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Feb 5, 2006, 12:15 AM
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Motherboard
Need a PCI-e AMD motherboard. Going to be used with an AMD X2 3800+.
How about this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569
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Feb 5, 2006, 12:24 AM
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very nice but no sli if u are not wanting to do that the board should rock
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Feb 5, 2006, 01:11 AM
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That board would rock if you really want a no frills board. Some key differences include the support for only 1.5 Gbps SATA and no ActiveArmor (NVIDIA's Hardware Firewall which is ok..). The lack of SLI was also mentioned already. I personally would just spend the little extra money for an ASUS A8N-E so I could take advantage of the NForce 4 Ultra's 3 Gbps SATA support.. Just in case I'll use it.
A chart of the different NForce 4 Chipsets can be found here. |
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Feb 5, 2006, 01:59 AM
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Last edited by FireElements; Feb 5, 2006 at 02:06 AM.
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Feb 5, 2006, 11:28 AM
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A good board. The ASUS A8R-MVP has received kind words from AnandTech. It's also CrossFire ready if you choose to go that path. |
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Feb 6, 2006, 03:33 PM
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Feb 6, 2006, 03:39 PM
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A virus with shoes
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the A8N-E. Unless you want crossfire, cause if you don't it is a waste of cash
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Feb 6, 2006, 04:36 PM
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What exactly is the difference between the A8N5X and A8N-E?
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Feb 6, 2006, 05:34 PM
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Check ASUS' website for specifics, however the major difference is the version of the NForce 4 chipset being used for the boards. The different chipsets are mentioned in the link provided in my above post.
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Feb 7, 2006, 09:51 AM
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Noise? What noise?
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nF4 Ultra is worth the premium over the generic one, and SLI is only worth it if you want to run SLI.
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Feb 13, 2006, 05:54 PM
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I can't decide between the Asus A8R-MVP or A8N-E. I have no use for crossfire now but that may change later (who knows).
Opinions?
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Feb 13, 2006, 06:17 PM
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Noise? What noise?
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If the CF board isn't much more get it.
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Feb 13, 2006, 09:58 PM
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CrossFire is actually cheaper...
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Feb 14, 2006, 09:49 AM
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Noise? What noise?
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So go for it, then you get the expandability later  |
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Feb 21, 2006, 05:57 PM
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For some reason I just can't make a choice and get one. I have everything else and no motherboard...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the A8N-E the better motherboard?
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Feb 21, 2006, 07:59 PM
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Bought the A8R-MVP.
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Feb 22, 2006, 10:02 AM
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Noise? What noise?
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Good man  |
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