Upgrade A7N8X REV 1.06?

[Nick Zvaleko]

Should I upgrade my A7N8X-Deluxe REV 1.06 to a REV 2.0 or a different model
altogether? I have an Athlon XP 3200+ Barton. I'm already running at FSB 400
but I don't have much faith in it's efficiency as it was a bios tweak by
ASUS.

Nick

 

[S.Heenan]

Should I upgrade my A7N8X-Deluxe REV 1.06 to a REV 2.0 or a different
model altogether? I have an Athlon XP 3200+ Barton. I'm already
running at FSB 400 but I don't have much faith in it's efficiency as
it was a bios tweak by ASUS.

What does it matter that Asus tweaked the BIOS for you to achieve a 200MHz
FSB speed ? Would it mattter if they sent a witch doctor to your door to do
the same ?
I had a few Rev1.06 boards. None of them would do a 200MHz FSB, even with
the newest BIOS. If it's stable and you're happy at 2200MHz, stick with your
current setup. Otherwise, the Rev2 is a fine board, as is the Abit NF7-S
Rev2.

 

[Noomie]

ASUS did not do a bios tweak for him............
they don't do it for anyone.
You have a choice in bios for that board, but there is no way ASUS would
"tweak"for someone.

 

[dino]

if it works just leave it for now...but that is your choice. If you are not
satisfied maybe try the Uber BIOS's and see if that helps. As for going to a
newer A7N...from the specs I have seen for tweaking ..I would maybe go Abit
or DFI NF2 chipset boards. I have a rev 2.0 Deluxe myself and I think there
is a bottleneck in the system...mainly the board...my DFI KT400..AD77
Infinity is almost pulling the same specs and in some respects is faster.

 

[Nick Zvaleko]

I never said it was for me. The original MB didn't support 400mhz FSB. Even
the dip switches only say 200 and 333. So if a newer bios suddenly appears
with 400mhz FSB it seems to me it would be a bios upgrade (I used the word
tweak).

Nick

 

[Nick Zvaleko]

The original MB didn't support 400mhz FSB. Even the dip switches only say
200 and 333. So if a newer bios suddenly appears with 400mhz FSB it seems to
me it would possibly not be as efficient as a MB designed as a 400mhz FSB
board.

I was just asking a question.

Nick

 

[S.Heenan]

The original MB didn't support 400mhz FSB. Even the dip switches only
say 200 and 333. So if a newer bios suddenly appears with 400mhz FSB
it seems to me it would possibly not be as efficient as a MB designed
as a 400mhz FSB board.

I was just asking a question.

Perhaps my reply didn't quite read the way I hoped it might. Sorry about
that Nick.

What you say about the ver 1.06 is true. The ver2.0 uses the Ultra 400
chipset, which is a little different than the one your board uses. However,
since you're running at 200MHz, you will not gain a great deal by moving to
a A7N8X Deluxe Rev2.0. If you want to _really_ push the envelope, get an
Abit NF7-S and PC4000 RAM or better. As Dino said in the thread, you can
also try the Uber(hacked)BIOS, which may allow you to push the system a
little harder.