Asus A7N266-C The Test-Results ...

Dolphin · Post by **Dolphin** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 10:36 am

As I promised a few days ago, I will let you know about my experience with this board. Let me tell you the good news first: this board is the most stable and best performing board I have ever had!!!

My configuration:
Athlon XP2000+, boxed
Asus A7N266-C, Bios 1003 (updated)
Windows XP
512 RAM (2x256)
IBM 40GB
IBM 60GB
DVD 16X
Matrox Millenium G550
PulsarII, SFP 3.1a
Cubase SX (registered version)

I can load 9 MV (and use them) with a latency of 4ms. With the 10th MV I get the DSP-Warning but can go on loading the effect.

As I am using Pulsar only in XTC-Mode with SX (which is an amazing and very comfortable new platform !!!!!) I am very happy about these results. My setups usually include 3-4 instruments in HALion, 1 or 2 FM7, Steinberg A1 and of course Lightwave, Inferno and sometimes a third Creamware Softsynth. All the guitars and vocals are recorded live on 3-4 stereotracks. I am mastering my recordings with an Equalizer and Optimaster. Dithering via UV22HR. Believe it or not: I can do this without any crackling or scratches LIVE! I am recording this setup with full automation directly via SPDIF into a standalone CD-Burner. The sound is absolutely professional.

If anybody out there thinks about buying a new board, then go for the Asus A7N266-C. I think it is the best buy for Pulsar Users today.

kimgr · Post by **kimgr** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 11:13 am

I'm amazed that you can run that many MV's on an nVidia based board !
Anybody knows what happend compared to earlier boards ?

Kim.

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subhuman · Post by **subhuman** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 1:30 pm

Yes they fixed with a BIOS update the PCI read issue. See tech-report.com for more information search for nForce.

And guess what new KT400 chipsets from via *may* have solved the long standing, HUGE problem with their chipsets. I'll believe it when I hear masterVerb results

remixme · Post by **remixme** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 1:53 pm

Even if they did, I woudn't put my trust in VIA again, its just one thing after another with that company.

subhuman · Post by **subhuman** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 3:23 pm

On 2002-07-07 14:53, remixme wrote:
Even if they did, I woudn't put my trust in VIA again, its just one thing after another with that company.

Totally agree. It will take quite a bit to persuade me into buying and trying ANY of their products again; the most frusterating thing is reading about how I'm "wrong" about my issues with VIA and that it's "user error." Well at least now it's proven there are issues, hopefully this leads to better products. Luckily there are now other chipsets (even FIRST GENERATION chipsets like the nForce) that KILL all VIA's attempts at chipsets for our purposes. Hopefully the better product is successful and the negative publicity gives VIA fire to develop better stuff in the future.

kimgr · Post by **kimgr** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 3:58 pm

... Except for their firewire chips:
I just changed from an Adaptec card with Texas chip, to a NoName with Via= 20% performance increase on my homebuild FW removable system !

Kim.