ASUS Z7S Not a Hoax

DanTheBanjoman · Jan 23, 2008, 01:26 PM

When we reported about the Inquirers review of the Asus Z7S we were quite skeptical. ASUS contacts could not confirm existence and even doubted the news themselves due to various reasons. (naming scheme, FB-DIMM's on enthusiast board, etc)
Besides a small review the Z7S was not heard of. Though we are happy to be able to tell you it isn't a hoax, a contact at Asus confirmed existence of the board and it is indeed aimed at previous PC-DL/NCCH-DL users.
Unfortunately nothing new is known, but seeing how the aforementioned boards were priced odds are it will not cost you an arm and a leg. Which is, of course, relative.
Strategically it would make sense to release this around the release of Skulltrail, the only board with similar features. So let's hope for some more news next month.

ktr · Jan 23, 2008, 05:46 PM

That is nice, hopefully they will make more than a pwney 2000. Any news on Asus's external video card?

Completely Bonkers · Jan 23, 2008, 06:43 PM

Good follow-up

W1zzard · Jan 24, 2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ktr

Any news on Asus's external video card?

i briefly discussed it with asus at ces. they are closer to launch but right now the problem is that they need to support higher end cards and bring down the price

ktr · Jan 24, 2008, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

i briefly discussed it with asus at ces. they are closer to launch but right now the problem is that they need to support higher end cards and bring down the price

Obviously, there is newer, and faster gcards coming every couple of weeks.

btarunr · Jan 24, 2008, 04:05 PM

I hope we don't see those 'limited-quantity' crap from ASUS. Are you planning for one, Dan?

DaMulta · Jan 25, 2008, 02:43 PM

I wonder if this board will work with SLi like the SKull will do.

DanTheBanjoman · Jan 25, 2008, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaMulta

I wonder if this board will work with SLi like the SKull will do.

It won't, no NV chip on it.

DaMulta · Jan 27, 2008, 03:56 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146585

So would this memory work with this motherboard, or the Skulltrail?

DanTheBanjoman · Jan 27, 2008, 04:05 PM

Yes, but you'd want 800MHz modules.

btarunr · Jan 27, 2008, 04:08 PM

It's Crucial, FB-DIMM, 667 MHz, EEC, yes it would work.

DaMulta · Jan 27, 2008, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanTheBanjoman

Yes, but you'd want 800MHz modules.

I'll have to look around Newegg doesn't carry that speed.

They do have ECC DDR2 at that speed, but it's not the same thing right?

DanTheBanjoman · Jan 27, 2008, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaMulta

I'll have to look around Newegg doesn't carry that speed.

They do have ECC DDR2 at that speed, but it's not the same thing right?

Right.

DaMulta · Jan 27, 2008, 04:46 PM

What's the main differences? I know how ECC is different but not FB-DIMM.

Edit:http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/266

Quote:

The main difference between FB-DIMM modules and regular DIMM modules is that on FB-DIMM the communication between the memory controller (chipset) and the module is serial, in the same way that occurs with PCI Express, while on standard DIMM modules this communication is parallel.

btarunr · Jan 27, 2008, 04:50 PM

Whatever, don't buy directly from Crucial on their website, they have atrocious pricing.

DaMulta · Jan 27, 2008, 05:03 PM

So let me get this right. With FB-DIMM the more sticks you have the more bandwidth you have, and the faster it will be? So it would be better to fill it up with 8x256MB, 4x512MB sticks vs 2x1GB sticks?

DanTheBanjoman · Jan 27, 2008, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaMulta

So let me get this right. With FB-DIMM the more sticks you have the more bandwidth you have, and the faster it will be? So it would be better to fill it up with 8x256MB, 4x512MB sticks vs 2x1GB sticks?

Not completely. Though having at least 2 ranks per channel does give better performance. Simultaneous reads/writes are possible for example.

DaMulta · Jan 27, 2008, 05:43 PM

So 4 sticks of ram would be the way to go.

DanTheBanjoman · Jan 29, 2008, 09:29 PM

http://www.enspiredigital.com.au/com...=Graphyte%20FX

Found while googling, look at the base system (mobo to be specific). Perhaps I should mail them some questions.

Jizzler · Feb 27, 2008, 02:49 PM

Don't know if this has been seen yet...

"Asus Z7S-WS Intel 5400 CEB ETA March"

http://www.gamepc.com/shop/product.a...t_id=ASU-Z7SWS

DanTheBanjoman · Feb 27, 2008, 02:54 PM

688, if that would only work with the current euro>dollar translation it would be acceptable. Though it most likely doesn't. Lets hope gamepc.com is just very expensive.

Jan 23, 2008, 01:26 PM	#1
DanTheBanjoman Señor Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, The kingdom of the Netherlands Posts: 8,498 (2.58/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,453 Times in 1,077 Posts System Specs	ASUS Z7S Not a Hoax When we reported about the Inquirers review of the Asus Z7S we were quite skeptical. ASUS contacts could not confirm existence and even doubted the news themselves due to various reasons. (naming scheme, FB-DIMM's on enthusiast board, etc) Besides a small review the Z7S was not heard of. Though we are happy to be able to tell you it isn't a hoax, a contact at Asus confirmed existence of the board and it is indeed aimed at previous PC-DL/NCCH-DL users. Unfortunately nothing new is known, but seeing how the aforementioned boards were priced odds are it will not cost you an arm and a leg. Which is, of course, relative. Strategically it would make sense to release this around the release of Skulltrail, the only board with similar features. So let's hope for some more news next month. Last edited by malware; Jan 23, 2008 at 01:49 PM.

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DaMulta My stars went supernova Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma T-Town Posts: 10,337 (4.16/day) Thanks: 1,449 Thanked 1,477 Times in 1,113 Posts System Specs	So let me get this right. With FB-DIMM the more sticks you have the more bandwidth you have, and the faster it will be? So it would be better to fill it up with 8x256MB, 4x512MB sticks vs 2x1GB sticks? __________________ ocLIT The Hardware Punishers

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