A8N-E equivalent

[k0nigen]

Hi - does anybody know of a Gigabyte 'equivalent' of an Asus A8N-E?

How might such an object compare with the Asus?

Cheers

[k0nigen]

It's lonely when no-one talks to you

[mike_w]

May I ask why you want a Gigabyte equivalent of an Asus A8N-E? I can't seem to find it on sale anywhere - any hints e.g. a link, the chipset?

[k0nigen]

I like the features and reviews regarding the ASUS, and I also like the idea of using a matched graphics card & motherboard (& case) combo. I've never built a computer and have no idea about chipsets etc so I thought it might be an easy question for a hardened bunch of Hexites...

[Dougal]

Righty ho.

Here is the Asus A8N- E for anyone that wants a lookie: http://www.asus.com.tw/products4.asp...55&modelmenu=1

*everyone say: Oooh*
EDITED

[Jonny]

*everyone say: Oooh*

Oooh...
No, seriously, that is a nice motherboard.
The two Gigabytes seem *Exactly* the same to me. And after checking the two against each other, they are the same. Exactly. (Feature wise, anyway).

[Dougal]

I think the gigabytes just have slightly different board layouts or BIOSes.

But they have just copied the specs

[k0nigen]

Nice progress, I have avoided the SLI aspect on purpose (ATI you see )

After looking at those Gigabyte SLI models, I've kinda fathomed that THIS may be more of a direct comparison...

Waddya reckon?

[StormPC]

The ASUS A8N-E is the only way to go if you're running a dual-core system in the future. It is one of the few S939 motherboards specifically designed for X2 support. Most others only support the X2 as an afterthought.

The A8N-E is the only single PCI-E nForce 4 board I'll use right now.

[Dougal]

REMOVED

[Xusen]

..asus boards are good perfomers ..but trust me their northbrige fand suck..its the single most noisy and worthless thing on my asus motherboard, its louder than everything in my case..everything.

[Dougal]

Asus don't do overclocking well IMO.

[StormPC]

Asus don't do overclocking well IMO.

Not generally, but the Asus A8N-E (which is NOT SLI!) overclocks exceptionally well. BTW...all NF4 coolers suck. That's what Swiftech is for!

[k0nigen]

the A8n-E is SLi, you wanted direct comparison.

The SLI models are called A8N-SLI etc, the -E model is just 1xPCIe

* See Here *

So does the Asus A8N-E hold any sway over the Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 or is it just in the brand name?

[Smokey21]

..asus boards are good perfomers ..but trust me their northbrige fand suck..its the single most noisy and worthless thing on my asus motherboard, its louder than everything in my case..everything.

Yeah, mine was shocking on my A8N-E. What made it worse was the fact my Vantec Copper Cooler, didn't fit, i had to cut bits of to fit it, seems the holes on there NF4 aren't universall. Wouldn't surprise me, they do wierd stuff with there video cards as well.

[StormPC]

The SLI models are called A8N-SLI etc, the -E model is just 1xPCIe

* See Here *

So does the Asus A8N-E hold any sway over the Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 or is it just in the brand name?

Which makes this statement "the A8n-E is SLi, you wanted direct comparison." incorrect.