RetroPC_King wrote on 2022-06-16, 15:04:

Con 2 botones wrote on 2022-06-16, 15:00:

PcBytes wrote on 2022-06-16, 13:52:

As OP said, A7N8X-E Deluxe could be a choice, but I'd highly recommend either a Epox EP-8RDA3I, 8RDA6 Pro (if you want additional stuff like SATA and RAID), or a MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR.

The reason I listed those three is because they all have 12v plugs, while the A7N8X-E is a very very 5v heavy board - they didn't even bother adding a 12v plug to slightly offload the CPU power.
Just for the record, I'm not saying A7N8X-E Deluxe is a bad board, but the lack of a 12v plug seems very alarming to me, so I would personally have a nF2 board with a 12v plug to offload some of the CPU power output.

Well, yes, that has been what made my search difficult. I want it to have it all: 400mhz Bus support, dual channel, S-ATA and the 12V plug. Not easy to find them for the right price.
Last year I bought one matching my requirements (MS-6570E, K7N2 Delta2) from eBay, turns on but...it doesn´t post. 😐

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe is good, but does not have 12v plug, so it needs a 5V Heavy PSU. Also mine is stable.

Sad for that MSI board that did not POST. Check caps please. If caps are bad, recap it. I Struggle to recap my GIGABYTE GA-7DXE because it is a rare board and suddenly stopped powering up.

Well, caps look ok, but yes, they could be not ok:
Help with MSI KN72 DELTA 2 !

It seems this is a not an uncommon issue with this model.

Reflash the BIOS chip externally for the K7N2. Mine suffered from the same issue and a hotflash (since I don't have a PLCC32 flasher) on a Jetway N2PAP-Lite fixed it.

PcBytes wrote on 2022-06-16, 18:52:

Reflash the BIOS chip externally for the K7N2. Mine suffered from the same issue and a hotflash (since I don't have a PLCC32 flasher) on a Jetway N2PAP-Lite fixed it.

This solution is HOTFLASH. I have also a EEPROM burner, so for me corrupted BIOS is not a nightmare.

PcBytes wrote on 2022-06-16, 13:52:

As OP said, A7N8X-E Deluxe could be a choice, but I'd highly recommend either a Epox EP-8RDA3I, 8RDA6 Pro (if you want additional stuff like SATA and RAID), or a MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR.

The reason I listed those three is because they all have 12v plugs, while the A7N8X-E is a very very 5v heavy board - they didn't even bother adding a 12v plug to slightly offload the CPU power.
Just for the record, I'm not saying A7N8X-E Deluxe is a bad board, but the lack of a 12v plug seems very alarming to me, so I would personally have a nF2 board with a 12v plug to offload some of the CPU power output.

i second this
the MSI one even has a PLATINUM version all black PCB with p4 connector, beautiful board To show it with a side window pc case.

Sadly my heart wants the asus one because its the one i had when i was young and spent so many nights playing Counterstrike 1.6 , asus did those ugly brown color pcbs back in the day

BLockOUT wrote on 2022-06-22, 01:28:

i second this the MSI one even has a PLATINUM version all black PCB with p4 connector, beautiful board To show it with a side wi […]
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PcBytes wrote on 2022-06-16, 13:52:

As OP said, A7N8X-E Deluxe could be a choice, but I'd highly recommend either a Epox EP-8RDA3I, 8RDA6 Pro (if you want additional stuff like SATA and RAID), or a MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR.

The reason I listed those three is because they all have 12v plugs, while the A7N8X-E is a very very 5v heavy board - they didn't even bother adding a 12v plug to slightly offload the CPU power.
Just for the record, I'm not saying A7N8X-E Deluxe is a bad board, but the lack of a 12v plug seems very alarming to me, so I would personally have a nF2 board with a 12v plug to offload some of the CPU power output.

i second this
the MSI one even has a PLATINUM version all black PCB with p4 connector, beautiful board To show it with a side window pc case.

Sadly my heart wants the asus one because its the one i had when i was young and spent so many nights playing Counterstrike 1.6 , asus did those ugly brown color pcbs back in the day

That brownish-yellow PCBs are the ASUS most common, even in value ones. What ASUS A7N8X you had? The A7N8X Deluxe Rev2.0 or the A7N8X-E Deluxe? I have both and they are good.