Author Topic: NForce - So Far So Good (Read 322 times)

funkedup · « **on:** June 01, 2002, 03:14:43 AM »

Asus A7N266-C

Sound is really impressive. 5.1 works right off the bat with no fiddly-farting around with driver settings. It could be placebo effect but it sounds a bit better than the SB Live to my ears.

It's nice to be able to download all the drivers in one package from nVidia.

AMR card didn't quite fit right, but I made it fit.

Good manual from Asus.

6 USB ports yaaay.

Gonna hit the games hard this weekend, we'll see how that goes.

DAVENRINO · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2002, 03:33:34 AM »

Glad to hear it,
That is what Alienware is sending to replace my A7M266. I think after my warranty runs out in two years I will be ready for the build your own route.
DJ229

funkedup · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2002, 04:13:07 PM »

I tried Ghost Recon and the EAX support is excellent. None of the glitching that I had with SB Live.

Lephturn · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2002, 06:31:35 AM »

Good to hear.

I'm having trouble getting the N-force board I want here in Canada. (Halifax, Nova Scotia to be exact.)

I bought the case and power supply. I'm seriously considering the Abit AT7 MAX board. No legacy... at all. No ISA, PS2, Com, or serial. Sweet.

Anybody know how RealTek's AC605 sound chip compares to the NForce? I'm mostly concerned about CPU usage.

Hmmmm.... I might be able to lay hands on an Abit NV133-R board locally. It's got RAID. Either way I'm going with 2 x 40 Gig Maxtor 7200 RPM drives.