8RDA6+Pro, Where is it?

[blueklown]

I'm waiting on this board, i want to buy it. I've looked at all the computer sites, no board.

Where is it?

[IAmATeaf]

Still on a boat the last I heard.

[lbj777]

Last I read, the due date was mid- August.

[Garrett]

I'm gonna buy it too... I wanted a board of.... ahum, another brand
That board is famous for its high FSB but simply cannot supply enough vcore, and those boards die very quickly if modded, so the EPoX 8RDA6+ Pro is going to be it

I have the 8RDA+ 1.1 now, fully modded and not a problem ever, very good quality even when modded if you ask me
So EPoX it will be

[SharkBait]

I've PM'ed Epox Tech asking if he know's which retailers will be selling it? Hopefully, we'll have an answer soon.

[EPoX Tech]

Sorry you cannot PM me as I have to have it disabled now.

The board is made, and is on it's way to use. I have a shipment of them arriving by sea in the middle of September but will also have air shipment very soon - the exact date I cannot give - but please be aware that these boards are now made and ready but it's just a case of getting firstly to branch office and then to distributor.

The board is quite truly amazing and I think the first MCP-1000 offering from anyone - seems everyone else is concentrating too much on A64 when CPU availability and pricing isn't as great as that of Socket A. I will have media samples here along with 9NDA3+ very shortly and my magazines are screaming for 8RDA6+Pro as we are the only ones so far. Seems ASUS, ABit etc will follow us very closely - we got the very first southbridges it seems.

As ever if there are UK forum members that want this as soon as it gets here, please e-mail me (please if you do not know my address ask a member of staff to verify your needs and give out address) - I will get and send the board upon receipt tested and working.

[Kaitain]

As ever if there are UK forum members that want this as soon as it gets here, please e-mail me (please if you do not know my address ask a member of staff to verify your needs and give out address) - I will get and send the board upon receipt tested and working.

That means PM either myself (preferable for the next week) or Aedan, as we're the UK admins...

[Barix]

aaargh in italy there's another mobo from another brand with nforce2 400gb already available in stores!!!

dear epox speed up shipments!!

[IAmATeaf]

Originally Posted by Barix

aaargh in italy there's another mobo from another brand with nforce2 400gb already available in stores!!!

dear epox speed up shipments!!

Which maker is that then? If you're talking about the Abit mobos then I think you'll find that they actually opted for the 400R chipset and not the 400gb so no native Gb LAN but via A VIA chip bolted onto the side.

[IAmATeaf]

Originally Posted by EPoX Tech

As ever if there are UK forum members that want this as soon as it gets here, please e-mail me (please if you do not know my address ask a member of staff to verify your needs and give out address) - I will get and send the board upon receipt tested and working.

EPOX Tech, I like the sound of that but can you further clarify what you mean and how much damage it it likely to incur on my wallet? I for one am very interested in getting and putting this board through its paces but until I fully understand the terms and conditions don't want to jump in feet first

[Barix]

I was hoping the 8rda6+ was the first mobo with 400Gb to reach the italian market, because from some months buyers buy other brands "because all the others to that".

Only few people well knows how good epox boards are .. if the 8rda6+ reach the market soon maybe some people will buy it and re-start trusting on Epox ..

[SharkBait]

I'm actually trying to find a retailer (even a distributor would suffice) preferably in Australia, but perhaps even the US, which ever will get me the board the quickest.

ET - I've emailed plenty of retailers, but with few replies. Any ideas of who distributors in Australia are or who retailers in US might be?

That's a very kind offer you've made regarding pre-orders. I'd take you up on it, but, 1. I live in Oz and 2. The GBP is way too strong.

[Garrett]

[quote=EPoX Tech]......The board is quite truly amazing and I think the first MCP-1000 offering from anyone - seems everyone else is concentrating too much on A64 when CPU availability and pricing isn't as great as that of Socket A. I will have media samples here along with 9NDA3+ very shortly and my magazines are screaming for 8RDA6+Pro as we are the only ones so far. Seems ASUS, ABit etc will follow us very closely - we got the very first southbridges it seems......QUOTE]I'm gonna get one for sure
But what's so 'quite truly amazing' about it?

[piloteer81]

The latest nforce2 chipset, not available on any other socket A board, gigabit ethernet. We hope even better stability and overclocking potential, not to mention a triple buck phase power solution, more SATA ports and my most anticipated feature, additional S-ATA ports from Silicon Image with RAID 0,1,5,10 and the new raid chip itself supporting up to 4 channels, two more than any other socket A board I believe. The 8rda3+ was a board to compete with the likes of the NF7, the 8rda6 pro is designed to be even better.

What is truly amazing about it? Well from the specs it promises to be the best athlon board ever made. There's got to be a little something amazing about that?

[Garrett]

True... I'm really hoping for 260 or higher FSB
The rest of the features are... nice

[SharkBait]

The truly amazing thing is the various features implemented on the chipset. In the end, you may find other manufacturer's boards are superioir... who knows at this point. We will have to wait and see. But I for one am a true Epox fan and really can't afford to wait any longer to compare products.

[althes]

lookin foward to it.

[WooferWrecker]

Any Idea when we will start seeing the 9NDA3+ in Ireland? And does anyone know if this board will be capable of locking the PCI and AGP buses? If it does, i think this board will be the basis for my jump to Skt 939 :-) God I can't wait!!!

[jnansley]

My basis will be affordable processors. I'd love to skip the socket 754 stage altogether... that is, if AMD wants to sell me a product I can afford

[piloteer81]

Exactly. Socket 939 is just too expensive at the moment, well for a majority of us anyway! You're looking at way over £200/$400 for a decent cpu and board. Its also a very good idea to skip 754 completely. While the range is cheaper, AMD have already signed its death warrant. I'm waiting at least 6 months before I even think about upgrading my board and processor. The athlon XP mobile chips perform very nicely, usually up to 2700/2800 with water cooling. This puts them easily on par with P4 3.2ghz and mid range A64's. Coupled with an 8rda6+ and a decent graphics card, this will be all you need till Socket 939 sheds it premium.