Asus A8N-SLI and Athlon dual core processor
04 December 2005, 01:58 PM
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Asus A8N-SLI and Athlon dual core processor
Thinking of building myself a new PC for Chrimbo, and have heard that this mobo needs a BIOS update before the dual core will work.
Anyone have any experience of this, as I'm assuming the processor has to be working before you can actually do the update? Seems a bit catch-22 to me.
Anyone have any experience of this, as I'm assuming the processor has to be working before you can actually do the update? Seems a bit catch-22 to me.
04 December 2005, 02:32 PM
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Just awaiting delivery of mine (Premium model) to go with a X2 4400. Haven't heard anything, but updating your bios isn't going to be a problem, surely?
Rip - what's the difference between the Premium & Deluxe?
Rip - what's the difference between the Premium & Deluxe?
04 December 2005, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by _RIP_
I know the Premium has the passive cooled NB chip, while the deluxe has a small fan which was reputed to be a bit noisy on some boards, fine on this one though.
Ahh, ok. I had an idea the 'deluxe' was the OC'ers choice and was curious...
04 December 2005, 02:59 PM
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I'd say there wont be much of a difference m8 as it's a passive heatpipe cooler, providing you have a case with good airflow though. And if not a small fan hitting the passive cooler could make it even more overclockable. Sorted 
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04 December 2005, 04:15 PM
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Shouldn't need a bios update if its new - but on ASUS motherboard's it is easy to upgrade the bios via a floppy disk (check out the user manual - RTFM 
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04 December 2005, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Dieseldog
Rip - what's the difference between the Premium & Deluxe?
The premium board allows you to do this in the BIOS so no need for screwdrivers.
Well worth considering if you think there may be a need to run a single card periodically.
04 December 2005, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Dieseldog
Ahh, ok. I had an idea the 'deluxe' was the OC'ers choice and was curious...Nothing wrong with Asus though.
05 December 2005, 09:27 AM
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Yes the DFI is a cracking board with loads more bios options than the A8 plus it's purposely built for OCing. I'll stick with ASUS though as I've never had a duff one in 15 years. My A8N is running no problem with the X2 3800 way over 4800 speeds and thats all I need
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