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jose

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CRAP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll have to call Atacom to get this straighten out..... and cancel my order.. grr....... :(

Thanks gritzali for pointing this out..

Regards,
Jose
 
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Capt Caveman

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They also have a A8V-e Deluxe motherboard listed. Looking at the part numbers, the part number indicates that it's a A8N-e. I think it maybe that the tech specs are wrong. Jose let us know..
 
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marky9074

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If its of any interest, I have a new magazine and Mesh Computers refer to both the a8n-e and the a8ne-fm on their systems, and incidently both are stated to have firewire....

Mark
 
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vwgeek

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If this picture is correct, there's no firewire (IEEE 1394), but there's a spot for it. Look at the right-most corner of the picture, by the last PCI slot -- there's a spot labeled IE1394 where a header would normally go. Also, right next to the parallel port, there's an empty area where the firewire would usually go -- maybe they're saving it for the deluxe/premium version?

http://www.uac.co.jp/news/daily/050210/img/a8n_e_big.jpg


 
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LrngToFly

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It appears in this picture:

http://www.uac.co.jp/news/daily/050210/img/a8n_e_big2.jpg

that there are places for 4 additional chips for the Premium version.

(3 to the left of the left of the slots (including a small one to the left of the 2nd PCI-express 1x and one to the right of the 1st PCI)

I can think of two- SATA RAID and IEEE1396. Maybe they're throwing an extra gigabit ethernet port on there too. What's the 4th chip for?
 
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LrngToFly

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> No serial port?

That's fine with me! As long as they're at it, get rid of the parallel port too. How about the floppy drive connection? In a year or two let's get rid of PCI slots and PATA connectors. Good riddance! :)
 
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marky9074

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ASUS A8N-E Mainboard - DDR400, GB LAN, IEEE 1394, SATA, PCIEX16

Taken from Mesh web site....I will mail them and see if it is an error....

Mark

p.s. I wont be buying it if it hasnt got firewire. This is surely standard kit nowadays and removing it is going backwards...
 
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jose

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Just spoke to attacom on the phone, they said the board I ordered is the NF4 ultra and not the via mobo..

So I should get the mobo wednesday or thursday this week. I'll let everyone know if it's the correct board or not & what's my impression..

Regards,
Jose
 
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Waylay00

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Thanks Jose! I was going to get the ASUS A8N SLI, but since I won't use SLI, I wonder how this board fairs.
 
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jose

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Just spoke to atacom again, guess what ? They don't have the mobo.... :(
And they don't know when they will have it in stock.. this sucks big time. I guess I'll have to go w/ the Chaintech mobo...

Regards,
Jose
 
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ChineseDemocracyGNR

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Hey jose,
why not just go with the A8N-SLI? It's very similiar to the AN8-E but with a few extra features (Firewire, SLI) and a much prettier PCB. ;)

Most importantly, you can find it for less than $168.
 
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arswihart

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i think the a8n-e looks a lot cooler than the a8n-sli. More retro, classic ASUS, than the predictable black plastic sleeziness of the a8n-sli, if you ask me.
 
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jose

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ChineseDemocracyGNR,

I wanted to orignally go w/ the A8N-SLI , but there are soo... many problems that I've been reading. I believe that 1/2 of the problems are user created, but that still leaves alot of issues to be resolved..

What's the A8N thread up to ? 1 million post ;p

I have the VNF4 in my hands right now, I'll test it out and see. I may still go the A8N-SLI route...

Regards,
Jose
 
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jose

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Well I just rma'd the Chaintech mobo, didn't even open it because of the voltage problem. It can't do volts between 1.45-1.6

So I just ordered the A8N-SLI.. Man , I think I will have owned every NF4 mobo, made ... ;)

Regards,
Jose
 
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geogecko

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It looks that way. Why have you varried so much in your motherboard and video card selections?

Let us know how the A8N-SLI works out for you? Did you get the Deluxe or just the regular version?
 
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joshd2012

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Well, this thread really got me interested in this board. I am trying to build a very silent PC, so this board is exactly what I want. I can easily replace that stupid chipset fan and have the perfect board... I don't need two GPUs or 8 hard drives. I need a stable board. I have relied on ASUS for a long time and don't plan on changing that anytime soon.

That said, I was looking at getting the A8N-SLI. That was, until, I read the latest review on this site and it blasted the board. Mentioned how the "Premium" title was held for the top-of-the-line boards. So I definitely want this board... but will we ever see it?

If someone can provide an email address, I will definitely email ASUS. I am having a little trouble finding it.

Edit: You know, at this point I'll just take the A8N-e.
 
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geogecko

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Originally posted by: marky9074
Firewire, Wifi & Second SATA chip

Mark
Click to expand...

And we are praying for a passive chipset cooler on the nForce4 chip, like the old pictures of the Premium board show...
 
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