9 Apr
2006
9 Apr
'06
2:50 p.m.
On 4/10/06, Stephen Hassard <steve(a)hassard.net> wrote:
On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:22:11 -0700, Loki Davison
<loki.davison(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Is there a reason for going with an SLI board? I've got one nvidia
pci-e and it's okay for my needs. Would the Asus A8N-E or A8N5X be
okay? Or even the A8N-SLI (not deluxe or premium)? The premium is a
whole lot more expensive.
What kernel is okay with the ati chipset? I'm running 2.6.12 with
daily hard lockups. Memory checks out fine in memtest and i've tried
it with a few graphics cards so i'm assuming it's the board.
Loki
I am also looking for another mobo of the
crashing much less type.
Does anyone have a recommendation i.e model number of a known working
well for low latency board? What do people on here with amd64 use?
Asus nvidia based boards are easy to get here, though other brands
seem less common. Need pci-e and sata.
Take a look at the Asus A8N-SLI Premium (*NOT* the Deluxe). The Premium is
an nForce4 chipset (well supported these days) and includes passive
cooling on the north and southbridges. Otherwise, I've had good luck with
the ATI Xpress 3200 based Asus A8R32-MVP, but only with newer kernels. The
ATI chipset runs much cooler than the nforce4 beast, and you might be able
to get away with less noisy fans in the system.
later,
Steve