Epox nForce2 8RDA/8RDA+ - from low $100's on up, still kickin'

[vexingv]

serial ata is the next ide interface. the plugs are smaller, the energy requirements are less, and the transfer speeds are faster. tho there are not too many hard drives out there that have serial ata connectors; in the future you could prolly always pick up a pci serial ata card.

 

[SpideyCU]

Those are pretty much the differences Grizybaer.

There's a message on CensusPC's site, I think the last sentence will be of interest:

"Dear Valuable Customers,

Our web and mail server has been down for the past few days.
We at Census Computer, Inc. deeply apologize for the inconveniences brought to you.
We are in the process of putting it back up. Any questions or inquiries please feel free to contact us.

Sales Department: 909-468-9110 x 102/103 Sales@censuspc.com
Tech support: 909-468-9110 x 104 Jason1@censuspc.com
RMA Department: 909-468-9110 x 104 Chris@censuspc.com

P.S. The EPoX 8RDA+ is in stock!!! Place your orders now as quantity is limited"

So, there's another ordering option.

 

[zettler]

<<As of this last update, most of CensusPC's site is still down, but they have stated that "P.S. The EPoX 8RDA+ is in stock!!! Place your orders now as quantity is limited.". Sales Department: 909-468-9110 x 102/103, Sales@censuspc.com. EPoX official reseller here, quite a few people here have ordered from them. ResellerRatings are 10, only a handful of reviews so far (most are regarding the 8RDA+, heh).>>


One piece of IMPORTANT information, is that I just checked with them at 2:30 PM CST, and they are selling it for $109 and $11 shipping to here in IL. This is the second cheapest so far....

 

[Cybordolphin]

Cool.... already got mu second one from AICMicro! Only took 2 days to get. You might want to try ordering from them before they run out.

 

[SpideyCU]

Thanks for the info Zett, I'd forgotten what their going price was.

 

[aldamon]

Thanks for the AIC / 8RDA+ tip guys. Really saved the day after I realized the Leadtek doesn't have multiplier adjustment.

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: Pothead
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1759

Linked

 

[KiltedFool]

My board from AIC Micro came in on Monday and nested nicely into my box last night (though the frippin backplate was a beast to force in).

Question for you gents:
I'm debating how to list these people on resellerratings. The board arrived and it works, whee, if I have any real problems I'll likely RMA directly with Epox, they're known for their good practices.

My complaint is the shipping and the website. Their shipping looks inflated to a newegg spoiled guy. Their website showed in stock, so I ordered online 8 am est on a Monday and paid the higher shipping to go 3 day select so I could have it by the weekend and have the weekend to play with it and get it running. Called in a few hours later once their phones opened (11 am) to verify stock, they said it was delayed, I explained I would be expecting a free shipping upgrade because I had paid extra for timely delivery based on believing their website's "Availability: Y". Lady said it had to be referred to manager, who would call or email me. I said fine. Get home that night, no email at home, no message. Call again and emphasize my (I think reasonable) expectation. Lady says manager has the information and will get back to me.

Board shipment arrives there on Tuesday, ships late wednesday and arrives yesterday. 3-Day Select, in spite of my rather clear communications. I'm happy with the board, and that I got the thing (though it was wedged directly into a shipping box, no padding at all between retail box and shipping box). I'm unhappy as hell with their website/inventory tracking, their inflated shipping prices, and their inability to deliver on a very fair expectations.

Now how hard do I smack them on my resellerratings review? I'd think a company just starting to get noticed by people like AT and RR would try a little harder to maintain high ratings, since 1 bad one among 10-11 reviews hurts a lot more than one in 1500+. If these people want to be the next Newegg, they have to maintain Newegg standards, and to my eyes they haven't.

Thoughts?
KF

 

[zettler]

Interesting that when you either click on the AIC link from the first page of this thread, or, just try and go to AIC direct, it appears that their website is down....

Anyone else have this happening?

Time is 9:35 AM CST.

The AT Effect maybe?

UPDATE (9:44 AM CST) Nevermind, they are back and running but slow.....

 

[Balex99]

Got my 8RDA+ from AIC yesturday. No complaints other than their inventory updating. I called them, they had what I wanted, they shipped what I ordered(UPS ground). Just need to see if it works. Waiting on my RMA'd Gainward 4200 to show up. I will give them a 7-8 on reselleratings. Real time inventory would be a nice addition.

 

[SpideyCU]

Kilted: yeah, that's a bit of an uneasy situation there. While the shipping issue is debatable (I'm not sure what their written policies on that are), I really don't like when a company promises to get back to me, and doesn't. It's almost like they figured "Well, if we don't get back to him, then he won't expect faster shipping and he might forget about it". I'm assuming in that time period you mentioned between the last call and when the board actually arrived, there was no further correspondance from their end?

Anyway, I wouldn't think that one bad rating would ruin them (what, it'll drop from 9.72 to 9.2? ), but it might be enough to divert their attention to the matter.

 

[screw3d]

I've put my order in CNETPC and got a shipping confirmation, but the shipping tracking number won't work on FedEx's tracking system..wtf?? Just can't find any of these boards elsewhere.

Has anyone ordered from CNETPC? They seem to offer the Epox 8RDA+ at a good price of $107 plus $5.80 shipping to LA

 

[Pothead]

Epox has extended thier free round cable offer, just pay shipping

 

[zettler]

Originally posted by: marvie
I've put my order in CNETPC and got a shipping confirmation, but the shipping tracking number won't work on FedEx's tracking system..wtf?? Just can't find any of these boards elsewhere.

Has anyone ordered from CNETPC? They seem to offer the Epox 8RDA+ at a good price of $107 plus $5.80 shipping to LA

I haven't personally ordered from them but found some VERY interesting information about them under this name (and several others) on ResellerRatings.com that you might find interesting. Here is one such comment, "I would also like to state, for the record, proof that cnetpc.com and z-buy.com are the SAME company"

Here is a link to the 11 PAGES of comments: http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1724-p1.html

Good luck.

 

[slikk]

I ordered and pickup the 8rda+ yesterday at CensusPC, I live about 20 miles away from them.
They told me they have a few in-stock and are ordering more.

 

[screw3d]

Guess what.. my Epox 8RDA+ arrived today... shipping was amazingly fast though? (from NJ to LA) in 2 days??

Haven't tested the board yet..but everything was complete i guess...good experience wif CNETPC..perhaps u guys should check it out too

 

[jacky72]

in stock, $108 shipped

 

[KiDFuZioN]

I was wondering if you guys knew if NewEgg charged a fee to return stuff. I bougth the 8RDA and now that I see the 8RDA+ for about the same price else where I wanted to return the 8RDA and get me a 8RDA+. First of all could you tell me any disadvantages to owing a 8RDA instead of the 8RDA+, besides the firewire and network. Is there any other differences that might make me choose the 8RDA+ over the 8RDA. Thanks

 

[SpideyCU]

The sound is the 6-channel Dolby Soundstorm shtuff on the 8RDA+ - it's only generic 2-channel on-board sound in the non-plus version. That's the only other real difference between the two boards, besides what you've mentioned.

As for the NewEgg stuff, they say "15% restocking fee may apply" on their policies page. So, it's unclear. You have 30 days from the original purchase date. I'd call them to find out for certain.

 

[KiDFuZioN]

SpideyCU

Do you recommend I upgrade to the plus version or stick with the non plus version. Thanks

 

[SpideyCU]

Just looked at another part of NewEgg's site, and they claim it's a 15% restocking fee no matter what. Better call them to make sure.

It depends on what you're going to use. If you have a very good soundcard and you want to stick with it, you don't need the "+" version. However, if you wouldn't mind using what the + version has on-board (maybe you'd like the 6-channel Soundstorm, and/or want firewire ports), then get that. I don't know what you have available to you, so I can't say.

I will say that for the price difference, what you get with the + version is fantastic (less than $10 for a network connection, 2 firewire ports, and great sound), but if you're not going to use it, well, a deal isn't a deal if you don't need it.

 

[KiDFuZioN]

Thanks SpideyCU.

 

[zettler]

Originally posted by: jacky72
in stock, $108 shipped

When I click on this link, I find that I am logged in as Stacy Rush, Whoever that is might want to fix the link.............................

 

[c627627]

...so this board comes with all the "Optional Items" listed in the manual except for the SPD650 card...?

+ those USB cables on computer cases are probably not 2.0, so it's recommended to use the USB2.0 cable that came with the board + are there also different versions of IEEE 1394 since those connectors on the board don't seem to fit the case "TPA" FireWire connectors...

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: zettler

Originally posted by: jacky72
in stock, $108 shipped

When I click on this link, I find that I am logged in as Stacy Rush, Whoever that is might want to fix the link.............................

U r suzh a hax0r