New NF7-S2? Heard about it yet?

[Dr. Ffreeze]

Hello All,

It looks like Abit is releasing a new NF7-S2. I wonder what has changed and how it performs. I can see that the N and S bridge now have passive heatsinks. I think I am going for a cheap board for an Athlon XP 2400+ mobile that can handle the large quiet Zalman cooler, but I want SATA for future HD upgrades. This might be it?

Any news on this?
Dr. Ffreeze

PS. Maybe just cheaper because no SoundStorm or FireWire after a quick review of bullet points?

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-185&depa=1
(ETA7/19/2004) $78.00

- Specifications -

Supported CPU: AMD Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP Processors
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400
FSB: 400/333/266MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM for DDR400/333
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X/4X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS/2, 1xCOM, 1xLPT,6xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xLAN,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio:6-Channel AC 97 CODEC
Onboard LAN: 10/100Mbps
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA, RAID 0,1
Form Factor: ATX

Model#: NF7-S2
Item#: N82E16813127185


Old for comparrisoin's sake

Abit NF7-S v2.0

- Specifications -

Supported CPU: AMD Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP Processors
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 SPP + MCP-T
FSB: 400/333/266MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM for DDR333/266 Max 3GB, 2x DIMM for DDR400 Max 2GB
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X/4X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS/2,2xCOM,1xLPT,SPDIF Out,6xUSB2.0(Rear 2),1xLAN,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: nVIDIA SoundStorm APU(Dolby 5.1) + 6-Channel AC97 CODEC
Onboard LAN: 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA, RAID 0/1
Onboard 1394: 2 Ports
Form Factor: ATX

Model#: NF7-S V2
Item#: N82E16813127166

 

[digitalwanderer]

Well I upgraded recently to a NF7-s rev 2 recently and installed that monster all-copper Zalman on my 2500+ on it and I gotta warn you that the Zalman cooler will NOT fit the board without modification.

I had to file a half-crescent into the side of one of the mounting brackets to go around a capacitor, but it was worth the 20 minutes of effort as the cooler is quiet and powerful.

 

[Dr. Ffreeze]

digitalwanderer,

It appears that there is a new NF7 coming out, the NF7-S2 which is different than the NF7-S v2.0

Dr. Ffreeze