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new mobo choice
What is the diffrence between the a7n8x vs. the a7v8x version ...i hate all
these choices ,but the reviews say that the a7n8x is a good board to go with ....upgrading from a k7s5a elite mobo .is it worth the difference to upgrade to a 400 fsb board runnin amd athalon xp 2000 2 sticks of ddr 256 ram pc 2100 nec 1860nx multi sync lcd monitor nvidea fx 5200 graphics 128 ddr video with dvi-d video output (awsome).. |
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"drvnguy" wrote in message
... What is the diffrence between the a7n8x vs. the a7v8x version ...i hate all these choices ,but the reviews say that the a7n8x is a good board to go with ...upgrading from a k7s5a elite mobo .is it worth the difference to upgrade to a 400 fsb board runnin Actually both those boards have been superceeded for some time now... The main difference between them is that the A7N8X is based on a Nvidia chipset and the A7V8X is based on a VIA chipset. Nows where I get in to to trouble... Generally Nvidia based motherboards are faster than VIA based ones, however the latest VIA motherboards are more stable (historically they had a lousy reliability record though). Keith Alger |
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You might even want to try another motherboard... the ABit NF7-S with optical out n everything. Nforce2 board, reliable, fast, lots of features. I have an A7N8X also... it's good... but you'd have to get the deluxe to have Serial-ATA etc and all the nice goodies. The NF7-S gives you all the goodies at like $30 less or so than the deluxe asus board. for years I never gave abit a second thought but I see a lot of good comments around on their NF7-S. Jeff "drvnguy" wrote in message ... What is the diffrence between the a7n8x vs. the a7v8x version ...i hate all these choices ,but the reviews say that the a7n8x is a good board to go with ...upgrading from a k7s5a elite mobo .is it worth the difference to upgrade to a 400 fsb board runnin amd athalon xp 2000 2 sticks of ddr 256 ram pc 2100 nec 1860nx multi sync lcd monitor nvidea fx 5200 graphics 128 ddr video with dvi-d video output (awsome).. |
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A7N8X has the nvidia chipset.
A7V8X has the VIA chipset. The nvidia will give you better performance. Here's the specs on your OLD k7s5a: http://www.ecsusa.com/products/k7s5a_v3.html Here's the specs on the A7N8X: http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/sock...x/overview.htm Huge difference in the performance of the boards. To utilize the increase you will need faster memory - pc-3200 - your pc2100 runs pretty slow. You will gain in the video area as the A7N8X has the 8x AGP yours only has 4x AGP. Your FX 5200 supports 8X AGP. K7S5A can only handle 100/133 (200/266) FSB - the A7N8X has 400 FSB. Hope this helps. Post back with any other questions if you want. Ron "drvnguy" wrote in message ... What is the diffrence between the a7n8x vs. the a7v8x version ...i hate all these choices ,but the reviews say that the a7n8x is a good board to go with ...upgrading from a k7s5a elite mobo .is it worth the difference to upgrade to a 400 fsb board runnin amd athalon xp 2000 2 sticks of ddr 256 ram pc 2100 nec 1860nx multi sync lcd monitor nvidea fx 5200 graphics 128 ddr video with dvi-d video output (awsome).. |
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drvnguy wrote:
What is the diffrence between the a7n8x vs. the a7v8x version ...i hate all these choices ,but the reviews say that the a7n8x is a good board to go with ...upgrading from a k7s5a elite mobo .is it worth the difference to upgrade to a 400 fsb board runnin amd athalon xp 2000 2 sticks of ddr 256 ram pc 2100 nec 1860nx multi sync lcd monitor nvidea fx 5200 graphics 128 ddr video with dvi-d video output (awsome).. Since it sounds like you are planning to replace both the motherboard and the cpu, I would suggest that you switch to Athlon64. An AthlonXP processor upgrade might have been a good idea if your motherboard could handle something like an XP3000+ or XP 3200+, but it doesn't make any sense these days if that kind of processor upgrade requires that you also upgrade your motherboard. If you go with AthlonXP again, you are pretty much at the end of that product line already if you get an XP3000+ or XP3200+. However, with the Athlon64 3000+ and 3200+ the product line is just starting and you should have lots of room for future processor upgrades. An Athlon64 3000+ cpu and A8V Deluxe motherboard combo would cost only about $80 to $100 Canadian (or about $60 to $75 USD) more than an AthlonXP 3000+ and A7N8X Deluxe combo. There is also the advantage that an Athlon64 3000+ only dissipates about 2/3 as much heat as AthlonXP 3000+. |
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Thanks ron for your advice and help ,now its time to shop for some boards
,and possibly a new processor but as most people looking for fast speed at a low price is sometimes hard to find.. "RonK" wrote in message ... A7N8X has the nvidia chipset. A7V8X has the VIA chipset. The nvidia will give you better performance. Here's the specs on your OLD k7s5a: http://www.ecsusa.com/products/k7s5a_v3.html Here's the specs on the A7N8X: http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/sock...x/overview.htm Huge difference in the performance of the boards. To utilize the increase you will need faster memory - pc-3200 - your pc2100 runs pretty slow. You will gain in the video area as the A7N8X has the 8x AGP yours only has 4x AGP. Your FX 5200 supports 8X AGP. K7S5A can only handle 100/133 (200/266) FSB - the A7N8X has 400 FSB. Hope this helps. Post back with any other questions if you want. Ron "drvnguy" wrote in message ... What is the diffrence between the a7n8x vs. the a7v8x version ...i hate all these choices ,but the reviews say that the a7n8x is a good board to go with ...upgrading from a k7s5a elite mobo .is it worth the difference to upgrade to a 400 fsb board runnin amd athalon xp 2000 2 sticks of ddr 256 ram pc 2100 nec 1860nx multi sync lcd monitor nvidea fx 5200 graphics 128 ddr video with dvi-d video output (awsome).. |
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