A7N8X+too+many+problems

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After lurking in this group a while I've
noticed the A7N8X popping up frequently.
I don't even want to get into the problems
I've gotten into with this board. I bought
a A7V133 in 2000 I think, I used it up until
5 or 6 months ago. I thought I would build a new
system and did my home work, read reviews made a
few posting in some other groups seeking advice.
I can't remember who suggested the A7N8X, but that was
what I came up with, I bought a new AMD cpu and a gig of
Kingston ram, nVidia GeForce video card. I spent
some money I didn't try to do nothing the cheap way.
nForce driver problems seemed to be one of my biggest
problems getting the right version in the right place.
After it failed to boot [CMOS setup] was the error I got.
I have some investments and day trade some so I got to have
a system to get to my accounts. I got so pissed off I
pulled the mobo and put the old A7V133 back in, flashed
the BIOS and I running better now than with the new A7N8X ever did.

Anyway, to make a long story short I need to purchase another
board that is compatible with the AMD cpu and Kingston ram that I
got. When I was working as an IT I would ask the system user, what
they wanted to do with it as to get some kind of idea as how to
build the system. I'm retired and mostly check on my investments
all week, on weekends my grand boys come over with their game pads
to abuse my system, their mom want put with them crashing her
stuff. X3D Viewing glasses is what really screwed up my computer
to start with. I couldn't believe the abuse the A7V133 received
and is still running. That's why I didn't hesitate to go with A7N8X.
I still like ASUS boards, one bad experience won't change that.
Any knowledgeable suggestions?
 
b35853 said:
After lurking in this group a while I've
noticed the A7N8X popping up frequently.
I don't even want to get into the problems
I've gotten into with this board. I bought
a A7V133 in 2000 I think, I used it up until
5 or 6 months ago. I thought I would build a new
system and did my home work, read reviews made a
few posting in some other groups seeking advice.
I can't remember who suggested the A7N8X, but that was
what I came up with, I bought a new AMD cpu and a gig of
Kingston ram, nVidia GeForce video card.
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I have one of these boards. Two, actually. The very first one I
purchased was V1 - which fell over every few minutes. I returned it
after a week.

The later board, V2, with a decent BIOS version, is one of the most
stable boards I have ever used.

It's no longer the quickest out there, but to me stability is more
important.

I've used it with all sorts of memory, various graphics cards, sounds
cards, SCSI raid controllers, etc - it's never, ever given me a problem.

I would make sure you don't have V1 (unlikely). Also make sure you have
an up-to-date BIOS (I tend to avoid the very latest, and go for the
version preceding that and never try BETA versions). The board is
fairly picky about its BIOS settings, so try loading default settings
and methodically changing the settings you need to alter.

I must admit I don't let anyone near my systems; my children have their
own to play with, and by now they are capable of reinstalling the
software when they become overloaded with spyware and other such junk
they accumulate over time.


Odie
 
Odie Ferrous said:
I have one of these boards. Two, actually. The very first one I
purchased was V1 - which fell over every few minutes. I returned it
after a week.

The later board, V2, with a decent BIOS version, is one of the most
stable boards I have ever used.
Click to expand...

I heard the a8n-e, is the most up to date version, best bios, newest
version, no more fan noise...etc

xman
 
The ram may be a problem, I used Corsair Value 1gb kit, had to manually set
timings/voltage to get a stable sys
Suggest you use ram configerator from a branded ram site
 
I have one of these boards. Two, actually. The very first one I
purchased was V1 - which fell over every few minutes. I returned it
after a week.
Click to expand...

I have an A7N8X V1 and it has been completely solid and reliable
since the day I got it.

-rs-
 
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