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A8N-SLi premium

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kevinf2090

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i am planning on getting this board. is this a stable board. any known problems with this board i should know about and what is the most stableist bios for this board, i only plan to overclock very lightly and will this motherboard have any driver issues or confilcts with ati video card and drivers
 
Yes this board is very stable with the currently shipping BIOS. I've been using it for almost 2 months now and very happy with it. That being said, there are a few things I'd like to mention:

1. Quality PSU: This board is very demanding and sophisticated when it comes to power supply. Instead of trying to save a few bucks, get a good quality PSU.
2. Inverted Case: This board and inverted cases don't get along AT ALL. If your case requires the board to be installed upside-down, think again. Or get a regular case.
3. SATA: When you get the board, check all the SATA ports. Install the latest Forceware drivers for the board. Make sure all the ports are good and stable.

In any case, it's likely that your O/C will be limited by your CPU/RAM than this board. Highly recommended.

lop
 
well i have a xclio 450 watt power supply don't plan on going sli but i just want it for features. i had it but the northbridge had a short and heated up by itself so should i just get the a8n-e or stay with the sli premium. and do nforce chipsets have issues with ati hardware and drivers
 
I doubt the NForce boards have issues with ATI hardware/software, but if you haven't made a purchase, I'd recommend an NVidia card. Somewhere in HardOCP I remember that Kyle says he experiences a generally better pefformance with NVidia card/board combo. (like 2~3%) But in any case, ATI hardware shouldn't have any problem. If that's the case, the this forum would have been boiling with the discussions already. 🙂

lop
 
My Premium board is currently in for RMA (no power on Chassis 1 header). However, I also had a problem (likely due to BIOS) that appears that others have as well where the Vcore setting set in BIOS is ignored... You get either 1.36V or 1.47V only... Nothing in between and nothing higher regardless of your BIOS Vcore setting.

I'd be interested in knowing if this is addressed in any of the Beta BIOS offerings.

Also, I assume most people have this problem, or don't realize it because they haven't been overclocking and changing the Vcore?
 
I've had no such issues with 1005 or any of the beta bioses........ All vcore setting work fine up to the max 1.55. There have been people reporting their vcore selection tops out at 1.45 with 1007.002.........

Additionally, there's no known issue with ATI cards and nvidia chipsets......... X850XT works just fine..........
 
Originally posted by: virtualrain
My Premium board is currently in for RMA (no power on Chassis 1 header). However, I also had a problem (likely due to BIOS) that appears that others have as well where the Vcore setting set in BIOS is ignored... You get either 1.36V or 1.47V only... Nothing in between and nothing higher regardless of your BIOS Vcore setting.

I'd be interested in knowing if this is addressed in any of the Beta BIOS offerings.

Also, I assume most people have this problem, or don't realize it because they haven't been overclocking and changing the Vcore?
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First time I've heard of this issue. Where else have you heard this?

 
Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Originally posted by: virtualrain
My Premium board is currently in for RMA (no power on Chassis 1 header). However, I also had a problem (likely due to BIOS) that appears that others have as well where the Vcore setting set in BIOS is ignored... You get either 1.36V or 1.47V only... Nothing in between and nothing higher regardless of your BIOS Vcore setting.

I'd be interested in knowing if this is addressed in any of the Beta BIOS offerings.

Also, I assume most people have this problem, or don't realize it because they haven't been overclocking and changing the Vcore?
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First time I've heard of this issue. Where else have you heard this?
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Actually I might have this issue. I've always seen CPUz screen shots with correct vcore readings...while mine stay in the neighborhood of 1.4ish no matter how high I set my vcore in the bios. Maybe this is an issue with some boards and not others? I can say I "think" my vcore works because when it won't boot to windows during an oc attempt, I raise the vcore a small amount and it will boot...so never really know but I believe it is working...just not reporting right.
 
I have this issue on my premium with the vCore. I have it set to 1.4 and it reports from 1.32 to 1.34... then I don't get a jump until I put it up to 1.45V where it finally will go all the way to 1.45. I posted this problem in the Asus forums with no responses, so I don't know what the deal is? I am guessing it is a sensor issue if it happens on some and not others...

I also have the 1.45 issue with the beta bios 1007.002... but I am not worried about it cause I want to keep my voltage lower than 1.4 anyway...
 
lopri: Uh, actually every other thread about the board comes to the conclusion that one should NOT install any NForce/NVidia IDE drivers. So if you install the latest ForceWare, do NOT install the IDE drivers (assuming it's a separate choice you can make).
 
hello,

i have had much success with this board. currently using the 1006 Bios. it has been stable for about 2 months now. i mostly play unreal tournament 2004 on it without any issues. ran prime95 overnight with no errors. also tested the system with memtest also without any errors. let me know if you have any other questions. 🙂
 
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freethrowtommy: I have the same problem you (and Dragon41673, and virtualrain) have.
BTW: You do have Cool N Quiet set to "disabled" in the BIOS, right?

When I first had the board, with the 1005 BIOS, under load it reported correctly (i.e. matching what it was set to in the BIOS). I could get the CPU to be stable in windows for Prime 95 testing at 1.3875V (set in BIOS) at 260x10.

However, all of a sudden during overclock testing of my RAM, I would get spontaneous reboots in Windows. I looked at my CPU-Z voltage, and even setting vcore as high as 1.4375 in the BIOS, it still reports in CPU-Z fluctuating from 1.344V to 1.36V. I haven't yet tried higher voltage, but I'll try it now.

I flashed to the 1006 BIOS, it didn't change anything.

I thought that maybe it's my power supply, but since Dragon41673 has a PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 510 SLI PSU, and freethrowtommy has a Seasonic S12 600W, both very high quality PSW's, that's ruled out.

I also thought it might be an interaction between OCZ RAM and the A8N SLI premium, but freethrowtommy has Crucial Value PC3200.

Has anybody been able to decipher what's the problem here? Anybody with any insight? Thanx! 😕
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Athlon X2 4200+ | Retail HSF
OCZ Platinum Rev. 2 PC3200 (2x512GB, 2.5-3-2-8@236, 2.85V)
BFG 7800 GTX OC | Asus A8N-SLI Premium
250 GB PATA Maxtor 8 MB cache | 80 GB WD Special Edition Caviar 8MB cache
Antec Smartpower 2.0 SP-500
 
I have an isses with this board and I'm not happy. The main issue I have is running 4 x 1GB at 400Mhz. The board crashes everytime unless I drop it down to 333MHz. These are Crucial's PC3200 tested by me (stick at a time and in pairs) all the way upto 220MHz at default voltage of 2.6 volts.
I know I know the memory controller is on chip therefore you can't blame the mobo. Wrong. I have a brand new 4400 Toledo which should be capable of running 4 double sided stick with no sweat, right?
But you say its the user's fault (meaning me) and I say watch...
When take these same memory sticks over to my other box, I got zero problems. So I have a Winchester and a A8N-SLI Deluxe that can run 4 sticks of 1GB at 440MHZ at 2.6 volts fully stable and my A8N-SLI Premium + Toledo won't do anything above 333Mhz. I know for a FACT this board has isses with RAM configurations (including memory-dividers) and will be replaced as soon as the new SLI x16 chipset hits the stores. (next month i'm hoping) I'm on the latest Bios and everything...
 
I'm almost perfectly happy with this board. Apparently I don't have any of these issues you guys are talking about. I've gotten the FSB up to 300 working fine, haven't tried above that as that's a 900mhz overclock.

However I can't get any dialup modems to work on this board. I get BSOD'ed from memory errors - I've tried 3 different types of memory that run games/memtest86/prime95 all 100% stable, but they still give errors whenever I try to use any of my working modems - under both windows and linux. I can only assume it's the motherboard.

I'll bet I'm the only person in the world with this problem, however.
 
Originally posted by: solofly
I have an isses with this board and I'm not happy. The main issue I have is running 4 x 1GB at 400Mhz. The board crashes everytime unless I drop it down to 333MHz. These are Crucial's PC3200 tested by me all the way upto 220MHz at default voltage of 2.6 volts.
I know I know the memory controller is on chip therefore you can't blame the mobo. Wrong. I have a brand new 4400 Toledo which should be capable of running 4 double sided stick with no sweat, right?
But you say its the user's fault (meaning me) and I say watch...
When take these same memory sticks over to my other box, I got zero problems. So I have a Winchester and a A8N-SLI Deluxe that can run 4 sticks of 1GB at 440MHZ at 2.6 volts fully stable and my A8N-SLI Premium + Toledo won't do anything above 333Mhz. I know for a fact this board has isses with RAM configurations and will be replaced as soon as the new SLI x16 chipset hits the stores. (next month i'm hoping)
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I've heard this is an issue, have you posted and/or read anything on the ASUS forum?

http://vip.asus.com/forum/bbs.aspx?board_id=1&SLanguage=en-us
 
Best thing would be if I could find some one with identical specs or at the worst with something close. Win32 or 64, it don't matter. I tested everything and posted everywhere...
 
However said that inverting this MOBO is a bad thing is simply wrong. Ask Asus tech support if you want verification.

Mine runs great upside down, even though my HTT is 270x4 (1080mhz) and every item on my comp is overclocked. I never, ever crash - not even once!

I couldn't be happier with this motherboard.
 
Originally posted by: solofly
I have an isses with this board and I'm not happy. The main issue I have is running 4 x 1GB at 400Mhz. The board crashes everytime unless I drop it down to 333MHz. These are Crucial's PC3200 tested by me (stick at a time and in pairs) all the way upto 220MHz at default voltage of 2.6 volts.
I know I know the memory controller is on chip therefore you can't blame the mobo. Wrong. I have a brand new 4400 Toledo which should be capable of running 4 double sided stick with no sweat, right?
But you say its the user's fault (meaning me) and I say watch...
When take these same memory sticks over to my other box, I got zero problems. So I have a Winchester and a A8N-SLI Deluxe that can run 4 sticks of 1GB at 440MHZ at 2.6 volts fully stable and my A8N-SLI Premium + Toledo won't do anything above 333Mhz. I know for a FACT this board has isses with RAM configurations (including memory-dividers) and will be replaced as soon as the new SLI x16 chipset hits the stores. (next month i'm hoping) I'm on the latest Bios and everything...
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Have you tried installing your Winchester on the Premium to see what happens?

 
Does anyone else have this voltage issue with the A8N-SLI Premium? I've tried ASUS themselves and they aren't very helpful at all, plus their tech forum...yeah it sucks to say the least. Almost tempted to sell this off and go DFI
 
Originally posted by: Dragon41673
Does anyone else have this voltage issue with the A8N-SLI Premium? I've tried ASUS themselves and they aren't very helpful at all, plus their tech forum...yeah it sucks to say the least. Almost tempted to sell this off and go DFI
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Yep, plenty of people have the same problem......... It's been posted over and over again. The DFI thing is a good idea. Of course we'll never know how it come's out. You'll have plenty of voltage but the box won't run long enough for you to post back......

OK DFI guy's, just kidding......
 
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