Dual XP2000?

mx-6* · 05-20-2002, 02:24 PM

I was wondering but I'm going to do it anyway:

Will a dually Asus A7M266D mobo be able to hold 2 Maze 2 blocks without cracking or something? I have all the parts here except the second block. When it gets here I'm going to hook it all up and see what kind of overclock I can get out of it. My RADs are going to be in a fridge and the pump is a Eheim 1250.

orev · 05-20-2002, 02:44 PM

Are you sure the board has the speed holes you need for mounting? I thought they were filled in or something. Most of the dual AMD boards don't have the holes you need.

Seeing as you already have the board, you probably already know... I'm just curious..

mx-6* · 05-20-2002, 03:17 PM

Its easy to unfill them.

BobMont · 05-20-2002, 07:16 PM

It's easy, but is it safe?

Brad · 05-21-2002, 03:09 AM

if you feel confident enough to put holes in the board then yes they'll both fit on there fine.

but I do recommend the iwill mpx2, I am getting mine tomorrow, it has:

2x quad phase power supplies
compatible with EPS12v and ATX 12v
5 fan headers
100 - 250mhz fsb
4x 32bit 33mhz
2x 64bit 66mhz
1x agp pro
working usb
cpu vcore control
memory voltage control
multiplier control up to 15x
proper holes for waterblocks. will fit maze2, but not swiftech mcx462

quite possibly the best motherboard yet!

Lord Twilight · 05-21-2002, 12:59 PM

Argh!! This sucks!! Being in America.. waiting and waiting for the Iwill MPX2 and the MSI K7D Master-L!! well.. I guess it's kinda OK because my case isn't ready for my new computer yet either... But WHEN!??!?!?! :shrug:

WebMasta33 · 05-21-2002, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad

working usb

Brad... I would hope it wouldn't ship with broken USB

orev · 05-21-2002, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WebMasta33

Brad... I would hope it wouldn't ship with broken USB

Heh.. this not being the 2cpu forums you probably don't know this..

The original rev of the MPX chipset *did* ship with broken USB. Arguably, it wasn't really broken, but there was a problem that was only caught right before shipping. To be safe, they (they being AMD) disabled the onboard USB and supplied a USB PCI card instead.

Now, however, the problem has been fixed on the new revs of the chips, so everything is pretty much OK now, though it's new enough that telling people you got one with "fixed USB" isn't really uncommon or unreasonable.

Brad · 05-22-2002, 01:26 AM

The mpx2 is here! i don't have any ram for it yet though

mx-6* · 05-22-2002, 08:54 AM

Don't tell me that I'm the first person to drill out the holes on this board. I haven't heard much talk about doing it but it should work fine. I am just waiting on the 2nd waterblock from cooltechnica. It should get here by tomorrow and I ordered it Monday.

If the board is dead then I'll have a lot of spare components.

Tweekster · 05-22-2002, 08:43 PM

You can drill out the holes in the Asus A7M266-D just fine......even Asus admits it's okay......they left the holes filled to pass RFI tests.....Several ppl are running dual Maze 2's on this board

Brad · 05-24-2002, 01:54 AM

yeah, it's fine to do, many people have drilled the holes, it always works

05-20-2002, 02:24 PM	#1
mx-6* Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 165	Dual XP2000? I was wondering but I'm going to do it anyway: Will a dually Asus A7M266D mobo be able to hold 2 Maze 2 blocks without cracking or something? I have all the parts here except the second block. When it gets here I'm going to hook it all up and see what kind of overclock I can get out of it. My RADs are going to be in a fridge and the pump is a Eheim 1250.

05-21-2002, 03:09 AM	#5
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	if you feel confident enough to put holes in the board then yes they'll both fit on there fine. but I do recommend the iwill mpx2, I am getting mine tomorrow, it has: 2x quad phase power supplies compatible with EPS12v and ATX 12v 5 fan headers 100 - 250mhz fsb 4x 32bit 33mhz 2x 64bit 66mhz 1x agp pro working usb cpu vcore control memory voltage control multiplier control up to 15x proper holes for waterblocks. will fit maze2, but not swiftech mcx462 quite possibly the best motherboard yet! __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-21-2002, 12:59 PM	#6
Lord Twilight Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 47	Argh!! This sucks!! Being in America.. waiting and waiting for the Iwill MPX2 and the MSI K7D Master-L!! well.. I guess it's kinda OK because my case isn't ready for my new computer yet either... But WHEN!??!?!?! :shrug: __________________ I've come to suck the fun out of the night.

05-22-2002, 01:26 AM	#9
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	The mpx2 is here! i don't have any ram for it yet though __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-22-2002, 08:43 PM	#11
Tweekster Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Rockies Posts: 31	You can drill out the holes in the Asus A7M266-D just fine......even Asus admits it's okay......they left the holes filled to pass RFI tests.....Several ppl are running dual Maze 2's on this board __________________ Dual 2400MP \| Dual 2.4 Xeon

05-20-2002, 02:44 PM	#2
orev Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 35	Are you sure the board has the speed holes you need for mounting? I thought they were filled in or something. Most of the dual AMD boards don't have the holes you need. Seeing as you already have the board, you probably already know... I'm just curious..

05-20-2002, 03:17 PM	#3
mx-6* Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 165	Its easy to unfill them.

05-20-2002, 07:16 PM	#4
BobMont Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: NY Posts: 48	It's easy, but is it safe?

05-22-2002, 08:54 AM	#10
mx-6* Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 165	Don't tell me that I'm the first person to drill out the holes on this board. I haven't heard much talk about doing it but it should work fine. I am just waiting on the 2nd waterblock from cooltechnica. It should get here by tomorrow and I ordered it Monday. If the board is dead then I'll have a lot of spare components.

05-24-2002, 01:54 AM	#12
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	yeah, it's fine to do, many people have drilled the holes, it always works __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

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