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Wookie
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 Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:39 pm Post subject: EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Recommendations |
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Would any owners of the EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra, recommend this board .. or to
stay away from it?
I'm thinking of buying the Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 or DFI 4 Ultra D or the
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra.
The DFI is highly rated by reviewers and enthusiasts .. but it just looks
like it could be a headache to tweak it this way and that.it seems like a
lot of work and not fun to me.
The computer would be used as a gaming machine and surfing and word
processing.
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Why
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Recommendations |
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| Quote: | Would any owners of the EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra, recommend this board .. or to
stay away from it?
I'm thinking of buying the Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 or DFI 4 Ultra D or the
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra.
The DFI is highly rated by reviewers and enthusiasts .. but it just looks
like it could be a headache to tweak it this way and that.it seems like a
lot of work and not fun to me.
The computer would be used as a gaming machine and surfing and word
processing.
Thanks
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Good luck, I cant get anybody here to answer my request about the
8HDA5+ board... |
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Wookie
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Recommendations |
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I noticed that there was not many responses in this NG.
"Why" <my@juno.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Would any owners of the EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra, recommend this board .. or to
stay away from it?
I'm thinking of buying the Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 or DFI 4 Ultra D or
the
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra.
The DFI is highly rated by reviewers and enthusiasts .. but it just looks
like it could be a headache to tweak it this way and that.it seems like a
lot of work and not fun to me.
The computer would be used as a gaming machine and surfing and word
processing.
Thanks
Good luck, I cant get anybody here to answer my request about the
8HDA5+ board... |
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Semi Head
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husky55
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Recommendations |
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Semi Head wrote:
built. I paired with a AMD Venice 64 3000 and it works perfectly. See
the reviews and feature set and price. |
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Margaret Wilson
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Recommendations |
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"husky55" <chanc13@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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I own the Epox 9NPA+ Ultra and would recommend it. It is stable and well
built. I paired with a AMD Venice 64 3000 and it works perfectly. See the
reviews and feature set and price.
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OK, in a thread requesting info on the 9NPA+ Ultra, you said the purchaser
would be sorry if he purchased the 9NPA+. Now you say you own the Ultra
version of this board, that you recommend it. Elaborate pleasee????
Regards,
Margaret |
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Karl S
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Recommendations |
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On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 13:59:39 -0400, Margaret Wilson wrote:
| Quote: | "husky55" <chanc13@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:NwUye.973$ER6.724@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...
I own the Epox 9NPA+ Ultra and would recommend it. It is stable and well
built. I paired with a AMD Venice 64 3000 and it works perfectly. See the
reviews and feature set and price.
OK, in a thread requesting info on the 9NPA+ Ultra, you said the purchaser
would be sorry if he purchased the 9NPA+. Now you say you own the Ultra
version of this board, that you recommend it. Elaborate pleasee????
Don't you think it was a typo? He probably meant to write "you will NOT be |
sorry." |
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Margaret Wilson
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Recommendations |
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Yeah, we got that figured out in the other thread. :-)
Regards,
Margaret
"Karl S" <karlsch@-no-spam-ak.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 13:59:39 -0400, Margaret Wilson wrote:
"husky55" <chanc13@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:NwUye.973$ER6.724@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...
I own the Epox 9NPA+ Ultra and would recommend it. It is stable and well
built. I paired with a AMD Venice 64 3000 and it works perfectly. See
the
reviews and feature set and price.
OK, in a thread requesting info on the 9NPA+ Ultra, you said the
purchaser
would be sorry if he purchased the 9NPA+. Now you say you own the Ultra
version of this board, that you recommend it. Elaborate pleasee????
Don't you think it was a typo? He probably meant to write "you will NOT be
sorry." |
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Revanant
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Recommendations |
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Wookie you scribbled in [alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.epox]
on Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:22:44 -0700
<Zu6dnUwbYIItbjffRVn-uA@comcast.com>
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| Quote: | Would any owners of the EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra, recommend this board .. or to
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I have recently put together a 9NPA+SLi, bought it from Newegg.com and
had no problems for 2 weeks. I even have to say is I worked hard not to
mess up the board with static elec. shocks and made sure ALL the
connectors were just right. Reset the bios and it started up without
any problems. I for one have to recomend this type board.
My board only has the SLi for 2 graphic cards and that gives me up
to 4 monitors. (grin)
The Ultra is without the 2 graphic cards. It is a little hard for
novice users to understand how to tweek at overclocking. So I would
read up on all of it before you try and do it yourself. You can easily
mess up the board! Especially if you put the settings too high.
The RAID part of the board is unknown as how it will work for you. But
it seems that the RAID drivers and floppies you have to make with this
board are just fine. I did read about some Ultra owners having
problems. But that maybe incompetance to reading instructions.
| Quote: | I'm thinking of buying the Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 or DFI 4 Ultra D or the
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra.
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Well, if you spend the extra (what?) $35.00 or so more, I can fully say
that this board is ROCK solid. And that is without pushing it on the
overclocking side.
| Quote: | The DFI is highly rated by reviewers and enthusiasts .. but it just looks
like it could be a headache to tweak it this way and that.it seems like a
lot of work and not fun to me.
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Could very well be, but are you going to chance it? I've been reading
reviews and specs, which lead me to buy the Epox product.
| Quote: | The computer would be used as a gaming machine and surfing and word
processing.
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Same here, and maybe alot of music creation.
My Specs:
9NPA+ SLi
3700+ San Diego AMD 64
2 gigs of Cosair RAM
200 Seagate Ber. HD
Saphire x1800 graphics
Sound Blaster Platinum X-Fi (Note this extreme)
Cooler Master 48 CPU cooler, stays 35-42 C
Cooler Master Centurion Case <-- Has 120mm FANS!!
Depending on your system, your case will make a
big difference. If your running the thought of lower
spec fans, that will be loud. The Cooler Master 48
is a big fan, coupled with the right case and it
does keep the CPU cool. IF your going to overclock,
look at temps above 42 C -- and that it's a good
idea to look into an expensive water cooler if you
overlock alot to spare your CPU.
Since I've been putting together systems since 1994,
my advice is sound, for beginner and advanced user.
See ya in the bytes!
(=3F) Revenant=3F (=3F) |
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