Help with Ram for ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
Hello
Im looking at getting a system together to see me through for the next 1-2 years.
Im going for a ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe, but what I need some help with is what RAM (2 x 512) and CPU you would recommend. Im intending to OC it, and as ive never attemped such a thing - some imput from you fine fellows would be great.
thx
Last edited by MasterFlash; 27-03-2004 at 04:28 PM.
I would recommend a Mobile Barton 2500+ and a couple of sticks of Corsair XMS (or TwinMOS with Winbond on a lower budget.)
Any reason for the Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe over the Abit NF7-S?
"Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."
No reason except that it seemed to have what I was looking for.
Price / Performance etc
you would recommend the Abit NF7-S instead?
I'm using it, having no problems. Overclocked my 1800+ to 166x11.5 without a problem, uses Dual Channel RAM, has (good) onboard sound and network. Its also slightly cheaper than the Asus (at least on CPU City it is).
Where you getting it all from?
"Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."
Was gonna use Ebuyer... as ive used them before.
Couldn't find the NF7-S or a Mobile Barton 2500+ or Corsair XMS3200 512mb on ebuyer. I would recommend cpucity.co.uk as they have most stuff, otherwise I'd use komplett.co.uk. Just my opinion though.
"Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."
Try to stay away from twinmoss RAM with the asus, it has problems. The only difference between the Abit and asus is more overclocking features on the ABIT and gigabit LAN on the asus.
CPU wise, the barton 2500-m comes highly recommended for overclocking. Memory: corsair/OCZ are really the most expensive. Crucial/adata will do the job for less. Get pc3200 (2x512mb sticks.) Also, it doesnt matter if you dont get dual-channel kits, as they arent really anything special performance wise.
Graphics is probably the most major thing at the moment, well for playing games. i think waiting for the new ATI/nvidia cards is a smart move, and see how they perform against each other and against the cards they replace. Also stick with AGP cards for now, PCI-express will be coming in soon, but it iwll probably have some problems for a while, and cards wont make full use of the new features. Also AGP will be cheaper.
Will
| XP1600-m | ASUS AN78X Deluxe | r9700 pro | 2x512mb pc37000 |
cpucity.co.uk look good, thx for that
Ive got a Sapphire 9700 po .. so that should see me through
Is it not worth going for a higher CPU, or can I OC the 2500 to a decent enough speed?
thx guys for the help btw
Last edited by MasterFlash; 27-03-2004 at 06:03 PM.
Mobile 2500+ should overclock well.
I thought there were only problems with TwinMOS if it didn't have Winbond? i.e. TwinMOS with Winbond are fine?
"Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."
Well i dont know the exact info....sounds feasible.
| XP1600-m | ASUS AN78X Deluxe | r9700 pro | 2x512mb pc37000 |
guys does the ABIT NF7-S support SATA?
Cause the ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe does, and would like to go in that direction
Yes (I think)Originally Posted by MasterFlash
The Abit website tells you all about it:
http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/...ries=1&model=6
"Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."
Thats where i looked before, but it doesnt actually state that it does. I thought it would state it if it did?
Whats your opintion on SATA chaps?
Serial ATA is SATA isn't it?Serial ATA 150
Serial ATA is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA storage interface. This new high-speed interface burst data transfer rate up to 150 Mbytes/sec and more flexible power tolerances, cables can be smaller and more efficient.
"Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."
*cough Man I need my eyes tested.. yes.. sorry
My XP-M 2500+ does 2.7GHz on air (default is 1.83GHz), that enough for you?
Another vote for CPU City here & the NF7-S v2.0 although the ASUS is a decent board too.
If you plan on overclocking I would look at PC3500 or 3700 memory.
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