Asus ships the motha of all platforms for freaks... the storied A7M266-D!!!

[fkloster]

Thanks Kyle. This sum bitch is gonna be fast!!

 

[fkloster]

Hmmm...lets see:

1) Enermax 550w PS
2) Asus A7M266-D
3) Dual 1900's w/Dual PAL 8045's w/AS2
4) 2 gb of UNREGISTERED Crucial PC-2100 non ECC!!!!
5) Ti500
6) Dual X-15 36lp's striped
7) Sony F520

...hehe talk about a freakin' number cruncher

 

[Vegito]

looks like i'll be getting one soon.. need super fast excel calculation... need power..

 

[Need4Speed]

<< Hmmm...lets see:

1) Enermax 550w PS
2) Asus A7M266-D
3) Dual 1900's w/Dual PAL 8045's w/AS2
4) 2 gb of UNREGISTERED Crucial PC-2100 non ECC!!!!
5) Ti500
6) Dual X-15 36lp's striped
7) Sony F520

...hehe talk about a freakin' number cruncher >>



In your dreams dude...you haven't even unloaded that P4 yet have ya? You really think the boss is gonna let you get that...lol...no way!
BTW, shouldn't we be working?

 

[Viper GTS]

Anybody know if the board actually has the mounts for an 8045? My Tiger MP does not. If it does (and is as stable as my Tiger) I might consider upgrading. The ability to use 8045's + the MPX chipset would make it worth it.

Viper GTS

 

[Need4Speed]

is it safe to assume that since the a7m266 has the mounts that the a7m266-d would?

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

Looks like MSI has just published the details of their mobo too...sweet!

K7D Master-L

 

[Strafe]

Well, you're close fkloster but here's the real deal :

Lian-Li PC60
Integrated Watercooling (Black Ice XTreme radiator)
Enermax 450W FCA
Asus A7M266-D
Dual 1900MP's
2GB of registered ECC Crucial PC2100
Dual X15-36LP's (one boot, one data)
Radeon 7500 (this is my workstation not my game box)
Audigy Platinum (I hate to cross over to the dark side but...)
3Com 3CR990-TX-97
DUAL Sony F520's

I have the Radeon and the F520's and the PC60, PS and BIXtreme are supposedly on their ways. I've been planning this one for a looong time, can't wait to see it come together.

 

[Athlon4all]

It's about time. Good for those who've been waiting for it!

 

[fkloster]

<< DUAL Sony F520's >>



HOLY CRAP :Q

 

[veryape]

Woohoo!!! We're beginning to actually have a choice of dual motherboards to choose from. That rocks!! From what I hear though the Tiger is already a damn good board so this one will have to rock to give it any competition. Isn't that right Viper

 

[GT1999]

You guys and your top of the line hardware (and upgrading every week!)

I'm still using SDRAM and the KT133 chipset.

 

[Texmaster]

<< Hmmm...lets see:

1) Enermax 550w PS
2) Asus A7M266-D
3) Dual 1900's w/Dual PAL 8045's w/AS2
4) 2 gb of UNREGISTERED Crucial PC-2100 non ECC!!!!
5) Ti500
6) Dual X-15 36lp's striped
7) Sony F520

...hehe talk about a freakin' number cruncher >>



*Hides in shame*

hehe hot damn that sucker will be flying!

 

[veryape]

<< You guys and your top of the line hardware (and upgrading every week!)

I'm still using SDRAM and the KT133 chipset. >>

Don't feel bad. I'm still on a Classic Athlon 650, SDram and a TNT2. I WILL be upgrading within the next couple of months and when I do it will be full fledged and one of the most comprehensive upgrades i've ever done without buying a complete system.

 

[Adul]

drool....

 

[Leokor]

<< Asus ships the motha of all platforms for freaks... the storied A7M266-D!!! >>



Storied? Sorry, haven't heard a story about it yet.

Leo

 

[sparks]

How come the 64bit PCI slots on the Asus look different than the ones that are currently on the Tyan Tiger MP?

 

[fkloster]

Asus's board is based on the 'new' AMD MPX chipset...differs from the TYAN board...

 

[andreasl]

<< The A7M266-D incorporates special features to protect the condition of your valuable CPU and motherboard. ASUS COP (CPU Overheating Protection) is a hardware protection circuit that automatically shuts down the system power before temperatures are high enough to permanently damage your CPU. The temperature is directly monitored from the thermal diode on AMD Athlon? MP and Athlon? XP processors, providing more accurate readings in real-time. Also included is an onboard warning light that prevents users from installing incompatible AGP cards (i.e. 3.3 V) which may permanently damage the motherboard. >>



This must be the first motherboard that actually takes advantage of the thermal diode in the Palomino right? Maybe other 760MPX boards will as well..

 

[Leokor]

<< How come the 64bit PCI slots on the Asus look different than the ones that are currently on the Tyan Tiger MP? >>



Because the latter are 64-bit/33MHz slots, and the former are 64-bit/66MHz slots. While 66MHz might sound better than 33MHz, the major drawback is that they are not backward compatible with 32-bit slots. Thus, you need special cards to fit there. And that's why I'm not buying anything of the sort.

Leo

 

[Hanpan]

Because they are 66 mz 64 bit and use 3.3 volts instead of 5 and are therefor keyed differntly.

 

[Leokor]

<< This must be the first motherboard that actually takes advantage of the thermal diode in the Palomino right? Maybe other 760MPX boards will as well.. >>



No, A7V266-E is the first one. It appears likely, though, that all Asus boards will, from now on.

Leo

 

[Strafe]

From Asus's website :



<< 64-bit PCI slots are backwards compatible and also support 32-bit PCI cards or peripherals. >>

 

[Hanpan]

Yes but only if those cards support the lower voltage. Most cards do but some don't

 

[Adul]

Actually I believe in the review at Hard|OCP that the ASUS Mb does not support on the onboard diode.