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SOS, DD.
You forgot to mention the HTT, BIOS and voltage issues on the A8R32-MVP mobo that have been documented by other reviewers.
This statement from the article is jusr nonsense as no casual overclocker would be happy with a max of 1.6V:
"The CPU voltage range is perhaps not too big and may limit your overclocking attempts, but you are likely to be satisfied with the available options unless you are into extreme overclocking experiments."
I don't believe anyone with a clue is gonna buy 1.6V on a S939 mobo as being adequate for general overclocking let alone "extreme" overclocking. Virtually all other S939 mobos offer 1.65V and higher by default.
Other than the noted mobo problems on the A8R32-MVP mobo, the minimal 2% increase in performance in some benches and losses in others compared to the A8R-MVP, the $100 excessive price tag, the complete lack of customer support from Asus, the lacking 3-phase vcore circuit design, the A8R32-MVP is a pretty unexceptional mobo that should be left on the shelf to rot.
Asus has lost their way in recent years with rushed to market crap and it shows. Anyone who buys an Asus mobo be it an ATI or Nvidia chipset based mobo deserves exactly what they get when the problems with these products have been documented and reported by honest reviewers.
You forgot to mention the HTT, BIOS and voltage issues on the A8R32-MVP mobo that have been documented by other reviewers.
This statement from the article is jusr nonsense as no casual overclocker would be happy with a max of 1.6V:
"The CPU voltage range is perhaps not too big and may limit your overclocking attempts, but you are likely to be satisfied with the available options unless you are into extreme overclocking experiments."
I don't believe anyone with a clue is gonna buy 1.6V on a S939 mobo as being adequate for general overclocking let alone "extreme" overclocking. Virtually all other S939 mobos offer 1.65V and higher by default.
Other than the noted mobo problems on the A8R32-MVP mobo, the minimal 2% increase in performance in some benches and losses in others compared to the A8R-MVP, the $100 excessive price tag, the complete lack of customer support from Asus, the lacking 3-phase vcore circuit design, the A8R32-MVP is a pretty unexceptional mobo that should be left on the shelf to rot.
Asus has lost their way in recent years with rushed to market crap and it shows. Anyone who buys an Asus mobo be it an ATI or Nvidia chipset based mobo deserves exactly what they get when the problems with these products have been documented and reported by honest reviewers.
[Posted by: Randy | Date: 03/27/06 08:07:24 PM]
