Asus A8V Deluxe question

[dagz]

I am having nothing but problems on my msi k8n neo2 platinum so i am going to return it. I am thinking of buying the asus a8v deluxe but i have some questions about it.

Is it a gamble for the winchester core? like the k8n neo2 platinum i recieved an old bios version that does not support the winchester core.

Does it have j1394 ports and jusb ports? (for my case)

thanks!

 

[joelslaw]

not a gamble, if your willing to flash the bios.

if you get the a8v + a winchester, in order to boot (the first time, just to flash it) put only one ram chip in, in the 3rd slot (from the cpu) It should boot normally, allowing you to flash it. Then put all your ram chips back in the slots where they go. TADA! youre running a winchester on an a8v.

Of coarse, there is always the chance that the board you'll get already has the new bios, and in that case you can just start up normally.

 

[rocketman14]

joelslaw....have you tried overclocking with the pdp memory?....how high does it get?

 

[dagz]

Thanks guys, will try that. Can you tell me if the a8v deluxe has a jusb port and a j1394 port? Thanks!

 

[chaz155]

i just completed a new build a couple weeks ago and i too was concerned about my 90nm 3200 working with the Asus A8V without having too many problems. got both from newegg and they fired up right out of the box with the 1007 bios and 1GB in dual channel. even if it doesn't work, flashing the bios shouldn't be a problem.

i had this link saved just in case i had any issues.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...9&threadid=1426420

good luck

 

[dagz]

ya i am worried tho =/ i just recieved a k8n neo2 with an old bios version.

 

[joelslaw]

Originally posted by: rocketman14
joelslaw....have you tried overclocking with the pdp memory?....how high does it get?

sorry, I haven't yet. i have the sk8v se dlx, and I've read that the pci + agp slots aren't locked so I don't wanna cook my cards I have been running it at the rated speeds, and it runs flawlessly!!! I've heard alot of the same from others

however this may intrest you:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1698
it's not anything like the set I have, but it shows this brand definatly has potential! (plus it's the only pdp review i could find where they o/ced. Hope it helps.

 

[joelslaw]

AH HA! rocketman, check it! they are talking about the set I have, makes me happy.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=333108

and dagz, sorry about the hijak, you can have your topic back now.