View Full Version : 939 Board for Non-Overclocker
szukalski
09-11-2005, 04:00 PM
Hi all,
As the title suggests, I'm looking for a good socket 939 board for a non-overclocker.
A friend of mine has asked me to source a good mb for him, but he doesn't want to splurge out on a Lanparty as he won't be overclocking and it is too expensive for what he wants to spend.
All I know are oc boards, so I'm asking for any suggestions or experience that you have that could help me help my mate.
The only pre-requisites are that it has to be a reliable socket 939 board with PCI-E preferably.
Thanks,
Dave
Major_A
09-11-2005, 04:06 PM
The most stable boards I've ever owned or dealt with were Gigabyte. I have an old board lying around here with several bad caps (see www.badcaps.net) and is still stable as ever.
nn_step
09-11-2005, 04:25 PM
Gigabyte boards are the best choice for your requirements
if price wasn't a matter I would have suggest tyan..
[XC] leviathan18
09-11-2005, 04:39 PM
msi neo 4 abit an8 asus a8n deluxe chaintec
szukalski
09-11-2005, 04:46 PM
Thanks for the replies guys, keep em coming, I'll be researching this one all day at least.
Much appreciated. :toast:
KoolDrew
09-11-2005, 04:50 PM
Chaintech VNF4 Ultra would be fine.
KoHaN69
09-11-2005, 10:17 PM
Azeus
Hadn't seen any feedback on the DFI Infinity line. But it's fairly cheap ($85 or so at NewEgg) and hopefully the LanParty quality will be there as well...
ferrari_freak
09-15-2005, 02:03 PM
Asus very nice for non-overclocker. The thing is the SLI versions cost more than the LanParty does or around the same price. So in that case I would recommend a LanParty just in case he changes his mind :p: . If the pricing has a lot of difference, then Asus for non-OC.
Usama aka Ferrari Freak
Bar81
09-16-2005, 10:17 PM
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2524
JuanFlaiter
09-17-2005, 09:17 PM
A Chaintech VNF4-Ultra does the job, and anyways it´s still a good clocker.
If you won´t be playing, a MSI RS480 is a stable mobo and has integrated video with possibility of future upgrade via PCI-e.
[XC] leviathan18
09-18-2005, 07:02 AM
the asus is not even fun if you are a non overclocker after a few weeks you will regret when the chipset fan start dying on you and the sound is a pain in the ***