AMD Athlon 64 best motherboard - K8NE deluxe or K8VE deluxe?

Hi there,

I am looking at upgrading to an Athlon 64, and have narrowed nmy choices
down to an Assus motherboard, either a K8NE deluxe or K8VE deluxe.

I have read that the Via chipset is 'better' than the Nvidia chipset (in
terms of the hypertransport performance, and also PCI bus performance)
but still remember the grief that I had with a VIA chipset in the past.
The Nvidia boards optical audio out is also a point in its favour.

My main use will be video capture (from a PCI bus card to an IDE hard
drive) as well as home cinema use (using the onboard audio with the
S/PDif output to a Dolby Digital / DTS decoder).

Can anyone give me a recommendation, or does it just come down to
personal preference?

Many Thanks,

Chris.

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Chris wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am looking at upgrading to an Athlon 64, and have narrowed nmy choices
> down to an Assus motherboard, either a K8NE deluxe or K8VE deluxe.
>
> I have read that the Via chipset is 'better' than the Nvidia chipset (in
> terms of the hypertransport performance, and also PCI bus performance)

That was the nForce3 150. The K8N-E uses the nForce2 250 which is an
all-round much better chip. Better than the Via in many cases.

> but still remember the grief that I had with a VIA chipset in the past.
> The Nvidia boards optical audio out is also a point in its favour.
>
> My main use will be video capture (from a PCI bus card to an IDE hard
> drive) as well as home cinema use (using the onboard audio with the
> S/PDif output to a Dolby Digital / DTS decoder).
>
> Can anyone give me a recommendation, or does it just come down to
> personal preference?


Personal preference... looks like you have a tick for the K8N-E (optical
out), and your cross I've negated (nForce3 250 is as good as the Via), so I
think you know the answer...

Ben
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> I have read that the Via chipset is 'better' than the Nvidia chipset (in
> terms of the hypertransport performance, and also PCI bus performance)
> but still remember the grief that I had with a VIA chipset in the past.
> The Nvidia boards optical audio out is also a point in its favour.

The K8V Deluxe has an optical output, too

>
> My main use will be video capture (from a PCI bus card to an IDE hard
> drive) as well as home cinema use (using the onboard audio with the
> S/PDif output to a Dolby Digital / DTS decoder).
>
> Can anyone give me a recommendation, or does it just come down to
> personal preference?
>

I got the K8V Deluxe which is a great board

> Many Thanks,
>
> Chris.
>
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Ben Pope wrote:
>
> Personal preference... looks like you have a tick for the K8N-E (optical
> out), and your cross I've negated (nForce3 250 is as good as the Via), so I
> think you know the answer...
>
> Ben

Thanks Ben - looks like K8N-E deluxe it is.

Cheers,

Chris.

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Frank.Schmidt wrote:
>
> The K8V Deluxe has an optical output, too
>
> I got the K8V Deluxe which is a great board
>

Thanks for your reply Frank. I didn't realise the K8V deluxe had an
optical out - the motherboard manual on Asus' website didn't seem to
mention it

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