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- Feb 15, 2004
I am Five minuites away from firing up this setup. Be back with some results.
(EDIT) IF AFTER READING THIS POST YOU WANT TO BUY ONE OF THESE BOARDS NEWEGG IS THE ONLY ONE SELLING REVISION 1.1 BOARDS THAT I KNOW OFF. NEW BOARDS ALSO NOT REFURBS.
There is no for shure thing that you will get a revision 1.1 board still but that is what thay have been shipping.
The revision 1.0 board worked good also but it seems the 1.1 board is a better board & has been very stable for me.
(EDIT) I AM NOW ON MY SECOND DEAD KV8 PRO, AND I WOULD ADVISE YOU, THAT, IN YOUR BEST INTERST, YOU DO NOT GET THIS BOARD. IT IS A SHAME BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD OF A BOARD THIS WAS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE, IN THE WAY THE PCB IS MADE. IT IS VERY FLEXABLE. AND IT SEEMS THAT EVENTUALLY, IN THE AREA AROUND CPU, BECAUSE OF FLEXING, SOME OF THE TRACES CRACK. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THIS, IT MAY EVEN BE IN THE INNER LAYERS OF THE PCB. I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO SAY AWAY FROM THIS BOARD.
READ THIS THERE ARE THREE REPORTS OF DEAD BOARDS HERE. AND THEN THERE ARE THE TWO OF MINE THAT WENT DOWN........
(EDIT) IF AFTER READING THIS POST YOU WANT TO BUY ONE OF THESE BOARDS NEWEGG IS THE ONLY ONE SELLING REVISION 1.1 BOARDS THAT I KNOW OFF. NEW BOARDS ALSO NOT REFURBS.
There is no for shure thing that you will get a revision 1.1 board still but that is what thay have been shipping.
The revision 1.0 board worked good also but it seems the 1.1 board is a better board & has been very stable for me.
(EDIT) I AM NOW ON MY SECOND DEAD KV8 PRO, AND I WOULD ADVISE YOU, THAT, IN YOUR BEST INTERST, YOU DO NOT GET THIS BOARD. IT IS A SHAME BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD OF A BOARD THIS WAS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE, IN THE WAY THE PCB IS MADE. IT IS VERY FLEXABLE. AND IT SEEMS THAT EVENTUALLY, IN THE AREA AROUND CPU, BECAUSE OF FLEXING, SOME OF THE TRACES CRACK. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THIS, IT MAY EVEN BE IN THE INNER LAYERS OF THE PCB. I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO SAY AWAY FROM THIS BOARD.
READ THIS THERE ARE THREE REPORTS OF DEAD BOARDS HERE. AND THEN THERE ARE THE TWO OF MINE THAT WENT DOWN........
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