAN. Hope this helps, Alan "BF" wrote in message . .. Any opinions on this board? I can't believe the price. I don't usually go cheap but how bad can it be? |
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"Alan" wrote in message le.rogers.com... I just installed one for a client where performance and price was important. It has only been running for a couple of weeks, no problems. CPU Barton 2500, Mushkin 3200 (green), and Nvidia 5200FX card. Really nice value on all 3 components. It doesn't overclock the same as the Abit NF7-S as FSB increments are 133, 166, 200, etc. no single units. In expert mode I've had my M7NCD-Pro to 244 x 9.5 Currently running happily at 211 x 11 with 2x256geil golden dragon pc3500. It indeeds supports single increment adjustment as well as vdimm, vcore and chipset voltage fine tuning. Very nice bargain overclocking board. The board detected the processor right away and ran out of the box. (it did have an issue with a Matrox video card G550, so I switched to the Nvidia 5200) Couldn't find shutdown protection in the Bios, but I doubt if it isn't on the board. No Sata either. Overall, nice layout, good looking board, LAN is working, sound is 5.1, and it seems stable so far. I would put another one in a computer where I know the person won't be overclocking, won't be looking for firewire or Sata and requires LAN. Hope this helps, Alan "BF" wrote in message . .. Any opinions on this board? I can't believe the price. I don't usually go cheap but how bad can it be? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Glad to hear, I must have missed that setting in the BIOS. I did check the
board that I had sold for single unit increments and only found as I had reported. Perhaps you can point out where it was missed. I no longer have a manual to review. What about overtemp protection for the CPU? Alan "loonym" wrote in message ... "Alan" wrote in message le.rogers.com... I just installed one for a client where performance and price was important. It has only been running for a couple of weeks, no problems. CPU Barton 2500, Mushkin 3200 (green), and Nvidia 5200FX card. Really nice value on all 3 components. It doesn't overclock the same as the Abit NF7-S as FSB increments are 133, 166, 200, etc. no single units. In expert mode I've had my M7NCD-Pro to 244 x 9.5 Currently running happily at 211 x 11 with 2x256geil golden dragon pc3500. It indeeds supports single increment adjustment as well as vdimm, vcore and chipset voltage fine tuning. Very nice bargain overclocking board. The board detected the processor right away and ran out of the box. (it did have an issue with a Matrox video card G550, so I switched to the Nvidia 5200) Couldn't find shutdown protection in the Bios, but I doubt if it isn't on the board. No Sata either. Overall, nice layout, good looking board, LAN is working, sound is 5.1, and it seems stable so far. I would put another one in a computer where I know the person won't be overclocking, won't be looking for firewire or Sata and requires LAN. Hope this helps, Alan "BF" wrote in message . .. Any opinions on this board? I can't believe the price. I don't usually go cheap but how bad can it be? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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