EPoX EP-8NPA7I 754 NVIDIA nForce4 4X ATX AMD Motherboard

Reviews(18)

4.1
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
297Mhz_It Fly Really Fast!!!

Stable as a rock at 297Mhz. It's everything I could want in a mb. The layout is Excellent! RAM runs 297Mhz. As close to 1 to 1 as possible.Have a EVGA 6800GS 525core 1118Mhz ram, With an Artic Freezer 64 Pro, it runs 29C even with heavy downloads and installs.Will be online COD2 tonight.IT's the only mb I have that recognized 600Mhz ram from the first boot.

At first, I was having the exact sawe problems as the previous reviewer,almost RMA'ed it. Then I figured it out, had the large Gigabyte cooler with the 110mm fan.The problem was that the cooler wasn't going down all the way, it looked like it was, it felt tight. The black plastic piece around the cpu socket is too tight for some coolers to make adequate contact with the Athlon. I was taken mine apart to RMA it after a very frustrating evening. I was barely able to get the cooler off the board! It was incredably hard to remove. I thought, "you don't suppose this this wasn't making proper contact with the cpu to cool it". Then I put on the Artic. Bingo! That fixed it completely!!! Also had to download new bios in order to get enough voltage on the cpu so it could run 297Mhz. It doesn't like 300Mhz. So now I have Sempron 3100(Which is really cheap) running 2.673Ghz. It really performs!!!

Watch how your cooler fits. Oh Hell , just run the Artic Freezer 64 Pro. I running almost 2700Mhz at 28-29C. That is cool on air

Oh yeah, buy all your stuff from NEWEGG!

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
Defective

quick spdif, excellent overclocking features, pci-e, great design

first one defective. first the ide interface defective, and now it won't boot at all.

i'm going to rma and write a review on one that works

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Features & Details

  • NVIDIA nForce4 4X
  • Athlon 64 / Sempron
  • DDR 400

Specifications

Model
BrandEPoX
ModelEP-8NPA7I
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type754
CPU TypeAthlon 64 / Sempron
FSB800 MHz
Chipsets
ChipsetNVIDIA nForce4 4X
Memory
Number of Memory Slots2x184pin
Memory StandardDDR 400
Maximum Memory Supported2GB
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x161 x PCI Express x16
PCI Express x12 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots3 x PCI Slots
Storage Devices
PATA2 x ATA100 4 Dev. Max
SATA RAID0/1
Onboard Video
Onboard Video ChipsetNone
Onboard Audio
Audio ChipsetRealtek ALC655
Audio Channels6 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN ChipsetRealtek 8201CL PHY
Max LAN Speed100Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports1 x COM (Serial Port) / 1 x LPT (Parallel Port) / 2 x PS/2 / 3 x Audio Jacks / 4 x USB 2.0/1.1
PS/22
COM1
LPT1
USB 1.1/2.04 x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports3 Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB3 x USB 2.0 connectors support 6 ports
Physical Spec
Form FactorATX
Dimensions (W x L)12.0" x 8.3"
Power Pin24 Pin
Packaging
Package ContentsEP-8NPA7I User Manual Driver Disk Rear I/O Panel Shield IDE/PATA Cable FDD Cable SATA Cable 4-pin to SATA Power Cable
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggSeptember 02, 2005
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