AMD Atlhon 2700+ CPU Questions?

[JonathanF]

I will be receiving my A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard on Thursday or Friday.

I will be using an AMD Athlon 2700+ Retail Version CPU with two sticks of the Kingston HyperX Series 256MB DDR434 (PC-3500) DDR RAM.

I do plan to Overclock at this time, since I feel that the AMD Athlon 2700+ CPU is fast enough for me at this time.

Is the AMD Athlon 2700+ Retail CPU's Heatsink and Fan good enough, or I should purchase a higher end Heatsink and Fan Unit?

I noticed that AMD uses the exact same CPU Heatsink and Fan Units for their Athlon XP XP2200+ and the XP2700+ Retail CPUs.

I do not want a Super Noisey CPU Heatsink and Fan Unit, but I notice at CompUSA they have a PCToys CPU HeatSink and Fan for $ 39.95 that suppose to be very efficient and quiet.

Should I use the AMD Retail HeatPad or scrape the Heatpad Off and use the Arctic Silver 3 Compound instead?

I currently have the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 400 ATX Power Supply with a PC Power & Cooling Economical Mid-Tower Steel Case with two Case Fans.

Will the Lian-Li or another Aluminum Computer Case provide that much better Computer Case Cooling then my PC Power & Cooling Mid-Tower Steel Case?

What is the best BIOS Software Revision that I should use for the ASUS A7N8X Motherboard?

What are the best ASUS A7N8X Motherboard BIOS Settings that should I use?

Should I insert the two sticks of Kingston PC-3500 DDR RAM in Slots 1 and 2, and 1 and 3, or 2 and 3?

I plan on using the ASUS Motherboard's on board Sound instead of my Sound Blaster Live Card.

Which of the two NIC Port's should I be using for my DSL Connection?

Some people use the Nvidia and some use the 3COM NICS?

Are there any other of the ASUS Motherboard's Hardware Settings that I should be using?

Jonathan

 

[mechBgon]

What is the temperature inside your case when the system's running at full load? Is it below 35C inside?

Do you have an 80mm exhaust fan in the rear?

Do you plan on just building the system and leaving it alone, or will you take it apart?

Is there any reason why you think AMD's guaranteed heatsink with the 3-year warranty is not going to get the job done?

Did you know that your new CPU will generate less heat than your current 1.4GHz Athlon?

Do you have any other reasons that might warrant getting a new case or is it just temperature concerns?

Have you read the motherboard manual yet to see what slots you should put the RAM into? It is available for download from here.

 

[Wind]

Quite some q's u hv here...well : -

1. If u don't plan to O/C..stick w/ the stock HSF (incl. using the thermal pad) & keep ur 3 yrs warranty.
2. U already hv a decent casing...keep it as well.
3. For a start, keep the bios u hv when the mobo came-in (unless u got some serious bios probs).
4. Bios settings ?....load default...then change wht u know...keep wht u don't know.
5. RAM...slot 1 & 2. I have not heard any compatibility probs w/ SBlive card.
6. For DSL...any of the 2. But I prefer the Nvidia one.
7. The default settings when u received ur mobo should be in jumperless mode. Keep those.