Opinions on EPOX EP-8RDA3+ motherboard

[BFMF]

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!

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.

[ATI_7500]

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

[Lurch]

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

[BFMF]

Just ordered it, plus an AthlonXP 2800+ cpu

My computer is gonna be so nice!!

[BFMF]

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

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

[Daz]

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

[BFMF]

yep, it's the 400 fsb version

[Daz]

sweet

[Chi_San]

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

[BFMF]

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!

[Daz]

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?

[BFMF]

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

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