Motherboard Review Schedule

[imported_Kreed]

Sorry to hear about your daughter Gary. Hope the treatment goes well for her.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: Gary Key
Here we go... the first two are basically complete and going through edits now and hoping we can include HD-DVD images on the 690G, the others are in the final phases of document generation.

11/1 - abit IP35-Pro - done

11/22 - AMD 690G Roundup*** Completed, will go up after the 790FX launch on Monday.

11/6 - ASUS Maximus Formula - OC Centric/BIOS setup Guide - done

12/3 - NV7150/G35 Roundup**

11/24 - X38 Roundup

**Start on 11/20 with the MSI Neo - Budget P35 Boards

Updates - Sorry about the lack of information, been taking care of my daughter who was recently diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatments at this time.

No problem. I will put in a good word for her. Let's pray for a speedy recovery.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Gary Key
been taking care of my daughter who was recently diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatments at this time.

Our best wishes for your family.

 

[buddhatb]

Gary, I wish you and your family the best. Hopefully your daughter makes a quick recovery.

 

[Salamandar]

Gary, Sorry to hear about your daughter. I wish you and your Family the very best, hope the treatment goes well for your daughter.

 

[FireTech]

Originally posted by: Skott
I enjoy reading Gary's reviews......

Skott, I respectfully suggest you read Gary's edited post and then I hope you'll understand the reasons

 

[johanh13]

Hello Gary!

I am very interested in the Intel DX38BT, I just ordered one, should be here Monday! When will you have the review of this one up?

By the way, I wish you and your daughter all the best, please take care...

 

[bpt8056]

*** 11/25*** We are back, good news, surgeries removed all tumors, up to radiation treatments to knock out the rest. Back to a full schedule of activities now.

That's great news! Glad to hear that it's going well and hopefully the radiation treatment will do the job.

 

[Old Hippie]

*** 11/25*** We are back, good news, surgeries removed all tumors, up to radiation treatments to knock out the rest.

That's great news Gary! I'm so glad for you and your family! :thumbsup:

 

[Heidfirst]

Sorry to hear about your daughter's ilness, Gary but glad that she is responding well to treatment.

 

[Sylvanas]

Glad to hear your daughter's surgery went well Gary, good luck for the rest of the treatment.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Gary Key
Could not be a happier Father right now

:thumbsup:

 

[Blazer7]

Glad to hear that the surgery was a success and your daughter is doing better Gary. I hope that she recovers well. Best wishes to you and your family.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Gary Key
**Start on 12/1 with the MSI NeoF2 - Budget P35 Boards to include four boards. Out of these, we have winners with the Gigabyte DS3L, MSI NeoF2, and abit IP35E, all three boards should suit 90% of the users...

I see the MSI review up now. Not bad. I like the better cooling.

Not sure if the IP35-E review is still relevant because retail supplies have nearly completely dried up after the last Newegg $60AR deal. Rumor is that it has been replaced by the IP35-V. That's the danger of having reviews take too long to come out.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

I believe the Abit IP35/IP35-E are better overclocking boards. IP35-E lacks eSATA and RAID, but it has optical out, one more PCI slot, and an empty bay below the PCI-E graphic slot for ventilation. Item was $60 to $70 AR for several months before it was killed by Abit USA. Why pay an extra 50% for fancy heat pipe and RAID? I have no problem keeping my NB and PWM temps under control with a Big Typhoon modded with a $6 medium speed 120 x 38mm Panaflo.

Why would the author want to evaluate the stripped-down Abit IP35-V? That's stacking the deck in favor of the MSI and Gigabyte offerings. A fair contender from the Abit camp would be IP35. This is an Abit IP35-E with 1394a, RAID, optical out, and two more SATA ports for only $95 AR. That's only $5 more than the MSI P35 Neo2-FR! The goal is to seek out the best value in the sub-$100 MB category, correct?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

BTW, the Abit IP35-E is back @ NewEgg. Perhaps Abit USA finally see the light. IP35 Pro is way too much $ for the average users. Why pay 2.5x for dual GPU and RAID? IP35 is still too pricey for my wallet, even at $95 (don't need RAID). I would rather purchase a stand-alone 1394a card so I can re-use it with another MB.

My ideal under $100 MB should be dirt cheap after rebate and be able to keep up with the big boys in the overclocking department (490 to 500MHz FSB).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...16813127031&Tpk=ip35-e

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
BTW, the Abit IP35-E is back @ NewEgg.

Too bad it isn't $60AR, or I'd have to buy a third one.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
BTW, the Abit IP35-E is back @ NewEgg.

Too bad it isn't $60AR, or I'd have to buy a third one.

A few users have encountered cold boot issue with IP35-E. I have five in the lab. No problem POSTING with TP Trio and 57F ambient in the morning. Can you test your IP35-E by putting it in the garage overnight? Some say that the board will not POST with sub 60F ambient.

I even put two boards in the freezer for one hour. Again, no problem booting into windows.

 

[JKing76]

Glad things are going better, Gary. Any update on the review timeline?

 

[JKing76]

Bump for update.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Gary Key
01-14 - AMD Gala - Almost there, had a million problems from HT 3.0 not clocking up well (hint, its not pretty right now) to losing 8800GT and 3870 video cards right and left (hint, do not clock the memory too high). ***Figured out NFID settings, new BIOS releases, finally got Phenom to do something
*** Boards and CPUs are finally working together, I killed two CPUs and a couple of boards with high Vdimm settings, AMD recommends not to run memory voltages higher than 2.2V.*** BIOS' are up to speed, full Phenom numbers across all mATX/ATX boards/chipsets

I love the smell of burnt electronics in the morning.

 

[JKing76]

Glad to hear things are getting better. Looking forward to the AMD stuff starting tomorrow.

 

[JKing76]

Bump for update.

 

[JKing76]

Any of these reviews actually going to happen?

 

[heyheybooboo]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: Gary Key
01-14 - AMD Gala - Almost there, had a million problems from HT 3.0 not clocking up well (hint, its not pretty right now) to losing 8800GT and 3870 video cards right and left (hint, do not clock the memory too high). ***Figured out NFID settings, new BIOS releases, finally got Phenom to do something
*** Boards and CPUs are finally working together, I killed two CPUs and a couple of boards with high Vdimm settings, AMD recommends not to run memory voltages higher than 2.2V.*** BIOS' are up to speed, full Phenom numbers across all mATX/ATX boards/chipsets

I love the smell of burnt electronics in the morning.

It smells like ... victory

Originally posted by: JKing76
Any of these reviews actually going to happen?

nVidia MCP 78 chipsets have been delayed for 5 months. Rumahs on the internets cite heat problems across the northbridge causing a redesign of the heat pipes - or possibly some fanage. The last 'word' was new release in Jan/Feb

AMD 780g is rolling out. Reviews are popping up and official release is the first of next week.

The last I heard, Intel G35 will not be heard from until Fall of this year ...

Edit: I fergit - Anand finished the 790fx and had a x48 preview a few weeks ago