Review of A8n32-sli shows mixed results

[Greysky]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/asus-a8n32-sli-deluxe.html

There is an interesting review of the ASUS A8n32-SLI Deluxe MB posted on
xbit labs website. Interesting in the fact that compared to the older
technology A8N-SLI motherboards, there is no improvement in performance. In
fact, most direct benchmark comparisons, both synthetic and apps, they made
show the older and cheaper motherboards (at roughly half the price of the
new boards) as being faster. ASUS seems to have made a tactical mistake
with this new board - they cut down the cpu and memory bus capacity to make
room for the increased video bus bandwidth. Is the new board worth getting
if it offers no improvements for gaming and may actually run common apps
slower? I'm glad I decided not to wait for the A8N32 to become available in
my area and instead got the 'older' A8N-SLI Deluxe instead.

Greysky

 

[hal9k]

Hi Greyskyat...

I can tell you one thing as an owner of an asus a8n32... no more
hitches using the amd 4800 dual core. My entire setup is more stable
(no more crashes involving google earth) and as fast, or faster
depending on the game or application front verses the a8n premium.
I've very pleased with the A8n 32.

I'm out-
pappy

 

[John Lewis]

Hi Greyskyat...

I can tell you one thing as an owner of an asus a8n32... no more
hitches using the amd 4800 dual core. My entire setup is more stable
(no more crashes involving google earth) and as fast, or faster
depending on the game or application front verses the a8n premium.
I've very pleased with the A8n 32.

Another A8N32-SLI stability comment....
Happily overclocking a X2 4400+ @ 2.6GHz. Absolutely stable - runs
all Prime95 torture tests for 24 hours each with zero errors. CPU
core-temp maximum --- 100% fully loaded both cores --- 46 degrees C.@
2.6GHz (Zalman 9500 CPU heat-sink).

John Lewis

 

[Bob Doran]

Interesting, yes, accurate, no....

The 3dMark05 score of roughly 7000 in the xbit labs review is way off the
average for this board and 7800GTX SLI.

The Futuremark database 3dMark05 results for this board reflects scores for
this combination ranging from 10,000 to 14,000+. My system (A8N32-SLI
Deluxe - 4800 X2, eVGA 7800GTX SLI, 2 Gb Corsair 3500LLPRO, 2 74 Gb WD
Raptor RAID Stripe) runs in the mid 11,000 range with everything at default
speeds. Xbit ought to set it up right before they do their benchmarking.

Trust me, this board eats anything else out there right now alive.

 

[Bob Doran]

Oh yeah, you'll also need earplugs for the chipset cooler whine on that
A8N-SLI Deluxe, enjoy the noise.....

 

[Michael Chan]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/asus-a8n32-sli-deluxe.html

There is an interesting review of the ASUS A8n32-SLI Deluxe MB posted on
xbit labs website. Interesting in the fact that compared to the older
technology A8N-SLI motherboards, there is no improvement in performance. In
fact, most direct benchmark comparisons, both synthetic and apps, they made
show the older and cheaper motherboards (at roughly half the price of the
new boards) as being faster. ASUS seems to have made a tactical mistake
with this new board - they cut down the cpu and memory bus capacity to make
room for the increased video bus bandwidth. Is the new board worth getting
if it offers no improvements for gaming and may actually run common apps
slower? I'm glad I decided not to wait for the A8N32 to become available in
my area and instead got the 'older' A8N-SLI Deluxe instead.

Be reminded that this board is built by a newer chipset and using a much
newer driver, there is room for optimization including the BIOS in such new
board.