Asus Mobo

spaceycayce · 12-15-2006, 09:35 PM

Hey I'm thinking about upgrading my computer and I got a friend who can get me wholesale prices on parts. What do you all think of this board? I plan on going with the AMD64 X2 most likely, I'm not sure which one yet.

http://usa.asus.com/

I currently have an Asus Mobo and it's been great to me so far. Its been quite stable for a while now, I'm running Slackware 11.0 on Linux 2.6.18. It's running smooth. Anyway, thanks for any help or insight.

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nick-m · 12-16-2006, 09:23 AM

Well, your link doesn't work so I couldn't say! Although I completely disagree on the building computers, haha, I've been putting together rigs for nearly 8 years now and...man nothing is a difficult as diagnosing an electrical gremlin in a truck...PC is a breeze compared to that!

That said I'm completely new to automotive stuff....maybe in 8 years I'll think different!

Regardless of make, some boards/board revisions are inherently unstable, others need to be tweaked, some can't be tweaked and suffer from incompatabilies, others run well out of the box but aren't too feature rich, etc.

Overall, I tend to stick with; ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI, in that order. I REALLY liked SOYO boards, but I believe they no longer make any.

DudeBud · 12-16-2006, 05:00 PM

go with a opteron 165 very nice cpu dual core easy to over clock to 3ghz on stock voltage and air cooling running at 38c-48c,that's if you get the right stepping though, so its somewhat a gamble, but people are still getting around 2.5ghz one other stepping.

taikowaza · 12-17-2006, 07:42 AM

the ASUS A8R-MVP is very stable with AMD dualcores. I am running a socket 939 4800+ in it with many peripherals and no problems. the overclocking on it is also very advanced. It is very reasonably priced at $89 @ tiger direct.
I changed to this from an MSI board after having many conflicts with IRQs no matter what I did. This is for an audio DAW (audio production)
there are newer socket 939 boards but I was recommended this one by many professionals due to the fact that for pro audio everything has to be REALLY stable (no pops/glitches are acceptable). They were right

DudeBud · 12-17-2006, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taikowaza

the ASUS A8R-MVP is very stable with AMD dualcores. I am running a socket 939 4800+ in it with many peripherals and no problems. the overclocking on it is also very advanced. It is very reasonably priced at $89 @ tiger direct.
I changed to this from an MSI board after having many conflicts with IRQs no matter what I did. This is for an audio DAW (audio production)
there are newer socket 939 boards but I was recommended this one by many professionals due to the fact that for pro audio everything has to be REALLY stable (no pops/glitches are acceptable). They were right

i'm using the same board and i'm having audio problems,but other than that seems like a very stable board and its crossfire ready. planing on fixing the audio issues with an audigy 2.

KD7NAC_07FJ · 12-17-2006, 11:16 AM

I've built many comps with ASUS boards. I've found that there not the cheapest but I've never had a problem with them. In fact I had one ASUS board that survived a powersupply short.
Put in a new PSU and it's still running today.

Nic · 12-17-2006, 05:46 PM

My last computer was on a budget and I used a cheap ECS board. It lasted a while, but it wasn't the best in the world.

I upgraded earlier this year to an ASUS A8N-E board and an Athlon 64 X 2 3800+ and couldn't be happier. Rock solid system and it was the first time I put together a computer and I didn't have to send something back.

DavidA · 01-03-2007, 08:38 PM

I am running an Asus M2N4-SLI board with an Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and love it. VERY stable and fast. I recommend it for a budget SLI board.

12-16-2006, 09:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
nick-m Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 364	Well, your link doesn't work so I couldn't say! Although I completely disagree on the building computers, haha, I've been putting together rigs for nearly 8 years now and...man nothing is a difficult as diagnosing an electrical gremlin in a truck...PC is a breeze compared to that! That said I'm completely new to automotive stuff....maybe in 8 years I'll think different! Regardless of make, some boards/board revisions are inherently unstable, others need to be tweaked, some can't be tweaked and suffer from incompatabilies, others run well out of the box but aren't too feature rich, etc. Overall, I tend to stick with; ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI, in that order. I REALLY liked SOYO boards, but I believe they no longer make any. __________________ 1996 4Runner SR5 V6 3.4L 57,890 miles Odyssey PC1700T profile

12-16-2006, 05:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
DudeBud Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA ,monroe Posts: 1,886	go with a opteron 165 very nice cpu dual core easy to over clock to 3ghz on stock voltage and air cooling running at 38c-48c,that's if you get the right stepping though, so its somewhat a gamble, but people are still getting around 2.5ghz one other stepping. __________________ Dan 95 4runner 3vze A/T 84 4runner sr5 Ford 302 T-18 4spd yota t-case yota front and rear both open 37X13.00 boggers 88 4runner 22re 5spd

12-17-2006, 07:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
taikowaza Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 768	asus mobo the ASUS A8R-MVP is very stable with AMD dualcores. I am running a socket 939 4800+ in it with many peripherals and no problems. the overclocking on it is also very advanced. It is very reasonably priced at $89 @ tiger direct. I changed to this from an MSI board after having many conflicts with IRQs no matter what I did. This is for an audio DAW (audio production) there are newer socket 939 boards but I was recommended this one by many professionals due to the fact that for pro audio everything has to be REALLY stable (no pops/glitches are acceptable). They were right __________________ 92 4runner,Thorley Ceramic Headers,Stan's Custom Exhaust,OME Suspension,DowneyHDCoils,MarlinHD Clutch,PIAA520s,24/30"Magnaflow Muf/Cat,Warn Hubs,BudBuilt IFS Skid+Xmbr,Sonoran Truss,Odyssey Batt,33x10.5 BFG A/T,ISR Mod,Boyle's Alternator,TJM T-15,Demello Sliders,Warn XD9000,Dual 4.88 Truetracs,LCE bored TB,Weasy Cams,NWMP Xtnd Range Tank, and most important,Husky Liner WOT Mod :)

12-17-2006, 05:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Decatur, Alabama Posts: 1,038	My last computer was on a budget and I used a cheap ECS board. It lasted a while, but it wasn't the best in the world. I upgraded earlier this year to an ASUS A8N-E board and an Athlon 64 X 2 3800+ and couldn't be happier. Rock solid system and it was the first time I put together a computer and I didn't have to send something back. __________________ Nic 1997 Tacoma 4X4 Xtra Cab 2.7L 5 speed

01-03-2007, 08:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
DavidA Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 919	I am running an Asus M2N4-SLI board with an Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and love it. VERY stable and fast. I recommend it for a budget SLI board. __________________ 2002 Stellar Blue 4Runner Sport Edition Cold Air Intake Magnaflow Exhaust Iridium Sparkplugs Kenwood KDC-MP628 Blaupunkt Separates in all of the doors Two RF P2002 amps Kenwood 12" Subwoofer My baby: Pics

12-17-2006, 11:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
KD7NAC_07FJ Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Everett Posts: 285	I've built many comps with ASUS boards. I've found that there not the cheapest but I've never had a problem with them. In fact I had one ASUS board that survived a powersupply short. Put in a new PSU and it's still running today.

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