Asus A8N-VM CSM: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Finally Arrives

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• Anton74 - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link

  It appears this type of board is mostly touted for HTPC use, but I think it's quite excellent for a capable office system as well because of the DVI connector, dual-head capability and gigabit LAN - and of course all the other connectivity goodness that's largely standard these days. And passive cooling, which I appreciate.
  
  I'm not aware of the existence of any other board with integrated graphics that has a DVI connector and can drive 2 monitors without additional expense. This is absolutely great for a very productive office setup without really breaking the bank (although using a cheaper Sempron CPU is out, since it's Socket 939).
  
  Of course, competing boards should follow based on this chipset, which is only going to be a good thing. (Are all GeForce 6150 boards expected to have DVI connectors?)
  
  By the way, are there some availability issues with this board? Newegg.com has had it listed out of stock for a good while now, periodically pushing back the ETA (which now isn't even mentioned anymore). Not many retailers seem to carry it yet, judging from the RTPE.

• bob661 - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link

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  DVI connector and can drive 2 monitors

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  The only issue with this is that you can't use one of those DVI to VGA converters on this board. There are several warnings on the website and in the manual not to do that.

• Calin - Friday, December 2, 2005 - link

  There are many (cheaper, it's true) LCD panels that support VGA in, so this won't be such a big problem. Sad is that - if you want dual out, you need a panel with DVI input.

• Anton74 - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link

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  The only issue with this is that you can't use one of those DVI to VGA converters on this board.

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  Indeed, but for office applications - especially for those that care enough to invest in a dual head setup - LCD panels are generally more desirable I would think. I know it's what I want for my work system.

• Degrador - Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - link

  The article has been removed?? Product Disclosure Statement?

• ksherman - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link

  called an NDA (non-Disclosure Agreement) ;)

• Degrador - Friday, December 2, 2005 - link

  lol, it is too, right term wasn't coming to mind :)

• Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, December 1, 2005 - link

  The article got pushed back by a day to accommodate the Yonah exclusive yesterday. That's why it was temporarily removed.
  
  Take care,
  Anand

• Degrador - Friday, December 2, 2005 - link

  Thanks for the reply Anand, it's nice to have a site where we can still get reasons for things :)

• bob661 - Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - link

  It would have been nice if Asus included High Definition Audio on this board.