ASUS CUSL2. Are there other boards that will have better upgrade options later on?

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I think from what I read this is a great board, but there doesn't
seem to be many upgrade options later on.

Are there any other boards with better upgrade options later on?

For instance if you bought a dual processor board and ran NT. You could buy a single processor now and when the prices went down you could buy the other. Anyone doing something like this>?
 
The CUSL2 is a great board! It's what i'm using... dont bother with the "on board" sound though. It is very upgradeable, i'm about to put a P3 933 in it and 256k pc133 more RAM in it.. Go for it, jumper free - you cant go wrong.
 
The CUSL2 boards are good. I like the CUSL2-C that doesn't have built in stuff.

As far as 'better upgrades later on'...

No, there will not be. Does it work now, that's what matters. Computer tech moves fast. Keep on the trailing edge and you will be fine.

As for dual CPU... Get a single CPU setup working. Dual processors never had audio users in mind.
 
my CUSL2-C came yersterday. it comes with cables and a nicely printed manual...i paid about $100...........the CUSL2 also comes in a black pearl edition that looks kinda cool...but it has onboard video, though this is bypassed by sticking a video card in the 4x agp slot......

i went with this board and its intel chipset because i'm into total compatibility. i wonder how many software and hardware designers are using this board? stupid me, they are all using amd 1.3ghz processors now!

i thought about buying a slower processor, so i could 'upgrade'...but hey, i could only afford one stick of ram, so i will upgrade that later....;)
 
More Options?

6 PCI, 1 AGP, 5 yes 5 included USB, ps/2 key-mouse, 2 serial, 1 parrallel, 4 channels of onboard UDMA 100.

the only thing that's limiting is the 512 memory and the lack of an ISA slot if you have an ISA network card or something.

no it's not a dual processor, but your not paying for a dual either.

more upgradeabillity--I dare you to fill it up hahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahha




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TX
 
Hmmmm.

With the CUSL2 board aren't you stuck at 1GHZ?

I wasn't talking about the PCI slots. Heck I only need one
of those for the sound card.

I found the board I was looking for.

Abit TH7 raid board running 1.4GHZ (That's the low end of the
P4 processors)

Later when the 1.7 chip goes down I can upgrade. It also goes
up to 2gig of RAM. Next year when everyone is upgrading the CUSL2 board will be stuck at PIII 1ghz while the ABIT board will have plenty of room to upgrade.
 
your next upgrade will probably include a new Mobo, but if you have that kind of money to throw around, go for it. P$ (that was a type 0 but I'll leave it) I don't have the funds for a P4, niether do most of the people around here. If you do have that kind of cash, why not have a studio builder build your DAW, save all the guesswork.

TX
 
What are you calling a lot of money?

Well at powerstartpc.com

They have a bare bones system

With
Case
1.4 P4 Processor
Abit TH7 raid board
Floopy
256 K RAM

$700

That's not that bad.
 
You're right that's not bad at all, damn the prices came down quick! still is a lot more than most people have to spend on a system upgrade, but that looks like a good deal
 
In three months you'll be able to get the same system for $500. In a year for $300. If ya gotta have the P4 now, go for it, but the prices are plummeting fast. I'm waiting.
 
stuck at 1Ghz?

i'm definitely no expert, but i went with the asus board and the pentium III because when somebody's software or hardware is incompatible. you don't know what to say.....that's because you never hear that.

the issue is this: there are three different platforms in the pc world for building a digital audio workstation: pentium 3, amd, pentium 4.....in the last year which platform do you think was chosen to design hardware and software?....i don't have a clue...i'm sure they test now on all platforms. ;)...but who knows...i don't know...

good luck
 
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Your right.

tdukex,

Thanks for the info.
I might wait a few months, but that's it. I like the site.

J,

I'm with you. The reason I'm staying away from the AMD
systems is because I'm not sure about compatibility.
I went to my sound card site and it says p4 is OK.
 
i'm with emeric on this....the asus board works today, now...if you want to build a daw this afternoon, it works...

if you are waiting a few months to build a system, who knows? unless you're buying a mac cause you want a conversation piece, the mainboard is basically the computer....you are worried that the asus won't go past one ghz, (actually their website say 1.1, i think,,,and like that matters)....if you are running software that is out now , the limitation on the processor speed on the asus might be a good thing.

you can get the asus, p3 800mhz 133 and 256meg of ram for $350.....that's not too bad..

before i go with p4 , i'm going to take a harder look at AMD and VIA

i'm kinda curious why you need raid....is it that good for streaming audio?

later gator
 
RAID

The RAID is suppose to increase the performance of the hard disks if you have three identical drives and create a stripe set.

I think some websites use this same idea for faster sites. Only problem is that if one disk goes the whole thing goes. I plan on creating a ghost image so that if a hard drive goes down I can replace the hard drive and have it back up in 6min.

Then again I might not even use the RAID feature. I just wanted that feature if I did.
 
RAID

you don't need three disks, just two for a RAID 0 or RAID1 setup. You need four for a RAID 0+1 setup, which mirrors two drives. I use a Promise Fastrack 66 RAID controller, which is good. There are lots of advantages with a RAID setup, but more important is processor speed. I run dual celerons and I hit cpu bottlenecks way before my hard drives break a sweat. When I build a new system, I probably wont go for a RAID setup... just lots of cpu headroom, like dual 1 GHz p3's... or by the time I get around to that- P4's... maybe...
As far as dual processors, it depends on the software you use. I use Vegas Audio which utilizes dual processors well. I'm all for dual processor boards.. I mean, why not, even if you're only going to stick one processor in there?

-jhe
 
RAID is definitely cool, but i don't need it for what i'm doing; and i've never seen a real need for scssi. however, a dual p3 1Ghz setup sounds pretty bad ass. sonar is supposed to support dual cpus.
 
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