Given that the Asus board has been around far longer that shouldn't be a surprise.
The Abit certainly seems to have the beating of the Asus hardware-wise though.
The Abit certainly seems to have the beating of the Asus hardware-wise though.
AT8 is definitely discontinued in Australia to be replaced by AT8 32X when available and a few other markets seem to be suffering shortages.
Is the 8 volt fan situation fixable by an updated BIOS or is that it? The adjustable fan headers are one of the main attractions for me (alongside the passive cooling) but maybe not at a minimum of only 8 volts.
Is Gary Key still testing revised BIOS's?
That s the shortest lifetime I ve seen for a board if Abit already discontinues it... I hope they ll still support the board (bios releases) though...
I am still testing the bios, waiting on a certain GSkill module to arrive to complete testing. Abit informed us the AT8 would still be in the market, the AT8-32x is still under going final testing. A test phase that I am sure is the result of the initial issues with the AT8. I expect the board to give the AR832 a run for its money.
Thanks guys, I too was surprised about the AT8 being discontinued so swiftly but the gentleman from ABIT sales in Taiwan said it was a marketing decision (in not so many words) for Oz and that the AT8 32X had better features anyway!
Gary, I'm looking forward to the test results and the the outcome of the delayed release of the AT8 32X. I suppose it's better for it to appear late and working than hit market too soon and get a bad reputation.....
Gary, I'm looking forward to the test results and the the outcome of the delayed release of the AT8 32X. I suppose it's better for it to appear late and working than hit market too soon and get a bad reputation.....
My CC needs a break anyway and it gives me a chance to sell some used stuff in preparation for some new stuff
I personally find it hard to believe that the AT8 should be discontinued - unless the AT8 32X will be selling at the same price.
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Yea, I find it sad that its being discontinued as well. For the price you pay (~100$) and the performance you get, its an incredible deal. It is everything he A8R wished it could be but can't. As for the realistic reason for discontinuing, I would think it is profits. Maybe they will produce a newer mobo version using the 480 core, but it seems the first AT8 is dead for now.
" the gentleman from ABIT sales in Taiwan said it was a marketing decision (in not so many words) for Oz"
note that he didn't say discontinued everywhere but for Australia.
It's not uncommon for branch offices to decide not to handle every product that the factory may make e.g. the UL8 Pro is apparently available in Asia but doesn't seem to have been taken up by either the USA or Europe.
note that he didn't say discontinued everywhere but for Australia.
It's not uncommon for branch offices to decide not to handle every product that the factory may make e.g. the UL8 Pro is apparently available in Asia but doesn't seem to have been taken up by either the USA or Europe.
Agreed, which is why I only said other areas seem to be suffering shortages.
That was the situation here too, hence my original email to ABIT asking the question.
BTW, the Oz distributor didn't actually know it had been discontinued by Taiwan until I had an email discussion with him.... :Q
Well...how's the new BIOS working out for everyone? Are the issues with RAM and so forth history? I see NewEgg now has this mobo for $96 shipped (after $15 MIR). Should I buy one now or wait for more feedback regarding stability with the newer BIOS? BTW...I'm not in a terrible hurry to build my PC since I do have 3 fairly capable PCs already up and running
Depends.
the AT8 32X must be very close as this popped up today.
Of course that will be dearer.
Summary
Pros: it's quiet, it's got good sound & it overclocks although perhaps not quite enough for the extreme brigade. I haven't tried Crossfire (& unlikely too either at £300+ per X1900)
Cons: potentially some layout worries, notably getting at the ClearCMOS jumper if needed if a card is installed above it
the AT8 32X must be very close as this popped up today.
Of course that will be dearer.
Summary
Pros: it's quiet, it's got good sound & it overclocks although perhaps not quite enough for the extreme brigade. I haven't tried Crossfire (& unlikely too either at £300+ per X1900)
Cons: potentially some layout worries, notably getting at the ClearCMOS jumper if needed if a card is installed above it
Yeah, but how much will the AT8 32X cost at launch or for that matter 1-2 months after launch? $150+? I like keeping my mobo cost to below a C-note
You may not be wrong .... :roll:
http://www.atacom.com/program/print_htm...2_252_128_27&Item_code=MBA9_ABIT_A8_3X
http://www.atacom.com/program/print_htm...2_252_128_27&Item_code=MBA9_ABIT_A8_3X
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Yeah, i saw that and gave em a call earlier.
Its not in stock despite showing up on pricewatch and their very own website. The salesaman also stated they dont even have a ETA. He got my name and number and said he will call me when available.
On a good note that bios that showed up on Abits website for the 32X is promising.
Notihing new there...ATI better pony up with the SB600 real soon. Which is really what I want to see anyhow (i.e., a Sapphire Pure mobo, not Crossfire, with SB600 for <$125
)I'm with you (although I would prefer an AbitOriginally posted by: Budarow
Which is really what I want to see anyhow (i.e., a Sapphire Pure mobo, not Crossfire, with SB600 for <$125
) as I only need 1 gfx card but rumour says that Sapphire have dropped it for RD580 & it's Crossfire only.Originally posted by: Heidfirst
I'm with you (although I would prefer an AbitOriginally posted by: Budarow
Which is really what I want to see anyhow (i.e., a Sapphire Pure mobo, not Crossfire, with SB600 for <$125
Too bad...I really wanted the Sapphire Pure with the SB600. I think the red and white looked quite striking and I'm not one for SLI or Crossfire either. Looks like other Sapphire boards are using similar colors though so maybe I'll find a board which works really well and looks cool too. And I also would much prefer Abit over Sapphire or other less known for building mobos; although my "jetway" (branded by EVGA) has been a pleasant surprise
I've had the Abit AT8 for about 4 weeks now, I bought mine at a local Microcenter.
It's an ok board, the manual is pretty poorly written and was just plain wrong about at least one thing. It said that if you have only 1 video card that you have to put the dummy card in the 'slave' PCI-E slot. If I put the dummy card in, it won't POST. If I just leave it out it works fine.
I've been having some problems with system instability at stock speeds and I think I'm getting some kind of data corruption on my RAID 0 array, forcing me to run CHKDSK almost everytime I reboot but I'm not ready to blame that on the RAID controller yet. There's a possibilty it's bad memory or maybe even a rootkit even though this install is only 2 weeks old.
As far as OCing, I tried to use the bundled uguru utility to OC to 216 X 9 and got an instant crash when I started BF2. That's about as far as I got with it because then I started having all kinds of other problems.
It's an ok board, the manual is pretty poorly written and was just plain wrong about at least one thing. It said that if you have only 1 video card that you have to put the dummy card in the 'slave' PCI-E slot. If I put the dummy card in, it won't POST. If I just leave it out it works fine.
I've been having some problems with system instability at stock speeds and I think I'm getting some kind of data corruption on my RAID 0 array, forcing me to run CHKDSK almost everytime I reboot but I'm not ready to blame that on the RAID controller yet. There's a possibilty it's bad memory or maybe even a rootkit even though this install is only 2 weeks old.
As far as OCing, I tried to use the bundled uguru utility to OC to 216 X 9 and got an instant crash when I started BF2. That's about as far as I got with it because then I started having all kinds of other problems.
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