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airspirit · 11-19-2002, 10:34 AM

From what I heard, the A7N8X uses that same voltage regulator that is found on many other boards, making the volt mod an easy chore. You should be able to get Corsair XMS PC3200 256MB at googlegear for around 90 per stick, if I remember correctly. That would give you 512MB DDR400 running dual DDR for under $200. The mobo (A7N8X) runs $150 at Newegg for the deluxe version, and the PCI lock on it will prevent your drives from scrambling/smoking. The Asus is the best bet at this point. It'll be an even better buy when they get around to expanding the FSB BIOS settings.

A7V8X is a KT400. You do not want it because it doesn't have either a PCI lock or 1/6 divider. VIA really dropped the ball on that chipset.

11-19-2002, 10:34 AM	#21
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	From what I heard, the A7N8X uses that same voltage regulator that is found on many other boards, making the volt mod an easy chore. You should be able to get Corsair XMS PC3200 256MB at googlegear for around 90 per stick, if I remember correctly. That would give you 512MB DDR400 running dual DDR for under $200. The mobo (A7N8X) runs $150 at Newegg for the deluxe version, and the PCI lock on it will prevent your drives from scrambling/smoking. The Asus is the best bet at this point. It'll be an even better buy when they get around to expanding the FSB BIOS settings. A7V8X is a KT400. You do not want it because it doesn't have either a PCI lock or 1/6 divider. VIA really dropped the ball on that chipset. __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied