i need a new mobo (w/ gfx 4 mx) help me choose

[the_music_man]

i was looking @ nvidia's site and all their nforce 2 mobos with gfx 4 integrated and i have them narrowed down to a few. you'll probably notice that my price range is under 100 dollars.

MSI K7N2G-L
MSI K7N2G-ILSR

WinFast K7NCR18G-Pro ( I like this one but im afraid theres no ATX12 connection)
(Gigabyte) GA-7N400V Pro (looks nice but can't find any sellers for most of gigabyte mobos)
GA-7NNXPV
Abit NF7-M

 

[LeeJend]

I'd go with the Gigabyte or the Abit. The 3 MSI products I've seen have all failed, mainly from sloppy manufacturing. (Loose parts, mis-aligned heatsinks, clips shearing off the CPU socket.)

I've never owned an ABIT but hear only good things about them.

I do own a gigabyte and it is built well, totally stable. Not as overclocking friendly as an ABIT.

I looked at my favorite suppliers and pricegrabber and got no hits on the gigabyte boards with a V at the end of thepart number. When I left the V off I got hits. But prices were over $100. Especially the GA-7nnxp, it was $163.

 

[the_music_man]

actually i think the V makes a difference. b/c i was looking at the GA-7N400
on newegg then i saw that theres another one - GA-7N400V. lol gigabyte mobo model #'s are really confusing!!!

 

[the_music_man]

the gigabyte ones that i suggested are only in the Uk for some weird reason