Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe thread - Page 5

FB · 11-23-2005, 10:37 PM

running the A8N32 now

bye bye crappy DFI!!!!

my 2nd DFI was so flaky it wouldn't even post at stock speeds 60% of the time. i am memtesting 250x9 on the A8N32, no issues so far. if i even tried 201x10 on the DFI it wouldn't boot and clearing CMOS didn't help either.

John64 · 11-23-2005, 10:44 PM

*i wanna get one*

AHLnut · 11-23-2005, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FB

running the A8N32 now

bye bye crappy DFI!!!!

my 2nd DFI was so flaky it wouldn't even post at stock speeds 60% of the time. i am memtesting 250x9 on the A8N32, no issues so far. if i even tried 201x10 on the DFI it wouldn't boot and clearing CMOS didn't help either.

Where did you get it from? I hope you have better results with this board!!

FB · 11-23-2005, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AHLnut

Where did you get it from? I hope you have better results with this board!!

i watched newegg and mwave all day yesterday. mwave got them in stock, i jumped on it, and it shipped out 15 minutes later, i had it this am

everyone is out of stock again i am pretty sure

*polonyc2* · 11-23-2005, 11:26 PM

I have the board sitting unwrapped at my house as well...only I won't be able to install it until I get back home from my Thanksgiving holiday trip...

in regard to the best BIOS for this board...I heard that 0502 sucks...a lot of people recommend 0703...but ABX member lowdog, who also has this board, recommends the Beta BIOS 0805

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowdog

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.

fvbounty · 11-23-2005, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by polonyc2

I have the board sitting unwrapped at my house as well...only I won't be able to install it until I get back home from my Thanksgiving holiday trip...

in regard to the best BIOS for this board...I heard that 0502 sucks...a lot of people recommend 0703...but ABX member lowdog, who also has this board, recommends the Beta BIOS 0805

Have a great thanksgiving and when you get back FB should have it figured out for you, I'm really getting jealous....:eek:

*polonyc2* · 11-23-2005, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fvbounty

Have a great thanksgiving and when you get back FB should have it figured out for you, I'm really getting jealous....:eek:

yeah...I'll let FB do all the dirty work and test out all the settings to determine the optimal ones lol...nah just kidding...thats part of the fun of setting up a new motherboard---determing what works and what doesn't along with tweaking everything to get a few more points out of 3DMark

Happy Thanksgiving to you too fvbounty

*polonyc2* · 11-23-2005, 11:42 PM

it's also interesting to me that now that this new A8N32 board is out a lot of former DFI fans are complaing on forums all over the net about how they no longer like the DFI boards are and are making the switch over to the new ASUS board....

next thing you know Sierra will jump on the A8N32 bandwagon...

fvbounty · 11-23-2005, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polonyc2

it's also interesting to me that now that this new A8N32 board is out a lot of former DFI fans are complaing on forums all over the net about how they no longer like the DFI boards are and are making the switch over to ASUS....

next thing you know Sierra will jump on the A8N32 bandwagon...

I don't think that will ever happen.....:eek:

*polonyc2* · 11-23-2005, 11:54 PM

I'm really glad I made the choice to go with the A8N32 board over the DFI Expert board...there are a ton of bad experiences I have been reading about in different forums all over the net from those with DFI boards of all kinds (and these are from DFI fan boys themselves)...seems like DFI and RMA go hand in hand

John64 · 11-23-2005, 11:59 PM

i had a DFI board and it went fine for a long time, they in 2 weeks, 2 of them died! Now it is jsut a liability to me. I will NEVER EVER EVER buy another non-asus board again. I had some bad experiences, and i am not looking to repeat them. Every asus board i have had has been of superior quality. I have had MSI, DFI and ABit and ALL ended up being sold off cheap, returned or dead.

My A8N-E is leaving me in a part of a deal with a friend

FB · 11-24-2005, 12:01 AM

well just got a BSOD while trying to install XP, back to memtesting i guess

John64 · 11-24-2005, 12:07 AM

try diferent memory? i had that on my A8N-E before i RMA'd the ram, it took them 25 hours to get the ram in my hands after they tested it, and that includes a custom fiascoe

FB · 11-24-2005, 12:08 AM

no different memory to try, i will be memtesting each stick individually now. even though both memtested to 30 passes in my other board. maybe 1.325vcore is too low on this one at 2000mhz. i will try that first

*polonyc2* · 11-24-2005, 01:38 AM

anyone using the new PC Probe II with this mobo?...does it work any better then PC Probe 1?...are the temps more accurate?

11-23-2005, 10:37 PM	#61
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	running the A8N32 now bye bye crappy DFI!!!! my 2nd DFI was so flaky it wouldn't even post at stock speeds 60% of the time. i am memtesting 250x9 on the A8N32, no issues so far. if i even tried 201x10 on the DFI it wouldn't boot and clearing CMOS didn't help either.
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11-23-2005, 10:44 PM	#62
John64 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,449	i wanna get one __________________
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11-23-2005, 11:42 PM	#68
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,444	it's also interesting to me that now that this new A8N32 board is out a lot of former DFI fans are complaing on forums all over the net about how they no longer like the DFI boards are and are making the switch over to the new ASUS board.... next thing you know Sierra will jump on the A8N32 bandwagon... __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP1 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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11-23-2005, 11:54 PM	#70
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,444	I'm really glad I made the choice to go with the A8N32 board over the DFI Expert board...there are a ton of bad experiences I have been reading about in different forums all over the net from those with DFI boards of all kinds (and these are from DFI fan boys themselves)...seems like DFI and RMA go hand in hand __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP1 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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11-23-2005, 11:59 PM	#71
John64 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,449	i had a DFI board and it went fine for a long time, they in 2 weeks, 2 of them died! Now it is jsut a liability to me. I will NEVER EVER EVER buy another non-asus board again. I had some bad experiences, and i am not looking to repeat them. Every asus board i have had has been of superior quality. I have had MSI, DFI and ABit and ALL ended up being sold off cheap, returned or dead. My A8N-E is leaving me in a part of a deal with a friend __________________
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11-24-2005, 12:01 AM	#72
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	well just got a BSOD while trying to install XP, back to memtesting i guess
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11-24-2005, 12:07 AM	#73
John64 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,449	try diferent memory? i had that on my A8N-E before i RMA'd the ram, it took them 25 hours to get the ram in my hands after they tested it, and that includes a custom fiascoe __________________
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11-24-2005, 12:08 AM	#74
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	no different memory to try, i will be memtesting each stick individually now. even though both memtested to 30 passes in my other board. maybe 1.325vcore is too low on this one at 2000mhz. i will try that first
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11-24-2005, 01:38 AM	#75
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,444	anyone using the new PC Probe II with this mobo?...does it work any better then PC Probe 1?...are the temps more accurate? __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP1 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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