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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 and RTL-8168
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:25:52
Message-Id: AANLkTikXgN1MUUKWNAA6O3pdAicF=tiWqfC49bSut6Rs@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 and RTL-8168 by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann
2 <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote:
3 > On Saturday 29 January 2011 13:29:53 Florian Philipp wrote:
4 >> Hi list!
5 >>
6 >> I'm thinking about building a new media PC and wanted to use an ASUS
7 >> M4A88T-M/USB3 mainboard (link: [1]). Any objections to this?
8 >>
9 >
10 > I wouldn't buy an Asus board at the moment, thanks to their crappyness.
11 >
12 > I bought a GA-880GA-UD3H 4 weeks ago. It works.
13 >
14 > rtl8111d/e lan chip
15 > usb3
16 >
17 > lots of pcie slots.
18 >
19 > note: you don't have to care about the realtek suffices. 8111d/e/whatever...
20 > they just work
21 >
22 >
23 Nice looking MB, good price.
24
25 Only caveat I see is the same problem I had with an Intel MB where 90
26 degree SATA outputs didn't work well for me in a tight HTPC case I did
27 recently. In a standard case no problems.
28
29 - Mark

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Re: [gentoo-user] ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 and RTL-8168 Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>