AMD Athlon 64 best motherboard - K8NE deluxe or K8VE deluxe?

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Chris

Hi there,

I am looking at upgrading to an Athlon 64, and have narrowed nmy choices
down to an Assus motherboard, either a K8NE deluxe or K8VE deluxe.

I have read that the Via chipset is 'better' than the Nvidia chipset (in
terms of the hypertransport performance, and also PCI bus performance)
but still remember the grief that I had with a VIA chipset in the past.
The Nvidia boards optical audio out is also a point in its favour.

My main use will be video capture (from a PCI bus card to an IDE hard
drive) as well as home cinema use (using the onboard audio with the
S/PDif output to a Dolby Digital / DTS decoder).

Can anyone give me a recommendation, or does it just come down to
personal preference?

Many Thanks,

Chris.
 
Chris said:
Hi there,

I am looking at upgrading to an Athlon 64, and have narrowed nmy choices
down to an Assus motherboard, either a K8NE deluxe or K8VE deluxe.

I have read that the Via chipset is 'better' than the Nvidia chipset (in
terms of the hypertransport performance, and also PCI bus performance)
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That was the nForce3 150. The K8N-E uses the nForce2 250 which is an
all-round much better chip. Better than the Via in many cases.
but still remember the grief that I had with a VIA chipset in the past.
The Nvidia boards optical audio out is also a point in its favour.

My main use will be video capture (from a PCI bus card to an IDE hard
drive) as well as home cinema use (using the onboard audio with the
S/PDif output to a Dolby Digital / DTS decoder).

Can anyone give me a recommendation, or does it just come down to
personal preference?
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Personal preference... looks like you have a tick for the K8N-E (optical
out), and your cross I've negated (nForce3 250 is as good as the Via), so I
think you know the answer...

Ben
 
I have read that the Via chipset is 'better' than the Nvidia chipset (in
terms of the hypertransport performance, and also PCI bus performance)
but still remember the grief that I had with a VIA chipset in the past.
The Nvidia boards optical audio out is also a point in its favour.
Click to expand...

The K8V Deluxe has an optical output, too
My main use will be video capture (from a PCI bus card to an IDE hard
drive) as well as home cinema use (using the onboard audio with the
S/PDif output to a Dolby Digital / DTS decoder).

Can anyone give me a recommendation, or does it just come down to
personal preference?
Click to expand...

I got the K8V Deluxe which is a great board
 
Ben said:
Personal preference... looks like you have a tick for the K8N-E (optical
out), and your cross I've negated (nForce3 250 is as good as the Via), so I
think you know the answer...

Ben
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Thanks Ben - looks like K8N-E deluxe it is.

Cheers,

Chris.
 
Frank.Schmidt said:
The K8V Deluxe has an optical output, too

I got the K8V Deluxe which is a great board
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Thanks for your reply Frank. I didn't realise the K8V deluxe had an
optical out - the motherboard manual on Asus' website didn't seem to
mention it
 
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