Has anybody tryied out the ASUS CUSL2 i815E yet???

[SnoopyDog]

I am allmost ready to run down and order the ASUS CUSL2 i815 MB. But just to be 110 % sure that it is the right motherboard to use with my PIII 600E, and my 2 x 128 MB 133MHz ram.

Please post your experiences with that board, if any.

Cheers

 

[AndyHui]

As far as I know, it's not out yet, except in the hands of reviewers.

 

[fxsts]

Asus 815(e) boards, one MATX and one ATX, were already released in Akihabara, Japan two weeks ago.

It usually takes about a month in order for many products to show up here in the US after they appear in Akihabara.

 

[Chooie]

The CUSL2-M is the Micro ATX version, correct? Does anyone know an approximate street price on this board?

 

[SocrPlyr]

no i believe the M means it has onboard audio
and asus doesn't just add a letter for micro atx versions normally they give them a whole different name

 

[Chooie]

I was looking at the CUSL2-M on Asus' website, and it's a micro atx formfactor. Video and Audio are options, but it is micro.

 

[SocrPlyr]

kay maybe i am wrong
/me kicks himself

 

[Mem]

SocrPlyr,the M is for micro just look at the CUV4X & CUV4X-M,next all 815E boards have on board video which can be disabled for your own AGP card,there are two versions of the CUSL2 one with onboard audio & one without.

 

[Mem]

Just checked dabs.co.uk & the expected arrival is now 1-2 days was
(3-4)for the CUSL2 hope this is accurate I might phone them tomorrow here in the UK.

 

[Chooie]

What's the expected street price on this board?

 

[Mem]

Chooie,I don`t know the US price but UK price is £136.30 .

 

[Chooie]

Ouch. Is that with audio or no?

 

[Mem]

It says CUSL2 AV so I guess with audio,don`t worry it might be slightly cheaper in the US.

UPDATE- they have changed the info at Dabs.com, it now has no on-board audio(great!)

 

[AndyHui]

I got the ASUS CUSL2 here in Hong Kong yesterday....price was HK$1430...

PCB rev 1.02, no audio.

VERY nice board.....hehehe....now all I have to do is see how far I can take my 700E on it.

 

[DaveCSparty]

$1430HK = $184USD

Ouch. I got my P3V4X for $113USD. That's only $881HK.
BTW Hong Kong rocks, I was from there.

 

[dakost]

Mem i thing that www.insight.com/uk has the cusl2 alread y available as we speak, if there are any left !

 

[Mem]

Dakost ,you are right they had one left (selling like hot cakes)that`s also probably gone by now, I can wait a week or so.

 

[jjsimas]

I think I'm waiting for the Aopen AX3S Pro... Not an overclocking board but a rock stable board (I think). They're AX6BC Pro was rock stable with the special capacitors(?). Think this will be more stable than the Asus CUSL2?

Aopen AX3S Pro Spec.s:
http://www.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/ax3sp.htm

 

[Mem]

jjsimas,the reviews say the Asus CUSL2 is rock stable so how can you beat that ,rock stable is rock stable plus Asus have the best BIOS updates of all the brands.

 

[Chooie]

I think that I'll be buying 2 of the micro ATX versions, and one full ATX. (I have a project or two in mind that can really take advantage of the small form factor ). I am prolly gonna wait until August or September to buy them... but they definitely seem like the motherboard of chioce right now

 

[MAMAFUFU]

The CUSL2-M will have adaptec lan chip onboard. It is expected to be HKD$300(~$38USD) more EXPENSIVE than the CUSL-2. (Don't know if there will be other versions that have no on-board lan chip or not)

 

[AndyHui]

MAMAFUFU: Adaptec makes LAN chips? LAN functionality is integrated with the ICH2, with the CNR slots. What do you need a LAN chip for?