I'm building a pc for my buddy who is very clueless about computers. I am currently using the Epox 8k5a with a xp1600 running at a xp2100 speed. I plan on only upping the FSB to 166 and leaving everything else at default to keep it stable. He also wants it to be able to be upgraded to over 2...
Read this post. Insane 3d helped me get mine and I'm running my xp1600 at 1750 Mhz without unlocking it. My temps are fine and everything. I'm not to sure how to go further than that but I don't really need anything more than that. My friend has the A7M266 and he wants to overclock his XP1600 so...
I owe you one Insane. You've been a great help. I'm about to order this stuff in a few minutes. I'll let you know how everything turns out.
Yes, Windows XP. I already have the radeon 8500 hundred also.
I already have the western digital hard drive and the sound card. And my sound card is used for recording mix tapes off of turntables. check it out here.
Do I need the 333Mhz DDR ram? Take a look at what I have so far. Feel free to change anything around.Here
Oh, here is what I'll be using with it.
Western Digital 40 GB 7200 rpm
Midiman Audiophile 2496 sound card
radeon 8500 retail
I'll get a better cooling fan before I start to assemble...
Thanks Insane, I can see already this forum is great. 1 more thing. I see this board is good for overclocking. I won't be the one doing it but could I save a couple more bucks and get a XP2000 and overclock it up to a xp2200. My friend who's on vaca knows how to do it.
That is a very good board from what i'm reading. The only question I have so far is should I go with this EP-8K5A2 since I don't need raid. Keep in mind I'm a newb.
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