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Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939 replacement
Greets All,
Due to all of the problems I have been having with my Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939 mobo, I am considering replacing it. It doesn't like a dual memory configuration with my wallet busting Corsair PC3200XLPRO memory, unless I relax the timings. Even with manually relaxed timings, I am still only 90% stable and will randomly bomb out of applications/games with a memory error. I also tried some Kingston C3 PC3200 memory that I obtained from a machine that I built for work, and the Gigabyte board was just as unstable. FWIW, I have all of the latest drivers for all my devices as well as the F6 Bios, and I am still having fits. I verified that the Corsair RAM is good by testing it on an ASUS A7V880 VIA KT880 (with an Athlon XP 3200+, 2 WD Raptors, and an ATI 9200 Video card) and running Prime 95 for 48 hours without a single glitch in the torture test. In my system I get anywhere from 1 minute to 24 hours before the torture test bombs with manually relaxed timings. I verified that the memory problem exists on Win 2k SP4, WinXP SP1, and WinXP SP2 because I was insane enough to spend a week testing it with each operating system. Regardless, I was wondering if I should consider the Abit or ASUS VIA chipset based Socket 939 boards to replace my POS Gigabyte, order a MSI K8N Neo, or wait? I have read on some forums where users replaced their Gigabyte with the MSI K8N Neo and it worked fine for them. Unfortunately, I take everything I read with a grain of salt now because I read such rave reviews of how the POS board I have now was so great before I plunked my some hard earned cash. I guess my other alternative is to yank one of my 512 sticks and just run with 512 in single channel mode, as this finicky Gigabyte runs stable with either stick of ram in slot 1. Naturally, that defeats the purpose of spending a small fortune on my Corsair RAM. I guess plans B and C would be to replace the ram or wait to see what the future holds for an ideal motherboard replacement. Lastly, I have learned some valuable lessons from this experience: 1. The most expensive board out there is not necessarily the best. 2. Reviews tend to be biased and misleading. 3. Adopting new technology too soon is a royal PITA. Thanks for any advice that you can offer me. Chris |
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