My buddy from Directron.com says tonight around 7PM CST these will go on sale. $249 and only 15 in stock!
http://www.3dxtreme.net/other/MB-A8N-SLI-02-3D.jpg
http://www.directron.com/a8nslid.html
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My buddy from Directron.com says tonight around 7PM CST these will go on sale. $249 and only 15 in stock!
http://www.3dxtreme.net/other/MB-A8N-SLI-02-3D.jpg
http://www.directron.com/a8nslid.html
mmmmm....
where's my VISA card? looks under table....
249? Damn ! The board is around $175 over here... deluxe edition. Still too expensive :(
U sure it's the same board? Everyone else is Out of stock or over $300 in the states. Retail is like $199 on it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Wimo
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Originally Posted by charlie
you better just forget about that and wait for 12/30 see my DFI
Asus has been gone for NF4.. ;)
there's Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe and Non-Deluxe versions
in OZ
AUD$450-490 for deluxe
AUD$350-390 for non-deluxe
I heard the DFI isn't using a true NF4 SLI chipset and that it's using a Ultra chipset and force SLI on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Onepagebook
How does this board OC anyways?
Never saw a single OC/Test nor benchmark.
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe S939 NF4 DDR1 2PCI-E.. i'm pretty sure :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dnottis
damn people, I ordered the board like a week ago and my dealer confirmed it will be shipped to me on monday for 159€! :banana:
why pay so much?
Yeah I ordered today and am hoping to get it by christmas.
159? My dealer has them for €119 ex taxes :banana: Too bad I also have a 6800gt agp.. otherwise Iwould have taken the sli instead of the neo 2 :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Funny_S
wow, arent euro's only slightly more than the american dollar, so that might be like 140 american, which is rediculous. I thought I was getting good deal at 195 shipped...
119 + tax = 142€ and you're from the Netherlands then why isn't your dealer on tweakers.net, he could make lots of moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by Wimo
I think 159€ is cheap enough, certainly cause the store is in my street so I wont be bothered by shippingcosts
Omdat mijn dealer een groothandel is .. sterker nog, hij staat gewoon op tweakers :)
*goes into dutch mode* Euhm en welke dealer verkoopt de deluxe versie dan voor 142€? het geoedkoopste wat ik zie is 151,50€Quote:
Originally Posted by Wimo
of heb je de niet-deluxe versie besteld? (ik dacht dat ze begonne waren te zeveren over de deluxe versie :p: )*exits dutch mode*
http://img144.exs.cx/img144/5446/DSC00054.jpg
http://img144.exs.cx/img144/1784/DSC00055.jpg
can't pass 225x14... no pci lock option in bios it seems to be the problem.
Wow.... no pci lock??
Your set up looks impressive even without the... pci lock! :D :D
there is a PCI lock, numerous reviews show 250 and upQuote:
Originally Posted by pinto
can't pass 259x12
Different bios than the review samples maybe?? Don't see any reason that they would release the board without a pci lock enabled bios if the bios is already out there...
The molex above the vga needs to be connected only in SLI operation?
Edit: Seems there are no more pci lock problems :D
Sorry guys, dutch mode: com4trading heeft ze .. maar zoals ik al zei, het is een groothandel! Je hebt een kvk nodig .. :stick: overigens heb ik niets besteld.. ik zit met een gloednieuwe 6800gt die niet in een pcie slot past :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Funny_S
Hold up, so IS there a PCI lock or not? I have this board pre-ordered, and will be using it untill the DFI comes out.
If the thing doesnt have a PCI lock i'll say WTF and get a Gigabyte ;)
sold out
Thanks for the tip. The MB shipped today! I just got the UPS tracking number. Now, the harder part will be to get a couple of 6800 Ultra PCI-E cards.
Yeah... I only have one 6800 Ultra PCI-E that I bought sometime ago for about 550. Now all the preorders are near 700....
guys im telling you the msi one is sooooo much better
im using a sample board at work and its kicking ass, with corsair pc440 we are hitting 280 2.5-3-3-7 @ 2.85V
the msi one is also very unavailable.
dude... I'm sure the people who get the Asus SLI now (considering it's priced gouged up the wazoo) will be able to get the MSI later on. Everyone just wants a piece of the action that's all....
pinto can you please confirm me if all SATA ports are locked in this ASUS ???
Thanks,
i think but i've got problem to pass over 240HTT, i can't use 260x12!
htt 4x or 3x?
htt 4X yes.
Try 3x on 260 and it will works :DQuote:
Originally Posted by pinto
Yes try 3x and keep on posting results please...
ok Kevin, just tell me where exaclty you live in Columbia and i'll visit you @ 12/31.....with a very big knife in my hand :D ;D :banana:Quote:
Originally Posted by Onepagebook
pinto whats the max vcore setting?
1.65v i hope 1.7v with next bios update, i try HTT3x same result block at 242!
Ditto on that. I think it will be difficult to get all the parts to make an SLI rig, so if anything SLI is available, it's bought. If the ASUS is available now, we get the ASUS. Then, if the MSI proves better, and is available, then that will be the board to replace the ASUS.Quote:
Originally Posted by quicksilverXP
As for the price gouge, the motherboard is peanuts compared to the pad added to the SLI capable video cards. I got my ASUS for $250 shipped, which I think is not too bad. Working on the cards now. That will be the biggest step, $1300 worth of video cards for one PC. :eek:
you gotta do it, if that what it takes to make it works (sli). I'll do the same if I have to :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by dwwalker14335
Quote:
Originally Posted by pinto
Will it be a problem like that for every A8N-SLI or is it just yours :confused:?
Asus SLI Boards.
$220
http://www.3gplaza.com/estore/contro...tails?id=33627
$290
http://atacom.com/program/atacom.cgi...Disp_item2.y=5
$299.
http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=MB-303-101
no idea if you can buy at these places.
I just looked for places that either let me add this to my cart, or didn't say backorder.
you can pre order a DFI NF4 here.
http://www.computerhq.com/hardware/p...id-532379.html
looked for PCI EX versions of 6800 ultra's and found none in stock.
heres some PCI EX 6800's though.
MSI version.
$340. In stock.
http://www.gameve.com/gve/Store/Prod...ku=VC-MSI-0066
newegg has it to.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...TT=Video+Cards
not sure what this is... but it's in stock.
6800 GT maybe?
http://www.atacom.com/program/print_...29&USER_ID=www
Anyone orderd from http://www.3gplaza.com/estore/contro...tails?id=33627 ?
They are selling the board very cheap.
EDIT: Fixed the link now!
Spinboy,
The link seems to be dead. Could you post a working one please?
Works for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by D_o_S
Item Code: ASU-A8N-SLI-DELUXE
Model Number: A8N-SLI-DELUXE
List Price: $329.00
Our Price: $249.00
Try this <click me.
Works fine now. Thanks. :)
It seems like the A8N-SLI only hits somewhere around 250 HTT, and that sucks. Will that problem be fixed with another bios version or will we just have to deal with it?
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Originally Posted by p4z1f1st
No problem bro, just tell me when exactly your flight would be, I bring some chicks at airport and wait for you;)
Get back to topic! :stick:
Well heres hoping its alright to post this in this thread :D
System specs.
Asus A8N - SLI
Amd 3500+ 90nm
2XLeadtek 6800GT Pci-e (not available now!)
Well, I've had this board installed for 24hours now! So how is it you ask?
How go the benchmarks? Overclocking? Enough to say oh dear! Asus seem to have
let an unfinished product out of the door again!Doh! :brick:
Set up was a nightmare, I no longer have a RAID array due to it not liking my
USB FDD, and no I didn't back anything up before reinstalling, thank you very
much for asking! Until today I was having to use a 'live' linux CD to use the computer at all!
Changing most of the settings in the bios results in the system hanging on reboot,
with the only option being to reset the RTC, which you can hardly get to due to 2X2 graphichs
cards in the way! I've tried 3 different bioses, including the latest beta, all with the same
result. This happens when you try to disable the PEG link, when you enable fan control(!),
when you set overclocking to *standard*, I could go on - there are some parts that work, but
after pulling the battery out 6 times I'm fed up of exploring!
So, you can boot at default settings so hows you 3dmark score? Urrrr, haven't got one yet!
Hangs part way through the first test on 03, and on the second test 05 (Return does manage about
50fps). I've tried 2 sets of drivers so far 67.20 and 67.22. Same results with both! Tried to
overclock the GPU and mem a little bit.. wouldn't have it, though after a bit of rewiring it
O/Ced to 375/1040 - which is very poor, I'm sure you'll admit!
Well, thats enough of a downer for now! I'm still glad I got into the game early, hehe -the
voyage into the unknown huh? :rotf:
Anyone got anything to say? I have a 'spare' board arriving 12/20, but unsure whether to waste
my time trying it! RMA? :lol: Still, at least I can use my £120 MB, and £600 of graphics cards
to 'surf the net' :brick:
Have you thought of trying another bios version? I have no idea if there are any avaliable out there right now. Sucks that the board OC's like that :(.
I've tried ALL of them. How about this little nugget. There is no PCI-e lock option in the bios. How'dya like them apples?Quote:
Originally Posted by spinboy
I can confirm that there is no lock on my board with any of the bioses I have tried.
Is there someone with working pci-locks?
我等妳測試dfi的nf4 sli啊Quote:
Originally Posted by Onepagebook
臺灣仔
妳不要說妳不是中國人哦
yeah right - same here.... :confused: :rolleyes: :stick:Quote:
Originally Posted by joezxk
That means if you want to buy nf4 mobo, wait for dfi ones which probly have 2.0V options on its vcore ;) and pci locked....Quote:
Originally Posted by joezxk
Dumo, thanks for the translation...
thx :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dumo
so we'll do ;)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dumo
uh....how long again I must wait for DFI and ABIT NF4..... :slobber: yeah..DFI
ditto, my bro got this mobo this morning, we just read this thread and are like..wtf, no pci locks? Can anyone truelly confirm this or not yet? Someone says yes while someone else says no. My bro still has to wait for his memory to arrive (hopefully before xmas) so a swap for the msi isnt out of the question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Halo_Master
Cheers, dEl. :toast:
my godQuote:
Originally Posted by D_o_S
i means that he text it next week is too late
“taiwanese
don‘t speak that you are not chinese”^_^
or i will fight and kill you，so i can get the dfi nf4 sli :D
I have a second board arrived today - I'll try it later tonight! Back up plan :D
quite ironic to see a red ATI pcb in SLI setup.Quote:
Originally Posted by pinto
Hmm made me think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kanavit
I seem to remember seeing grief with ATI on this board with early BIOS.
Issues
With the first board of its kind, not mention getting one of the first boards sent over from Taiwan, there are bound to be a few issues to be dealt with. Our's included an imcompatibility with ATI graphics cards and some stubborn SATA controllers. With our initial BIOS's, the A8N-SLI didn't allow a copy of Windows to be installed when using an ATI GPU - we were consistently greeted with a frozen screen at the "Setup is starting Windows..." during setup. I was not the only the editor to have this issue, so I knew the cards weren't the problem. The other issue was raised while using new BIOS' to try to fix the ATI issue -- our SATA drives were intermittently being detected, making testing quite a hassle. It seems to be mainly a BIOS issue, and I am sure it can be resolved as our reference board from NVIDIA didn't have these issues.
Update (11-30-04)
I am happy to report that by working with Asus' US and Taiwan branches well into the night last night, I was able to have them produce a BIOS that fixes both the ATI card and the SATA drive problems. The last beta BIOS they got for me at after 2AM was able to install Windows with my various ATI cards and my SATA drives were working once again. That means that any boards that will eventually reach the retail channel in the next two weeks will have these fixes that we worked on already installed, and we can be reasonably assured that the kinks have been worked out for a solid BIOS.
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Originally Posted by joezxk
我本來就不是中國人
頭腦放清楚點
別在這給我放屁
老子就是土生土長台灣人
閉上你的狗嘴
再談政治的話你只是自取其辱
:D
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ok , here is the translation, I don't wanna messup the thread,
This is the last reply for the joezxk
I am not a Chinese since I was boin in Taiwan
I am PROUD that I am truely TAIWANESE. oh YA :banana4: :banana4: :banana4:
This is not a political thread you should speak like your sorry theory.
just shut up and get out of here with you immature thought.
Again..DO NOT MESS UP THIS THREAD!! :mad:
My second board acts the same as my first board :( I cannot O/C.
To anyone with this board, who doesn't mind reseting the RTC. Enable fan control in the Monitor section, this causes both of my boards to hang on reboot.
你个狗b台湾仔，打台湾你一定死第一Quote:
Originally Posted by Onepagebook
i don't mean to chang it into a political thread
but as every know，only one china in the world
i just have a joke with him（also waiting for his text）
but he insist that he wasn't a chinese（he put it into political thread first）
he made me so angry
so i must make it clear
and my friend，let go on overclocks！！！
이 씁새들아 영어로 해!!!
made you guys feel better?
Get back to subject and stop thinking you are special. Because just about everyone here is special.
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Originally Posted by jinu117
그가 무례하 나의 나라에 나를 첫째로 모욕한다 것 을 그렇다 각하, 나는 의미한다! 나는 이것에 관하여 일어났다 사과한다. 나가 명확하게 너를 존중하기 때문에 나는 너의 언어를 사용한다.
pinto ...
r u brazilian?
No i'm french.
this thread is going nowhere fast :rolleyes:
so basically the A8N is rubbish, and you all rushed out to buy this POS? Think i'll wait for the Neo4 :p:
What's with all the ? in the above posts?
Is this the result of editing by a mod?
No it's written in Chinese or Taïwanese or whatever ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gitsum
Ur pc hasn't got the language pack I guess...
enough already........
way to screw up a good thread, guys!