Asus K8V SE Deluxe

nffc · 11-08-2005, 20:42

Just ordered this board. Anyone have it- and if so, I'd just like to know any useful info / glitches you may have noticed or any comments...

It's not ETA for a week or so- so i can still cancel it... although I'm hoping I don't have to.

I will be getting a S754 Athlon 64 3200+ for it...

11-08-2005, 20:45

I got it on my second machine. Works fine with a 3200 also, only problem ive had is every now ang again at boot it fails with the message overclocking failed click blar to get enter setup and blar to just boot(prob a settign ive missed but ive looked) apart from that its fine

nffc · 11-08-2005, 20:49

I don't OC so that shouldn't be a problem. Why I'd need to, with a 3200, I don't know...

philip.j.fry · 11-08-2005, 21:00

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Originally Posted by nffc

I don't OC so that shouldn't be a problem. Why I'd need to, with a 3200, I don't know...

I've got the board, the OC failed message is a glitch that occurs even when not overcloked. I'm on the latest bios revision though and have had no problems at all since upgrading.

11-08-2005, 21:06

I did update bios but I will do it again

nffc · 11-08-2005, 21:13

If it's only a glitch i can live with that. Too scared to update bios... the onboard stuff's presumably OK? I won't use the sound, but everything else... easy to install? Supports FDD, 2 IDEs and SATA?

11-08-2005, 21:30

yeah all the rest of it works fine for me,on line all day downloading encoding quite heavy cpu stuff no probs at all

nffc · 11-08-2005, 21:49

And gaming? Mainly things like FM 2005, Pro Evo and GTA:VC...

11-08-2005, 21:51

not tried I have a much faster machine for that but im sure itll handle it with good ram and gfx

Mr_love_monkey · 11-08-2005, 22:06

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Originally Posted by philip.j.fry

I've got the board, the OC failed message is a glitch that occurs even when not overcloked. I'm on the latest bios revision though and have had no problems at all since upgrading.

This seems to be a common problem with the newer asus boards... don't know why - sometimes a bios upgrade does fix it, sometimes it doesn't..

I just wish the board's voice didn't always make me think of Martin from the Simpsons - I find the tone very alike - whenever it says 'System completed power on self test, computer now booting from operating system' - I always expect it to finish with 'Excelsior!'

11-08-2005, 22:11

now you come to mention it ,it happens on the above I own and on an asus 939 board I own also

nffc · 12-08-2005, 07:02

Must be an Asus glitch then. Although if it doesn't actually stop it booting I suppose it can only be a slight annoyance at worst...

That voice is funny but it only works if you use the onboard doesn't it? (Which of course, will not be better than my Audigy 2 ZS and even if it was, I'd still use the expensive card with all the connectors)

12-08-2005, 08:24

you can switch the voice off I believe and as long as you have a case speaker you wil get beep codes.Of course we all hope the switch will go well and you wont need this anyway

nffc · 12-08-2005, 17:37

Bleh. Got a 3700 instead.

Mr_love_monkey · 12-08-2005, 23:36

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

you can switch the voice off I believe and as long as you have a case speaker you wil get beep codes.Of course we all hope the switch will go well and you wont need this anyway

Yeah - and, with mine at least - you can replace the recorded messages with ones of your own - I'm thinking of replacing mine with samples from porn films