looking for performance micro atx mobo amd

[crapyking]

currently I have a biostar nf2 400(igp) board in a micro tower. Even after putting a gf3 ti 200 agp video card in it still scores less on 3dmark 2k1 when compared to my msi kt3(kt333)aru using the same cpu & video. I want the micro atx case I'm using now. So the question is should I get an MSI nf2(igp) or try a new km400 board for less. Can't find any reviews on km400 chipset . Whats a good performing micro atx board?

[BipolarBill]

How much worse does it score? Is the onboard video still enabled and using system RAM?

I've installed two KM400 motherboards and they are fine, but I can't guarantee better performance.

[crapyking]

after changing video drivers to 40.72 (fastest nvidias) I reran benchtest & still find I'm getting approx 500 pt's lower on nf2 board (7400 to 6900). I got the initial high on my msi w/ fsb oc'ed to 138 or something w/ muskin blk 2700 ddr ram. I am using a single stick of crucial pc2700-no double memory. I tried the muskin ram on the biostar but couldnt even get out of bios screen w/ any settings. I tried ocing the fsb on the biostar but that came out even lower. Maybe I'll try a more modest OC of the fsb & see what that gets me. It's winter - I'm bored so I figured I'd obcese over something. Can someone tell me what I could expect (pt's on 3d mark) if I got another stick of the same crucial & enabled the duel channel? I am still not convinced nf2's are faster than vias. I had an epox nf2 & now this biostar & neither could out bench my gigabyte kt333, msi kt333, or gb kt 600 board.:D

[bonz_dragon]

Try going over to www.nforcershq.com/forum/index.php and looking around the Biostar subforum. They all give the Biostar mATX board good reveiws