DFI lanparty nForce 4 or ASUS k8n-sli premium

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Well, i have the choice and it is proving to be a very difficult one...

So if any of you guys can help me out i would appreciate it :)
 
i love my dfi .. nforce3 ... when i upgrade i will stick to DFI
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ASUS K8N-SLI... have read many good reviews about it and if you google it you will find many... :D
 
read some reviews on the net, they will give you more info on the aspects of the mobo's you are looking at. ;)
 
Well ask fiveby5 which one he has. Dont know if it is the ASUS k8n-sli premium or deluxe but one of the 2 has a crappy north bridge fan that fails. The new revision of the board has this heatpipe technology and no longer gives any problems.

I have never used a DFI but I hear good things about them. ASUS is awesome though.

If I had to choose I would more than likely go with the ASUS.
 
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DFI: http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20050531/sli_motherboards-04.html

Great motherboard for gamers
Great overclocking (if you're into that)
Great equipment bundle on the more expensive versions (rounded cables, sleeving kit etc)
Software bundle lacking a bit

ASUS: http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20050323/index-01.html

Great all round board
Not really made for overclocking but it can give it a decent go
Decent equipment bundle
Great software bundle
Software triggered SLI switching (no more little chip-thing that you need to swap around for SLI)

End of the day if you're are thinking of overclocking you'll be hard pushed to find a better overclocking board than the DFI.
If you're not overclocking than save your money and go with the ASUS board.
 
DFI are tops when it comes to pushing your system to the max, but it doesn't make sense to fork out that much cash unless you're going to be using top-quality components (low latency RAM, dual-core CPU, etc.). If you want a decent mobo that'll save you some cash, get the ASUS.
 
rburley said:
what about gigabyte?
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I have had one Gigabyte board and actually gave no problems. I would take a look at the Gigabyte NF4 SLI and the MSI NF4 SLI as well.
 
Another ASUS board to think about is the A8N32-SLI Deluxe: http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=0&model=744&modelmenu=1

Fancy true dual x16 SLI?

The A8N32-SLI Deluxe supports dual PCI Express x16 slots running at full speed to liberate graphics cards from the narrow bandwidth platform of x8 speed only. With ASUS' innovative designs to bring out the real potential of NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 chipsets, gamers can easily enjoy faster graphics performance and higher video quality today, and be ready for the even more demanding tasks of tomorrow!
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Toxin, If you look at it, the whole Dual 16x PCIe thing is just plain marketing. Think about it: Did AGPx8 bring any performance benefits to the scene? Well Now as far as I remember (Please correct me if I am wrong), PCIe x16 has about 4 times the bandwidth of AGPx8. So from that we can deduct that PCIe x8 has double that of AGPx8. Now if there were no performance benefits from AGPx8, and with PCIe x8 you have double the bandwidth, the it doesnt really matter caus there isnt gonna be a single app to push that data across the bus (Not ever, but at least in the next 4 years - In which case there will be reason to get a Dual 16x PCIe board). So if you ask me then don't run around after the dual 16x PCIe, and if you can get a cheaper Dual x8 board then go for it...

As to the main question, there are 4 boards which are very close in all aspects (Features, Performance, Price). Choose which ever one you feel is right for your needs. The advantages of each board have already been outlined, so to me it would come down to a matter of price, and overclockability...
 
mic_y said:
Toxin, If you look at it, the whole Dual 16x PCIe thing is just plain marketing. Think about it: Did AGPx8 bring any performance benefits to the scene? Well Now as far as I remember (Please correct me if I am wrong), PCIe x16 has about 4 times the bandwidth of AGPx8. So from that we can deduct that PCIe x8 has double that of AGPx8. Now if there were no performance benefits from AGPx8, and with PCIe x8 you have double the bandwidth, the it doesnt really matter caus there isnt gonna be a single app to push that data across the bus (Not ever, but at least in the next 4 years - In which case there will be reason to get a Dual 16x PCIe board). So if you ask me then don't run around after the dual 16x PCIe, and if you can get a cheaper Dual x8 board then go for it...
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Yip, your understanding of PCIe looks correct to me
The bolded part says it all. It's called being future proof. Add that it's dual core compatible and technically I won't have to buy another mobo for a long time. :)

mic_y said:
As to the main question, there are 4 boards which are very close in all aspects (Features, Performance, Price). Choose which ever one you feel is right for your needs. The advantages of each board have already been outlined, so to me it would come down to a matter of price, and overclockability...
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I can get it for only R200 more than the A8N SLI Premium. It's a no brainer. :cool: I also don't do any overclocking so I'm ok there as well.

Trust me I've been thinking about this for a long, long time. ;)
 
Angellus said:
Well ask fiveby5 which one he has. Dont know if it is the ASUS k8n-sli premium or deluxe but one of the 2 has a crappy north bridge fan that fails.
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That would be the Deluxe. Been there, done it, had it replaced with a Thermaltake solution
 
Luke7777 said:
That would be the Deluxe. Been there, done it, had it replaced with a Thermaltake solution
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Other than the Fan that has been replaced on the new revision the board is great. ASUS always makes good stuff.
 
i use a gigabyte board and its never (touch wood) gven a day's trboule i love gigabyte

i love anything from rectron

looks like asus ftw
 
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