Asus A7v8x-x

[Keikan]

Is this a good motherboard? http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socketa/a7v8x-x/overview.htm

[Spicker]

if ur buying a mobo make sure it has SERIAL ATA technology (SATA) and DUAL CHANNEL DDR slots are also good, 800mhz fsb also is nice ;)

so i wud not buy tht mobo

one more thing if u want a mobo for a amd... NFORCE 2 is a MUST lol

[Keikan]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@3 January 2004 - 18:18
if ur buying a mobo make sure it has SERIAL ATA technology (SATA) and DUAL CHANNEL DDR slots are also good, 800mhz fsb also is nice ;)

so i wud not buy tht mobo
It's an AMD mobo.

What about this?

http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X-X&langs=01
OR
http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Produ...GA-7N400-L1.htm (http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-7N400-L1.htm)

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@4 January 2004 - 01:18
if ur buying a mobo make sure it has SERIAL ATA technology (SATA) and DUAL CHANNEL DDR slots are also good, 800mhz fsb also is nice ;)

so i wud not buy tht mobo
That's because you're addicted to those overpriced chips, aren't you?

[Spicker]

lol i jus recently bought a new mobo (1week ago exact) for a p4 ASUS p4p8x has dual channel, SATA, 800FSB and also supports HT technology and the new prescott cpus :P also has a intel CHIPSET

price= 109$CDN (CHEAP)!

[bigdawgfoxx]

You want this right here (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-455&depa=1)

[Keikan]

were talking about AMD motherboards

[muchspl2]

http://www.ambergristoday.com/archives/24-1-02/pictures/pepper.jpg

[bigdawgfoxx]

Lol..uh is that a shoe on fire? and what does it mean?

[Keikan]

It's a pepper and my original topic said hot or not

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@3 January 2004 - 19:30
You want this right here (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-455&depa=1)
That one doesn't have SATA if you want that.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Yeah it doesnt have SATA or RAID. They have a deluxe version for 30 bux more that offers those features.

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234+4 January 2004 - 02:09--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Virtualbody1234 @ 4 January 2004 - 02:09)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@3 January 2004 - 19:30
You want this right here (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-455&depa=1)
That one doesn&#39;t have SATA if you want that. [/b][/quote]
No, but the DELUXE (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-436&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1) version does...

[_John_Lennon_]

Gee, so does This motherboard. (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-123-198&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1)

And what do ya know, its nearly 20 dollars less.

And it has rounded cables instead of ribbon cables.
And it has active northbridge cooling instead of passive.
And it ACTUALLY HAS SOUTHBRIDGE COOLING.

[Keikan]

I was hoping to buy at my local store

What bout http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X-X&langs=01?

[Spicker]

Originally posted by Keikan@4 January 2004 - 06:42
I was hoping to buy at my local store

What bout http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X-X&langs=01?
i dint see SATA anywhere <_<

[Keikan]

what is sata??? I&#39;m not paying a whole lot of money for a mobo

[Spicker]

serial ata in one year MOST of the HDD will be based on them&#33; so if u dunt want ur mobo to be outdated get a serial ata mobo and if ur store has a website gimme the link&#33; :D

[Spicker]

Serial ATA technology
Serial ATA is the next generation ATA specification that provides scalable performance for today and tomorrow. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA, while providing 100% software compatibility.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Yeah but John, those rounded cables are ugly :P haha. And the southbridge cooler is crooked in the pic :P

Haha nah it dont really matter. Son you sure are stubborn. Dont get the A7N8X-X Get the A7N8X regular or deluxe..or somet other mobo.

[Virtualbody1234]

http://www.techbox.cz/obrazky/sata.JPG

http://www.in4.pl/recenzje/3xkt400/asus_sata.jpg

http://www.asus.com.tw/inside/images/p-sata.jpg

http://www.mdgroup.ru/mdnet/userdata/29_32/img/sata1.jpg

http://www.cfp.iatp.by/images/article-images/SATA-cables-big.jpg

[bigdawgfoxx]

Your point being? :rolleyes: haha just kidding VB, nice pictures.

[Keikan]

ok jaiganhi

find one around 100 bux

http://www.iccomputers.ca

[Keikan]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@3 January 2004 - 23:37
Yeah but John, those rounded cables are ugly :P haha. And the southbridge cooler is crooked in the pic :P

Haha nah it dont really matter. Son you sure are stubborn. Dont get the A7N8X-X Get the A7N8X regular or deluxe..or somet other mobo.
those boardsa are god dmaned expensive

[Spicker]

ok is it just me or the ASUS P4 mobos are cheaper than the ASUS A7s

EDIT: first of the icccomputer crap website is just CRAP&#33; they price they overprice the shyt&#33;

for example :
i bought my mobo for 109&#036;CDN and the same mobo is on there for 125&#036; and i duno if thts CDN or USD&#33;

if u live in the US try newegg

[Spicker]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@4 January 2004 - 07:46

http://www.mdgroup.ru/mdnet/userdata/29_32/img/sata1.jpg


i got pink ones :P B)

[Keikan]

i live in canada and i can&#39;t internet shop

http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7V600&langs=01 <--- sata fits in my price range but no nforce2 chipset and no dual channel ram

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@4 January 2004 - 01:37
Yeah but John, those rounded cables are ugly :P haha. And the southbridge cooler is crooked in the pic :P

The cables come in different colors than are actually shown. I got maroon ones&#33;


Oh, and keikan, go to your local store, and write down the model numbers, and prices of all the ones you think you might be interested in, then come back, and we will comparison shop for u.

[Keikan]

Here u go

http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7V600&langs=01 <--- sata fits in my price range but no nforce2 chipset and no dual channel ram

http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Produc...-7VT600-P-L.htm (http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-7VT600-P-L.htm)

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mai...ail.php?UID=474 (http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=474) (LSR)

[_John_Lennon_]

None of them seem to have Nforce, so go figure on that.

And btw, about the Sertial ATA bs, have you guys looked at any retail drives, (over the 140Gb) that actually use the Serial ATA? THEY ALL COME WITH THEIR OWN CONTROLLER CARDS&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

My point is, onboard sertial ATA, shouldnt be that big of a concern, you can buy a 20 dollar ad on card for it, or, if you buy a drive retail, it will probably come with its own controller card.

Things like dual channel ram, the chipset itself (nforce2 Ultra 400 right now), and other things, should be your Point of Sale on a motherboard right now.

[Keikan]

ok then

http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7N8X-X&langs=01

or better yet

http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Produ...GA-7N400-L1.htm (http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-7N400-L1.htm)

[bigdawgfoxx]

NO...damn get the A7N8X, not the A7N8X-X

[Keikan]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@4 January 2004 - 19:14
NO...damn get the A7N8X, not the A7N8X-X
SOME people are on a budget here...

[bigdawgfoxx]

Tha A7N8X is only &#036;20 more and right after xmas it was only &#036;83. The gigabyte has daul channel..pretty ugly tho. Orange, bright yellow and lime green..ugh

[Keikan]

not where i live tere&#39;s a big price difference and I don&#39;t care about ugliness green purple lime... really aslong as it&#39;s fast and stable wiht no problemos.

Actually what I really want to buy is an abit board... too bad :(

[DarthInsinuate]

i would go with the single channel board its only a little slower but the board and one stick of RAM is cheaper than dual-channel and two sticks of identical RAM

also the KT400 board is even cheaper than the Nforce2 400, slower obviously and it doesn&#39;t truely support DDR400

your money, your choice, not bigdawgfoxx&#39;s

[DWk]

yea my board is based on VIA KT400 chipset.... and i havent had any trouble AT ALL.... have had it for a year now and it can last longer cuz i recently flashed (updated) the bios and now it can support updates to a 3000+ cpu...

which is awesome :)