EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra

**The_Other_One** · 01-22-2006, 10:01 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123236

Has anyone used this board before? Overall, this seems to be a great board. The layout seems to be the best out of any. Some people complain mostly due to the ATX plug placement, but with a long connector, I think it should be fine. The chipset cooler is well out of the way of the PCIe 16x slot. And I love how all the USB and firewire connections are together on the bottom. Some people complained it didn't have a firewire port on the IO plate, but I'm quite happy like this. I might just connect the one on the front and I still have an extra port for the back if I so desire...

Specs, I read good stuff. It seems to be at par with other nForce4 mobos with all the features you'd want. I didn't read any major problems. One site had problems OCing it, but I don't plan to so they said it was rock solid at stock speeds. I also found people who used my cooler and my RAM in it...BIG plus to know those work

Visually it's not appealing, but I honestly don't care. I want stability and performace over colors any day!

So in short...what do you think? My AN8 seems to have a slight chipset problem. It's still under warrenty if anyone would want to purchase it for cheaper and replace it though Abit or try to use it... I personally just thought an upgrade would do best, as with the 7800, I had some issues with the USB header placement...

TheChef · 01-22-2006, 10:53 PM

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2465&p=28

That says a lot, comparing it to the LANParty.

MIK3daG33K · 01-22-2006, 11:09 PM

I would go with the DFI its worth the extra 15 dollars, but thats just me.

**The_Other_One** · 01-22-2006, 11:25 PM

I have heard mixed stuff about DFI... But it's more popular than epox... But I don't plan to overclock and the epox seems to shine in that respect.

Thanks for the link. I've been to that site but for some reason I've yet to see that page

MIK3daG33K · 01-22-2006, 11:27 PM

Up to you man its your comp. Good Luck !!! and when you get it tell me how you like it i might take a look at it for a secondary comp.

ReturnToEmpire · 01-22-2006, 11:29 PM

yea, if ur not overclockin then its probly one kick ass board, and you wouldnt need to spend the extra 15 because DFI makes nice overclocking boards.

MIK3daG33K · 01-22-2006, 11:31 PM

Ya but im a big overclocker so i like the extra feeatures but if your not using it then no biggie.

**Praetor** · 01-23-2006, 08:56 AM

I like the vreg lineup but not the PCIE slot config ... oh well, to each their own

01-22-2006, 10:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,368	EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123236 Has anyone used this board before? Overall, this seems to be a great board. The layout seems to be the best out of any. Some people complain mostly due to the ATX plug placement, but with a long connector, I think it should be fine. The chipset cooler is well out of the way of the PCIe 16x slot. And I love how all the USB and firewire connections are together on the bottom. Some people complained it didn't have a firewire port on the IO plate, but I'm quite happy like this. I might just connect the one on the front and I still have an extra port for the back if I so desire... Specs, I read good stuff. It seems to be at par with other nForce4 mobos with all the features you'd want. I didn't read any major problems. One site had problems OCing it, but I don't plan to so they said it was rock solid at stock speeds. I also found people who used my cooler and my RAM in it...BIG plus to know those work Visually it's not appealing, but I honestly don't care. I want stability and performace over colors any day! So in short...what do you think? My AN8 seems to have a slight chipset problem. It's still under warrenty if anyone would want to purchase it for cheaper and replace it though Abit or try to use it... I personally just thought an upgrade would do best, as with the 7800, I had some issues with the USB header placement... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

01-22-2006, 10:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheChef Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 1,383	http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2465&p=28 That says a lot, comparing it to the LANParty. __________________ Athlon 64 3000+ Venice -- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Asus nVidia GeForce 6600 -- Corsair ValueSelect 1024mb Seagate 120GB Barracuda -- Xoxide X-Clear Case FOR SALE http://www.computerforum.com/47630-fs-a64-3000-6600-1gb-ram-w-stuff.html http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=mzvideos

01-22-2006, 11:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
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01-22-2006, 11:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,368	I have heard mixed stuff about DFI... But it's more popular than epox... But I don't plan to overclock and the epox seems to shine in that respect. Thanks for the link. I've been to that site but for some reason I've yet to see that page __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

01-22-2006, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
MIK3daG33K Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Age: 22 Posts: 477	Up to you man its your comp. Good Luck !!! and when you get it tell me how you like it i might take a look at it for a secondary comp. __________________ DFI LanParty UT Nforce4 Ultra-D AMD Opteron 170 @ 2700 (1.6 Vcore) w\ Thermaltake Big Typhoon 1 GB of OCZ Gold rev. 2 PC-3200 RAM (2.2.2.5) BFG Geforce 7800 GT (510 \ 1.25) w\ NV Silencer 5 Western Digital 120 / 160 GB SATA 7200 RPM hard drive Antec TruePower 2.0 550 W power supply Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1 in. (5 ms) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 Surround Sound

01-22-2006, 11:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
MIK3daG33K Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Age: 22 Posts: 477	Ya but im a big overclocker so i like the extra feeatures but if your not using it then no biggie. __________________ DFI LanParty UT Nforce4 Ultra-D AMD Opteron 170 @ 2700 (1.6 Vcore) w\ Thermaltake Big Typhoon 1 GB of OCZ Gold rev. 2 PC-3200 RAM (2.2.2.5) BFG Geforce 7800 GT (510 \ 1.25) w\ NV Silencer 5 Western Digital 120 / 160 GB SATA 7200 RPM hard drive Antec TruePower 2.0 550 W power supply Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1 in. (5 ms) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 Surround Sound

01-23-2006, 08:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
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