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TedM · 06-22-2005, 11:37 AM

I continue to be impressed with your responses. You guys go right to the heart of the matter - no dithering around.

OK, I'm sold on AMD products, so it looks like it will be an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ with the Venice core.

I'm also sold on ASUS motherboards.

Now, the question is - which one?

Assuming I dump SLI (which means the A8N-SLI Deluxe board is out), which alternate ASUS board do you consider to be the best for my application? Mgoldb2 says the Nforce4 ultra chipset, so that would mean the A8N-E - right? But how about one of the A8V's with VIA chipsets?

I'm definitely not a gamer, so have absolutely no use for the dual video cards, but is that really the only thing that sets the A8N-SLI apart? I guess I'm impressed by all the positive press reviews and awards the A8N-SLI has gotten. I would certainly be willing to pay the extra price for the A8N-SLI if it meant greater adaptability/expandability down the line.

I think we're down to the end-game here, so if I can just resolve these last niggling doubts, I won't bother you anymore!

06-22-2005, 11:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
TedM Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8 OS: xp home	Wow! I continue to be impressed with your responses. You guys go right to the heart of the matter - no dithering around. OK, I'm sold on AMD products, so it looks like it will be an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ with the Venice core. I'm also sold on ASUS motherboards. Now, the question is - which one? Assuming I dump SLI (which means the A8N-SLI Deluxe board is out), which alternate ASUS board do you consider to be the best for my application? Mgoldb2 says the Nforce4 ultra chipset, so that would mean the A8N-E - right? But how about one of the A8V's with VIA chipsets? I'm definitely not a gamer, so have absolutely no use for the dual video cards, but is that really the only thing that sets the A8N-SLI apart? I guess I'm impressed by all the positive press reviews and awards the A8N-SLI has gotten. I would certainly be willing to pay the extra price for the A8N-SLI if it meant greater adaptability/expandability down the line. I think we're down to the end-game here, so if I can just resolve these last niggling doubts, I won't bother you anymore!