Hi Gang,

I am looking at buying an Asus M3A board with either a X3 or X4. I am not sure which BIOS will come with the board. Other than the CPU being unknown or recognized incorrectly, will there...

I had an interesting issue with my P5K-VM tonight. I upgraded from an E6300 to a Q6600. The device manager (in Vista) showed two E6300 cores and two Q6600 cores. Deleting one of the E6300 cores and...

Gigabyte screwed up the BIOS from F11. Flash back to F10 until F13 comes out with the fix. I flashed to F12 a few days ago and overclocking by increasing the FSB is virtually impossible. Fortunately,...

The same thing happened with my S3 a while back. It takes a lot of trying different settings if you already have the latest BIOS and drivers.

If you don't have the latest BIOS, then flash to the...

The board will run fine without using the extra 4 pin connector, but using it will be that much better. The reason there is a cover over 4 pins is to show people where it is essential to connect at...

Using the 2x4 connector will add stability to your system.

I would worry about it too much as 40*C seems to be standard with the P5B series.

Is this offer permanent or for a limited time?

When you buy a valid product key from Microsoft they will send you a link to download and install a utility that will allow you to change the key. It should work IF you have a "good" pirated copy. If...

Yes, put the CMOS jumper in the clear position, then pull the battery out for about 5 minutes. Put the battery in, then change the jumper, and try again.

I have used both a P5W DH Dlx and P5B Dlx WiFi. Both are excellent boards, but I like the P5B Dlx more. The P5B overclocks better, recovers from a failed overclock easier, and is much more stable (as...

I used the Zalman passive chipset cooler. It worked great and without issue.

The boards are available for sale now, yet there has only been one review on a pre-production board.

Any hands-on feedback yet?

Don't forget this as an option...

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Considering that this was a budget board, it would be great if it overclocked to...

Can you also NOT run the 64bit Windows XP?

Are you using the same power supply as with the A8N32-?

What was your motherboard temp on the A8N32- you were running?

Take a look at the X1900GT model. Not too much in terms of performance loss, but the GT is selling for less than $200 @ Newegg. You might try a crossfire setup with two GTs. Connect3D has a crossfire...

Why wow?

I have an Asus P5W DH Dlx, which is better than the P5N32-SLI, and I don't find too much of a difference from my A8N32 setup.

Looks like you need better airflow in your case to take care of the heat problem. Now, if heat isn't causing your problem, then your OCZ ram is. OCZ and Asus don't play nice together.

I have both boards. Both work as expected -- without issue. I replaced the fan on the A8N-E with a Zalman NB Cooler. It works great.

My system hasn't rebooted itself since flashing from 1205. That's all I need. Also, 1009 was a very stable BIOS for me.

Surprised it hasn't caught on fire yet. :help:

Anyway, it looks like your room is about 8F warmer than mine, which likely explains, in part, why your CPU is so toasty.

My Opteron @ 2.6Ghz with 1.525v runs at 44-45c under load using a Freezer 64 (non-Pro).