Asus M2N-E Green Socket AM2 nForce 500 ATX Motherboard Reviews

• Amazon needs to correct the name of this item.

  
  By A2YBBR1JRHD0JN on 2007-02-28
  "Support Amd Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 Athlo 64 Fx Athlon 64 Sempron Nvidia Nfor" is not the name of this item. This is ASUS M2N-E Motherboard. Amazon should correct the name because I am sure many potential customers get confused. This board is good, not exactly the best but if you don't plan to use SLi then this is the board for you. I recommend updating the BIOS asap because it comes with a very old BIOS revision. I have built many computer systems and never had any problems with ASUS boards, this board is no exception. Great middle class performance.
  
  

• Not a sli board but still a good mobo

  
  By A1C8FA4VKPKR1A on 2008-01-21
  I bought this board thinking it was sli but it wasn't. Thats all right because this was my first time making a computer i wanted sli to be an option for future upgrades but right now this mobo fits my needs. Now on to the details:
  
  Pros: It has an awesome black color my case has a side window to see in. It has a pretty cool software set with it that includes an over clocking kit and fan monitors and temp monitors which i thought was pretty cool. It has plenty of room for other pci cards and the manual for connecting the pins was very well written. The built in network adapter is working great so i don't have to waste a pci slot for a network card. The sound is pretty good but i am an audiophile so i added a sound card. i did not use the video out put as i had a video card put in from the start. They also supplied enough sata cables to keep it clean inside.
  
  CONS: The Kit comes with an i/o shield that goes on the back where all the plug holes are is a pain in the neck to install. There are enough parts to install this in most cases but some of the plastic mount things they give you seem pretty cheap and could easily be broken if your not careful. the main problem i had overall was the fact that the bios was so outdated if your not very computer savvy then this would be a HUGE mountain to overcome i would recommend having a flash drive or a floppy disk handy for initial setup.
  
  Final Thoughts: Overall i would actually rate this product as a 4 1/2 stars but i gave it a 5 because even though its not sli and the bios was outdated the motherboard makes up for it through its bells and whistles it is a very nice deal i will definitely buy another asus mother board in the future. If you plan on building a computer to just cruise the web and watch movies listen to music play a few games here and there then this motherboard is a good call.
  
  

• Excelente tarjeta, Pero no es SLI como dice la publicaicon

  
  By A2ZKZF49E9A7DY on 2008-05-03
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  Pros:
  Excelente rendimiento.
  Muy buen Chipset.
  Excelentes opciones de Overclok por Bios.
  
  Contras:
  No es SLI.
  Algunos problemas con algunas memorias que trabajan sobre 2V, debido a que el maximo voltage soportado es de 1.95V.
  No tiene soporte PCI-E 2.0. Tiene 1.0.
  
  English
  
  Pros:
  Excellent performance.
  Very good chipset.
  Excellent choices for Overclok Bios.
  
  Contra:
  It is not SLI.
  Some problems with some reports that work on 2V, because the maximum voltage is 1.95V endured.
  It has no support PCI-E 2.0. It has 1.0.
  
  

• Don't Buy

  
  By A278O0I7CQDBOD on 2008-05-19
  This board has been horrible for me. Have owned it for two years, and have had replaced twice. Great board out of the box, but then as time went on just kept seeing problem after problem. Stopped keeping time, would BSOD, would only start after several tries, until finally it wouldn't start at all. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, TWO DIFFERENT BOARDS! Asked if they would let me pay the difference to get a different model, and was told they do not do that. Asked to talk to a manager and was given the run around, told he would call me back, and then never did. Google the board and you'll find page after page of forums with the same issues. I'm not buying ASUS ever again. Save your money, don't buy this board.
  
  

• i own this board

  
  By A1G1911S92BIR8 on 2007-05-06
  well it's a cheep and powerful board, it does everything i need it to do.
  
  
• Beautifull!!!
  By A32CCAWQXAAMMS on 2007-05-15
  Hey es la mejor tardeta por 100$ q puedes conseguir en el mercado muy sencilla pero muy buena!!!
  
  
• Great board
  By A1RXXW94FINYK8 on 2007-08-08
  I'm a novice at building computers, I've only built two before this. Everything is fairly easy to get at and well labeled. Minor issue with the IDE socket being on it's side thou. The rest is "cake", installation, set-up, even overclocking. If you're stuck with an AM2 socket CPU this is the board for you, runs fast, smooth, and after about the first minute really Quiet. I will be buying Asus again count on it.
  
  
• Beware
  By A2G889EL7X2XZK on 2007-08-27
  Becarefull, despite that it states it twice on the product name, this motherboard is NOT sli.
  
  
• Dosen't Support 2.0v RAM
  By A3M5DVWBCJZQOK on 2007-12-08
  Cheap, Powerful and many options and utilities.
  
  the problem is it power the RAM with 1.95v!!
  
  using it with Athlon X2 5600+, 2GB HyperX, ATI HD 3870 and 550w TT
  
  
• Terrible Motherboard
  By A2UQ5VV96IW69C on 2008-05-08
  After rmaing this board, vista 64 still keeps BSODing. Windows xp works perfectly, swapped ram, psu, cpu and still no go on this board. Stay away from this economy board before you get nightmares like I have gotten. Also, very poor control in the bios of changing ram voltages as well as cpu voltages. Max supported voltage is 1.95volts
  
  

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