Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe thread

polonyc2 · 11-17-2005, 02:58 PM

the latest motherboard from Asus is finally hitting retail shelves after a lengthy delay...apparantly there were a few problems with the 1.01 revision board that caused the delay in availability in stores....according to Asus the "slight issue" has now been fixed with Revision 2.0

lowdog · 11-18-2005, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by polonyc2

the latest motherboard from Asus is finally hitting retail shelves after a lengthy delay...apparantly there were a few problems with the 1.01 revision board that caused the delay in availability in stores....according to Asus the "slight issue" has now been fixed with Revision 2.0

And just to set the records straight. All of the above quote is BS!

Rev 1.01 is the ONLY board in production and the only board shipping. There is NO rev 2.0 board at all.

polonyc2 · 11-18-2005, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by lowdog

Rev 1.01 is the ONLY board in production and the only board shipping. There is NO rev 2.0 board at all.

yes apparently someone spotted a picture of a Revision 2 board on the X-Bit Labs website with the caption "Two ASUS EN7800 GT Dual graphics cards on ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Revision 2 mainboard" and ran with a false story about a Revision 2.0 board...a lot of sites picked up on this and this rumour started spreading...I'll be getting my board next week and will check the Revision but as of right now it looks like 1.01 might be the only version out...

attached is a pic from the X-bit Labs article that started all the fuss...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/d...108220829.html

lowdog · 11-18-2005, 06:25 PM

I have this board and it's a rev 1.01. A lot of people are receiving this board atm and all are rev 1.01.

I advise to run the fan unit that comes with the mobo on the copper radiator for the heatpipe even if you are using a regular heatsink/fan on the cpu. This helps keep the mobo temp down.

I'd also flash straight to beta bios 805 as this seems a better bios than the official 703.

Board is stable with rock solid Vcore at stock setting with an X2 4800 and 1 7800GTX 512meg card atm. Getting a second 7800GTX 512meg in a couple of weeks.

polonyc2 · 11-18-2005, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lowdog

I advise to run the fan unit that comes with the mobo on the copper radiator for the heatpipe even if you are using a regular heatsink/fan on the cpu. This helps keep the mobo temp down.

I'd also flash straight to beta bios 805 as this seems a better bios than the official 703.

Board is stable with rock solid Vcore at stock setting with an X2 4800 and 1 7800GTX 512meg card atm. Getting a second 7800GTX 512meg in a couple of weeks.

thanks for the tip on the fan...I'll do that

I read that some people were hesitating to flash to the 805 BIOS because of something in the ReadMe about it lowering your FSB at full load or something similar to that

lowdog · 11-18-2005, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by polonyc2

thanks for the tip on the fan...I'll do that

I read that some people were hesitating to flash to the 805 BIOS because of something in the ReadMe about it lowering your FSB at full load or something similar to that

Sounds like more conjecture to me. There is no readme for the 805 bios as it's still beta.

Edit: Nah that BS, just tested it. Ran cpuz and dual instances of prime95 and fsb stays at 200MHz. So it's nothing to worry about. Wonder where all this crap comes from.

alien resident · 11-18-2005, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lowdog

I have this board and it's a rev 1.01. A lot of people are receiving this board atm and all are rev 1.01.

I advise to run the fan unit that comes with the mobo on the copper radiator for the heatpipe even if you are using a regular heatsink/fan on the cpu. This helps keep the mobo temp down.

I'd also flash straight to beta bios 805 as this seems a better bios than the official 703.

Board is stable with rock solid Vcore at stock setting with an X2 4800 and 1 7800GTX 512meg card atm. Getting a second 7800GTX 512meg in a couple of weeks.

you plan on having PCi cards in there and if so have you considered the space issue ?

lowdog · 11-18-2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by alien resident

you plan on having PCi cards in there and if so have you considered the space issue ?

Yep all considered. 2 x7800GTX 512meg and a Creative Audigy2 ZS fit no probs.

polonyc2 · 11-18-2005, 08:20 PM

I'm planning on having 1 GTX 256 card with the Zalman VGA cooler, 1 X-Fi sound card and a modem...will there be enough space for all those?

and later on will I be able to add a 2nd video card?...I'm thinking I'll be able to add a 2nd video card but without any cooler correct?

lowdog · 11-18-2005, 08:24 PM

I'd just stick with the reference cooler for the 7800, it does the job fine.

polonyc2 · 11-18-2005, 08:26 PM

but in terms of space I'll be OK correct?...so if later on I added a 2nd GTX card and used the reference cooler then I also would be fine?

djt · 11-18-2005, 11:59 PM

lowdog,

How did you get two 7800GTX/512 cards in with the sound card? I’m running two 7800GTX’s with an X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS sound card and there is just barely enough room for air flow for the video card occupying the top PCI Express slot. Here are some pics of my build with the clearance issues-

A8N32 Deluxe with X-Fi Fatal1ty and SLI

Blue078 · 11-19-2005, 09:52 AM

Subscribe. Keeping an eye on this board

FB · 11-19-2005, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue078

Subscribe. Keeping an eye on this board

me too, i might ditch my DFI

Blue078 · 11-19-2005, 03:56 PM

One of the guys at XS has the board up and runing

Looks promising so far. Now if I could ever catch them in stock I'll be set.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=80491

11-17-2005, 02:58 PM	#1
polonyc2 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe thread the latest motherboard from Asus is finally hitting retail shelves after a lengthy delay...apparantly there were a few problems with the 1.01 revision board that caused the delay in availability in stores....according to Asus the "slight issue" has now been fixed with Revision 2.0 __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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11-18-2005, 06:25 PM	#4
lowdog Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 35	I have this board and it's a rev 1.01. A lot of people are receiving this board atm and all are rev 1.01. I advise to run the fan unit that comes with the mobo on the copper radiator for the heatpipe even if you are using a regular heatsink/fan on the cpu. This helps keep the mobo temp down. I'd also flash straight to beta bios 805 as this seems a better bios than the official 703. Board is stable with rock solid Vcore at stock setting with an X2 4800 and 1 7800GTX 512meg card atm. Getting a second 7800GTX 512meg in a couple of weeks.
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11-18-2005, 08:20 PM	#9
polonyc2 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	I'm planning on having 1 GTX 256 card with the Zalman VGA cooler, 1 X-Fi sound card and a modem...will there be enough space for all those? and later on will I be able to add a 2nd video card?...I'm thinking I'll be able to add a 2nd video card but without any cooler correct? __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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11-18-2005, 08:24 PM	#10
lowdog Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 35	I'd just stick with the reference cooler for the 7800, it does the job fine.
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11-18-2005, 08:26 PM	#11
polonyc2 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	but in terms of space I'll be OK correct?...so if later on I added a 2nd GTX card and used the reference cooler then I also would be fine? __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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11-18-2005, 11:59 PM	#12
djt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 283	lowdog, How did you get two 7800GTX/512 cards in with the sound card? I’m running two 7800GTX’s with an X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS sound card and there is just barely enough room for air flow for the video card occupying the top PCI Express slot. Here are some pics of my build with the clearance issues- A8N32 Deluxe with X-Fi Fatal1ty and SLI __________________ ASUS Rampage II Extreme (1406 BIOS) Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition w/Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT Mushkin Redline Ascent 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) (6-6-5-18-1N) EVGA GTX 285 2GB FTW (186.18) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty WD VelociRaptor 150GB – Windows Vista 64/SP2 WD VelociRaptor 300GB – Games/Programs WD VelociRaptor 150GB - XP Pro 64 Bit Edition/SP2 WD VelociRaptor 300GB – Games/Programs PC Power & Cooling T1KWSR 1000W LIAN LI PC-A70B ASUS Rampage Extreme (BIOS 1201) Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 w/Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Mushkin XP3-12800 Ascent 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 ATI 4870X2 (Catalyst 9.6) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty WD VelociRaptor 150GB – Windows 7 64-bit RC WD VelociRaptor 300GB – Games/Programs SILVERSTONE 1200Watt DA SILVERSTONE TJ09-B
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11-19-2005, 09:52 AM	#13
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