asus mobo advice wanted

[chili]

can anyone give me any feedback on a motherboard

an asus an32 sli delux skt 939
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2005/12/20/asus_a8n32-sli/2.html

am thinking of upgrading graphics card to the 8800 generation and only really want to change mobo as i have a good skt 939 chip and good ddr ram.
my m8 has just bought this mobo but has ran into heat problems on the boards chipset, however his case is not the biggest in the world and i think that could be a factor.

does anyone use this board and what are your opinions on it ?

thanks

[Zalmann]

I have a friend who has one, it works fine, and he doesn't have any problems with heat. He has a large, well ventilated case and an FX60 CPU and two 8800 cards.

If you want a cheap S939 MB that has dual 16x support for SLI, check out the motherboard that I use on my 2nd system. It's an Asrock 939SLI32-esata. It works pretty well, and has reasonable OC'ing features, and it's dirt cheap.

[chili]

well i put my m8's problems down to his case, it is not the largest case in the world, he has just bought himself an antec p180 to see if that cures his heat problem. he also has a 8800 series graphic card.
the mobo looks very nice but i do not want to waste almost £100, my case is an antec p160 which has loads of room inside, and has good airflow.

[Zalmann]

well i put my m8's problems down to his case, it is not the largest case in the world, he has just bought himself an antec p180 to see if that cures his heat problem. he also has a 8800 series graphic card.
the mobo looks very nice but i do not want to waste almost £100, my case is an antec p160 which has loads of room inside, and has good airflow.

Well you should be fine then with the Asus MB. They're very robust and reliable from my personal experience and from what I've seen of my mates computer.

[Namslas90]

The thermal paste under those heatpipes is not the best. If you are brave enough and good enough, change it out for some AS5 or better. Also intake fans help a lot in keeping the heatpipes working properly. Proper air flow in realy necessary.

[Zalmann]

That's a bit of a risky maneuver. Those heat pipes, although they look nice, they look pretty fragile. My suggestion is just to leave it as is.

[Namslas90]

That's a bit of a risky maneuver. Those heat pipes, although they look nice, they look pretty fragile. My suggestion is just to leave it as is.

If Ketxxx can do it ?? Well, almost anybody can!! Just be very carefull.

[Zalmann]

If Ketxxx can do it ?? Well, almost anybody can!! Just be very carefull.

But Ketxxx will do anything, including risky bios maneuvers. :p

[Namslas90]

But Ketxxx will do anything, including risky bios maneuvers. :p

No Pain, No Gain! or is it "No Brain, No Pain"? (can't remember)!!??

[chili]

so can the heatpipes be removed and reset with new paste ?