Confirmation

[prostocknutt]

Confirmation,

Hello again guys.

The time is coming this next week for me to order the new motherboard and 3000+ cpu for my first build. Though this computer will be mostly for gaming, I will also use it for video editing and learning once and for all how to over clock a system. I do still need an AGP slot for my newer X800XL card, and after reading OC 101, I find the AGP slot card suggested there is the MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM. I have taken a look at this motherboard and all seems to be good I suppose, however for some reason each time I look on NewEgg, the ASUS A8V Deluxe Socket 939 is calling to me somewhat like a long haired Asian girl in a Japanese massage parlor.

For some reason, I am finding it hard to order the MSI over the ASUS, but since this is my first build and I know little about Motherboards, I am asking for advice about this issue. If I order the ASUS, will I be limited in the over clocking abilities somehow? Why would the MSI board be a better choice for me over the ASUS?

 

[Rambo]

Why would the MSI board be a better choice for me over the ASUS?

Becuase it is more of an OC friendly board than the ASUS one you are talking about.

 

[prostocknutt]

yes, i understand that the MSI board is probably more OC freindly, but is there that big of a diffrence?, or is this something i wouldnt notice? I have heard you can OC a 3000+ to safely run up to the same performance of a 3800+, would i not be able to get this sort of increase with the Asus?

 

[Rambo]

To be honest, I have no idea about which boards are good for OC'ing and which aren't suitable for it. Maybe you should PM Praetor as he wrote the guide, he should be able to help you alot...

 

[prostocknutt]

To be honest, I have no idea about which boards are good for OC'ing and which aren't suitable for it. Maybe you should PM Praetor as he wrote the guide, he should be able to help you alot...

Yea, I was hoping Praetor would chime in here and let me know what i would be giving up if i buy the Asus. I mean, if i could get the 3000+ to run like a 3800+ with the ASUS, and a 4000+ with the MSI, i think i would still get the Asus just because i like all the bells and whistles. But if the difference between the twos OC ability is no where close, i would have to re-think all of this. Again, i know little about the insides of computers, and this will be my first OC learning experience.

Thanks

 

[Cromewell]

iirc the MSI board has more features and a better price compared to the Asus board.

 

[Vampiric Rouge]

Just to put in my 2 bits, when i had a silent tower in mine i had my Abit AN8 Ultra and the 3000+ ven core. I had it up to a 2.9ghz and stable...but then i sold the silent tower to get my video card. so till i get more funds i have it at 2.1

 

[flame1117]

To be honest, I have no idea about which boards are good for OC'ing and which aren't suitable for it. Maybe you should PM Praetor as he wrote the guide, he should be able to help you alot...

You can't, kis are turned off.

 

[Rick G]

I just recently built a computer using an Asus A8V and had the oppurtuinty to replace that board with an Abit AV8 and there was a good deal of difference favoring the Abit, faster and better bios features. The Asus is also limited in the voltage changes for the Ram, The Abit and MSI go further. The Asus boards are more for limited o/c and increased reliability. If you really want to o/c try the DFI boards.

 

[Praetor]

If I order the ASUS, will I be limited in the over clocking abilities somehow? Why would the MSI board be a better choice for me over the ASUS?

Which ASUS? (i assume the other candidate is the A8V DLX? if so the limitation is the crappy chipset ... the K8T800Pro ... the MSI board packs a NF3 which is vastly superior). Here is one of the MSI boards
http://www.us.ncix.com/products/ind...vpn=MS-7025-010&manufacture=MSI COMPUTER CORP

but is there that big of a diffrence?,

Not just an OC difference ... the chipset is far superior

when i had a silent tower in mine i had my Abit AN8 Ultra and the 3000+ ven core

Thats a PCIE board isnt it?

The Asus is also limited in the voltage changes for the Ram, The Abit and MSI go further. The Asus boards are more for limited o/c and increased reliability.

Last time i checked both the ABit and ASUS K8T800Pro boards cap out at 1.800v (with a passive boost of 0.015v each) so which voltage limitation are you talking about?