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tnbasrc   01-31-2007 at 05:12:21 AM

A new Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H has showed up on NewEgg

http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6813186108

Lots of features just like the Asus P5B-E but $40 less.

Anybody seen any reviews on this one?

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sirrobin4ever   01-31-2007 at 05:45:15 AM
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No, but it shouldn't be that much different than its little brother. Here, THG already reviewed the lower model here.


Best of Luck

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tnbasrc   01-31-2007 at 04:43:10 PM
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Found a review for the Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H:

HERE

Both it and it's little brother got good reviews from sites, but only so-so from users on NewEgg.

Wonder how the new board would fit with an E4300 and this ram:

http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6820145566

or this ram?

http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 820145539.

I'm looking to put a budget system together for light gaming, lite OC'ing late in it's life cycle, and to eventually morph it into a HTPC PVR at the end of the year and then go Quad-Core. This board has a little bit of everything, like the Asus P5B-E that I was looking at, but I heard the Asus was a little ticky with ram.

My gaming curve is usually a year behind: Now playing HL2, Quake4, BF2142, COD2, Farcry, RO-Legneds, etc.

Any thoughts?

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tnbasrc   01-31-2007 at 05:47:54 PM
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The features/differences I was looking at (besides the usual suspects) was:

Firewire
eSata
ICH8R Southbridge
Quad-Core ready
PCI x4

Features similiar to the Asus P5B-E but not for the DS or DS3. I know that the Gigabytes are the most popular to overclockers, but like I said, extreme OC'ing is not important. Just more options in case I need/want them.

Sorry about that 2nd ram link, it's OOS. The ram comparison I was trying to get was:

CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 5-5-5-15

vs

CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 4-4-4-12

I am NOT considering 256mb chips. (2 x 512MB) and then (2 x 512MB) later which would give me more options down the road for another PC.

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Draco_Rosso   02-03-2007 at 05:15:12 AM
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I'm taking a chance on this board. 8) Wish me luck!

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tnbasrc   02-03-2007 at 05:05:10 PM
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Good luck in finding it. It just went OOS on NewEgg too, in fact all 3 Foxconn boards are OOS:

P9657AA-8KS2H
P9657AA-8EKRS2H
G9657MA-8EKRS2H - mATX.

Are they that popular or do they have problems??????

Think I'll spend the extra money and go with my 1st choice, the

ASUS P5B-E.

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