Asus CUSL2 vs. CUSL2-C?

[GTaudiophile]

What exactly are the differences between the CUSL2 and CUSL2-C mobos (815E vs. 815EP)? Which is better?

 

[sygyzy]

Integrated audio/video and that's about it. I have the CUSL2-C and it's amazing!

 

[GTaudiophile]

Which one has integrated audio and video?

 

[SaturnX]

The CUSL2 has intregreated Audio/Video, while the CUSL2-C doesn't have the video, but I think you can get it with/without onboard audio as well. Oh, and the CUSL2 has an AGP Pro slot, while the CUSL2-C has a plain AGP 4x Slot

--Mark

 

[GTaudiophile]

Thanks. I was just wondering as I just ordered a CUSL2 this week. I ordered it without the onboard audio, but I have never seen onboard video as an option on the CUSL2. I guess I'll have to disable it as I bought a Radeon to go with it.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I can disable the integrated video, right? I mean, this board can't be so popular because everyone love the integrated video!

 

[GTaudiophile]

^Bump^

Anyone want to aleve my fears here? I usually dislike integrated stuff, and I JUST found out that the CUSL2 has integrated video!

 

[jimmygates]

I believe the CUSL2-C has a newer i815 chipset?





-jimbo

 

[soulm4tter]

ya, they are different chipsets. The CUSL2 has the i815E, while the CUSL2-C has the i815EP chipset. But i'm not sure what the difference in those 2 chipsets are.

 

[Rand]

CUSL2 uses the *15E, and the CUSL2-C has the I815EP chipset. The only difference is the CUSL2 has integrated audio/video, and an AGP-Pro slot, while the CUSL2-C just has integrated audio and a regular AGP 4X slot.

 

[GTaudiophile]

But, back to my original question: can I disable the onboard video in the BIOS so I can use the Radeon I bought? The CUSL2 I bought from mwave.com does not have onboard audio.

 

[soulm4tter]

ok, firindsquad.com says "Before 815EP was released, two versions of the 815 chipset existed, the "plain" 815 and the more advanced 815E. Both variants use the same graphics memory controller hub (which connects the processor to the system graphics and memory), the 82815 chip, the difference lies in the I/O controller hub (which connects the IDE controllers, USB ports, PCI cards, etc to the graphics memory controller hub). While the 815 chipset utilizes the 82801AA I/O controller hub, the 815E employs the 82801BA I/O controller hub. The key addition to the 82801BA (and the 815E chipset) I/O hub is full support for ATA/100, the fastest IDE hard drive protocol to date. "

 

[soulm4tter]

darn it, there is more to the quote

"With 815EP, Intel removed the onboard graphics from the 82815 controller hub, but kept the same 82801BA I/O hub from the 815E chipset. With the onboard graphics removed, Intel charges less for the 815EP chipset -- finally making low-cost motherboards based on the 815 chipset family a reality. "

 

[soulm4tter]

yes you can disable onboard video.

 

[GTaudiophile]

So, do I have to first plug my monitor into the mobo, go into the BIOS, disable the onboard video, turn off the computer, then install the Radeon? Or, can I just install the Radeon, plug my monitor into it, go into the BIOS, disable the onboard video, and continue?

 

[Peridium]

You don't have to do anything like manually disabling the onboard video. The board automatically detects an AGP video card in the slot and does it for you. You won't even notice that the board even had onboard video. Just think of it as a backup incase something happens to your primary video card.

 

[Tominator]

The 'C' does not have full I-Panel support as it is missing the USB port connector on the mb. I hosed the BIOS on mt CUSL2 and bought a C to replace it. If anything, the C runs a little better. Extremely pleased by both!