I have an oppurtunity to purchase the AMD Challenge deal (A64 3200+ and Asus K8V SE for $179 after mail-in rebate) and wanted to get an opinion on this board. There doesn't seem to be much here either good or bad about it and I would like to hear about some personal experiences. Thanks in advance for you time.
![[H]ard|Forum](/styles/hardforum/xenforo/logo_dark.png){kind=logo}
Navigation
Install the app
How to install the app on iOS
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
More options
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Opinions on Asus K8V SE deluxe anyone?
- Thread starter Wahu
- Start date
buy it and toss the mobo.
thats im doing with mine, this board is utter crap.
mine was grounding in about 15 spots inside my case, including the back plate holding the HSF on. fried the chip before finding all the shorts. in the process of rma'ing.
my friend tried to flash his bios the first nite after a few unsuccessful boots and ended up frying the bios chip. turns out you cant use asus smartbios flasher or whatever its called on this board. hes already rma'd his.
good choice by amd using such a crap board with such a strong chip...oh well...i got a 64 bit proc for 100$ cheaper than i could anywhere else.
thats im doing with mine, this board is utter crap.
mine was grounding in about 15 spots inside my case, including the back plate holding the HSF on. fried the chip before finding all the shorts. in the process of rma'ing.
my friend tried to flash his bios the first nite after a few unsuccessful boots and ended up frying the bios chip. turns out you cant use asus smartbios flasher or whatever its called on this board. hes already rma'd his.
good choice by amd using such a crap board with such a strong chip...oh well...i got a 64 bit proc for 100$ cheaper than i could anywhere else.
Chris_Morley
Former [H] Consumer Managing Ed.
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2000
- Messages
- 3,609
It's a good board. Very good board.
However, it's a generation behind in terms of chipsets. Both VIA and NVIDIA have newer chipsets available.
I got the same deal but through AMD's partner program. We actually sold a lot of systems with this board, and have had VERY good luck with it.
If you're grounding your board that sounds like inexperience to me. There's nothing unique about this board that would make it any more likely to ground out than any other board.
However, it's a generation behind in terms of chipsets. Both VIA and NVIDIA have newer chipsets available.
I got the same deal but through AMD's partner program. We actually sold a lot of systems with this board, and have had VERY good luck with it.
If you're grounding your board that sounds like inexperience to me. There's nothing unique about this board that would make it any more likely to ground out than any other board.
jmanning95
n00b
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2004
- Messages
- 25
I'm using this same CPU and mother board. It's a good board.
The only problem I'm having is Acronis true image doesn't
support the VIA raid controller yet.
The only problem I'm having is Acronis true image doesn't
support the VIA raid controller yet.