Jeremy Sanders wrote:
Hi - We're looking for a reliable Athlon 64 motherboard. Hopefully this will support 4600+ (dual core) processors, SATA, and hopefully gigabit networking. Reliability is the key.
We've tried using an MSI K8NGM2-FID, based on the nforce chipset. This works fine and the gigabit forcedeth appears reliable with the latest kernel update. However it oopses every few days for no apparent reason.
We've also tried an Asus A8V-E SE (VIA chipset), but this appears terrible. The sky2 driver works (with the latest kernel update for 4.2, or the jwl test kernels), but then hangs after an hour or two of transferring data. We then tried a tg3 network card and an e1000, and this corrupts the data transferred between it and another computer. Maybe it is the SATA corrupting the data, but who knows. No obvious errors in the logs except for lost ticks. Tried non-SMP, 32 bit, noapic, acpi=off. No luck.
We have been happy with the Giga-byte K8N51GMF-9 and the ASUS A8N-VM CSM. A few things:
-Have you run Memtest86 to verify that you don't have bad RAM? Let it run overnight for a few passes to verify absolute stability -Have you run Prime95 to verify your CPU isn't bad or overheating? Again, let it run overnight to verify your CPU is being cooled proper, also keep the case closed. -Have you made certain there's not an issue with the Network switch?
Jay