Which mobo is better?

tttcomrader · 12-06-2005, 05:37 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131517

vs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131540

ghost · 12-06-2005, 05:51 PM

ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ATX AMD Motherboard !, no sli card to change and no chipset fan that will probably fail like the deluxe version !

tttcomrader · 12-06-2005, 08:43 PM

Well, what happen is I had initially order the Premium, but then it went out of stock, then I ordered Deluxe, and guess what, Premium was available again now.

I'm wondering if I should go thru the trouble to ship the Deluxe back and get Premium.

What do you guys think?

Dilly man 2 · 12-07-2005, 12:45 AM

well, if you really feel you want to return DONT OPEN IT
or they wont take it.

the deluxe should be fine, the permium is no dout better but i really dont thik you shuold run into trouble.

if you dont plan on going SLI, basicly go for the deluxe most of the extra cost goes to the SLI

tttcomrader · 12-07-2005, 01:24 AM

i don't plan on doing any upgrade or modification with the computer in the near future. But let's say I want to go SLI , let's say, next year, do I have to buy a new mobo?

Dilly man 2 · 12-07-2005, 01:46 AM

yes, the mobo "deluxe" inst SLI ready

so to save some cash return it and get the premium

tttcomrader · 12-07-2005, 04:16 AM

Man, I guess I'm just gotta use this, as I don't even know how SLI really works. I guess I won't need that in the near future. (I have Geforce 7800 GT, I hope that would last for awhile)

And I was checking the review of this mobo in newegg. they said if I'm using 2GB Corsiar RAM, I will need to update my BIO immeidately otherwise it will hang... Well, I just happened to have that, how do I update the BIO? BTW, I haven't receive them yet, I just placed the order yesterday.

Thanks for your help.

mrm24_86 · 12-08-2005, 03:56 AM

Hey there... I purchased the A8N-SLI Premium... and let me say... worth every penny. Finished the install tonight with 2 X Asus 6800GT's. As far as the Deluxe version goes... I had great luck with my old mobo.. a Asus A8V-Deluxe which is AGP but it was just awesome as well. In order to flash the bios you can find the new bios settings and full instructions at http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us
It's not that hard... I found out... I did my first flash on the A8N-SLI Premium and it went smoothly.
Now on to about SLI.. How that works is if you have an SLI capable mobo and have 2 cards it pretty much splits the screen in two. One vid card covers the top half of the screen and the other takes the bottom half. So if you think the 7800GT looks good now... get 2 of them and you won't believe your eyes, lol. Have fun!!!!

34erd · 12-08-2005, 04:02 AM

You can mod the "Ultra" to SLi, all you need is the bridge after that. Its a hardware mod though, so if your not comfortable doing that just get the ASUS if you want SLI.

LastElement0 · 12-08-2005, 04:18 AM

i too am looking for a good 939 socket amd board. however idk if im wanting to shell out the roughly 170 bucks for the premium. are there any good mobo's that suppport sli for close to the same performance as the premium?

12-06-2005, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
tttcomrader Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 56	Which mobo is better? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131517 vs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131540

12-06-2005, 05:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,093	ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ATX AMD Motherboard !, no sli card to change and no chipset fan that will probably fail like the deluxe version ! __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

12-07-2005, 12:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 20 Posts: 461	well, if you really feel you want to return DONT OPEN IT or they wont take it. the deluxe should be fine, the permium is no dout better but i really dont thik you shuold run into trouble. if you dont plan on going SLI, basicly go for the deluxe most of the extra cost goes to the SLI __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

12-07-2005, 01:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 20 Posts: 461	yes, the mobo "deluxe" inst SLI ready so to save some cash return it and get the premium __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

12-07-2005, 04:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
tttcomrader Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 56	Man, I guess I'm just gotta use this, as I don't even know how SLI really works. I guess I won't need that in the near future. (I have Geforce 7800 GT, I hope that would last for awhile) And I was checking the review of this mobo in newegg. they said if I'm using 2GB Corsiar RAM, I will need to update my BIO immeidately otherwise it will hang... Well, I just happened to have that, how do I update the BIO? BTW, I haven't receive them yet, I just placed the order yesterday. Thanks for your help. Last edited by tttcomrader; 12-07-2005 at 04:20 AM.

12-06-2005, 08:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
tttcomrader Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 56	Well, what happen is I had initially order the Premium, but then it went out of stock, then I ordered Deluxe, and guess what, Premium was available again now. I'm wondering if I should go thru the trouble to ship the Deluxe back and get Premium. What do you guys think?

12-07-2005, 01:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
tttcomrader Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 56	i don't plan on doing any upgrade or modification with the computer in the near future. But let's say I want to go SLI , let's say, next year, do I have to buy a new mobo?

12-08-2005, 03:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
mrm24_86 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 6	SLI and Bios flash Hey there... I purchased the A8N-SLI Premium... and let me say... worth every penny. Finished the install tonight with 2 X Asus 6800GT's. As far as the Deluxe version goes... I had great luck with my old mobo.. a Asus A8V-Deluxe which is AGP but it was just awesome as well. In order to flash the bios you can find the new bios settings and full instructions at http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us It's not that hard... I found out... I did my first flash on the A8N-SLI Premium and it went smoothly. Now on to about SLI.. How that works is if you have an SLI capable mobo and have 2 cards it pretty much splits the screen in two. One vid card covers the top half of the screen and the other takes the bottom half. So if you think the 7800GT looks good now... get 2 of them and you won't believe your eyes, lol. Have fun!!!!

12-08-2005, 04:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 2,844	You can mod the "Ultra" to SLi, all you need is the bridge after that. Its a hardware mod though, so if your not comfortable doing that just get the ASUS if you want SLI. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

12-08-2005, 04:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
LastElement0 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Some Uncool Place Age: 21 Posts: 63	i too am looking for a good 939 socket amd board. however idk if im wanting to shell out the roughly 170 bucks for the premium. are there any good mobo's that suppport sli for close to the same performance as the premium?

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