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Thread ID: 31168	2003-03-14 05:54:00	ASUS A7V8X or ASUS A7N8X Mobo ?	craigrob (1722)	Press F1

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127945	2003-03-14 05:54:00	Can anyone tell me which is the best of the two mobo's and just what are there differences? I'm getting a new system, here are the specs: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ ASUS A7V8X AGP/LAN/AUD/FIREWIRE 512Mb DDR 333 PC-2700 RAM Western Digital 80Gb 7200RPM HDD 3.5" 1.44Mb FDD 128Mb Leadtek Geforce 4 Ti4200 VIVO ASUS 52x24x52 CDRW ASUS 16x DVDROM Logitech Optical Mouse Logitech Deluxe PS2 Keyboard CNET 56K Modem PCI Phillips 19" 109S Monitor Creative Inspire 6600 6.1 Speakers Leadtek TV2000XP TV Tuner Deluxe PCI P4 Deluxe Tower Case 300W Thanks	craigrob (1722)
127946	2003-03-14 06:28:00	mmm.... so good! wish I could get one! How much have you been quoted (how much is it worth) *gets jealous :-(*	~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054)
127947	2003-03-14 06:52:00	Nice :) Might want to up the PSU to 350-400W with all those goodies installed. Could change the monitor to a more cost effective brand. Via vs Nvidia. Some here will warn you off the Via chipset, have never had a problem with mine no probs with the Nvidia either although that system has only been up and running a few weeks (A7N266 VM built for business use mainly) What sort of $$ is that setting you back? Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
127948	2003-03-14 06:57:00	WOW! You have one too? (A7N266-VM) so after all, it is quite a popular board although not much review . *I'm still looking at that one, after about 4 1/2 months!* What do you think of it, good enough? Are the graphics good (onboard) . . . I'll just be using it for web browsing and office applications, with little image work . Like looking at picture, etc . BTW, I see the price at the moment on that one isn't bad, round about $135 +GST .	~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054)
127949	2003-03-14 07:12:00	Hi Sy (apologies for hijacking your post Craig) Graphics are fine, very acceptable in fact. Haven't tried any games on it tho, built it primarily for office apps and net, like you, will do a little basic photo editing for insrting into reports and such. Running; XP 1800+ CPU, 512MB DDR, and various other attachments with win2k pro looking after it all. If your into USB 2.0 board may hold you back as it only has 1.1 capability. There's an MS 6930 (I think thats the #) that you could check out, bout the same $$ ($135- :_| thats cheap ) Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
127950	2003-03-14 07:37:00	Hi Craig The 2 mother board differ in that the Nvidia one has onboard graphics and therefore doen't need a dedicated graphics card like the Geforce 4 Ti4200 but that card would out perform the onboard graphics . It depends what you want the machine to do . Full on gaming and video would benifit from the dedicted card while office apps, email, browsing the net and most every day tasks will be more than happy with onboard graphics (which are much improved on what they used to be) . If you want to save some $$ now go with onboard or a lower spec card and upgrade later (thats where the AGP slot is handy on the A7N) . What is the price diff between the 2 boards, have you considered any others, what best describes your intended usage? The FSB at 266, of the A7V may be a limiting factor . HTH Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
127951	2003-03-14 07:47:00	Get And A7N8X thats what I have and **** man it kicks EVERYTHING in the ass. I mean really EVERYTHING. THere is not a SINGLE motherboard out there that is better than the Asus A7N8X For Athlon yet. Believe me it rules. Dual lan - 3com and Nvidia The sound has been reviewed and is said to be BETTER than an Audigy 2. It truly is an EXCELLENT motherboard. It has Usb 2 6 Ports. Firewire the Lot. Theres no question. If you can afford it. A7N8X	Kibito (623)
127952	2003-03-14 19:05:00	Thanks to all who responded. Murray you have pointed out something about the A7V8X that i didn't know and thats the 266 FBS. What does the A7N8X run at? and are the onboard graphics and FBS the only differences between the boards? Cheers p.s. take out the WD HDD and replace with a Seagate 80 GB and remove the speakers and I'm paying for the whole system: $2,251.92 + GST	craigrob (1722)
127953	2003-03-15 05:12:00	Personally I would go for the A7N8X Deluxe. But that is just me (and some others). Reasons: nVidia chipset - these people are driver gods onboard sound - it has the best onboard sound you can get apart from the Aopen with onboard valves SATA - could be handy at some stage Lockable bus speeds - well I think it has got that anyway.	-=JM=- (16)
127954	2003-03-16 00:53:00	Hi Craig A7N is 333 FSB Check out the cost of your components on www.pricespy.co.nz and/or the computer builder at www.qmb.co.nz Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
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