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    help needed on motherboards

    Can't decide which motherboard to go for? I won't be going the SLi route. I hate the noisy fan on the northbridge of the A8N-E but that can be changed by putting a Zalman heatsink on.

    Would i be better to stick with the A8N-E or should i get the Premium?

    Is the premium a better board overall? I don't overclock much.

    Spec i have is:

    AMD 3500 Venice
    2 gig Geil ram
    7800 GT 256mb BFG Card
    80g Hard drive

    Please advise if you can. Ta

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    how much do you have to spend?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Koolpc
    I won't be going the SLi route. I hate the noisy fan on the northbridge of the A8N-E but that can be changed by putting a Zalman heatsink on.
    You could always buy an ABIT AN8 Ultra ...

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    I could afford both. Had the Abit and had issues with it.

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    Mind if I ask what issues?

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    Lots, including USB problems, re-booting etc etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Koolpc
    Lots, including USB problems, re-booting etc etc.
    I knew that you were looking at the Ultra but hadn't realised that you had actually got 1.USB problems certainly aren't unique to the ABIT nF4s i.e. just today I read a report that the card reader on a Dell monitor (USB connected) wasn't working on an MSI nF4.

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    Well the DFI Sli-D is a good board if your OC'ing. The Asus SLi Premium if your not (or not as much as DFI users )

    The DFI SLi Expert is out soon: expensive but looks very noice
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    Just interested in either the A8N-E or the Premium.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kempez815
    The DFI SLi Expert is out soon: expensive but looks very noice
    & rumour is it isn't coming to Europe ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by BUFF
    & rumour is it isn't coming to Europe ...
    The buggers
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