ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe vs DFI LANPARTY NFII Ultra B

FiringSquad compares two of the latest, most feature-packed nForce2 Ultra 400 motherboards on the market, the ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe Wireless Edition and the DFI LANPARTY NFII Ultra B:

If you’re familiar with the Athlon XP motherboard market, you probably know that both of these boards are second-generation nForce2 Ultra 400 designs. The original variants of both were highly regarded, but ASUS and DFI both felt the need to spice up the equation a little bit more. This means that we should be in for a really fun head-to-head comparison. And while there can only be one winner, neither one of these motherboards should disappoint. In fact, the board that finishes in second place may actually be more ideal for your individual needs. We’ll try to cover both of these boards with enough depth so that you can sort out which board is best for your particular situation/environment.

. . . Hopefully based on what you’ve seen so far, you’ve already got an idea of which motherboard is best for your particular needs. Both motherboards are very high-end products, with high-end features such as DualNet, Serial ATA, and Gigabit networking functionality, so you’ll definitely be served well by either product. But there are a few subtle differences.

. . . Likewise, performance and reliability are practically negligible. Finding differences in this regard on any motherboard based on NVIDIA’s nForce2 chipset is very hard.

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nForce2 Ultra 400 Shootout: ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe vs DFI LANPARTY NFII Ultra B