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Summary: This is the motherboard your Mom warned you about.
Review: Dee-luxe. This motherboard is a winner in nearly every sense; even the one minor shortcoming does nothing to affect its overall score or the argument that this is your best pick for an AMD chip.Goodies? Try this: on-board SATA; on-board Firewire (IEEE 1394); on-board USB 2.0 (up to SIX connections possible); on-board audio (Dolby 5.1 decoding, 6-channel output); on-board Ultra-ATA; CPU and fan monitoring; fully configurable BIOS (can you say "overclock"?); all the cables you'd ever want; all the hardware you'd ever need; and a driver CD that enables you in a snap. I do love the Asus retail bundles, because they reflect attention and consideration to the consumer that only Sony seems to match. They supply you with the device cables, the audio connectors, the motherboard hardware, the interface adapters, and good drivers. I think they realize that home builders can get those parts on their own, but why inconvenience your users? It builds loyalty in a positive way, and reflects well on Asus. However, there's one minor gripe that took me a day to figure out, and it's something Asus should've included in the documentation. This is an AthlonXP motherboard, designed for dual-channel memory. It's a hot motherboard and offers superior performance (the nForce2 chipset is your best choice for AMD chips, bar none). Knowing this, and knowing what kind of components will be used for this motherboard, the least Asus should have included is a chart detailing how to setup the BIOS for various CPU/ memory combinations. The combinations are not limitless, nor are they hard to develop. Still, I had to run over to ask.amd.com and figure out how to optimally set my BIOS to use the full power of my CPU and memory. I'd expect Asus to bring that to the table, so that left me flat. I got over it quickly, because my Ultra-ATA 133 Western Digital hard drive was now tearing up speed records (no more adapter card!), I had two network jacks built in (one 3COM, one nForce) so hooking up the cable modem was a two-second task, I had my Sony DRX-500ULX ready to go with one connection, and my ATI 9700 AIW card was pushing pixels at 8x. This motherboard made my system a real fast machine, and expandable to the max: I have absolutely ZERO need for the PCI slots, that's how much on-board connectivity is available. This motherboard is *sick*, absolutely savage. I'm set for another three years easy...
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Summary: This is the motherboard your Mom warned you about.
Review: Dee-luxe. This motherboard is a winner in nearly every sense; even the one minor shortcoming does nothing to affect its overall score or the argument that this is your best pick for an AMD chip. Goodies? Try this: on-board SATA; on-board Firewire (IEEE 1394); on-board USB 2.0 (up to SIX connections possible); on-board audio (Dolby 5.1 decoding, 6-channel output); on-board Ultra-ATA; CPU and fan monitoring; fully configurable BIOS (can you say "overclock"?); all the cables you'd ever want; all the hardware you'd ever need; and a driver CD that enables you in a snap. I do love the Asus retail bundles, because they reflect attention and consideration to the consumer that only Sony seems to match. They supply you with the device cables, the audio connectors, the motherboard hardware, the interface adapters, and good drivers. I think they realize that home builders can get those parts on their own, but why inconvenience your users? It builds loyalty in a positive way, and reflects well on Asus. However, there's one minor gripe that took me a day to figure out, and it's something Asus should've included in the documentation. This is an AthlonXP motherboard, designed for dual-channel memory. It's a hot motherboard and offers superior performance (the nForce2 chipset is your best choice for AMD chips, bar none). Knowing this, and knowing what kind of components will be used for this motherboard, the least Asus should have included is a chart detailing how to setup the BIOS for various CPU/ memory combinations. The combinations are not limitless, nor are they hard to develop. Still, I had to run over to ask.amd.com and figure out how to optimally set my BIOS to use the full power of my CPU and memory. I'd expect Asus to bring that to the table, so that left me flat. I got over it quickly, because my Ultra-ATA 133 Western Digital hard drive was now tearing up speed records (no more adapter card!), I had two network jacks built in (one 3COM, one nForce) so hooking up the cable modem was a two-second task, I had my Sony DRX-500ULX ready to go with one connection, and my ATI 9700 AIW card was pushing pixels at 8x. This motherboard made my system a real fast machine, and expandable to the max: I have absolutely ZERO need for the PCI slots, that's how much on-board connectivity is available. This motherboard is *sick*, absolutely savage. I'm set for another three years easy...
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Summary: nice board
Review: I got the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe V2.0 it is a lovely board , even with the same CPU, RAM and same Video Card I got over 400 increse on 3dMark 2k1 score.. very nice board . fast and stable.. also a good complement .. the Soundstrom is amazin for it type..
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Summary: nice board
Review: I got the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe V2.0 it is a lovely board , even with the same CPU, RAM and same Video Card I got over 400 increse on 3dMark 2k1 score.. very nice board . fast and stable.. also a good complement .. the Soundstrom is amazin for it type..
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Summary: Excellent, not a problem.
Review: I looked at this motherboard for its new 8x technology and pc3200 ddr ram support with dual channel memory buses. Memory can be 175% faster
Video bus is 2 times faster than previous versions
Only 3 jumpers on the motherboard, no headaches putting it in. I have had this motherboard for about 2 months now. It is a great deal. It comes with a Lan port and 6 channel audio, which I have used. The bios screen is very intuitive, with all the settings upfront. It is very easy to overclock, though I haven't, because of FSB settings right there in the Bios. The ata/133 comes in handy all the time since I have 2 hard drives. I cant find a better motherboard for an athlon XP processor, let me know if one comes around =P
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Summary: A7N8X Deluxe now mostly works on Debian Linux
Review: I'm running a Debian GNU/Linux server on this board and with the latest 2.6 kernels there is built-in support for the two on-board ethernet jacks. I've had a little difficulty getting the on-board sound working, but I'm no whiz at that and others on various forums say it is possible to even take advantage of this board's surround sound features under Linux. Basically, for my purposes, this board has worked without a hitch for about a year now. There's a reason it and its close relatives by Asus are so popular. It rocks!
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Summary: Haiku Review
Review: Overclock Away!
Have version 1.06.
Great board for gaming.
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Summary: Customer and Warranty Service
Review: Very good board but if you encounter a problem like I did watch out. I updated the Bios and then could not get the computer to post. After several fixes I decided to sent it in to Asus for repair. I was very careful with the removal of the board and the packaging. A short time later they sent me an email with 2 photos of physical damage on the board. I could not make out what they were showing me in one of the pictures but the other looked as if someone had taken their nail, dug into the board and pulled away. Physical damage that was not there when it left my house and could not have happened in transit. I believe Asus damaged the board so the would not have to repair it either because they could not or it was their way of soaking the customer for more money. I contacted Monarch Computers (Very good company to have build your computer) to see if they could do anything. They could not, they did tell me that Asus and PNY rejects most if not all warranty work. So buyer Beware.
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Summary: Customer and Warranty Service
Review: Very good board but if you encounter a problem like I did watch out. I updated the Bios and then could not get the computer to post. After several fixes I decided to sent it in to Asus for repair. I was very careful with the removal of the board and the packaging. A short time later they sent me an email with 2 photos of physical damage on the board. I could not make out what they were showing me in one of the pictures but the other looked as if someone had taken their nail, dug into the board and pulled away. Physical damage that was not there when it left my house and could not have happened in transit. I believe Asus damaged the board so the would not have to repair it either because they could not or it was their way of soaking the customer for more money. I contacted Monarch Computers (Very good company to have build your computer) to see if they could do anything. They could not, they did tell me that Asus and PNY rejects most if not all warranty work. So buyer Beware.
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