Advantages: Excellent all rounder with too many features to list Disadvantages: Not great for overclocking
...become a big fan of Asus products. The first contact i had with them was when i purchased an A8v deluxe motherboard for my pc. At the time, it was the best motherboard available on the market, but this was mainly due to the small number of manufacturers catering for this format. Last month my younger brother pleaded with me to build him a computer which he can use for games, music, internet and all manner of things pc related. As Microsoft are slowly ... ...countless (riveting) pc magazines, the Asus A8N-SLi board seemed to be the best option in terms of features and price.
Consequently, an order was placed with Scan computers (www.scan.co.uk) as they tend to be the most competitive retailer around. The board cost approximately 92 GBPs but can also be found slightly cheaper if purchased as a bundle. The board arrived the next day and was opened immediately to check that everything required was included. ...
ciao_saqibf 01.06.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of ASUS A8N-SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI
Advantages: Speed, Design Features and Reliability Disadvantages: Runs quite hot - ensure you install enough cooling fans
The A8N-SLI is a beast of a motherboard. It incorporates reliable, fast SLI capability, a great BIOS with loads of options and plenty of scope for overclocking. The board can house any AMD Socket 939 processor, including the latest FX-57 powerhouse! It includes AMD's hardware-level virus protection and can support the new SATAII standard in hard drive storage. I purchased an A8N two weeks ago and have thouroughly enjoyed building quite a formidable ... ...for grahpics, and the fact that AMD will be making Socket 939 processors for quite some time is reassuring.
The SLI capability, bundled with awesome upgrade potential make this my personal choice for any PC I build in the forseeable future. It may be worth mentioning that those who do not require a fast computer or huge graphics power need not buy an A8N-SLI, they would be much better off buying one of the cheaper options available. ...
jumanji87 01.09.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of ASUS A8N-SLI - motherboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI
Advantages: very high quality product Disadvantages: little expensive
CPU:
- Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64FX / Athlon 64
- AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing
- Supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
Chipset :
NVIDIA nForce®4 SLI™
Memory:
- 4 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max. 4GB DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 ECC/ non-ECC un-buffered DDR SDRAM memory
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Front Side Bus:
1000MHZ or 800MHz
Expansion Slots:
- 2 x PCI Express x16 slot
*SLI mode : x8 , x8
... ...Express x1
- 3 x PCI
Audio:
Realtek ALC850, 8-channel CODEC
Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology
Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports on back I/O
Storage/ RAID:
- nForce4 Storage
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s
- 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
- NVRAID : RAID0, RAID1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD span cross SATA and PATA
Silicon Image 3114R RAID controller:
- 4 x Serial ATA with RAID0, 1, 0+1, 5 (RAID 5 software patch available, no WHQL)
Up to 10 USB2.0 ports.
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Raee123eed 05.12.2005
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