EPoX 9NDA3+ nForce3 Ultra Socket 939 Motherboard Review

The EPoX EP-9NDA3+ motherboard is based on nVidia’s nForce3 Ultra chipset supporting the latest Athlon64 & AthlonFX Socket 939 processors. The nForce3 Ultra chipset officially supports a 1GHz HyperTransport link, along with all the features of the regular nForce3 250gb chipset (like Gigabit Ethernet, on-chip Firewall, and "Any Drive" RAID technology). EPoX has packed as many features as they can onto this board, providing the user with the ultimate NF3 S939 platform. Overclocking has not been forgotten either, with tons of CPU and memory tweaking options, along with a variety of voltage choices in the BIOS, this board is sure to be a hit.

…The EP-9NDA3+ is a feature packed motherboard taking full advantage of everything the nForce3 Ultra chipset has to offer. Overclockers and enthusiasts will appreciate this board too as EPoX has been sure to include plenty of tweaking options to get the most out of the processor and memory. EPoX includes a full assortment of accessories that really put the whole package over the top.

While there are a few minor quirks with this board (like memory voltage), I haven’t run into anything that would sway my decision from purchasing this motherboard. Thankfully they can be resolved via a BIOS update, which EPoX has been working on. Even with somewhat limited memory and CPU voltage options, very good overclocking results can still be achieved. Thankfully the newer 90nm Winchester core processors don’t really need as much voltage, and memory based on Samsung TCCD modules also seem to only like mild voltage increases.

Highly Recommended
Editors Choice

EXTREME Overclocking
EPoX 9NDA3+ nForce3 Ultra Socket 939 Motherboard