ASUS A8N-SLI mobo?
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Posted by Beowulf on March 12, 2006, 1:24 pm
Please log in for more thread options arrives in a couple of days-- did I choose a bad mobo? Some of the reviews of it repeatedly say it has problems with the chipset fan, etc. One reason I went with it was because it is certified 100% for Mandriva Linux (which I use). But should I choose another mobo and just deal with onboard LAN or soundcard not recognized by linux and go with PCI soundcard and PCI LAN card until linux distro/kernel recognizes onboard mobo LAN/audio? What would be a good mobo without problems to get? I want to build a new system that will utilize an AMD athlon 64 X2 dual core cpu, the newer GeForce 7200(?) pci express video card (256 video RAM), 2-4GB system RAM. Building a fast graphics system to do digital art (20x30 inch collages, 5-10 layers @300dpi), ability to do fast renderings, etc. Any help appreciated, thank you! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on March 12, 2006, 6:26 pm
Please log in for more thread options That's an odd buying strategy? Usually keeping parts gets a system build faster. >-- did I choose a bad mobo? Some of the reviews
>of it repeatedly say it has problems with the chipset fan, etc. Just about any board with a chipset fan does, they all die sooner rather than later (when looking at potential lifespans of several years). Typical alternatives include relubing the fan periodically or replacing it with a passive heatsink IF there's enough airflow around it. Do you need SLI support though? It does tend to eat up a bit of space on a board. >One reason
>I went with it was because it is certified 100% for Mandriva Linux (which >I use). But should I choose another mobo and just deal with onboard LAN >or soundcard not recognized by linux and go with PCI soundcard and PCI LAN >card until linux distro/kernel recognizes onboard mobo LAN/audio? What's the use? If you need HQ audio, a separate sound card is always a good idea. PCI Gigabit lan is lower performing, but still far faster than 100Mb. If you only needed 100Mb, PCI card is fine. Either way, the same drivers/recognition you get from that board should be had with another same-chipset nVidia board, since it would have same components it should be equally supported with the reference drivers. Asus also has the "premium" version for those who don't want a fan, http://www.unitycorp.co.jp/images/im-products/im-s939/im_a8n-sli_pre/a8n_sli_premium-2d.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Bob Knowlden on March 12, 2006, 9:08 pm
Please log in for more thread options I don't know whether the A8N-SLI is more or less reliable than other nForce4
boards. It's a common board, though, so you may find a lot of problem postings even if its failure rate isn't unusually high. I don't know what the life expectancy is of the current chipset fan, but newer boards use a slower fan which is supposed to last longer than the original 8000 RPM unit. The A8N-SLI is also available as a "premium" version, which uses a heatpipe cooler on the chipset. (It's not strictly passive: it uses air from the CPU fan for cooling.) You can buy the heatpipe cooler separately: http://estore.asus.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=2535&catid=136 ($15 US, + $5 shipping). That's not especially cheap, but I've seen higher prices on third-party coolers that don't fit the A8N-SLI as well. (I use a long 7800GTX graphics card, which would interfere with a tall chipset cooler.) The heat pipe fits a vanilla A8N-SLI, and I believe that it will also fit a Deluxe. It's not difficult to install, but it must be done when the board is not installed in a case. (You need access to the back of the mainboard to remove the original chipset fan. If you are replacing the fan with a heat pipe, you also need to remove a VR heatsink.) Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn. >I ordered this mobo from tiger, thinking of refusing deliver when it
> arrives in a couple of days-- did I choose a bad mobo? Some of the reviews > of it repeatedly say it has problems with the chipset fan, etc. One reason > I went with it was because it is certified 100% for Mandriva Linux (which > I use). But should I choose another mobo and just deal with onboard LAN > or soundcard not recognized by linux and go with PCI soundcard and PCI LAN > card until linux distro/kernel recognizes onboard mobo LAN/audio? > > What would be a good mobo without problems to get? I want to build a new > system that will utilize an AMD athlon 64 X2 dual core cpu, the newer > GeForce 7200(?) pci express video card (256 video RAM), 2-4GB system RAM. > Building a fast graphics system to do digital art (20x30 inch collages, > 5-10 layers @300dpi), ability to do fast renderings, etc. > > Any help appreciated, thank you! > | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Hawk on March 13, 2006, 10:16 am
Please log in for more thread options Beowulf wrote:
> I ordered this mobo from tiger, thinking of refusing deliver when it
> arrives in a couple of days-- did I choose a bad mobo? Some of the reviews > of it repeatedly say it has problems with the chipset fan, etc. I have an A8N-E which is essentially the same board in non-sli form. I have seen squawks in forums about a noisy chipset fan on my board as well, which seem unfounded on recent revisions. They may have had a crummy fan on the initial versions, but I think that the problem went away a long time ago. I wouldn't trade my A8N-E for any other non-sli nf4 mobo. (*>
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Posted by Beowulf on March 13, 2006, 12:10 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:16:56 -0600, Hawk inscribed to the world:
.. > I have an A8N-E which is essentially the same board in non-sli form. I
> have seen squawks in forums about a noisy chipset fan on my board as > well, which seem unfounded on recent revisions. > > They may have had a crummy fan on the initial versions, but I think that > the problem went away a long time ago. I wouldn't trade my A8N-E for > any other non-sli nf4 mobo. > What is SLI ? I keep hearing about it regarding mobos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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