Hi all:

Well, I'm new to the board...been lurking a while. I thought I'd try to make my first post a helpful one. Doing research on my new A7N8X-VM/400 yielded useful information about the motherboard's TV out features and its RAM compatibility. Don't you hate it when you can't get part information about the cheaper accesories from dealers because they can't be bothered or are too lazy? Because no one would give it to me, I'm going to try to provide some of it here.

First off, I want people to know that TV OUT Brackets or dongles (slot cover with connector) ARE available, at least from some distributors in North America. The model number for that bracket is AV/S . It provides Composite out and SVideo Out ports.

There is also an Asus AGP add-on card, model AGP/NV/DVI for TV OUT compatible machines in the A7N8X series and, A7V8 ?? series, which provides for DVI, Composite and SVideo output, but as I said, using the AGP slot, instead of as a bracket. This card is about twice the price, but still cheap. In case you didn't know, this card allows you to use the nVidia graphics chip in nview mode, which allows for simultaneous display of picture on

There are two Asus options for SP/DIF Modules (Brackets): the S/PDIF OUT/COA+OPT Module has 1 Optical fiber out jack and 1 coaxial out jack. The S/PDIF IN-OUT/COA module has 1 coaxial in jack and 1 coaxial out jack. I hope that helps a few people.

Now, on to RAM.
The RAM information I got from various sources, but mostly from the RAM mfgrs websites. Please don't flame me if it doesn't work. Verify compatibility first. I entered A7N8X-VM/400 into the manufacturer's website configurator to get these results. Sorry for the crappy formatting-it was just too time consuming to create a decent table.

Crucial/Micron
Crucial P/N: CT3264Z40B (256MB DDR3200 CL3 NP) – From Crucial website
equiv. Micron P/N: MT8LDDT3264AG-400 – According to Crucial Customer Rep.

Crucial Ballistix: BL3264Z402


Kingston
KVR400X64C25/256 (Preferred RAM)

Part Number Description

KVR266X64C25/128 128MB 266MHz DDR PC2100 DIMM CL2.5
KVR266X64C25/256 256MB 266MHz DDR PC2100 DIMM CL2.5
KVR266X64C25/512 512MB 266MHz DDR PC2100 DIMM CL2.5
KVR266X64C25/1G 1GB 266MHz DDR PC2100 DIMM CL2.5
KVR333X64C25/128 128MB 333MHz DDR PC2700 DIMM CL2.5
KVR333X64C25/256 256MB 333MHz DDR PC2700 DIMM CL2.5
KVR333X64C25/512 512MB 333MHz DDR PC2700 DIMM CL2.5
KVR333X64C25/1G 1GB 333MHz DDR PC2700 DIMM CL2.5

Corsair
Most Popular:
VS1GBKIT400 / 400 (PC-3200) / N / A

Best Overclocking:
TWINX1024-4400C25 / 550 (XMS-4400) / 2.5-4-4-8
Lowest Latency:
TWINX1024-3200XL / 400 (PC-3200) / 2-2-2-5

Part # Type Size Latency
CM64SD256A-3200 400 (PC-3200) 256MB 3-3-3-8
CM64SD512-3200 400 (PC-3200) 512MB 3-3-3-8
CM72SD256A-3200 400 (PC-3200) 256MB 3-3-3-8
CM72SD512-3200 400 (PC-3200) 512MB 3-3-3-8
CMX1024-3200 400 (PC-3200) 1GB 3-3-3-8
CMX1024-3200C2 400 (PC-3200) 1GB *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
CMX1024-3200C2PT 400 (PC-3200) 1GB *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
CMX1024-3200PRO 400 (PC-3200) 1GB 3-3-3-8
CMX1024-3200PT 400 (PC-3200) 1GB *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
CMX256A-3200C2 400 (PC-3200) 256MB *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
CMX256A-3200C2PT 400 (PC-3200) 256MB *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
CMX256A-3200LL 400 (PC-3200) 256MB 2-3-2-6
CMX256A-3200LLPT 400 (PC-3200) 256MB 2-3-2-6
CMX512-3200C2 400 (PC-3200) 512MB *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6 – From Asus QVL Web
CMX512-3200C2PRO 400 (PC-3200) 512MB 2-3-3-6
CMX512-3200C2PT 400 (PC-3200) 512MB *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
CMX512-3200LL 400 (PC-3200) 512MB 2-3-2-6
CMX512-3200LLPRO 400 (PC-3200) 512MB 2-3-2-6
CMX512-3200LLPT 400 (PC-3200) 512MB 2-3-2-6
CMX512-3200XL 400 (PC-3200) 512MB 2-2-2-5
TWINX1024-3200C2 400 (PC-3200) 1G Kit (2x512) *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
TWINX1024-3200C2PRO 400 (PC-3200) 1GB Kit (2x512)*2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
TWINX1024-3200C2PT 400 (PC-3200) 1GB Kit (2x512)*2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
TWINX1024-3200LL 400 (PC-3200) 1GB Kit (2x512) 2-3-2-6
TWINX1024-3200LLPRO 400 (PC-3200) 1GB Kit (2x512) 2-3-2-6
TWINX1024-3200LLPT 400 (PC-3200) 1GB Kit (2x512) 2-3-2-6
TWINX1024-3200XL 400 (PC-3200) 1GB Kit (2x512) 2-2-2-5
TWINX1024-3200XLPRO 400 (PC-3200) 1GB Kit (2x512) 2-2-2-5
TWINX2048-3200 400 (PC-3200) 2GB kit (2x1G) 3-3-3-8
TWINX2048-3200C2 400 (PC-3200) 2GB kit (2x1G) *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
TWINX2048-3200C2PT 400 (PC-3200) 2GB kit (2x1G) *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
TWINX2048-3200PRO 400 (PC-3200) 2GB kit (2x1G) 3-3-3-8
TWINX2048-3200PT 400 (PC-3200) 2GB kit (2x1G) 3-3-3-8
TWINX512-3200C2 400 (PC-3200) 512 Kit (2x256) *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
TWINX512-3200C2PT 400 (PC-3200) 512 Kit (2x256) *2-3-3-6 / 2.5-3-3-6
TWINX512-3200LL 400 (PC-3200) 512 Kit (2x256) 2-3-2-6
TWINX512-3200LLPT 400 (PC-3200) 512 Kit (2x256) 2-3-2-6
TWINX512-3200XL 400 (PC-3200) 512 Kit (2x256) 2-2-2-5
VS1GB400C3 400 (PC-3200) 1GB N / A
VS1GBKIT400 400 (PC-3200) 1GB Kit (2x512) N / A
VS1GBKIT400C3 400 (PC-3200) 1GB Kit (2x512) N / A
VS256MB400 400 (PC-3200) 256MB N / A
VS256MB400C3 400 (PC-3200) 256MB N / A
VS512MB400 400 (PC-3200) 512MB N / A
VS512MB400C3 400 (PC-3200) 512MB N / A
VS512MBKIT400 400 (PC-3200) 512MB Kit (2x256) N / A
VS512MBKIT400C3 400 (PC-3200) 512MB Kit (2x256) N / A
CM64SD256-2700 333 (PC-2700) 256MB 2.5-3-3-7
CM64SD256A-2700 333 (PC-2700) 256MB 2.5-3-3-7
CM64SD512-2700 333 (PC-2700) 512MB 2.5-3-3-7
CM72SD512-2700 333 (PC-2700) 512MB 2.5-3-3-7
CMX256A-2700C2 333 (PC-2700) 256MB 2-3-3-6
CMX256A-2700C2PT 333 (PC-2700) 256MB 2-3-3-6
CMX512-2700C2 333 (PC-2700) 512MB 2-3-3-6
CMX512-2700C2PT 333 (PC-2700) 512MB 2-3-3-6
TWINX1024-2700LL 333 (PC-2700) 1GB Kit (2x512) 2-3-2-6
TWINX1024-2700LLPT 333 (PC-2700) 1GB Kit (2x512) 2-3-2-6
TWINX512-2700LL 333 (PC-2700) 512MB Kit(2x256)2-3-2-6
TWINX512-2700LLPT 333 (PC-2700) 512MB Kit(2x256)2-3-2-6
VS1GBKIT333 333 (PC-2700) 1GB Kit (2x512) N / A
VS256MB333 333 (PC-2700) 256MB N / A
VS512MB333 333 (PC-2700) 512MB N / A [/list]



I hope this helps someone building a new HTPC. Pls. correct any errors found.

Shplad

Hi.

I am new to this forum. Tried searching quite a lot for Asus A7n8x-vm/400 tips and tricks. I saw this one while a search. Anyway, if you know how to get more performance out of the board, please reply. I mean, it is un overclockable. But I got Nvidias system utility, which helps, but discards settings at the next boot. You could direct me to any page you know that can help. Sorry for any inconvinience.

Conspiracy theory: What exactly do you want help with? Is your playback stuttering? Do you have a problem with image quality? Do your lawns need mowing? Does your cat sleep on your bed and keep you up at night? You're not being very specific.

You could try this page, I found it very helpful. http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/search.php