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Should I sell my A8N SLI Deluxe

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G
geek Original post #1
Jun 17, 2006 at 8:30 AM
Hi all.......

I have an A8N SLI Deluxe board. I bought this board when I was a computer enthusiast.....but now the comp is in my office.

Unfortunately the board gets into chipset fan trouble evry 3-4 months. The comp is main server and 5 clients are attached to it. Its really a big problem disconnecting the comp and taking it to the vendor and getting the fan changed very 3-4 months. I have talked to my vendor and he is ready to exchange it for another board.


I bought this board around Jan 2005 and except for the fan the board is a baby

My questions are

1 Should I sell this board and get a new one

2 If the answer to 1 Is yes then what price should I expect from my
vendor

3 Last but not the least, if i do sell this board which board should i
get. I need a no frill but High Performance board which should
come within the sale proceeds of the SLI (Maybe a little extra)

4 I am from chandigarh and if anyone of u is interested in buying
this board do pm me

Hope u will sort my confusion out
D
drvarunmehta #2
Jun 17, 2006 at 9:09 AM
The early editions of the board did have issues with the northbridge fan. I suggest you get Asus to replace the board. If it dosen't work out you could sell it and get a Asus A8N-E which is basically the same board minus the SLI.
As far as buying from you is concerned, why would anyone buy a motherboard they know is defective?
thetopcyborg
thetopcyborg #3
Jun 17, 2006 at 4:01 PM
HEy, Im buying a A8N-SLI (new) in a few days, shud i go for it or no? has the problem been rectified now?
TechGuru#1
TechGuru#1 #4
Jun 17, 2006 at 11:13 PM
thetopcyborg said:
HEy, Im buying a A8N-SLI (new) in a few days, shud i go for it or no? has the problem been rectified now?
Click to expand...

Yeah fikar not yaar!
The Recent Bios updates have all the fixes.
anyway, me on my A8N SLI Premium running perfectly stable!
Vyasram
Vyasram #5
Jun 18, 2006 at 6:59 AM
Me had chipset fan troubles with a8n-e , ask asus, they'll put a bigger and better fan on ur mobo.
thetopcyborg
thetopcyborg #6
Jun 18, 2006 at 12:34 PM
does it have onboard graphics?
Rollercoaster
Rollercoaster #8
Jun 18, 2006 at 1:40 PM
get a A8N Sli premium.. it heatpipes to cool chipset so....
No Chipset Fan.. No Problem :D

BTW i have one and it is super kool
deathvirus_me
deathvirus_me #9
Jun 18, 2006 at 1:46 PM
Well .. u can contact the Asus dealers .. they should send in a replacement fan (a lot better) ... that should solve the problem .. also update the bios to ramove any kind of hardware conflict ....