Asus A7n8x

aznrock2000 · Dec 20, 2002, 04:21 PM

Hey guys, I was thinking of picking up this mobo but I heard that it will only accept an 8X video card. Is this true? I read good reviews about it but nowhere did it mention that it wouldn't take an AGP4X video card. Your help is appreciated.

Necrosis · Dec 20, 2002, 04:49 PM

I've never heard anything like this. I hope it's not true since I just ordered one of these and it will be paired w/ a Geforce 4 4200 4x.

Dom · Dec 20, 2002, 04:51 PM

I checked Asus' website and NewEgg, none of them say anything about it supporting 4xAGP, only 8xAGP.

Matth · Dec 20, 2002, 08:49 PM

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/asus/a7n8x/a7n8xp2.htm

They test with a GF4 Ti4200

On a previous page, a Bios option exists to Enable 8x support

So it looks like it should be backward compatible to AGP 2.0, 4x, 1.5v at least

Probably no 3.3v support though - who'd want to put an AGP 1.0 card on it anyway!

aznrock2000 · Dec 23, 2002, 02:29 AM

Thanks guys. I just might go pick one of these mobos up with a 2600+ CPU. Is it true that this mobo automatically unlocks the CPU? I read that somewhere. Would you guys buy this motherboard?

Zarathustra · Dec 23, 2002, 04:21 AM

Yeah the nForce2 chipset supports 2x, 4x and 8x. 1.5V only of course. And yep they have the BIOS option to unlock the latter Thoroughbred Bs

fornicatarachnid · Dec 23, 2002, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by aznrock2000
Thanks guys. I just might go pick one of these mobos up with a 2600+ CPU. Is it true that this mobo automatically unlocks the CPU? I read that somewhere. Would you guys buy this motherboard?

I would

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aznrock2000 · Dec 23, 2002, 11:10 PM

thanks guys, this helps a lot

Dwarden · Jan 15, 2003, 03:06 PM

I have A7n8X Deluxe

works like charm

with any R300 card any Geforce4 card

with any PCI card i checked (TVtuners, NICs, SCSI etc)

Memory no issues

OC is like charm

so far best Chipset i tested for AMD CPUs and in stability very close in my eyes to iBX400 ... which was stablest chipset in my own history ...

and i noticed that ABIT motherboard is not good as ASUS, maybe only Epox one is so stable.

blackdog · Jan 24, 2003, 01:54 AM

Will work with 4x and 8x cause they are 1.5v, 2x was 3.3 and they won't boot

**Roadee** · Feb 4, 2003, 12:53 PM

I am running the mobo/2600+ combo with a 8500LE 128 4x card, works great. Also on the A7N8X MB there is a red led just below the AGP slot. If your card won't work on the board the led will light up, though you shouldn't have any problem with your card. Not sure if this was just on my board or other's....but make sure that you set the BIOS to 8x, when I put my system together I disabled the 8x thinking that since I had a 4x card.......but when I got to the point of bench marking for stability, by card was showing up as a 2x card instead of a 4x. I enabled 8x support in the BIOS and ran the benchmarks again........and my card showed up as a 4x. Upgrading from a 2100+/A7V-333R to a 2600+/A7N8X Deluxe also improved my benchmarks in 3D Mark 2001 SE over 2000 points, and I gained another 1000 raising my FSB to the level of a 2700+. Only a Hammer and a 9700 Pro could of made me happier!!!

wlsh242 · Feb 4, 2003, 10:15 PM

Anyone know where I can get my hands on the new BISO dated 1-30-2003 for the A7N8X Deluxe. I've been trying for days to get them from the ASUS sites and there links don't work or are busy.

**Roadee** · Feb 5, 2003, 12:04 AM

ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIO.../A7N8X_Deluxe/

wlsh242 · Feb 5, 2003, 12:45 AM

Thanks, they work better than the beta BIOS I had.

Dec 20, 2002, 04:21 PM	#1
aznrock2000 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Asus A7n8x Hey guys, I was thinking of picking up this mobo but I heard that it will only accept an 8X video card. Is this true? I read good reviews about it but nowhere did it mention that it wouldn't take an AGP4X video card. Your help is appreciated.

Feb 4, 2003, 12:53 PM	#11
Roadee Never forgotten Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rest In peace, Joe. Posts: 2,198 Rep Power: 69	I am running the mobo/2600+ combo with a 8500LE 128 4x card, works great. Also on the A7N8X MB there is a red led just below the AGP slot. If your card won't work on the board the led will light up, though you shouldn't have any problem with your card. Not sure if this was just on my board or other's....but make sure that you set the BIOS to 8x, when I put my system together I disabled the 8x thinking that since I had a 4x card.......but when I got to the point of bench marking for stability, by card was showing up as a 2x card instead of a 4x. I enabled 8x support in the BIOS and ran the benchmarks again........and my card showed up as a 4x. Upgrading from a 2100+/A7V-333R to a 2600+/A7N8X Deluxe also improved my benchmarks in 3D Mark 2001 SE over 2000 points, and I gained another 1000 raising my FSB to the level of a 2700+. Only a Hammer and a 9700 Pro could of made me happier!!! __________________ We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.

Feb 5, 2003, 12:04 AM	#13
Roadee Never forgotten Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rest In peace, Joe. Posts: 2,198 Rep Power: 69	ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIO.../A7N8X_Deluxe/ __________________ We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.

Dec 20, 2002, 04:49 PM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I've never heard anything like this. I hope it's not true since I just ordered one of these and it will be paired w/ a Geforce 4 4200 4x.

Dec 20, 2002, 04:51 PM	#3
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	I checked Asus' website and NewEgg, none of them say anything about it supporting 4xAGP, only 8xAGP.

Dec 20, 2002, 08:49 PM	#4
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/asus/a7n8x/a7n8xp2.htm They test with a GF4 Ti4200 On a previous page, a Bios option exists to Enable 8x support So it looks like it should be backward compatible to AGP 2.0, 4x, 1.5v at least Probably no 3.3v support though - who'd want to put an AGP 1.0 card on it anyway!

Dec 23, 2002, 02:29 AM	Thread Starter #5
aznrock2000 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Thanks guys. I just might go pick one of these mobos up with a 2600+ CPU. Is it true that this mobo automatically unlocks the CPU? I read that somewhere. Would you guys buy this motherboard?

Dec 23, 2002, 04:21 AM	#6
Zarathustra Elite Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Confederacy Posts: 841 Rep Power: 0	Yeah the nForce2 chipset supports 2x, 4x and 8x. 1.5V only of course. And yep they have the BIOS option to unlock the latter Thoroughbred Bs

Dec 23, 2002, 11:10 PM	Thread Starter #8
aznrock2000 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	thanks guys, this helps a lot

Jan 15, 2003, 03:06 PM	#9
Dwarden HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	I have A7n8X Deluxe works like charm with any R300 card any Geforce4 card with any PCI card i checked (TVtuners, NICs, SCSI etc) Memory no issues OC is like charm so far best Chipset i tested for AMD CPUs and in stability very close in my eyes to iBX400 ... which was stablest chipset in my own history ... and i noticed that ABIT motherboard is not good as ASUS, maybe only Epox one is so stable.

Jan 24, 2003, 01:54 AM	#10
blackdog HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Frozen North of 49 Posts: 104 Rep Power: 0	Will work with 4x and 8x cause they are 1.5v, 2x was 3.3 and they won't boot

Feb 4, 2003, 10:15 PM	#12
wlsh242 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: FL USA Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	Anyone know where I can get my hands on the new BISO dated 1-30-2003 for the A7N8X Deluxe. I've been trying for days to get them from the ASUS sites and there links don't work or are busy.

Feb 5, 2003, 12:45 AM	#14
wlsh242 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: FL USA Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	Thanks, they work better than the beta BIOS I had.