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« Reply #25 on: May 24, 2006, 04:31:01 PM » |
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« Reply #26 on: May 25, 2006, 02:16:28 PM » |
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Nice...the new Asus board addressed a bunch of issues w/ the old CSM board: bundled HDTV/svideo output, BIOS update from USB flash drive, smart control of both fans instead of only the cpu fan, some overclocking (I assume this because they have a way to save overclocking profiles).
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« Reply #27 on: May 25, 2006, 02:59:28 PM » |
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MSI recycles the same chipsets with the new socket, all of the following are micro-ATX: MSI K9NGMGeForce 6100 + nForce 410 4 - DIMM slots 1 - x16 slot 1 - x1 slot 2 - PCI 2 - SATA 2 7.1 audio with Realtek ALC883 10/100 LAN (boo hiss boo) 4 - USB on back panel, 4 additional on header NO FireWire (boo hiss boo) MSI K9NGM2GeForce 6150 + nForce 430 4 - DIMM slots 1 - x16 slot 1 - x1 slot 2 - PCI 4 - SATA 2 7.1 audio with Realtek ALC833 1 - gigabit LAN ! FireWire ! 4 - USB on back panel, 4 additional on header DVI and VGA ports on back panel MSI K9VGMVIA K8M890 + VT8237A 2 - DIMM 1 - x16 slot 1 - x1 slot 2 - PCI 2 - SATA 150 7.1 audio with Realtek ALC833 10/100 LAN 4 - USB on back panel, 4 additional on header VGA MSI K9AGMRadeon Xpress 300 (RS485/RS485C) + SB600 4 - DIMM 1 - x16 slot 1 - x1 slot 2 - PCI 4 - SATA 2 7.1 audio with Realtek ALC883/ALC888 OPTIONAL 10/100 or gigabit LAN OPTIONAL FireWire OPTIONAL 4 - USB on back panel, 6 additional on header VGA DVI OPTIONAL All those options make it a bit confusing. MSI K9SGMSiS 761GX + 966/L 2 - DIMM 1 - x16 slot 1 - x1 slot 2 - PCI 4 - SATA 2 5.1 audio with Realtek ALC655 10/100 LAN No FireWire 4 - USB ports on back panel, 4 additional on header VGA |
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« Reply #28 on: May 25, 2006, 03:10:30 PM » |
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NewEgg now has 5 AM2 socket mobos listed on their site, but the only micro-ATX version is the Gigabyte GA-M51GM-S2G.
Price is $84.99.
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« Reply #29 on: May 25, 2006, 04:26:18 PM » |
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thanks again.
now got:
~5 nVidia boards
2 ATI boards
1 Via board
1 SiS board
looking good.
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« Reply #30 on: May 28, 2006, 11:24:24 AM » |
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any sign of a nForce 570 Ultra/SLI mATX board yet....................?
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« Reply #31 on: May 28, 2006, 05:43:20 PM » |
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BioStarTForce 6100 AM2 sighted at NewEggGeForce 6100 + nForce 410 4 - DDR2-800 slots 1 - PCI-e x16 1 - PCI-e x1 2 - PCI 2 - SATA 3Gbps back panel VGA 1 - Gigabit LAN with Realtek 8110S (odd to see a nForce 410 board wit hgigabit) description says 4 - USB ports on back, photo says 2. 4 additional USB on headers 8 channel audio with Realtek 8110S Micro-ATX Pardon me for not being impressed.
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« Reply #32 on: May 28, 2006, 11:59:35 PM » |
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http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=427EP-MGF6100-M is a 6100/410 board. I'm pretty sure they have a 430 board on the way too, but I'm not sure. Pretty sure I saw one at the AMD TechTour I went to last week but I'm not sure. The AM2 stuff currently isn't ont he US page, just the global page.
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« Reply #33 on: May 31, 2006, 05:47:13 AM » |
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* PCIe x1/x4 slots located BETWEEN PCI and PCIe x16 slots, or PCI slots located between x16 and x1/x4 slot. Having the x1/x4 slot next to the processor is dumb.
* Minimum 4x SATA. Lose the 2nd ATA port. Anyone running an HTPC is unlikely to have more than 2 IDE devices, and that's wasted space on the motherboard.
* If you put a parallel port on the motherboard, it should be punishable by stoning. Waste of I/O space, which could be better used for...
* Minimum 6 USB Ports on the rear, and 2 USB headers (4 ports) on the motherboard.
That's all I got for now. I try and keep a steady upgrade path from my main rig to my HTPC, and since my HTPC is a mATX enclosure, I need near-high-end features in mATX packaging so my main rig never has to suffer. I never have enough USB ports, hubs be damned, and loved my Abit AT7-MAX2, which had NO parallel or serial wasting space on the backplate.
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« Reply #34 on: June 01, 2006, 03:13:51 AM » |
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* If you put a parallel port on the motherboard, it should be punishable by stoning. lol My thoughts exactly. |
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« Reply #35 on: June 02, 2006, 08:50:08 PM » |
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http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=427EP-MGF6100-M is a 6100/410 board. I'm pretty sure they have a 430 board on the way too, but I'm not sure. Pretty sure I saw one at the AMD TechTour I went to last week but I'm not sure. The AM2 stuff currently isn't ont he US page, just the global page. cheers, but i couldn't get the link to load? |
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« Reply #36 on: June 02, 2006, 08:50:43 PM » |
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BioStarTForce 6100 AM2 sighted at NewEggGeForce 6100 + nForce 410 4 - DDR2-800 slots 1 - PCI-e x16 1 - PCI-e x1 2 - PCI 2 - SATA 3Gbps back panel VGA 1 - Gigabit LAN with Realtek 8110S (odd to see a nForce 410 board wit hgigabit) description says 4 - USB ports on back, photo says 2. 4 additional USB on headers 8 channel audio with Realtek 8110S Micro-ATX Pardon me for not being .impressed. thanks again CC |
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« Reply #37 on: June 02, 2006, 08:54:35 PM » |
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have we got to the point where we can start listing recommended m/boards in Part 6?
there are a few that comply, but only because there are only three qualifying rules so far.
i really believe that only standard chipset drivers should be allowed rather than vendor proprietry drivers, but what do you lot think?
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« Reply #38 on: June 03, 2006, 06:39:30 AM » |
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have we got to the point where we can start listing recommended m/boards in Part 6?
there are a few that comply, but only because there are only three qualifying rules so far.
i really believe that only standard chipset drivers should be allowed rather than vendor proprietry drivers, but what do you lot think? I like that. Vendor-specific drivers for a device that has generic drivers never cease to piss me off. So far only the MSI K9NGM2 and Asus M2NPV-VM look like decent boards. What's the third? |
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« Reply #39 on: June 03, 2006, 06:42:06 AM » |
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http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=427EP-MGF6100-M is a 6100/410 board. I'm pretty sure they have a 430 board on the way too, but I'm not sure. Pretty sure I saw one at the AMD TechTour I went to last week but I'm not sure. The AM2 stuff currently isn't ont he US page, just the global page. cheers, but i couldn't get the link to load? just clicked it again and it worked... don't know what the deal is for you. |
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« Reply #40 on: June 03, 2006, 06:44:06 AM » |
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http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=427EP-MGF6100-M is a 6100/410 board. I'm pretty sure they have a 430 board on the way too, but I'm not sure. Pretty sure I saw one at the AMD TechTour I went to last week but I'm not sure. The AM2 stuff currently isn't ont he US page, just the global page. cheers, but i couldn't get the link to load? just clicked it again and it worked... don't know what the deal is for you. REPULSIVE location for the ATX plug on this puppie. It should get immidiately disqualified on that alone. |
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« Reply #41 on: June 03, 2006, 01:25:12 PM » |
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have we got to the point where we can start listing recommended m/boards in Part 6?
there are a few that comply, but only because there are only three qualifying rules so far.
i really believe that only standard chipset drivers should be allowed rather than vendor proprietry drivers, but what do you lot think? I like that. Vendor-specific drivers for a device that has generic drivers never cease to piss me off. So far only the MSI K9NGM2 and Asus M2NPV-VM look like decent boards. What's the third? sorry, there are only three rules thus far, and only the MSI and Asus board comply with both. if the rule about vendor proprietry drivers is added (as i hope it will be) then it may knock out the Asus board as their last gen A8NVM-CSM board had their crappy Soundmax HD audio driver in place of the perfectly good nVidia HD audio driver. |
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« Reply #42 on: June 03, 2006, 01:28:11 PM » |
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http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=427EP-MGF6100-M is a 6100/410 board. I'm pretty sure they have a 430 board on the way too, but I'm not sure. Pretty sure I saw one at the AMD TechTour I went to last week but I'm not sure. The AM2 stuff currently isn't ont he US page, just the global page. cheers, but i couldn't get the link to load? just clicked it again and it worked... don't know what the deal is for you. working now, many thanks. |
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« Reply #43 on: June 04, 2006, 11:06:49 AM » |
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first nVidia MCP61-S board added.
*edit* shame, i was hoping for the onboard graphics to be 7 series derived rather than 6 series as is the current one.
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« Reply #44 on: June 06, 2006, 04:15:13 PM » |
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I don't remember seeing this Asrock AM2 6150 board mentioned: http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2770&p=18Funny how it's an Asus subsidiary, but they decided to put a heatsink on the southbridge as Asus should have ;-) |
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« Reply #45 on: June 06, 2006, 06:54:45 PM » |
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I really dig the layout on that board. PCIe x1 opposite from PCIe x16, so that if you want to put a mammoth HS (like that Aerocool fanless jobbie) on the GPU you won't kill the PCIe x1 slot that is often next to the PCIe x16 on most motherboards. Remove the Parallel port and make sure it's got GBe and I'm sold. |
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« Reply #46 on: June 06, 2006, 08:17:23 PM » |
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cheers Keynee
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« Reply #47 on: June 10, 2006, 04:33:49 PM » |
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i have added the MSI board as a recommended m/b in Part 6 as it does meet all the agreed criteria thus far specified.
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« Reply #48 on: June 15, 2006, 08:47:37 PM » |
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Here's to hoping that DFI releases a really good mATX AM2 board - SLI, at least 4 x SATAII, and a wealth of overclocking options. Please deliver, Taiwan.
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« Reply #49 on: June 16, 2006, 02:21:48 AM » |
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it took a long time for an SLI mATX baord to come out for 939 and eVGA is still the only one making one, so you'd do better hoping eVGA puts one out.
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