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nForce or Intel ??

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avi1708
avi1708 Original post #1
May 1, 2008 at 3:28 PM
:confused: Which is better to buy: an nForce-based motherboard or an intel chipset-based one (of same price) ??

p.s. - please ignore the fact that nforce mb will have integrated geforce gpu's.
y2j826
y2j826 #2
May 1, 2008 at 9:56 PM
For gaming surely Nforce . . .
keith_j_snyder2
May 2, 2008 at 12:02 AM
Depends!
But currently, its Intel based are better value for money!
R
realdan #4
May 2, 2008 at 1:24 AM
nforce...
confused
May 2, 2008 at 4:47 AM
i've read that, nforce meant only for SLI. otherwise INTEL anyday.
dheeraj_kumar
May 2, 2008 at 6:24 AM
^^Thats right, If you are gonna use 2 cards with SLI, go for nforce, otherwise intel ftw.
topgear
topgear #7
May 2, 2008 at 7:35 PM
intel is known for it's reliability & nforce is known for it's performance.
Also with latest nforce you can overclock without worrying
about cpu ram ratio as intel maintains a cpu ram ratio
H
May 2, 2008 at 9:44 PM
intel is known for it's reliability & nforce is known for it's performance.
Also with latest nforce you can overclock without worrying
about cpu ram ratio as intel maintains a cpu ram ratio

AFAIK strangely with nforce chipsets u cant overclock as much as with intel chipsets(not mobo) though what u said is true.
Extreme Gamer
May 4, 2008 at 6:16 PM
intel makes much better & stable chips compared 2 nvidia
topgear
topgear #10
May 4, 2008 at 7:45 PM
yeah, intel is stable but for extreme over clocking delight it's nvidia that rules the scene.

For example old nvidia chip like 680 sli has better overclock features compared to intel p35.

Also that 680 chip supports 2 gfx cards @ 16x sli where 965 only supports crossfire @ only 4x.