A8N-SLI Deluxe/Premium thread - Page 3

KiLLYOU_abx · 12-03-2004, 10:12 AM

so u think i should buy an sli capable board and get a pci-e card for now and wait till ATI's version of sli comes out and change because i dont really want to go w/nvidia unless its the best choice overall. I know its better now but since ATI is coming out w/ their version later im not sure what to do. My plan was to wait till pci-e came out and upgrade but now this sli sh** is ruining my plans lol sorry im just not sure what to do and btw i am glad their are such helpful people on this site it really helps any ideas/suggestions will help

RAINFIRE · 12-03-2004, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KiLLYOU

i got a question it might be stupid but will pci-e get better in a few more months or will it be the same i know it will later down the road but in the near future when new mobo's are coming out will there be much of a difference in pci-e, if any?

Thought I'd add my 2 cents since you've been struggling with this decision.

1. Do you really need the power of 2 SLI connected video cards?

2. Intel flavors are already available that can do SLI such as a Supermicro that does 4X in the second PCI Express slot, but I believe it is generally agreed that 8X in the first slot and 8X for the second card is a better solution.

3. You asked if PCI Express will be changing and that is exactly where it will be changing - in the speeds available to each slot. As you may note now, most PCI Express boards now have 1 16X slot and the rest are 1X.

My 2 cents, SLI doesn't get my attention, but PCI Express does, because all cards that fit in the new slots will get the increased bandwidth. I also wanted a AMD board with PCI Express a month or 2 ago and I'm still waiting for some choices to arrive. As far as I've seen, the MSI with the ATI chipset is the only one to hit the shelves and I'm not even sure about that. SOooo.... I have this MSI Neo2 Platinum while waiting . . . Good news for you is several boards should be hitting the shelves any day now, but may be up to a another month away. Hope that helps. I'm going to upgrade my video and probably just keep this mobo and get one of these AGP X800's or 6800GT's also hitting the shelves, since prices should be dropping on them soon as the 850's just came out. Anand's review is a nice comparison and the new 800 XL looks sweet, but gotta still see if they have an AGP version. (I read the review at 3am).

KiLLYOU_abx · 12-03-2004, 02:01 PM

i think your sol sorry it says "Today sees the introduction of a new PCI Express only line up from ATI." but other than that i want that 850 xt it sounds awesome all i need is a flat panel monitor lol heres another review http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/r480/

RAINFIRE · 12-03-2004, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by KiLLYOU

i think your sol sorry it says "Today sees the introduction of a new PCI Express only line up from ATI." but other than that i want that 850 xt it sounds awesome all i need is a flat panel monitor lol heres another review http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/r480/

hahaha - yeah - see that now - lol - I hate(love) computers!

KiLLYOU_abx · 12-03-2004, 02:56 PM

you shouldnt have shown that to me lol now im thinking of buying a flat panel monitor too lol because the video card the x850xt only comes w/2 dvi connectors no vga which sucks so now im even more angry/confused do i want to buy a lcd or a diff vid card because i really want that 850 on that review you linked to it sounds really fast

fvbounty · 12-03-2004, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KiLLYOU

you shouldnt have shown that to me lol now im thinking of buying a flat panel monitor too lol because the video card the x850xt only comes w/2 dvi connectors no vga which sucks so now im even more angry/confused do i want to buy a lcd or a diff vid card because i really want that 850 on that review you linked to it sounds really fast

They have vga adapters that come with the 850, so you can use your crt or lcd whatever.......

KiLLYOU_abx · 12-03-2004, 07:05 PM

always w/ the answers eh? lol j/k but seriously thanks i forgot about that lol

Sierra_abx · 12-03-2004, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by KiLLYOU

will some1 delete this i accidently posted the same msg above twice thx

Done.

KiLLYOU_abx · 12-03-2004, 07:26 PM

cheers sierra

Sierra_abx · 12-03-2004, 11:46 PM

BTW, a number of resellers now have the A8N-SLI Deluxe listed. Some promise they'll have them in stock next week. Prices are in the $289-299 range.

Glorfy · 12-03-2004, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sierra_bound

BTW, a number of resellers now have the A8N-SLI Deluxe listed. Some promise they'll have them in stock next week. Prices are in the $289-299 range.

I've ordered one for £120 - they supposedly will have it for the 6th. £120 Seems to be the price point at a variety of places in the UK. Also seen a standard version listed for £100. Hopefully you should see some movement in those prices - they started at £187 over here!

Sierra_abx · 12-03-2004, 11:58 PM

One reseller (ZipZoomFly) has the board listed for $225. Mid-December ETA.

jinu117 · 12-04-2004, 12:03 AM

That $225 sounds much more reasonable. $300 for mobo however wonderful it might be is just getting rediculous. But than, the offset comes from PCIE nvidia cards... price gouging already... sigh.

Sierra_abx · 12-05-2004, 06:12 PM

A8N-SLI displayed at Japanese store.

Bad translation

fvbounty · 12-05-2004, 07:14 PM

Asus has bios 1001 and 1002 on there website for this board it must be getting close to getting here....

12-03-2004, 10:12 AM	#31
KiLLYOU_abx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 29	so u think i should buy an sli capable board and get a pci-e card for now and wait till ATI's version of sli comes out and change because i dont really want to go w/nvidia unless its the best choice overall. I know its better now but since ATI is coming out w/ their version later im not sure what to do. My plan was to wait till pci-e came out and upgrade but now this sli sh** is ruining my plans lol sorry im just not sure what to do and btw i am glad their are such helpful people on this site it really helps any ideas/suggestions will help __________________ Asus A7N8X AMD Athalon XP 2000 1.7Ghz 512 MB PC 2700 ATI 9800 PRO 128mb Antec 400w Lian Li Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm Yamaha CRW-F1E Windows XP Home
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12-03-2004, 02:01 PM	#33
KiLLYOU_abx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 29	i think your sol sorry it says "Today sees the introduction of a new PCI Express only line up from ATI." but other than that i want that 850 xt it sounds awesome all i need is a flat panel monitor lol heres another review http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/r480/ __________________ Asus A7N8X AMD Athalon XP 2000 1.7Ghz 512 MB PC 2700 ATI 9800 PRO 128mb Antec 400w Lian Li Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm Yamaha CRW-F1E Windows XP Home
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12-03-2004, 02:56 PM	#35
KiLLYOU_abx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 29	you shouldnt have shown that to me lol now im thinking of buying a flat panel monitor too lol because the video card the x850xt only comes w/2 dvi connectors no vga which sucks so now im even more angry/confused do i want to buy a lcd or a diff vid card because i really want that 850 on that review you linked to it sounds really fast __________________ Asus A7N8X AMD Athalon XP 2000 1.7Ghz 512 MB PC 2700 ATI 9800 PRO 128mb Antec 400w Lian Li Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm Yamaha CRW-F1E Windows XP Home
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12-03-2004, 07:05 PM	#37
KiLLYOU_abx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 29	always w/ the answers eh? lol j/k but seriously thanks i forgot about that lol __________________ Asus A7N8X AMD Athalon XP 2000 1.7Ghz 512 MB PC 2700 ATI 9800 PRO 128mb Antec 400w Lian Li Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm Yamaha CRW-F1E Windows XP Home Last edited by KiLLYOU : 12-03-2004 at 07:11 PM.
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12-03-2004, 07:26 PM	#39
KiLLYOU_abx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 29	cheers sierra __________________ Asus A7N8X AMD Athalon XP 2000 1.7Ghz 512 MB PC 2700 ATI 9800 PRO 128mb Antec 400w Lian Li Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm Yamaha CRW-F1E Windows XP Home
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12-03-2004, 11:46 PM	#40
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	BTW, a number of resellers now have the A8N-SLI Deluxe listed. Some promise they'll have them in stock next week. Prices are in the $289-299 range.
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12-03-2004, 11:58 PM	#42
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	One reseller (ZipZoomFly) has the board listed for $225. Mid-December ETA.
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12-04-2004, 12:03 AM	#43
jinu117 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 286	That $225 sounds much more reasonable. $300 for mobo however wonderful it might be is just getting rediculous. But than, the offset comes from PCIE nvidia cards... price gouging already... sigh. __________________ A64 3500+ .6 newcastle @ 3.05ghz Prommy Mach II R404 mod by baker MSI K8N Neo2 VDD modded, OCZ3200EL Rev2 @ 285 2.5-3-3-10 (dual channel 1gig) X800XT, Raptor, yada yada yada
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12-05-2004, 06:12 PM	#44
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	A8N-SLI displayed at Japanese store. Bad translation
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12-05-2004, 07:14 PM	#45
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