A8V-E Deluxe & dual core AMD

Does anyone have the A8V-E Deluxe running with a dual core AMD 64?

I'm thinking of getting this mobo with a 3800 x2 but it's not clear whether
the mobo supports dual core or not - I've found an article on Asus' site
that says you need bios version 1013 or later for dual core - and the latest
one available is 1009 !

How about A8V-E Deluxe with an ordinary Venice 3500 ? That's got to work
hasn't it?

Failing that, what about the A8N-E instead?

Anyone have actual experience with these patricular boards & processors
combinations?

Thanks

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> Thanks Paul - looks like a 'no' for the A8V-E deluxe then on dual core
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You might consider the Asus A8N-SLI SE.

It supports X2 cpu and Sata 2 (Sata 300 compared to Sata 150).
It also has the NVIDIA nForce4 SLI which outperforms the Via .
It should be around $25 more than the A8V-E but well worth the price
difference.


I am running the A8N-SLI Premium with an AMD 4400+ Dual core and it is
unbieleivably fast and stable.