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I've been a fan of ASUS for a while and I've had no problems with their VIA range so I stuck with it.
Checking on the ASUS website I found this baby, and with a unique VIA chipset which supported Dual Channel PC3200, this had to be a goody.
The features on this board are pretty standard, ... Read review
...I've been a fan of ASUS for a while and I've had no problems with their VIA range so I stuck with it.
Checking on the ASUS website I found this baby, and with a unique VIA chipset which supported Dual Channel PC3200, this had to be a goody.
The features on this board are pretty standard, Gigabit Ethernet, AGP 8x, SATA etc but it was for gaming so I wasn't so obsessed about RAID or firewire. I also have a A8V Deluxe, ... ...fine.
Downloading drivers was no chore and although the site goes down from time to time, with a downloader tool it comes down with some haste.
I had some issues with the BIOS, it conficted with my graphics card, but with the online assistance I managed to sort it.
Also, the memory can only handle 2 slots of double sided PC3200 which I found out to my horror when I upgraded from 2x 512MB kits to a 1GB ... more
When looking for a motherboard for my Athlon XP2800+, which I wanted to overclock, I wanted the fastest socket A available.
I've been a fan of ASUS for a while and I've had no problems with their VIA range so I stuck with it.
Checking on the ASUS website I found this baby, and with a unique VIA chipset which supported Dual Channel PC3200, this had to be a goody.
The features on this board are pretty standard, Gigabit Ethernet, AGP 8x, SATA etc but it was for gaming so I wasn't so obsessed about RAID or firewire. I also have a A8V Deluxe, which has more functionality than I need, so this does fine.
Downloading drivers was no chore and although the site goes down from time to time, with a downloader tool it comes down with some haste.
I had some issues with the BIOS, it conficted with my graphics card, but with the online assistance I managed to sort it.
Also, the memory can only handle 2 slots of double sided PC3200 which I found out to my horror when I upgraded from 2x 512MB kits to a 1GB kit and a 512MB kit. The support guy suggested a BIOS revision, which did nothing. Perhaps this is just a technical limitation, but I persisted and got a 2GB kit which fits into one slot per channel. This is pointed out in the manual, I just didn't read that part.
With these issues aside, I still say this is a great motherboard and wouldn't swap it for anything.
Plus, it has a big number in the title, which is good for the machismo!!
Advantages: Dual Channel, Reliable, Value Disadvantages: Memory limitations, BIOS issues
...I've been a fan of ASUS for a while and I've had no problems with their VIA range so I stuck with it.
Checking on the ASUS website I found this baby, and with a unique VIA chipset which supported Dual Channel PC3200, this had to be a goody.
The features on this board are pretty standard, Gigabit Ethernet, AGP 8x, SATA etc but it was for gaming so I wasn't so obsessed about RAID or firewire. I also have a A8V Deluxe, which has more functionality ... ...was no chore and although the site goes down from time to time, with a downloader tool it comes down with some haste.
I had some issues with the BIOS, it conficted with my graphics card, but with the online assistance I managed to sort it.
Also, the memory can only handle 2 slots of double sided PC3200 which I found out to my horror when I upgraded from 2x 512MB kits to a 1GB kit and a 512MB kit. The support guy suggested a BIOS revision, which ...
kennygifford 11.05.2006
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Product Information for "ASUS A7V880 - motherboard - ATX - KT880" »
Audio
Audio Output
Sound card
Signal Processor
VIA VT8237
Compliant Standards
SoundMAX
Telecom / networking
Networking
Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features
BIOS Features
ACPI support, DMI 2.0 support, WfM 2.0 support, ASUS MyLogo, SMBIOS 2.3 support
Manual Settings
CPU frequency, processor core voltage, memory voltage, FSB ratio (CPU:memory)
Sleep / Wake Up
Keyboard wake up, suspend to RAM (STR), wake on LAN (WOL), suspend to disc, mouse wake up, wake on USB port, wake on ring (WOR)
Hardware Features
Chassis intrusion detection
Manufacturer's product description
Comparable to NVIDIA nForce 2 SPP (Ultra 400), VIA KT880 ultimately delivers the outstanding performance for socket A processors. The ASUS A7V880, supporting VIA KT880/VT8237 chipsets with 400MHz FSB and dual-channel DDR 400, is a great solution for high-end peripheral connection and robust processing power.
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