A8R32-MVP what is it

Hi,

Asus have been clever to get these out quicker than anyone else, there is just so much demand for that new chipset at the moment, lets hope we see a good range of boards from the big players.

I have one of these on order, I'll also be keeping a keen eye on DFI, to see what their version can do.

Thanks
Raja
 
Dr Who said:
can anyone who has one of these boards post a copy and paste from the irq page of msinfo32 please

:D
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Some sharing going on. :D

Apparently there's a new bios out that allows higher overclocks. That explains why i'm stuck at ~300 MHz HTT. It's mentioned in a thread at xtremesystems.org
 
Dr Who said:
can anyone who has one of these boards post a copy and paste from the irq page of msinfo32 please

:D
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Hi , here you go

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 5 MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 12 Microsoft PS/2 Mouse OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 17 Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller OK
IRQ 17 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 18 Radeon X1800 CrossFire Edition OK
IRQ 18 Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller OK
IRQ 18 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 19 Radeon X1800 Series OK
IRQ 19 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 19 ULi SATA/RAID Controller (M1575/M1697) OK
IRQ 20 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller OK
IRQ 22 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio OK
IRQ 23 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller OK
 
Some sharing going on. :D

Apparently there's a new bios out that allows higher overclocks. That explains why i'm stuck at ~300 MHz HTT. It's mentioned in a thread at xtremesystems.org[/QUOTE]

What memory are you running with IbaneZ
 
andyr said:
Hi , here you go

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 5 MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 12 Microsoft PS/2 Mouse OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 17 Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller OK
IRQ 17 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 18 Radeon X1800 CrossFire Edition OK
IRQ 18 Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller OK
IRQ 18 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 19 Radeon X1800 Series OK
IRQ 19 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 19 ULi SATA/RAID Controller (M1575/M1697) OK
IRQ 20 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller OK
IRQ 22 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio OK
IRQ 23 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller OK
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Pretty much the same as my existing board....

Dont see that as worth the upgrade then at present...

That is a shocking level of IRQ sharing compared to an intel mobo...

At worst I would expect to see the USB hubs sharing with one other item, but I cannot understand why they dont utilise some better sharing, such as all the usb's on the same IRQ rather than them interfering with the grfx cards and disk controllers..

:(
 
a couple of points
have you got the plug and play selected to OS in the bios if you have then is it not the OS thats doing the shareing not the MB ?

Asus have removed the A8R-MVP from there product page :eek:
 
of course, yes...

But it makes no odds which is selected as far as I can tell... the OS cannot overide shared pci slots and the range they are allocated by the bios...

I think all the allocation is down to the APIC and on the Intel boards it sems to give a better spread than on AMD boards in my experience...

Never seem to get any sharing except the odd USB port on Intel boards... here you have SATA controllers and Sound Cards sharing with grafix card, which inevitably ends up in a fight during ames...

:(
 
andyr said:
Hi , here you go

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 5 MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 12 Microsoft PS/2 Mouse OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 17 Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller OK
IRQ 17 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 18 Radeon X1800 CrossFire Edition OK
IRQ 18 Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller OK
IRQ 18 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 19 Radeon X1800 Series OK
IRQ 19 ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 19 ULi SATA/RAID Controller (M1575/M1697) OK
IRQ 20 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller OK
IRQ 22 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio OK
IRQ 23 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller OK
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Just for comparisons:- Asus A8N-SLI Premium

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 4 NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller OK
IRQ 15 NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller OK
IRQ 16 Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM) OK
IRQ 17 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
IRQ 17 Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller OK
IRQ 18 Radeon X1900 Series OK
IRQ 20 NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller OK
IRQ 21 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller OK
IRQ 22 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller OK

Also disabled unused IRQ's in the bios
 
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Another comparison : Asus A8N32

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 5 NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 16 Radeon X1900 Series OK
IRQ 17 Creative SB X-Fi OK
IRQ 21 Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller OK
IRQ 22 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller OK
IRQ 22 NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator OK
IRQ 23 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller OK

Using the X1900XTX in the bottom Slot is fine as above,

Put it in the slot nearest the CPU and it will share an IRQ

I also disable most of the stuff i dont need in the bios
 
MSI K8N Neo Plat 2 (NF3)

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 5 NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 9 SCSI/RAID Host Controller OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 NVIDIA nForce3 250 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6) OK
IRQ 15 NVIDIA nForce3 250 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6) OK
IRQ 16 RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition OK
IRQ 16 Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC OK
IRQ 19 Creative SB Audigy 4 (WDM) OK
IRQ 20 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller OK
IRQ 20 Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller OK
IRQ 22 Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller OK
IRQ 23 NVIDIA nForce3 250 Serial ATA Controller (v2.6) OK

(as above, disabled unused bits)
 
andyr said:
Sorry to have to ask but what difference does it make if they are sharing an irq
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It really depends on the quality of the drivers and how much is sharing..

At best its a slower system, at worst it can cause pausing, stuttering, crackling, random lockups, blue screen of death...


Overall its not considered to be a good thing, and usually you can juggle pci cards etc to minimise it, but for my money, the graphics card and HDD controllers should be on a sole IRQ each... no sharing...

:D
 
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