Re: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium or the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe???

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:27:35 GMT, kda <kda@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:53:14 GMT, Scott Souva
<ssouva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What is the big difference between the ASUS A8N-SLI Premium and the
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe mobos? I have looked at several of the
comparisons on Newegg and the Asus site, but don't see why the
A8N32-SLI Deluxe is the more expensive board. Can someone just point
me in the right direction? What have I missed?

I had initially thought the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe as going to be the
mobo for my new system. After reading several nightmare stories in
the Asus Forums, I now question if the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe is the
best selection for my new system. My hardware consists of the
following:

- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Processor Socket 939
- Corsair VS1GB400C3 1GB DDR400 PC3200 CAS3 Value Select Memory
- eVGA e-GeForce 7800 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/HDTV,
Dual DVI & VIVO
- Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM
Hard Drive w/16MB Buffer
- Plextor PX-716SA 16X Internal Serial ATA Dual Layer DVD±R/RW CD-R/RW
Drive
- Viewsonic VX924 19in LCD Monitor
- Antec Performance TX TX1050B SOHO Mid Tower case (Black)

Any thoughts on this configuration and should I stick with the ASUS
A8N-SLI Premium? The memory listed is on-sale at ZipZoomFly for
$79.99 for a 1GB stick. It seems rather cheap, maybe I should get
better memory? Any help would be appreciated.

Scott


Hmmm .... what nightmare reports?

I have the A8N32SLI Dlx and the previous poster is correct. It
supports two video cards running as one and each has an 16x pipeline
(2 x 16 = 32) compared to 8x pipeline on previous boards.

Of real interest to me was just how many reviewers of all sorts of PC
peripherals pick the A8N32SLI Dlx as the test platform. Want to
compare an AMD X2 CPU against Intel? All the big name reviewers run
the CPU comparisons on the A8N32SLI MB. Want to test the new Western
Digital Raptor HD (150 MB) ... just go see how many load it onto a
test bed using the A8N32SLI Dlx MB.

I figured that if this MB is the choice of the "big boys" doing these
endless test reviews on all sorts of equipment, then it must be at
least OK ... maybe even great. :-)

Love mine. No nightmares ... just daily amazement at how well this
thing works with all the goodies running. Twin nVidia top end GTX
video cards, the new WD Raptor 150 MB 10K HD, 2 GB of Corsair 433 MHz
memory, a couple of CDRW / DVD +-R writers, SB Audigy, an external
FireWire HD, an internal IDE HD, Flash Card Readers, color printer,
scanner ... you name it and I probably have it hooked up. All run
perfectly ... I've never had a setup this solid and reliable.

Oh, and Cool n Quiet and QFan was a absolute breeze to set up and
configure ... works miracles with the AMD FX 60 Dual Core CPU.

Just think about it. If your living involved choosing a test bed for
computer equipment that was reliable enough to run comparison tests on
just about any hardware you can throw at it (to get comparable test
you need a consistent test bed) ... and if the unanimous choice of
test beds was the A8N32SLI Dlx ... there is a message in there
somewhere.

Remember, most folks posting to these Usenet boards are doing so
because they have a problem (either real or caused by the operator),
not because they are happy with their system. So you hear a few
complaints, usually ascribed to the wrong cause. Some folks, when
they work out their problem, have the character to come back and tell
us what the problem really was, but most just disappear into the
darkness leaving us with that first faulty impression first came into
the original poster's mind and thus got repeated as fact here.

You can learn here, but have to consider what you are hearing pretty
carefully along with the source.

The A8N32SLI Deluxe is a MB to die for. I've owned and built with
ASUS for years and I've been generally happy ... but nothing ASUS has
done before can approach this MB when it is running the new generation
of AMD X2 processors and connecting it to a lot of peripherals. With
this MB, you can finally assemble a "dream machine".



Agreed.

I have the A8N32-SLI. Works like a champ. Overclocking X2 4400+ to
2.6Ghz (FSB 238MHz) , no problem and 2 GBytes Corsair XMS2048-3500
@ 2.5-3-2-6-1T/ 238MHz. Prime 95 totally stable.

With a Zalman CNPS9500, CPU temp max. peak is 50 degrees C,
very worst case, both cores fully loaded. The airflow through this
wonderful CPU cooler in conjunction with a slow-speed case fan is
perfectly directed to keep both the RAM and the heat-pipe
dissipator cool as well.

The 8-phase regulation has a significant unstated advantage. The 8
regulators are distributed over a wide area with the result of no
significant hot-spots due to switcher dissipation anywhere near the
CPU, thus keeping the local ambient low.

So, what problems are people having with the A8N32-SLI? Maybe
I can help ?

John Lewis
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