So how's the MSI RS480M2-IL + Venice core CPUs now?

Hi,
I'm still thinking of building a system with the above combo, possibly with the Athlon 64 3200 (Venice core), and have been continuing to lurk here. Now that the Venice core CPUs have been out a couple of weeks, what is everyone's opinion of this combo? Have all problems been resolved at this point, or are there still outstanding "gotchas"?
I would be building this system for a relatively non-technical person, and will probably get Windows XP Home for now. The main reason I'm thinking AMD 64 (vs. Sempron or Athlon XP) is that I want to leave some "headroom", i.e., whenever Longhorn gets here.
Thanks,
Jim

Hi Jim,
The "new" problem I'm seeing reported with Venice core and RS480M2-IL is memory failure in using DIMM slots 1 and 2. I'm guessing the problem is tied to the new enhanced memory controller in the Venice core. Question is: Is this a fixable problem with Bios or a real bug with Venice. I'm hoping Bios. Using Slot 3 and 4 seems to work as a bypass.
In the mean time, I would use Winchester. It's proven to work.
Danno
BTW....delivered the system to my daughter and she's thrilled. Running game World of Warcraft at 1280x1024x32 and it's just stable as hell. All the testing and tweaking payed off.

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