Refurbished ASUS P4S533 for $39 at Newegg, hot?

[hxu75]

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Any opinions about this m/b?

 

[percboy]

This was a hot board when it first came out. I almost bought it until I noticed there was no PCI/AGP divider lock (33/66) for overclocking. Can`t understand MB manufacters hyping a board as having great overclocking properties and not including this option.

 

[Dm301]

if it works it's hot... hehe

 

[LouPoir]

Nice board - I have had a lot of good luck with refurb boards from Newegg.

Lou

 

[porkbun]

This board is decent. I got it from Newegg as a refurb too. It is a OK overclocker, but its infamous autoovervoltage thing (happens to my A7V333 too) makes it not as stable as other boards. It automatically jacks up the voltage by 0.7-0.8 V because the board is unable to keep the voltage stable at large CPU load. This is just my experience. Nevertheless, this is one good board for normal users and mild overclockers.

 

[Wingznut]

The P4B533 for $49 is a much better deal.

 

[Kroffty]

Thanks
But I picked up the P4B533-E For $69 because I needed the USB 2.0 and onboard sound, raid,nic.

 

[plasticquart]

Ok, I've got a couple of quick questions that I haven't seen answered in these Refurbed-Newegg threads...

How do you refurbish a motherboard? Further, aside from the 15 return policy Newegg has for these items, what is the warranty? Is there a manufacturer warranty? Will Asus support these items (including replacing them if they fail) for a period of time after the 15 day Newegg warranty?

Does anyone have any experience dealing with a manufacturer concerning the support of one of these refurbed items AFTER the Newegg warranty had expired? Anyone have one of these refurbed items fail and get the manufacturer to replace it?

 

[tigerbait]

I picked up a refurb Asus P4S333 back in July from newegg for $40.... the board looked brand new, it was just missing the original box and manual, and CD. I flashed the bios to the P4S533 bios, and I've been running a 1.6a @ 2.13 without any problems.

 

[tbates757]

i bought an Asus A7V333 from newegg refurbished and it's running fine for me

 

[Frodolives]

I'm still happy with this Asus A7V133 that I bought from newegg as a "refurb" nearly a year ago. It still sells for about the same as I paid for it too

I concur, my board appeared new in every facet, whether it is actually refurbished, or simply some kind of oem deal I really don't care, it's one of the latest revisions of the board (1.05) and been perfect. Newegg seems to me to have pretty clearly detailed all of the terms at their site. I HAVE seen a post or two from people who didn't feel they got satisfaction from newegg, but most always what I see is reports of them giving good service.

By the way, got another shipment from them this week, ordered Monday night, arrived at my house in Tennessee on Thursday at the fedex saver rate which was free with my item

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: LouPoir
Nice board - I have had a lot of good luck with refurb boards from Newegg.

Lou

same here. sh!t i just jinxed myself forever and ever...

 

[AlwaysWong]

I'm about to build a system for the first time and was wondering what comes in a brand new mobo box other than the mobo itself? In other words, what are the sacrifices of buying a refurb/oem board from newegg? Manual? Cables? Battery? Software? Warranty?

 

[Chang10is]

Originally posted by: AlwaysWong
I'm about to build a system for the first time and was wondering what comes in a brand new mobo box other than the mobo itself? In other words, what are the sacrifices of buying a refurb/oem board from newegg? Manual? Cables? Battery? Software? Warranty?

You hit most of the things that you won't get. Usually, it's the manual, cables, CD w/ drivers, I/O backplate, and warranty. Most of the things you can download off the manufacturer's website. The only that sometimes can cause a headache (besides the warranty if you have bad luck and your mobo dies on you a month after the 15-day return policy ends) is the I/O cover plate if you get a motherboard with non-standard I/O jacks. If the mobo has a non-standard design, the mobo jacks won't fit properly with your case's I/O plate. I took a chance and ordered the A7V333 a couple of days ago... I'm keeping my fingers crossed on this one. Can anybody who's ordered refurbished mobos from Newegg tell me how often they include accessories with the shipment?

 

[SOSTrooper]

I'm seeing $49 now?

 

[tracerbullet]

I got one from that section of Newegg for a machine I'm putting together for my sister... the reset jumpers don't work. Power does, reset does not. (And no it's not the case switch at fault). Small problem, in fact it hardly matters. But I wonder what else might be up I haven't found yet.

Also, just an opinion, since the titles sort of asks for it... anything out of a returns / refurb section of a site with perhaps only one piece on hand isn't really a much of a "hot deal"?

 

[dryKill]

I've purchased two refurbished boards from Newegg so far. An Epox 8K7A, and an Gigabyte 7VRXP. Both came with original boxes, manuals, cables, etc. I have not had a problem with either board so far.

The Gigabyte was a "fixed" 7VRXP. You could see the extra capacitor that was soldered on to address issues that the 7VRXP was having. The only strange thing that I've noticed is, when I unplug a USB device from the USB 4-Port extension while the computer is off, it will turn the computer ON. Very weird, it's as if there's a short someplace.

 

[a2k]

I've got one of these mobo's. For a while, I was wishing I got the P4B533 because of the lack of the PCI/AGP multiplier lock. I'm OC'ing a P4 2.4b to 2.52ghz; if I go any higher the video card chokes on me (Asylum Ti4200 128). But revisiting the specs, there are some pluses to the P4S over the P4B: 3 DDR slots instead of two, 6 PCI slots instead of 3, and IDE UltraDMA 133 support. I guess if you're looking to overclock, spend the extra $6 and get the P4B, but if you're looking for flexibility, get the P4S.

At $49 and $55, the prices are great, but I might sleep better saving money somewhere else instead. Mobo problems are such a pain to troubleshoot...

a2k

 

[cownipples]

The Hotter deal is the Asus P4S8x for $65.00 this motherboard beats all rambus memory motherboard tests for pefomance and all others!

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: a2k
I've got one of these mobo's. For a while, I was wishing I got the P4B533 because of the lack of the PCI/AGP multiplier lock. I'm OC'ing a P4 2.4b to 2.52ghz; if I go any higher the video card chokes on me (Asylum Ti4200 128). But revisiting the specs, there are some pluses to the P4S over the P4B: 3 DDR slots instead of two, 6 PCI slots instead of 3, and IDE UltraDMA 133 support. I guess if you're looking to overclock, spend the extra $6 and get the P4B, but if you're looking for flexibility, get the P4S.

At $49 and $55, the prices are great, but I might sleep better saving money somewhere else instead. Mobo problems are such a pain to troubleshoot...

a2k

The P4B533 also has 3 DDR and 6 PCI slots... You must be looking at the P4B533-VM, which is the mATX version and I wouldn't recommend to anyone who wants to overclock (as it has very few options in the BIOS.)

It looks like the regular P4B533 is no longer available in refurb from Newegg.

 

[MikroMak]

I just picked up a refurb Epox 4G4A+ (only board that had onboard raid in refurb at the time). I got everything in the box, seemed to be new. I think I found out why it was returned though (pretty sure ANY board that gets returned goes to the refurb pile without testing), the Highpoint raid driver included on the floppy did not match the chipset, so I had to get new drivers... but at more than 50% off, I can download some drivers.