ASUS AV8 Delux or wait for the new NForce4???

Poop_Shoe · 11-20-2004, 05:26 PM

Hey all, quick question.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...eid=0035742108

Tiger direct has the Asus AV8 Delux MB, and the Athlon64 3400+ processor for $300 after rebate. Its $400 prior to rebate, about the same price at Newegg.com.
My question is do I go this route at $300 or wait till the NForce4 MBs come out get one of those and probably have to get a 3200+ chip instead due to the increase MB cost.

So what I am really asking is...is the Nforce4 worth waiting for and worth the extra $$$.

Thanks in advance,
Shoe

zippyjuan · 11-20-2004, 10:09 PM

Here is one review of a Gigabyte nForce4 board. http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1677

bachviet · 11-20-2004, 10:53 PM

Get it if you really need it. Otherwise wait and get new stuff.

qwilliam · 11-21-2004, 12:08 AM

hey, i was thinking about the exact same thing as poop shoe, except i wanted the gigabyte ga-k8ns ultra939. last time i checked, mwave.com offered the board and an amd 3200+ for around $308. when exactly will the nforce4 boards come out (preferably from gigabyte)? and, this is kinda off-topic, but does anyone know when the agp version of the 6600 comes out?

zippyjuan · 11-21-2004, 01:01 AM

The AGP version of the 6600GT has been listed at Buy.com http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...7&loc=101&sp=1
and Newegg.com http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...150-080&depa=0
but both are out of stock right now.
As for the motherboard, AnandTech reported getting a producion model for their November 12th review, but said that the packaging was not final retail version so they may be hitting the market shortly- say the next month or so. If you get the board, you will want the PCI version of the 6600. Or two of them if you get the SLI version.

qwilliam · 11-21-2004, 02:06 AM

cool, thanks for the info zippyjuan. any info about when an agp version of the 6600 by gigabyte comes out? oh, and is there any noticeable performance difference between the gt and non-gt? sorry, i don't mean to steal the thread, just wanting to know so i can prepare for the nf4 board.

zippyjuan · 11-21-2004, 02:53 AM

The GT is faster than a non-GT. They sometimes also have an Ultra, which would be the highest. In the 6800 series, the Ultra is almost twice the price of the GT ($225 vs $399 list). The 6600s in AGP form are just shipping, so I would expect one from Gigabyte soon. They (nVidea) may have some new cards out in the first quarter of next year.

11-20-2004, 05:26 PM	#1
Poop_Shoe Ensign Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 8	ASUS AV8 Delux or wait for the new NForce4??? Hey all, quick question. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...eid=0035742108 Tiger direct has the Asus AV8 Delux MB, and the Athlon64 3400+ processor for $300 after rebate. Its $400 prior to rebate, about the same price at Newegg.com. My question is do I go this route at $300 or wait till the NForce4 MBs come out get one of those and probably have to get a 3200+ chip instead due to the increase MB cost. So what I am really asking is...is the Nforce4 worth waiting for and worth the extra $$$. Thanks in advance, Shoe

11-20-2004, 10:09 PM	#2
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	Here is one review of a Gigabyte nForce4 board. http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1677 __________________ I add new pictures to my photo gallery pretty regularly. You can see them here if you are interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz

11-20-2004, 10:53 PM	#3
bachviet What's Da Pho*? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SoCal (714) Posts: 13,296	Get it if you really need it. Otherwise wait and get new stuff. __________________ Dell Dimension 9200 \| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) \| 4x1GB DDR2 \| 256MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT Dell Studio 17 \| Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz) \| 2x2GB DDR3 1066MHz \| 1GHz ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Intel P4-C 3.0GHz \| ECS 865PE-A \| 3x512MB PC3200 \| 128MB PNY GeForce 6600GT

11-21-2004, 01:01 AM	#5
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	The AGP version of the 6600GT has been listed at Buy.com http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...7&loc=101&sp=1 and Newegg.com http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...150-080&depa=0 but both are out of stock right now. As for the motherboard, AnandTech reported getting a producion model for their November 12th review, but said that the packaging was not final retail version so they may be hitting the market shortly- say the next month or so. If you get the board, you will want the PCI version of the 6600. Or two of them if you get the SLI version. Last edited by zippyjuan : 11-21-2004 at 01:14 AM.

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11-21-2004, 12:08 AM	#4
qwilliam Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California Posts: 138	hey, i was thinking about the exact same thing as poop shoe, except i wanted the gigabyte ga-k8ns ultra939. last time i checked, mwave.com offered the board and an amd 3200+ for around $308. when exactly will the nforce4 boards come out (preferably from gigabyte)? and, this is kinda off-topic, but does anyone know when the agp version of the 6600 comes out?

11-21-2004, 02:06 AM	#6
qwilliam Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California Posts: 138	cool, thanks for the info zippyjuan. any info about when an agp version of the 6600 by gigabyte comes out? oh, and is there any noticeable performance difference between the gt and non-gt? sorry, i don't mean to steal the thread, just wanting to know so i can prepare for the nf4 board.

11-21-2004, 02:53 AM	#7
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	The GT is faster than a non-GT. They sometimes also have an Ultra, which would be the highest. In the 6800 series, the Ultra is almost twice the price of the GT ($225 vs $399 list). The 6600s in AGP form are just shipping, so I would expect one from Gigabyte soon. They (nVidea) may have some new cards out in the first quarter of next year.

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