Is this chipset i bought, really THAT bad?

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Ok, i got an ASUS A8V-E Deluxe and it has a K8T890 + VT8237R chipset...now i know nf4 would have been better, but is that chipset going to make THAT big of a difference in performance?

 

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Here is a link BTW:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-523&depa=1

Now i also have another question...it says i have a max of 4 devices...now i have a floppy drive, 2 hard drives that are SATA, and 1 DVD burner...now i dont think the floppy counts as a device...and do the SATAs count? or does 4 devices mean 4 IDE...?

 

[garikfox]

If you dont like nVIDIA thats an excellent choice !!

Not sure about performance wise, But VIA can do miracles with there dirvers.

 

[Scott66]

Your right about the 4 devices meaning IDE devices such as your cd drives or non sata harddrives. Sata drives have different connectors and your board should have at least 2 SATA connectors. The floppy has its own connector

 

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Originally posted by: Scott66
Your right about the 4 devices meaning IDE devices such as your cd drives or non sata harddrives. Sata drives have different connectors and your board should have at least 2 SATA connectors. The floppy has its own connector

So your saying, im only using 1 device out of my 4?...because SATA and Floppy dont count as IDE devices?

 

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[ribbon13]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/asus-a8ve-deluxe.html

Conclusion
"We have to admit that ASUS A8V-E Deluxe mainboard based on the new PCI Express chipset from VIA, K8T890, left a pretty disappointing impression. The features offered by the VIA K8T890 appeared somewhat weaker than those provided by the competing NVIDIA nForce4 series, and moreover, the mainboard from ASUS turned out not a real success.

VIA K8T890 chipset is definitely late for the market. The first actual mainboards based on it are coming out only now, but the features this chipset offers will hardly surprise anybody. The major drawbacks of this chipset are obsolete integrated Serial ATA RAID controller supporting only two ports and featuring no NCQ, and Fast Ethernet interface, which looks very outdated against the competitors? Gigabit Ethernet solutions. However, despite these drawbacks, VIA K8T890 will find its place in inexpensive systems, because it does support Socket 939 CPUs and PCI Express interface. Moreover, its overclocking friendly options also look pretty good on paper: this solution can clock PCI and PCI Express busses asynchronously, and is much more stable than nForce4 at high HyperTransport frequencies."

 

[Tiorapatea]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/asus-a8ve-deluxe.html

Conclusion
"We have to admit that ASUS A8V-E Deluxe mainboard based on the new PCI Express chipset from VIA, K8T890, left a pretty disappointing impression. The features offered by the VIA K8T890 appeared somewhat weaker than those provided by the competing NVIDIA nForce4 series, and moreover, the mainboard from ASUS turned out not a real success.

Well, I wouldn't get too hung up on all this disappointment. While features are always nice, in most uses these additional features would not really add much to the user experience. Of greatest importance is always the basic stability of the motherboard. In the past VIA has not had a great reputation in this regard but part of that is to do with the fact that they have not historically been able to implement an effective bus-locking mechanism, which has made their boards unfriendly to overclockers. Since enthusiasts are frequently overclockers, a lot of computer forums are full of people who dislike VIA boards. I can't really say how this board stacks up in terms of stability because I just don't know, nor have I read the full review linked to here but I would hope that maybe VIA has learnt some lessons by now.