Any Problems with the Asus P4b266

[BlakkIce]

any problems like the infinite loop error and and anything else im wanna get this board and pair wit with a 2.2 northwood and a geforce 3 ti500

 

[Dre]

I just ordered that board. I did a little reserach here on the boards and the only reoccuring problem I was able to find was that the temperature sensor is stuck at like 40C. supposedly it will be fixed with a bios update in the future.

 

[Spook]

I gotta tell ya... Best damn MB I've had in awhile... and I've had quite a few lately... I've been chasing my tail with this looping error, and I don't get it with this board...

Now, This is based on no overclocking, I overclocked it from 2.0 to 2.3Ghz and still get the ???_Disp.dll driver errors after several hours of testing, I haven't tried it at 2.2G yet... but at default clock, it rocks, and I've run extended 12hr+ 3Dmark2001 & 2000, and Unreal using D3D / OpenGL tests... this this is rock solid for me...

 

[BlakkIce]

what drivers are u using

 

[Spook]

For what, the graphics card? I actually, got the certified ones from the microsoft update page, that were put up about a week ago... I believe they are supposed to be 21.82, but I'm not at home right now to check the system...

The only other thing I did, that seemed to help clear things up a bit, was a tip I saw on another board for the Loop Error, and that was to set my D3D PCI Texturing to under 32Meg... I actually set mine for 16Meg... That helped a bit while I was overclocking... and I just continued doing it...

Spook

 

[BlakkIce]

cool i think i will order the board now to decide which verson and where to find it lol

 

[tornadobox]

i've got the P4B266-C and have had zero problems. this board is great and stable, and i've also not had the infinite loop error at all (GeForce2 Ti) using ANY of the Nvidia drivers (currently using 23.12 from microsoft XP update). i'd definately recommend this board.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I have the retail version with USB2.0. Other then the temperature sensor issue, no problems to speak of. I'm still waiting on M$ to release USB2.0 drivers for Win2K, though.

 

[BlakkIce]

what prices are they going for

 

[tornadobox]

P4B266-C OEM (no onboard audio or LAN) at Newegg is $117 + $5 shipping

 

[BlakkIce]

now to find me a northwood

 

[Amused]

I have the Asus P4T-E and I can't vouch for the P4B266, but I can vouch for Asus. This is the best mobo I've had since my old BX.

I'm an Asus fanboy now

 

[BlakkIce]

i wanted to use DDR ram since its so cheep but i looked at that other board