Simviation Forum - Opinions on EPOX EP-8RDA3+ motherboard

Sep 1^st, 2003 at 10:32pm

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Please tell me what you think

I found an Epox EP-8RDA3+ motherboard on www.newegg.com selling for $110.00.

This board will also support the AMD AthlonXP 3200+ processors! 8)

Detailed Specifications

Model: EP-8RDA3+

CPU: AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron
Max. FSB: 400MHz

Chipset: Nvidia Nforce2 SPP Chipset + Nvidia Nforce2 MCP

Memory: 3 x DDR SDRAM PC3200, 3GB max.

Expansion Slots: 1 x 8X AGP slot.
5 x 32bit PCI slot.

IDE: 2 x E/IDE Ultra DMA/133, 4 drives max.

Serial ATA: N/A

Raid: N/A

Internal I/O Connectors: Not Specified

Back Panel I/O Connectors: 2 x PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard
2 x Serial
1 x Parallel
4 x USB
2 x RJ45

Integrated Video: N/A

Integrated Audio: C-Media CMI9739 6-channel full duplex integrated sound

Integrated LAN: Realtek RTL8201 PHY

System Bios: Award/Phoenix BIOS v6.0

Additional Features: AGP voltage settings are adjustable by BIOS
CPU clock settings are adjustable by BIOS
CPU V-core settings are adjustable by BIOS
Hardware Monitoring Function provided by Winbond
Keyboard Power On (KBPO)
Magic Flash
Magic Health
Magic Screen
Memory voltage settings are adjustable by BIOS
P80P Diagnostic LED
Suspend To RAM (STR)
Wake On Lan (WOL)

Form Factor: ATX
Dimensions: 305mm x 245mm

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Reply #1 - Sep 2^nd, 2003 at 5:46am

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that's a ~~good~~ very good offer,andrew. go for it!

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Reply #2 - Sep 4^th, 2003 at 10:42pm

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I have one and haven't had any problems with it.

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Reply #3 - Sep 5^th, 2003 at 3:39pm

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Just ordered it, plus an AthlonXP 2800+ cpu Grin

My computer is gonna be so nice!! 8)

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Reply #4 - Sep 9^th, 2003 at 4:23pm

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I got my motherboard this morning, now I have to wait another week for my processor Roll Eyes

I've been reading through the manual and it states that it requires a Video card that supports the 1.5v specification. I've got a Visiontek XTASY 6964 GeForce 3 Ti500 AGP 64MB Video Card, and it's only a year old. Will it work ???

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Reply #5 - Sep 9^th, 2003 at 10:12pm

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andrew i think thats the same moherboard and cpu that i am getting......is it the 400 fsb version? if it is i am looking forward to it plus i have 1024mb of ddr400 pc3200 and a 256mb XFX geforce fx5600 to put in it..should be a dream hope it lives up to your expectations

AMD athlon XP2800+ @2.34ghz&&Epox 8RDA3G 400 fsb, 8x AGP&&1024MB DDR400 PC3200&&XFX 256MB FX5950 Ultra (oc 525/1.04)&&40 gig maxtor 7200rpm&&80 gig seagate baracuda 7200rpm&&

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Reply #6 - Sep 10^th, 2003 at 1:16am

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yep, it's the 400 fsb version 8)

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Reply #7 - Sep 11^th, 2003 at 4:14am

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sweet

AMD athlon XP2800+ @2.34ghz&&Epox 8RDA3G 400 fsb, 8x AGP&&1024MB DDR400 PC3200&&XFX 256MB FX5950 Ultra (oc 525/1.04)&&40 gig maxtor 7200rpm&&80 gig seagate baracuda 7200rpm&&

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Reply #8 - Sep 16^th, 2003 at 5:56pm

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I'm probably going to get one myself later tonight, and a Duron. I'll put my Barton in that board, and the Duron in my Shuttle, and my Palomino in my FIC. :p Complicated... :p

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Reply #9 - Sep 17^th, 2003 at 10:46pm

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Ok, got my processor this morning, rebuilt my computer, reinstalled windows, and it's running beautifull!

One question though,

Even though I ordered an Athlon XP 2800+, Windows think's it's only running at 1.67 ghz. Is this a problem or do I need to change some settings in the bios???

Thanks

btw, Loaded FS2004, turned all settings up high and created a flight at Seatac with the thunderstorm theme and was getting around 20 fps most of the time! 8)

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Reply #10 - Sep 19^th, 2003 at 7:19am

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yeah same here with the cpu running at that speed i want to know if it is overclockable by much. wat graphics card are u using andrew?

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Reply #11 - Sep 19^th, 2003 at 11:51pm

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I finally figured it out. I went into the bios and changed some settings, now WinXP recognizes it as an AMD AthlonXP 2800+ 8)

I've got a GeForce 3 Ti 500 video card. Not the best, but it works

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