"Ed Light" wrote in message
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"Chuck" wrote
I just bought an Asus A7V600-X motherboard

be aware this board is Single channel memory,
A7V880 is dual.



True so his decision should be based on what how many sticks of memory he
currently has or is willing to pay for. To use the Dual Channel memory of
the A7V880 it requires a minimum of 2 sticks of memory preferrably PC2700 or
PC3200 at about $90 to 100 a stick. Where the A7V600-X requires only 1
stick. Also if cost is a factor the A7V880 costs $120 on average where the
A7V600-X is $70 on average. Not trying to change the OP's mind just letting
him weight the options based on what his needs are. The only real diference
between the 2 boards is the dual Channel memory capability of the A7V880 and
that the A7V600-X has 6 PCI slots where the A7V880 has 5 PCI slots. other
than that they are practically Identical. Either way he will be getting an
excellent board that is easily upgradable and very easy to overclock with an
unlocked Processor. On that i've gotten as high as 2369 Mhz out of my XP
3200+ Barton (2.2 Ghz stock) that is with a 11.5* 206 setting. Unfortunately
I have some of the lowest quality memory available in my system. and it
can't handle an FSB of over 215 .. and that's even if I lower the multiplier
to 10 and try to underclock to 10*216 for a speed of 2160, 40 under stock)
But that's my problem for buying a bundled MB, Processor, memory combo
Processor and MB are excellent and memory is adequate just doesn't have the
timings necessary for extreme overclocking.