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Asus A7V600 MB

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delray

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A7v600

I have this MB with a 2500 Barton and a WD Raptor HD on SATA--ran up to 220[11x220] with Corsair3200 and no problems--for the SATA a definite improvement over my previous Epox on PCI SATA.

The only problem is when I switch to overvolt, it works up to 1.80 and that gives me a 1.96 total but when I set it to 1.85 and try to boot, it stops at bios and says there's a problem and to enter bios to correct---tried both bios and same result---others having this same problem or is it just this MB---LMK--thanks!
Definetely compliments SATA HD's having it's own channel--Nividia doesn't have that yet .

Delray

 
since i posted ive been trying to find the 1004 beta (at least i thought i saw one the other day... maybe im confusing it with another board though 🙂 )
 
this may not help at all, but here is a link to asus ftp site
bios version 1003-004 may or maynot be newer then the 1003 (im pretty sure its a beta bios, but no idea if its newer then the 1003)
link
 
ASUS A7V600

Memory Scores:

2-3-3-6-1

11.5x210 [2415] Sandra-- 2912/2735

11x220 [2420] Sandra-- 3095/2856


2-2-2-6-1

11.5x210[2415] Sandra--2965/2735
 
I have the very same problem. I am using an AMD 1800+ XP on the board and the various motherboard monitoring programs all indicate vcore voltage is 1.85, where it should be 1.75. The cpu is now running more hot than it should, I am not doing any overclocking. Already send Asus an email today, hopefully they'll fix it in the next bios release. I am now using 1004 (the Asus update util works very nice ;->).

BTW this board is a very nice improvement over the K7S5A, especially the IDE interface works a lot better and it feels faster overall.
 
I updated to the official new 1005 bios, but there was no mention of the vcore voltage issue and it didn't fix it. I did email asus, but no answer 🙁.
 
Just a simple question:

Why did you guys get uhm... that... instead of an nForce 2 mobo?

I cannot see a single reason why to purchase a VIA KT600 mobo... not even that pumped-up southbridge.

[aenslead256]
 
Originally posted by: Aenslead
Just a simple question:

Why did you guys get uhm... that... instead of an nForce 2 mobo?

I cannot see a single reason why to purchase a VIA KT600 mobo... not even that pumped-up southbridge.

[aenslead256]
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if you read any of the reviews of the kt600 you will see that as far as performance its very close to the nforce2... and the stability right up there with the best 🙂
plus via based boards tend to be much more forgiving with generic ram and generic powersupplies (which can really bring the cost of a new system way down)

the kt600 may not be right for everyone.. but there is nothing wrong with it either
 
I bought it, because the price was right and it has all the features I wanted. So far I like it a lot and it is a great improvement over my previous board. I even like the onboard sound 😉.
 
I'm getting this because its the best cost board with all the features I want (serial ata raid, onboard sound), and some bonus features (GbE).

But this voltage thing sounds pretty serious, is it the kind of thing that would not make you want to buy it if you had to do over again?
 
Well... yeah... possibly.

Still, as far as value concerns, an ASUS A7N8X-X is still a better bet performance and stability wise... for example.

I beleive KT333 was the last succesful VIA chipset... and I see them as a QUITE troubled company which does not have leadership in any area: nor P4/celeron chipsets, Athlon/XP chipsets... or CPUs... and I highly doubt it will gain any market with the KT800...

Anyways... it is true that KT600 isn't for everyone: if you do not care about overclocking or high performance... sure, it might fit.

Just beware on continuous BIOS and software updates... :frown:
 
i dont have any kind of voltage problems with either of the systems i built with the asus A7V600


by the way have you verified that the "over volt" jumper on the board is in the default position?
in default position you can adjust the vcore from 1.5v to 1.85v
and if the "over volt" is enabled then you get 1.7v to 2.05v
 
Aenslead why do you say the A7N8X-X has better stability??? not one review ive seen has had anything but 100% stability with the kt600 (and they shouldnt since its not a new chipset at all, it would more accuratly have been named the kt400b)

nor have i or anyone ive read about had any kind of stability problems with the a7v600



makes me think your just spreading FUD 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Boonesmi
i dont have any kind of voltage problems with either of the systems i built with the asus A7V600

by the way have you verified that the "over volt" jumper on the board is in the default position?
in default position you can adjust the vcore from 1.5v to 1.85v
and if the "over volt" is enabled then you get 1.7v to 2.05v
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I have put that jumper back, since I am not "over volting" anyway and the bios now indicates the voltage is 1,71. Motherboard monitor claims it's 1.80 and Asus probe says it's 1.84. I just assume the bios is right and all is well 😉.

BTW the board has been very stable since saturday, when I put it in.
 
:Q ARE YOU CALLING ME A FUD SPREADER?!?! :|

Nah... I am not spreading FUD... just on personal experience. I'd chose quite easily nForce II over VIA KT600 on stability matters simply because of the maturity of BIOS and drivers... also, nVidia has a much better fame of developing high quality driver packages than VIA...

Out of experience... just that! 😉
 
just on personal experience. I'd chose quite easily nForce II over VIA KT600
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so with your personal experience how many systems have you built on the kt600?

most likely the answer is zero 🙂
and most likely you have no reason to know anything either good or bad about kt600 stability
so it seems kinda silly for you to make comparisions about the stability

and sorry to offend, but if you have no knowledge on the subject. yet go around putting down the stability of the kt600, then it seems someone is spreading fud 😀
 
>I'd chose quite easily nForce II over VIA KT600 on stability matters simply because of the maturity of BIOS and drivers...
>ARE YOU CALLING ME A FUD SPREADER

no no no.... no one here is calling you a fud spreader.... the proper term is Fud Packer.

>also, nVidia has a much better fame of developing high quality driver packages than VIA...

where were you when the original nForce was released, oh yea probably on a KT266A

>and I see them as a QUITE troubled company which does not have leadership in any area

no leadership like in being the first to offer integrated SATA/RAID for AMD boards ??? what About the VIA VT1622A Digital TV Encoder chip announced today. Or the first to showcase a dual Opteron with AGP8X system. How about being the first to create a 1GHz fanless cpu that uses only 11.25 watts something that AMD and Intel has not done yet. What about being the first to implement onboard 7.1 multi-channel audio.

>not one review ive seen has had anything but 100% stability with the kt600

very true and nicely said but in all fairness, all present NF2 Ultra's and KT600's if not overclocked and installed right will be very stable. It comes down to preference and if you like nvidia or not.
 
It is widely known that stability on a motherboard is not only proved by runing it at specs, but by pushing its limits... it is then when you know how STABLE a product is.

VIA systems, and, in this case, the KT600, lose stability @ 5% o/c (200Mhz FSB tops at 210Mhz), whereas some nForce 2 boards go up to 13% FSB o/c (DFI Lan Party NFII @ 226Mhz), hence, showing a better chipset arquitecture, with better scability and a much better electrical managing.

Perhaps to simple non-inquiring eyes (and likes) KT600 is a good chipset simply because it 'runs well at spec'.

My criteria goes further, and is the reason why I support the nForce II chipset.

If you'd like some reference, www.tbreak.com 's stability criteria matches mine, and you might like to check them...

BTW, before nForce was out, I was with SiS 735... when nForce was out I... err... was with nForce.
 
and some nforce2 boards wont even hit 200mhz fsb
a motherboards stability is not a function of its max overclock, get a clue
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so you dont like via based motherboards.. whoopie 🙂
its no reason to go around spreading fud


no one here is saying the kt600 is better then the nforce2 (for most power users the nforce2 is probably the better choice) but that doesnt mean the kt600 sucks (because quite frankly it doesnt suck... it doesnt suck at all 😀 )
 
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