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My source at Abit Taiwan has confirmed that the new version of the NF7-S will start being mass produced this week or next week at the latest.
Despite previous rumors, the board will not be called rev.2 but rev1.2 instead.
The new NF7-S will feature a max. Vcore of 2.2v and a max. Vmem of 3.2v :banana:
KICK ASS!!! I guess I wont have use the 8RDA+ for long!
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Nice! :D
Now ill just keep my NF7-S and send it to RMA when rev 1.2 is in stock. I havent even used it yet, its still in the box. I got rev 1.0 and cant use my waterblock.
thank you Abit :)
Most excellent
I understand that you couldn't use your water block, but how can you stand not messing with a new board. I mean just sitting there would bug the hell out of me. :)Quote:
Originally posted by DuraN
Nice! :D
I havent even used it yet, its still in the box. I got rev 1.0 and cant use my waterblock.
thank you Abit :)
I heard yesterday that a source in Norway also reported the rev. 2 boards being available in retail channels in the next couple weeks. I have an email in to my Abit source inquiring about the "official" take on all this...been waiting...and waiting...and waiting!
thanks EQuito for the info.
any news about VDD adjustable in bios?
starck :D
I wonder if they are changing the NF7 (non S) too? Damn, I'd love that much voltage on my ram......yummy.
I smell an upgrade comming.
I heard back from my Abit contact, who I met with at Comdex 2002, and have corresponded with since that time.
Here was his answer about the revision 2 boards via email response:
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Steve,
He's a very reliable source who frequents this board and also is on the Abit forums here:Quote:
It is very close hitting the market right now but I still have not seen them in the warehouse yet.
http://forum.abit-usa.com/
He'd probably tell you I've been bugging the crap out of him since Comdex, but he's a great guy! :toast:
Well hell I just ordered my board, but if I can get a good O/C Im not worried about it.
WxChaser, that source in Norway was my contact :)
He said that they expected it to be in stock at the end of this month. And yes, even WATCHING the board is killing me. So i stuffed it back down in its box and "accidently" put it on the top of my closet. I was sooo close to slap my TBred 1800+ and Samsung PC2700 DDR and my brothers old hdd on to it yesterday, as i have a GlacialTech Igloo 2320 lying around waiting for the NF7-S northbridge :) but i restrained myself thinking of rev 1.2 or 2 :D
Yes I believe it was!!!!!!!Quote:
WxChaser, that source in Norway was my contact
Just confirmed with my official Abit source here and glad of it.
Sounds great EQ:toast:
Do me a favor, talk to whats his name for me :D My U.S. Abit contact doesn't like anymore :D
OPP
Someone sent me this info on the new rev:
"got the newest Abit revision NF-7s up to 230 Sync in single channel mode with no mods"
Sounds promising.
any update about vdd?
YGPM ;)Quote:
Originally posted by OPPAINTER
Do me a favor, talk to whats his name for me :D
Sorry, I don't have confirmation of VDD adjustment yet... :(Quote:
Originally posted by starck
any news about VDD adjustable in bios?
Well, I've got a 1.1 board, and since I'm not a hardcore overclocker, I can see no reason to upgrade. Still, I'm able to run my XP2400 (15x133) at 11x200fsb with the available voltages, so I'm not exactly missing out on all the fun.
w00t! expect it to be available in next month.. excellent!
this is what i been waiting for
going to shove off this kx7 when this nf7 comes available
Jen
Damn it!!! When this surfaces, I will get one and it'll be my 4th nf7s.:lol:
yeah I have xp2100 AIUHB that will do 2325mhz @ 1.825 volts on air sitting beside me, just no motherboard to go into yet, this new nf7-s sounds like it might make a nice home for my new cpu :)
If you can change the chipset voltage on this board, im sold.
gonna pay for overnight shipping? ;)Quote:
Originally posted by twiggy
Damn it!!! When this surfaces, I will get one and it'll be my 4th nf7s.:lol:
i might get one also :D
You make it sound like having the 8rda+ is a bad thing :stick: LOLQuote:
Originally posted by Ragnarok
KICK ASS!!! I guess I wont have use the 8RDA+ for long!
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Can the abit really outperform the epox? Especially when they come out with their revision 2.0 or even the 8rga+?
well, I have faith in abit... :)
and my confidence in Epox QC isnt that great..
You know me. I WANT MY STUFF NOW!!! :D :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by Drozdov
gonna pay for overnight shipping? ;)
i might get one also :D
This is most excellent news:D:D:D Thanks for the heads up EQ!
My first venture into NF2 land was kinda lackluster...at best. But somehow I'm thinking this new rev1.2 NF7 will finally steal me away from my trusty KD7-E.
I can be patient a while longer now that I know the board is indeed coming:) Finally....a peice of hardware coming out that I'm excited about and really want. Very cool:D
ahhh! i want one! i got the original NF7-S, it was twiggys :p
i wonder if these will have any Board mods other then bios?
Cuz if thats so then newegg might give them a different cat number so i cant rma mine :|
Can anyone try and ask if the models will be the same physcially?
:)
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Originally posted by OPPAINTER
My U.S. Abit contact doesn't like anymore :D
OPP
WTF did you do? :rolleyes:
At last. took them *some* time:D
Opp, is it cause you been using Epox?
ABIT ROCKZZZZ :rocker: :rocker:
epos :DQuote:
Originally posted by Kunaak
Opp, is it cause you been using Epox?
Would that be Komplett? ;) That's where I'll be ordering from if they've got them at the end of the month. :)Quote:
Originally posted by DuraN
WxChaser, that source in Norway was my contact :)
He said that they expected it to be in stock at the end of this month.
At last I can retire my trusty KX7 and get into some of this NF2 action. :D
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Originally posted by MrLavender
Would that be Komplett? ;) That's where I'll be ordering from if they've got them at the end of the month. :)
hahaha you are SO busted on this :banana: :banana:
is there any news of a fix for the 1.1 or is it a lost cause?
come again? rev1.2 will be available at Komplett by the end of this month? :slobber: hmm.. probably i just need to rma the current rev1.0 with the new one :banana:Quote:
Originally posted by MrLavender
Would that be Komplett? ;) That's where I'll be ordering from if they've got them at the end of the month. :)
At last I can retire my trusty KX7 and get into some of this NF2 action. :D
CAn Anyone confirm this board will have the holes for mounting H2o blocks?
Doesnt the nf7-s have vdd adjustable already. Would seem odd that they would change it. I think the 8rda2+ is going to have this. I guess i have two boards to consider.
Since I'm new here, I'll mention I built my first box in may and want to get into some nice OC action. My 7vrxp does not like to comply. My first build has me second guesing some of my original purchases, only b/c I never thought I'd want to OC. So yeah... this sounds awesome, I see everyone doing vdd mods to get the 8rda+ up to 200fsb, if it's adjustable in bios, with the other nice voltage options, looks like its one of these two boards for me (8RDA2+or new ABIT). I really want to get into this, but volt mods are reserved for a later date. Whats your guys take on the bartons not liking 200fsb? ah nevermind, when they start coming in, I'll make a new thread. :cool:
I just found this post after that i had signed upp for an EPOX, I hurried to change, i wish i did the right thing. The internet store (Datorbutiken.com) will have them on monday, thats a good sign, or? Have to be rev1.2!!!!!
Yes the revision 2 of this board will have the 4 mounting holes surrounding the socket, just like the revision 1.1 boards had when they were produced recently.Quote:
kchip - CAn Anyone confirm this board will have the holes for mounting H2o blocks?
The best thing about the newest Abit revision on the Nforce boards will be the increased voltages, which the community has said repeatedly that it wants, and Abit is responding to the market, slowly but surely.
A representative from Abit emailed me today saying that the
BH7 mobo (based on 845PE with 4 phase power) will also become available in another 2-3 weeks as well as the new revision of the Nforce2 boards.
Abit is claiming overclocking ability of over 800 on the FSB and being able to utilized DDR400 memory. I did post this about the BH7 in the Intel forum too, but for those who frequent this one, there's the info.
Hi all !
Are you guys sure the NF7-S with the higher voltage will be called v 1.2 ?
Because i work in a computer store in sweden and today we got the new NF7-S ver 1.2 i haven`t try the mobo so far but i sure will tomorrow. I saw that it had 4 mounting holes but i didn`t bother to check to bios.
I sure hope this is the beauty im looking for but am sceptic : \
Maybe the next rev ? how knows ? you might ask :D
I cannot take it anymore, I am tired o hearing only about ABIT's mobos, so hear :
http://www.elito-epox.com/produkte/p...oards%20-%20SA
I'll just keep the rest of the details quiet for a while, I wouldn't want to hurt my relation with EPoX ;)
One more thing
The pcb on our ver 1.2 is not the same as the rev 1.0.
It`s the same collour as the new BH7.
If anyone is interested in the bios options i post them tomorrow.
Btw has anyone tested the new 15 bios for NF7-S ?
Fredd - I believe you are seeing the new board there, suprised it's so fast.
Please do post the new settings for voltages in the BIOS...want to confirm the settings from what I've heard via Abit.
The new BH7 PCB looks pretty good to me! Post some pics up of the new board if you can, thanks!
WxChaser
Belive me i will post som pics of it : )
Im already waiting for tomorrow, i really hope this is the board !!
I feel stupid know when i didn`t test the board right away : (
The pics is up in about 10 hours.
Hmm
Im starting to get confused know, im not really sure it was ver 1.2, because i put it up on the webpage as a vers 1.1 board
( saw that know ).
One thing im sure of that it had 4 mounting holes and another collour in the pcb. Sorry if i missled some of you
My bad : \
ooh well lets se tomorrow : )
You can definitely look on the board and see which revision for us tomorrow, I was really suprised when you said they had it there already, I was thinking a couple more weeks from what my sources at Abit were telling me.
Thanks Fredd, keep us posted.
Nice!
BTW where do you work Fredd?
will there be an increase in max VDD?Quote:
Originally posted by EQuito
My source at Abit Taiwan has confirmed that the new version of the NF7-S will start being mass produced this week or next week at the latest.
Despite previous rumors, the board will not be called rev.2 but rev1.2 instead.
The new NF7-S will feature a max. Vcore of 2.2v and a max. Vmem of 3.2v :banana:
;)
No, its not Komplett. I emailed them about it though, but they still have rev 1.0 :(Quote:
Originally posted by MrLavender
Would that be Komplett? ;) That's where I'll be ordering from if they've got them at the end of the month. :)
At last I can retire my trusty KX7 and get into some of this NF2 action. :D
Its another web shop in Norway that i use to order from. Anyways, they said i can just send my 1.0 in when they get 1.2 in stock, and they pay the shipping costs :)
Damn! :(
Komplett only sell ABit, Asus and MSI boards, you'd think they'd be in the loop. That's what I was guessing anyway. :)
Well let's hope it arrives in the UK around the same time then, I've been amazingly patient (for me) so far...:D
just a doubt, the chipset voltage up to 1.7V in bios is definitely applying to VDD right?
Hi
Bad news about the " ver 1.2 "
I was wrong it was vers 1.1, but still the pcb is another collour and with 4 mounting holes. Our erlier vers 1.1 was with the original collour brown, this is more lika the new BH7.
Not that it matters but still stange. I think that was why i tought i was the ver 1.2.
Im sorry i was wrong i really hoped in my deapest mind that i saw that ver 1.2 somewere on the pcb.
Better luck next time : )
:stick:
Great News!
I got a little impatient and ordered a 8rda+
just received it in the mail yesterday. Can you say RMA?
:rolleyes:
any updates
Wicked and bad :D
I know I could do with some more Voltages on my board and a new colour :D
My XP2400 is topping out at 2300MHz and needs some more volts especially as the NF7-S Undervolts quite badly *rolleyes*
I shall be looking for a purchaser of my Abit NF7-S Then :D :toast:
One is gonna be sold to me too.
I am still runing my KX7-R with PC2100 Samsung..heh..time to upgrade..
Does anyone want to sell some Kingston HyperX PC3500 RAM? I would be very interested...
how to identify a retail rev1.2?Quote:
Originally posted by EQuito
My source at Abit Taiwan has confirmed that the new version of the NF7-S will start being mass produced this week or next week at the latest.
Despite previous rumors, the board will not be called rev.2 but rev1.2 instead.
The new NF7-S will feature a max. Vcore of 2.2v and a max. Vmem of 3.2v :banana:
Does this mean no new bios with the higher voltages for the REV.1.0 board??
Yes. Higher voltages required a hardware (component) change on the board.Quote:
Originally posted by thesaucier
Does this mean no new bios with the higher voltages for the REV.1.0 board??
:stick:Quote:
Originally posted by winguy
how to identify a retail rev1.2?
sure I heard that the 15 bios gave all the voltages but it did not work on the 1.0 or 1.1 boards
exactly:eek:Quote:
Originally posted by thesaucier
sure I heard that the 15 bios gave all the voltages but it did not work on the 1.0 or 1.1 boards
winguy:
I'm sorry I was unable to respond to you sooner.
I don't have any details about Vdd, identification or release date.
My source doesn't like to be bothered with too many questions so I don't ask.
If I had to guess, I'd say no Vdd adjustment, identifiable by sticker and/or different PCB color and release date within the next two weeks.
If i had to guess, VDD up to 1.7 volts like the rev 1.0 and 1.1 boards :)
Quote:
Originally posted by EQuito
winguy:
I'm sorry I was unable to respond to you sooner.
I don't have any details about Vdd, identification or release date.
My source doesn't like to be bothered with too many questions so I don't ask.
If I had to guess, I'd say no Vdd adjustment, identifiable by sticker and/or different PCB color and release date within the next two weeks.
They couldnt have remove 'chipset voltage' that was found in rev1.0 and 1.1 right?
http://www.hardocp.com/images/articl...H0O_2_10_l.gif
does increasing this really help in getting >200MHz FSB?
Quote:
Originally posted by EQuito
If I had to guess, I'd say no Vdd adjustment, identifiable by sticker and/or different PCB color and release date within the next two weeks.
Hmm, so there wouldn't be any changes to the retail box to identity its a rev1.2?
Thanks for replying by the way;)
When I said "no Vdd adjustment", I meant 'not higher' than currently allowed.Quote:
Originally posted by winguy
They couldnt have remove 'chipset voltage' that was found in rev1.0 and 1.1 right?
yes :)Quote:
Originally posted by winguy
does increasing this really help in getting >200MHz FSB?
v1.2 is out at Excaliber PC:slobber:
AWESOME... i need to list my rev1.1 on ebay now :)Quote:
Thanks for your reply;)Quote:
Originally posted by EQuito
When I said "no Vdd adjustment", I meant 'not higher' than currently allowed.
:eek:Quote:
* v1.2 Newly Arrived, with shiny Orange color PCB
* Guarantee with x4 CPU Heatsink mounting holes
* Vcore: 2.3V, Vdlmn: 2.9V, Vdd: 1.7V, AGP: 1.8V
:eek:
So much for inside information huh? :rolleyes: well..., I guess 2 out of 3 ain't bad after all... :pQuote:
Originally posted by EQuito
The new NF7-S will feature a max. Vcore of 2.2v and a max. Vmem of 3.2v
/edit: note to self, keep your mouth shut next time... :(
Happy OC'ing to the lucky owners of this new board! :toast:
Ordered my NF7 Ver1.2 just a minute ago:) After passing on the first 2 versions, I'm hoping that my patience pays off. I'll post my initial impressions with the board asap. Then I'll have a full review of the v1.2 board up on Liquid Ninjas shortly thereafter.