WOW!.. Limited Time Offer, Ends Soon!..Epox Motherboard for AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# EP-8RDA+ $96

[samyboy]

I am i on this deal. newegg already shipped mine. Hope it can go 200Mhz.

 

[happybob]

how's the epox 8rda+ compared to the soltek SL-75FRN2-RL? the soltek is $104 shipped from newegg, and comes with s-ata raid and extra ide port. it supposedly has the new nforce2 c1 northbridge too, and has been getting good reviews. also supposedly can overclock to over 200mhz easily. anyone tried the soltek? another one that's really intriguing right now is the upcoming dfi lanparty nforce2 board, lots of features including both s-ata and ide raid, also comes with the new nforce2 400 ultra, but it's $159. it's listed on newegg too, but not yet available.

get the epox, get the soltek, or wait for the dfi??? tough decisions...

 

[MARMADUKE]

8rda+ is the best nforce2 mobo.. cost + performance!!
unless you need sata and ide raid? then wait for the 8rda3...newegg will have them any day now?

 

[BlueIce]

Why does newegg say Realtek Audio and Realtek LAN, I thought it is using the nForce for audio (APU) and LAN?

 

[JBT]

I belive it does use NForce audio but it uses realtek codecs or something like that i think the realtek LAn may be a typo???

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: chizow

Originally posted by: soup or man
just out of curiosity...are bartons unlocked by nForce2 boards like Tbreds are?

From what I've read, yes, however, there's a small caveat to that. The 333MHz CPUs seem to be limited to the high (>13x) or the low (<13) multipliers depending on which side of 13 their stock multiplier is on. So the 2500+ Barton would be limited to multiplier adjustments below 12.5x. The 266MHz XPs were fully adjustable from high to low. The workaround is to default the chip to 266MHz FSB by altering one of the L3 (or was it L5? I forget) bridges or by performing the paint or wire trick on the pins. I'll know more about this tonite, but I don't plan on using anything over 12.5x unless I'm able to OC beyond 2500MHz. 12.5x with a FSB @ 200MHz should be plenty for my target OC of 2300-2400MHz.

Chiz

wow, that chip sounds like itll run as fast as my xp1700!

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: MARMADUKE
You should start with low multiplier 9.5? and work your way up to over 200fsb then raise mult.
you should not use the cpu header!


corsair value select? never heard of this stuff, if it is value ram it must suck! , I use corsair xms over 200fsb is no problem!

isnt most of the select samsung?

 

[pecel]

Any idea if the price will go down lower?

coz i'm broke right now

 

[MARMADUKE]

^

 

[Flatbroke]

Ok, what Newegg AMD chip should I get for this board? I have a Iwill k226 (the one that hates XP chips) and a 1Gig Althon (locked) at 1.3 gig. Thinking of this board and a chip and using the other parts in the box for a new build. But what chip for fastest overclock? Thanks

 

[Blackberry Junkie]

Anyone in here has ordered 8RDA+ with newer C1/A3 stepping on northbridge from newegg and is able to hit 200 FSB without a hitch?

I just ordered mine and hopefully it will able to hit over 200 FSB since my older 8RDA wont handle no more than 175 Mhz even though I have 512 MB XMS 3200LL.

 

[SliderNMFD]

I'm in the market for a new MoBo and CPU. I don't have a lot of cash to spend as I am in the process of moving and such, so I definitely want to get the best bang for my buck in speed and reliability.

I've heard that this mobo is great, and I'm not really an OC'er either. Is it worth it to get this MoBo?

Also, what AMD chip should I get? I've read the reviews on the Barton chips, but the 2800+ and the 3000+ are a little out of my price range. Is the 2500+ good? Or should I opt for a TBred?

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: ABETech
Anyone in here has ordered 8RDA+ with newer C1/A3 stepping on northbridge from newegg and is able to hit 200 FSB without a hitch?

I just ordered mine and hopefully it will able to hit over 200 FSB since my older 8RDA wont handle no more than 175 Mhz even though I have 512 MB XMS 3200LL.

I built one for a friend last week and I'm still using it.
It has the 8RDA+ w/ (2) sticks hyperX PC3000 and a Tbred 'b' 2100+ cooled by an SK-7 and a Zalman F-1 fan @ 12v.
Current setting is 200@11x w/ mem bios timing set at Agressive. What blows me away is, it never says it's hotter than 35 degrees C and I've been happily playing sessions of UT2003 with his NVIDIA Mad Dog Prowler MX440-SE AGP.

I just installed and ran WCPUID v. 3.1a and according to this, the "Host Bridge" is a revision C1 and the "South Bridge" is a revision C1 whereas the "VGA Device" is a revision A3.

The only thing I can vouch for is that the southbridge says A3 on it.

BTW, got the mobo at NE for about $102, the Tbred at NE for about $78, the SK-7 and Zalman @ SVC for $20 and ?(I forget) respectively.

 

[happybob]

anyone with the soltek nforce2 board i mentioned above? now it's also $94 shipped!

 

[ww4397]

Price up to $96, shipped.

 

[ZippyDan]

whats the diff between the 8RDA and the 8RDA+ ? the only thing that jumps out as me is that + has firewire, and the claim by someone that it runs cooler...

im not interested in overclocking ever

but i am interested in performance, cooling, features

~Zippy!

 

[MARMADUKE]

1700+ B is best overclocker!
The 8RDA+ has better sound + firewire and LAN!
8RDA = no firewire,no LAN

 

[ZippyDan]

does it have spdif out?

~Zippy!

 

[RadioactiveMagpies]

does it have spdif out?

nope, you have to order the addon bracket from epox, its like ~$15 and i heard its rarely in stock.

 

[m1ke101]

ordered one at 1, should have it by tomorrow

 

[scrubman]

anybody get their boards yet who can verify if it has the new northbridge stepping?

 

[Northland]

Just received mine today (Epox 8RDA+). It is version 1.1 with an "A3" southbridge.

What does this mean?


Northland

 

[MARMADUKE]

run wcpuid and post what it says.

 

[drewdogg808]

Originally posted by: Northland
Just received mine today (Epox 8RDA+). It is version 1.1 with an "A3" southbridge.

What does this mean?


Northland

shine a light through the northbridge hs and see if there is any silver or if it is all black.

 

[Vrangel]

A3 is the older "silver" one.
You want all black A1.