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**txtmstrjoe** · 03-19-08

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Originally Posted by svtfmook

it's the same. it's also on air. they stay cool, even under load.

Ahhhh... that's a sweet chip you've got there, then.

blitz6804 · 03-19-08

Everything worked fine, with one caveat: my CPU is overvolting. I am on the phone with Asus now to figure out why, since there is no setting to stop that.

boonie2 · 03-19-08

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Originally Posted by blitz6804

That is what I am figuring. Regardless, I still hope that enough people create a big enough stink to get it to change. If it is not done in a few more days, I will have a VIA motherboard, and I guess it will be mute. Again I say, if the VIA motherboard works with Vista, I will be selling my GA-K8NSC-939 and 3700+ San Diego.

EDIT: The scheduled delivery date is tomorrow. However, it is on the truck today for delivery. There is a chance I will be getting the board today. If so, I do not know if I should install it tonight or tomorrow, I will need to wait and see how I feel after class.

good luck to you

blitz6804 · 03-19-08

Good news: Vista works.
Bad news: As Joe implicated, my overclockability is going to be very limited. At present, my Windows Experience Index is:

CPU: 4.9
Memory: 4.5
Graphics: 5.9
Gaming Graphics: 5.9
Hard Drive: 5.9

System is:

Clock: 2200 MHz @ 1.40 V
HT: 1000 MHz HT
RAM: 314 MHz @ 2.5 V, 2-3-3-6

Poser · 03-19-08

"Blitz stop your bellyaching... sheesh, and quit running antiquated tech and wondering why nvidia won't support it. Just by more NVIDIA gear and get with the times man..."

.... J/K....

But thats pretty much what I took away from the dialogue you had with the nvidia reps

My suggestion, before you dump the board.... (just to prove the bastids wrong) is to check Nforcershq and search for fernando's posts... he usually cooks up some nice modded chipset drivers for legacy chipsets...(nf3 nf2 etc...)

blitz6804 · 03-19-08

Yeah, I looked. There is no Vista support.

Oh well.

I would rather have dual-core / DirectX10 than a healthy overclock with one core.

Poser · 03-19-08

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Originally Posted by blitz6804

Yeah, I looked. There is no Vista support.

Oh well.

I would rather have dual-core / DirectX10 than a healthy overclock with one core.

I refuse to allow you to accept defeat at the hands of the corporate horde...

I am officially on the case and will see if I can dig something up

blitz6804 · 03-19-08

Well, the motherboard is already swapped out and the case buttoned up.

What you can do is see if you can find a modded BIOS for the Asus A8V-X to allow me to actually mess with the clocks. PCI-Lock and Voltage adjustments would be nice.

pioneerisloud · 03-20-08

That's a really odd issue you had Blitz. I used to have an nforce3 chipset motherboard, socket 939, and it worked just fine in Vista. The computer never was stable because I couldn't figure out the stupid BIOS (DFI FTL). However it DID work just fine in Vista. I'm curious to know what your chipset problem was.

Poser · 03-20-08

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Originally Posted by pioneerisloud

That's a really odd issue you had Blitz. I used to have an nforce3 chipset motherboard, socket 939, and it worked just fine in Vista. The computer never was stable because I couldn't figure out the stupid BIOS (DFI FTL). However it DID work just fine in Vista. I'm curious to know what your chipset problem was.

(I just experienced the full range of emotions with that... but I still like you

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