ASUS A8N-E

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"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Anyone have good or bad expereinces with the ASUS A8N-E?
>
> Can't decide between the DFI NF4 Ultra D and the ASUS A8N-E.
>
> I don't want an SLI board, I do plan to OC some, but not the bleeding
> edge, really don't want a VIA or SIS chipset and the computer will be a
> game machine + Office Work and surfing.
>
> I want stable, relaible and mild OC ... (220 -> 250 Mhz).
>
> I already have a AMD FX-53 CPU and it's wating for a home.
>
> Thanks
>

I've been very satisfied with mine, not one problem in the three months I've
had it.
I'm running an HTT of 240, CPU Multi of 10, and HTT Multi of 4 with a 3200
and it's stable.
From powering on to full boot is 42 seconds.

HTH,
john

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> Anyone have good or bad expereinces with the ASUS A8N-E?
>
> Can't decide between the DFI NF4 Ultra D and the ASUS A8N-E.
>
> I don't want an SLI board, I do plan to OC some, but not the bleeding
> edge, really don't want a VIA or SIS chipset and the computer will be a
> game machine + Office Work and surfing.
>
> I want stable, relaible and mild OC ... (220 -> 250 Mhz).
>
> I already have a AMD FX-53 CPU and it's wating for a home.
>
> Thanks
>
I've had one for over 3 months and haven't had any problems with it other
than not being able to install some of the Asus utilities. I don't
overclock. Before I buy another one though I would
find out why Newegg has stopped selling new ones(they do sell refurbished).

A8N-E
Athlon64 3200+ (Winchester)
2x512 Corsair VS DDR pc3200
2xWD Raptor 73 GB Hard Drives
eVGA 6600GT Video Card
Samsung TS-H552U DVD Writer
Antec Plusview case
500 Watt PS
Windows XP Home
Gentoo Linux

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"Macon Hedrick" <macmanhed@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> I'm thinking about this board as well. I've not read anything negative on
> it. It is strange that NewEgg no longer hasit. Maybe they are out of
> stock. ZipZoomFly.com has it. If anyone has had any bad experiences with
> this board, please post.
>
Asus is in the process of changing out the chipset HSF because the old one
made too much noise and was prone to failure. That may explain why Newegg is
out of stock. Asus will ship a new HSF if you have an old one, if you call
their support line. Same problem with the SLI version. I replaced mine with
a Zalman HS anyway to make it quieter.

I have had no problems with my A8N-E. I am very impressed after having many
problems with a VIA 890 Pro chipset board that I had to RMA.

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Thanks for all the info everyone ...
As far as the North Bridge fan goes .. I've had AUS boards before and the NB
fan has a tendancy to give out early, and will make noises .. so it's just
not this model. As some one pointed out though .. if you contact ASUS they
will sned you a replacemnt fan, if they have one.


"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "Macon Hedrick" <macmanhed@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:re1se.5046$eL5.136@fe04.lga...
>> I'm thinking about this board as well. I've not read anything negative on
>> it. It is strange that NewEgg no longer hasit. Maybe they are out of
>> stock. ZipZoomFly.com has it. If anyone has had any bad experiences with
>> this board, please post.
>>
> Asus is in the process of changing out the chipset HSF because the old one
> made too much noise and was prone to failure. That may explain why Newegg
> is out of stock. Asus will ship a new HSF if you have an old one, if you
> call their support line. Same problem with the SLI version. I replaced
> mine with a Zalman HS anyway to make it quieter.
>
> I have had no problems with my A8N-E. I am very impressed after having
> many problems with a VIA 890 Pro chipset board that I had to RMA.
>
>
>

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"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks for all the info everyone ...
> As far as the North Bridge fan goes .. I've had AUS boards before and the
> NB fan has a tendancy to give out early, and will make noises .. so it's
> just not this model. As some one pointed out though .. if you contact
> ASUS they will sned you a replacemnt fan, if they have one.
>
Asus is replacing the HSF with one which is larger, and can run slower RPM,
which decreases noise and increases reliability.
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=19902&...

But I replaced mine with a Zalman HS anyway with an 80mm Panaflo L1A running
at 5V just to right (out of the picture).
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=19902&...

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Very interesting ... and thanks, it looks like ASUS is addresing the NB fan
problem.

One day I decide I'm going to get the DFI NF4 Ultra D and the next day it is
this A8N-E. I suppose you can't really go wrong with either board.

"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news b2dnSQabdIjUS3fRVn-sg@comcast.com...
>> Thanks for all the info everyone ...
>> As far as the North Bridge fan goes .. I've had AUS boards before and the
>> NB fan has a tendancy to give out early, and will make noises .. so it's
>> just not this model. As some one pointed out though .. if you contact
>> ASUS they will sned you a replacemnt fan, if they have one.
>>
> Asus is replacing the HSF with one which is larger, and can run slower
> RPM, which decreases noise and increases reliability.
> http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=19902&...
>
> But I replaced mine with a Zalman HS anyway with an 80mm Panaflo L1A
> running at 5V just to right (out of the picture).
> http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=19902&...
>
>

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Nothing but good exspierences here I've had mine for four months now and on
adverage I have it running about 10 hours a day.
I haven't had any problems since I fixed the SATA problem when I first got
it.
I play Half Life 2 Far Cry Doom 3 Unreal Tourney 04
A8N -Deluxe
3000 939 CPU
2xCrusial 3200 512 DDR stips
2x WD 79gig Raptors SATA
1 Maxtor 180 gig SATA
Plextor DVD Burner SATA
GF 6800 Ultra.
Sonata Antec case
Enermax 580w Server PS
Wondoze XP Pro
Rock solid system

"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ZIydnXExmsDLti3fRVn-oQ@comcast.com...
> Anyone have good or bad expereinces with the ASUS A8N-E?
>
> Can't decide between the DFI NF4 Ultra D and the ASUS A8N-E.
>
> I don't want an SLI board, I do plan to OC some, but not the bleeding
> edge, really don't want a VIA or SIS chipset and the computer will be a
> game machine + Office Work and surfing.
>
> I want stable, relaible and mild OC ... (220 -> 250 Mhz).
>
> I already have a AMD FX-53 CPU and it's wating for a home.
>
> Thanks
>

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Thanks for the good words...

What kind of SATA problems did you have?
Some one was telling me that had problms installing their Plextor SATA in an
A8N-SLI board.

I'm going to use a Seagate SATA - 300 Gig and a 200 Gig WD IDE
I plan on going with a IDE CD/DVD combo Pioneer A07
1 Gig OCZ PC3500 Plat
HIS X800XL
Antec 3000B
FX 53 - W ith a XP 90 CPU Cooler
PC Power & Cooling 470 Watt Silencer
Logitech Z2300 speakers .. can't find the Z-2200's anymore
XP Home
Teac Floppy

"S.O.S.D.D" <metomlinson@@@@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Nothing but good exspierences here I've had mine for four months now and
> on adverage I have it running about 10 hours a day.
> I haven't had any problems since I fixed the SATA problem when I first got
> it.
> I play Half Life 2 Far Cry Doom 3 Unreal Tourney 04
> A8N -Deluxe
> 3000 939 CPU
> 2xCrusial 3200 512 DDR stips
> 2x WD 79gig Raptors SATA
> 1 Maxtor 180 gig SATA
> Plextor DVD Burner SATA
> GF 6800 Ultra.
> Sonata Antec case
> Enermax 580w Server PS
> Wondoze XP Pro
> Rock solid system
>
> "Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ZIydnXExmsDLti3fRVn-oQ@comcast.com...
>> Anyone have good or bad expereinces with the ASUS A8N-E?
>>
>> Can't decide between the DFI NF4 Ultra D and the ASUS A8N-E.
>>
>> I don't want an SLI board, I do plan to OC some, but not the bleeding
>> edge, really don't want a VIA or SIS chipset and the computer will be a
>> game machine + Office Work and surfing.
>>
>> I want stable, relaible and mild OC ... (220 -> 250 Mhz).
>>
>> I already have a AMD FX-53 CPU and it's wating for a home.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>