Motherboard help.
 

I am looking for a good mobo to buy and I stumbled upon this aopen one. http://www.aopen.com/products/mb/ak77-8xn.htm
My question is can I set the multiplier (after i unlock the cpu ofcourse) with this mobo? If not can u guys recommend me any other good mobos (with 8x agp)?

I really don't know about AOpen mobos.
But for AGP 8X mobos check the following thread in this forum: "NForce2 vs KT400".

Thanx man. Looking at asus boards right now.

I'd suggest an Asus, Abit, or Epox board before I consider AOpen.

Others to consider are Soyo and MSI.

Thanx for all the help guys. I am thinking of getting the ASUS A7V8X VIA KT400.

Thats my only Asus choice after some reading...was gonna see about the A7V333...

Hmmm?, for performance I'd only ever recomend the 'Three A's', Abit, Asus And Epox! :D . all the rest are mediocre/gimic mobos' IMO, they may have an outstanding mobo every now and then (IWill KK266, Shuttle AK?) but then fall to the wayside :( . the 3A's always seem to deliver...

Soyo puts out a great board love the dragon ones :)


Hmm why do you want 8x agp ???

I ordered the asus A7V8X VIA KT400, coming on monday hopefully.

I wanted agp 8x because i am not like you guys that buy new stuff every 6 months or so :) so if i buy something i HAVE to stick with it for quite a while (i am 15 years old with a strict budget).
Agp8x is prolly going to be implemented in all the new gpu's so now i have an upgradable comp.

I hope it works for you
 

KT400 boards have problems still ... 8XAGP doesn't work that well, and they don't clock all too good. I hope it works for you.

go epox if you want the highest vcore adjustments for cpu, mem right out of the box.

I would of waited for the second revision KT400 chips myself :( , how they stand up to the nF2's...

let us know how it goes for you eh Viper?...

Sure, i will post up how it handles and everything soon. It supposed to be here early next week. If there are any probs i hope asus releases some fixes

ok, I got the mobo, case, vid card (ati 9000 pro 128mb) and an xp2000+ today. Ordered it all from buyxtremegear.com. I hooked everything up and i am waiting for the ram that is coming tomorrow.

One question. When i put the heat sink on the cpu, I applied quite some pressure. Is that normal? I didn't hear any cracks or anything, just a little scared.

Oh well I will write up my expierience with it 2morrow when i get my ram.

If you are using the stock piece of CRAP, it is normal to put a shitload of pressure on it, because those clips are STIFF. That HSF sucks, though, so get a new one or face high temps and next to no overclockability.

KT400 -> AGP issues have been resolved, with the new 4.40 driver (which replaces 4.43).

See it here