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Recommended Socket 939 Motherboards?
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on newegg whats the difference between the asus a8v deluxe thats $129.50 and $99? in the item number its got a R after it whats that?
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-510&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-510R&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-510&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-510R&depa=0
Lord of Shadows
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Refurbished, means it broke and they did a crappy job fixing it. =)
You can try it, but I would be happier with new stuff.
You can try it, but I would be happier with new stuff.
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Anyone try out the MSI K8N neo2 Platinum yet? I've been seeing what it can do but have yet to push the envelope? For bang for the buck I figure you can't go wrong with one for $130. I got lucky and the place where I live near price scooped a competitor for me and sold a A64 3000 to me at cost (or so they said). Then again they kindo of owed me for a bait and switch that I caught... 
Anyhoo what's everyone's opnion on this board? I read that it got good marks from the [H] so I jumped at it when I saw it...
Anyhoo what's everyone's opnion on this board? I read that it got good marks from the [H] so I jumped at it when I saw it... chaosdragon259 said:Anyone try out the MSI K8N neo2 Platinum yet? I've been seeing what it can do but have yet to push the envelope? For bang for the buck I figure you can't go wrong with one for $130. I got lucky and the place where I live near price scooped a competitor for me and sold a A64 3000 to me at cost (or so they said). Then again they kindo of owed me for a bait and switch that I caught...
heard nothing but good things about it.
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Stores dont resale stuff and call it refurbished unless it actually went to the manufacturer. Ive had nothing but bad experiences with refurbs as well.lopoetve said:
chaosdragon259 said:Anyone try out the MSI K8N neo2 Platinum yet? I've been seeing what it can do but have yet to push the envelope? For bang for the buck I figure you can't go wrong with one for $130. I got lucky and the place where I live near price scooped a competitor for me and sold a A64 3000 to me at cost (or so they said). Then again they kindo of owed me for a bait and switch that I caught...
I love mine. Can't think of a better AGP Socket939 board.
Lord of Shadows
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Just got around to overclocking mine, 253 * 9.5 (wanted a nice clock freq) I was doing stock multipler and incrementing fsb by 10 each stress test, bluescreened at 230 * 11. Could probably get more out of it, but I dont want to stress my cheap heatsink any. (Not to mention im gpu limited with a 5900 ultra)
Load temp is 58c-60c ill get idle as soon as everything cools down.
/me doesnt want to get above 60c for some reason
Load temp is 58c-60c ill get idle as soon as everything cools down.
/me doesnt want to get above 60c for some reason
Lord of Shadows
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Its ddr500 pc4000 geil ram, just noticed in cpuz that it wasnt running 1:1 (ram was at 230 something) and when I went in to force it 1:1 it get some mem errors. Still have to play with it, im sure some voltage and/or timing changes will get it 1:1
Oh yeah it idles at 42c-44c, which I thought was kinda high. I assumed I put too much thermal paste (and believe me I did) reapplied it made about 2c dif at idle, but that could be just a dif in room temp or something.
Oh yeah it idles at 42c-44c, which I thought was kinda high. I assumed I put too much thermal paste (and believe me I did) reapplied it made about 2c dif at idle, but that could be just a dif in room temp or something.
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Well, having trouble getting the ram to run 1:1 @ 253, tried all sort of timings voltage etc. Right now im 1:1 2.5 5 5 9 with a 230fsb and 10.5 multipler (stock voltage on everything), which is prime stable for 7 something hours before I stopped it. At 235 I lose stability with those timings, and cas 3 just looks ugly to me unless im running 250.
When I stopped prim95 this morning, (let it run all night, well which is 12:00pm - 7:00am, I need to get more sleep.) I didnt look at the temps, and left it alone for a while came back and was surprised to see a steady 39c idle. And while testing today I saw a max load temp of 57c. So putting less paste did help after all, I still cant get the cpu stable at 2500mhz, but it is comfortably cooler now.
When I stopped prim95 this morning, (let it run all night, well which is 12:00pm - 7:00am, I need to get more sleep.) I didnt look at the temps, and left it alone for a while came back and was surprised to see a steady 39c idle. And while testing today I saw a max load temp of 57c. So putting less paste did help after all, I still cant get the cpu stable at 2500mhz, but it is comfortably cooler now.