Asus A8N-VM CSM Motherboard

[mukul]

me just upgrading my pc from intel 2.8 to AMD 3500+....
and ram--->2GB

in this i would like a descent mobo....how is this one...

Asus A8N-VM CSM Motherboard
will i be able to play games on it....

plz suggest others too.....

i would like to play games on it at medium or low resolution or so... so suggest accordingly.....

may be later i hook up to graphic card....

plz reply soon...

 

[samrulez]

me just upgrading my pc from intel 2.8 to AMD 3500+....
and ram--->2GB

in this i would like a descent mobo....how is this one...

Asus A8N-VM CSM Motherboard
will i be able to play games on it....

plz suggest others too.....

i would like to play games on it at medium or low resolution or so... so suggest accordingly.....

may be later i hook up to graphic card....

plz reply soon...

Well.....u can play games on the A8N VM CSM......but don't expect too much from it.....maybe at low-mid settings with 25-35 fps....around..

Its a good option to get the A8N CSM...and then add a graphics card later........Maybe after a few months a 7600GT to 7900GT some card........only if u will be going for a graphics card later buy a good SMPS......ocz they require lotta power....

 

[akshayt]

Get one thing right, to play todays games(the latest ones) even at 10X7 low to med or med to high for some others you will need atleast :
1GB ram
Geforce 6600GT
no onboard video can do that

You won't be able to play games as well as you think you will.

Get Asus A8N E instead of that mobo, it costs maybe around 5500 and will probably be a much better mobo, oc, stable and all.

Right now you are getting:
Amd 64 3500 + your mobo = 9500

GET THIS instead and it will win over its performance:
Amd 64 3000 + Asus A8N E = 10k
+ sub 5k graphic card and this system will kill that system

keep in mind that all these systems are crap at gaming.

 

[mukul]

but as i said i would like to invest ... in graphic card later ... i would bye a nice one later....till then i be needin onboard graphics ...

or if still go about with AMD 64 bit 3500+ with asus A8N E+ with a descent card .... how much would it cost me....also tell ab2 the card ,,,

 

[akshayt]

I am not suggesting you a decent card in this budget unless you want to know.

Anyway a cheap way.
Amd 64 3000/3500 : 4500/5700
Asus A8N E : around 5500 maybe a tad more
Geforce 7300GT preferably GDDR3 , better still 7600GS, this one is the closest ot decent I have told you yet, 4.4k, 5kish and around 7k for 7600GS

Cheaper way
get Foxcon mobo without onboard video for around 2k

 

[cyrux]

Cheapest .. get a foxconn motherboard without any onboard graphic solution for 3k and go for a 6600 for 5k or 7300Gt

 

[akshayt]

foxconn mobo should be around 2k i think, read at TE forum

 

[kaustav_geek]

akshat said:
Right now you are getting:
Amd 64 3500 + your mobo = 9500

GET THIS instead and it will win over its performance:
Amd 64 3000 + Asus A8N E = 10k
+ sub 5k graphic card and this system will kill that system

Man, do you seriously think that a 3000+ will kill a 3500+????

Well, I suggest that mukul goes for a 3500+ & Asus A8N-VM CSM combo. IF you go for a gfx card now, then go for the Asus A8N E.

If you are tight on budget, then replace the 3500+ with a 3200+ or atlast a 3000+.



akshat said:
Right now you are getting:
Amd 64 3500 + your mobo = 9500

GET THIS instead and it will win over its performance:
Amd 64 3000 + Asus A8N E = 10k
+ sub 5k graphic card and this system will kill that system

Man, do you seriously think that a 3000+ will kill a 3500+????

Well, I suggest that mukul goes for a 3500+ & Asus A8N-VM CSM combo. IF you go for a gfx card now, then go for the Asus A8N E.

If you are tight on budget, then replace the 3500+ with a 3200+ or atlast a 3000+.



akshat said:
Right now you are getting:
Amd 64 3500 + your mobo = 9500

GET THIS instead and it will win over its performance:
Amd 64 3000 + Asus A8N E = 10k
+ sub 5k graphic card and this system will kill that system

Man, do you seriously think that a 3000+ will kill a 3500+????

Well, I suggest that mukul goes for a 3500+ & Asus A8N-VM CSM combo. IF you go for a gfx card now, then go for the Asus A8N E.

If you are tight on budget, then replace the 3500+ with a 3200+ or atlast a 3000+.

 

[mukul]

I am not suggesting you a decent card in this budget unless you want to know.

Anyway a cheap way.
Amd 64 3000/3500 : 4500/5700
Asus A8N E : around 5500 maybe a tad more
Geforce 7300GT preferably GDDR3 , better still 7600GS, this one is the closest ot decent I have told you yet, 4.4k, 5kish and around 7k for 7600GS

Cheaper way
get Foxcon mobo without onboard video for around 2k

ok suggest a decent graphic card also... <10k
and gimme link for foxconn mobo too

what ab2 this mobo..... foxconn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS

*www.foxconnchannel.com/EN-US/Product/motherboard_detail.aspx?ID=en-gb0000140

 

[akshayt]

Amd 64 3000 + 7900GT > Amd X2 4200 + 7600GT in almost all games.

Amd 3000 + good mobo + much better graphic card will easily kill a 3500. PERIOD

To top it, Asus A8N E will let you overclock your Amd 64 3000, then it might even comare to Amd 4000+

 

[kaustav_geek]

Can you tell me why is it so?

 

[akshayt]

why what is so?

 

[kaustav_geek]

Mention the sources which tell :
Amd 64 3000 + 7900GT > Amd X2 4200 + 7600GT in almost all games.

Amd 3000 + good mobo + much better graphic card will easily kill a 3500. PERIOD

To top it, Asus A8N E will let you overclock your Amd 64 3000, then it might even comare to Amd 4000+





Well you might say 7900gt beats 7600gt coz its faster not because 3000+ beats 3500+.

 

[akshayt]

Amd 64 3000 + 7900GT > 7600GT + X2 4200 for most games

An overclocked Amd 64 3000(at 2.8) will surely beat or equal a Amd 4000, this is mostly maths.

For deriving the first you need to do some logic and maths :

GPU benchies
*xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/powercolor-x1800gto.html

Now you have an idea how a graphic card performs with a good CPU.

*www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/15/graphics_card_buyers_guide_2006_part3/

Now you have an idea how a GPU performs with a mainstream CPU.

But still we need to know whether a better CPU helps or not, right, read on.

CPU benchies

*www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
Please select gaming bechies preferably at high res and all.

*xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/cpu-games2.html

Do keep in mind that what I say is only true if you play at high settings, maybe 12X10 MAX or 10X7 MAX not if you are going to be doing 800*600 MED or something.

*enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTAwMiwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0
This is is a really important one for you.

*enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTEwOCwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0

The only downside is that they haven't all shown the min fps.