Best MB and why

I have been away for some time. I have a KG7RAID which must be getting a bit
long in the tooth now and I'm ready to upgrade.
Outright speed is not main criteria but should be reasonably fast for future
proofing. I do want RAID and serial ATA seems to be a good idea from what I
have read.
Slight preference for AMD but only if this still saves money over Intel.
Suggestions please, which if possible should also indicate suitable
processor and memory.
Also I intend to use my existing ATX Tower for which I have just bought a
500W PSU from ebay.
Many thanks,

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:24:06 +0100, "ATK" <> wrote:

>I have been away for some time. I have a KG7RAID which must be getting a bit
>long in the tooth now and I'm ready to upgrade.
>Outright speed is not main criteria but should be reasonably fast for future
>proofing. I do want RAID and serial ATA seems to be a good idea from what I
>have read.
>Slight preference for AMD but only if this still saves money over Intel.
>Suggestions please, which if possible should also indicate suitable
>processor and memory.
>Also I intend to use my existing ATX Tower for which I have just bought a
>500W PSU from ebay.
>Many thanks,
>

I have been using a KT7A-Raid for several years. It started giving
lockup problems a few months ago, and refused to run at 1 GHz any
more, so I figured something was failing (but couldn't determine what)
so I decided it was time for a new system.

After looking and reading lots of posts, I decided on an ASUS A7N8X-E
Deluxe with an AMD 3200 XP, and so far it's been just great. I'm using
1 stick of 512 MB Corsair PC-3200C2 RAM, but intend to add another
stick soon.

This system will allow for Serial ATA RAID, which I may add at some
point, and seems to meet all your other requirements as well. This
board also has a provision for a Wireless B add-on, which I don't
intend to use, and on-board sound, and two on-board Ethernet
connectors.

Overall, a solid board. But I did hear that it's particular about RAM,
so if you get this board, stick with the RAM that ASUS recommends.
I also read that there are problems with one of the Ethernet ports....
but it worked with the port I set up, so I haven't looked further into
that, since I only needed one.

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:24:06 +0100, "ATK" <> wrote:

>I have been away for some time. I have a KG7RAID which must be getting a bit
>long in the tooth now and I'm ready to upgrade.
>Outright speed is not main criteria but should be reasonably fast for future
>proofing. I do want RAID and serial ATA seems to be a good idea from what I
>have read.
>Slight preference for AMD but only if this still saves money over Intel.
>Suggestions please, which if possible should also indicate suitable
>processor and memory.
>Also I intend to use my existing ATX Tower for which I have just bought a
>500W PSU from ebay.
>Many thanks,
>
I upgraded from a kg7Raid to an NF7-S (version 2.0). This will allow
you to use your the processor from the KG7, so the entire upgrade
doesn't have to happen all at once (although, with 2500+ bartons going
for <$90, it's not such a big deal,,, IF they still OC to 3200+ speeds
easily).

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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:10:53 -0500, Charlie <>
wrote:

>I have been using a KT7A-Raid for several years. It started giving
>lockup problems a few months ago, and refused to run at 1 GHz any
>more, so I figured something was failing (but couldn't determine what)

probably caps bulging ...
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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 06:11:19 +0200, Spajky <Spajky##@volja.net> wrote:

>On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:10:53 -0500, Charlie <>
>wrote:
>
>>I have been using a KT7A-Raid for several years. It started giving
>>lockup problems a few months ago, and refused to run at 1 GHz any
>>more, so I figured something was failing (but couldn't determine what)
>
>probably caps bulging ...

Good observation with very little data!

Yes there are a few caps with slightly bulged tops..... difficult to
see without removing all the cards and looking very closely. Ater I
get everything transferred from this machine to the new one, I'll try
replacing those offending capacitors, and report back here the results
(since I have little to lose by trying it).

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Charlie wrote:

>> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 06:11:19 +0200, Spajky wrote:
>>
>> >On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:10:53 -0500, Charlie wrote:
>> >
>> >>I have been using a KT7A-Raid for several years. It started giving
>> >>lockup problems a few months ago, and refused to run at 1 GHz any
>> >>more, so I figured something was failing (but couldn't determine what)
>> >
>> >probably caps bulging ...
>>
>> Good observation with very little data!
>>
>> Yes there are a few caps with slightly bulged tops..... difficult to
>> see without removing all the cards and looking very closely. Ater I
>> get everything transferred from this machine to the new one, I'll try
>> replacing those offending capacitors, and report back here the results
>> (since I have little to lose by trying it).

I suggest mailing this Mobo and some money to Capman and having *all*
resistors changed with good quality caps. Definitely good quality work
done for a *damn* reasonable price, and quickly, and friendly.

Capman would post here more often if we talked more about ewes instead
of RAM.

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:24:54 GMT, Brian Brunner
<> wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Charlie wrote:
>
>>> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 06:11:19 +0200, Spajky wrote:
>>>
>>> >On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:10:53 -0500, Charlie wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>I have been using a KT7A-Raid for several years. It started giving
>>> >>lockup problems a few months ago, and refused to run at 1 GHz any
>>> >>more, so I figured something was failing (but couldn't determine what)
>>> >
>>> >probably caps bulging ...
>>>
>>> Good observation with very little data!
>>>
>>> Yes there are a few caps with slightly bulged tops..... difficult to
>>> see without removing all the cards and looking very closely. Ater I
>>> get everything transferred from this machine to the new one, I'll try
>>> replacing those offending capacitors, and report back here the results
>>> (since I have little to lose by trying it).
>
>I suggest mailing this Mobo and some money to Capman and having *all*
>resistors changed with good quality caps. Definitely good quality work
>done for a *damn* reasonable price, and quickly, and friendly.
>
>Capman would post here more often if we talked more about ewes instead
>of RAM.

Capman? Do you have an address or web site?

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Charlie wrote:

>> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Brian Brunner wrote:
>>
>> >On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Charlie wrote:
>> >
>> >>> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 06:11:19 +0200, Spajky wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> >On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:10:53 -0500, Charlie wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >>I have been using a KT7A-Raid for several years. It started giving
>> >>> >>lockup problems a few months ago, and refused to run at 1 GHz any
>> >>> >>more, so I figured something was failing (but couldn't determine what)
>> >>> >
>> >>> >probably caps bulging ...
>> >>>
>> >>> Good observation with very little data!
>> >>>
>> >>> Yes there are a few caps with slightly bulged tops..... difficult to
>> >>> see without removing all the cards and looking very closely. Ater I
>> >>> get everything transferred from this machine to the new one, I'll try
>> >>> replacing those offending capacitors, and report back here the results
>> >>> (since I have little to lose by trying it).
>> >
>> >I suggest mailing this Mobo and some money to Capman and having *all*
>> >resistors changed with good quality caps. Definitely good quality work
>> >done for a *damn* reasonable price, and quickly, and friendly.
>> >
>> >Capman would post here more often if we talked more about ewes instead
>> >of RAM.
>>
>> Capman? Do you have an address or web site?

http://www.motherboardrepair.com/



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