LEADTEK - Leadtek K7NCR18D-Pro II nForce2 Ultra 400 Review

Newcomers AllAMD review Leadtek’s feature-packed K7NCR18D-Pro II:

Leadtek’s K7NCR18D-ProII boasts NVIDIA’s nForce2 Ultra 400 and NVIDIA nForce2 MCP-T, with loads of add on features. This is basically an updated version of Leadtek’s original nForce2 board: the K7NCR18D-Pro. The major difference between the two boards is the change in chipset from the regular nForce2 to the nForce2 Ultra400. The only difference between the two is the added support for 400 Mhz front side bus. However, there are some added features on this board compared to the original K7NCR18D-Pro.

…Leadtek really did a number on this board, even though the chipset change didn’t really affect the performance of this board. Looking at the scores from both A7N8X Deluxe and the K7NCR18D-ProII, the numbers don’t show any type of marked improvement, and there really shouldn’t be since the nForce2 Ultra400 chipset is only the nForce2 with 400MHz support. The only thing that makes this board worthwhile is the added features such as SATA, optical out, the dual 10/100 LAN ports, etc. Therefore, this board is a definite upgrade option for those who have anything less than a KT333. At $125 on newegg.com, it’s not the cheapest board on the market, but well worth the money with all these features.