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Wheezer

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I am planning on building my first AMD set up. I have built quite a few Intel systems in the past using VIA chipsets, but never toyed with AMD.

I plan on this set up:

Fong-Kai 603 w/300w ps
Shuttle AK31A Skt A VIA KT266A
AMD XP 1600+
256MB Crucial PC2100 DDR
Visiontek Geforce2 GTS 32MB
SB Live
Maxtor 40gig 7200rpm
2 Ricoh 7040a
Windows 98

Is there anything I should pay special attention to?
I don't plan on overclocking...yet 🙂 I want to make sure I can get this up and running first.
Thanks for any help.

clarified cpu

 


<< Is there anything I should pay special attention to? >>



Yes, the part when you talk about Win 98. 😉
 
AMD processors of that speed want a powersupply that can provide 30 amps on the 5-volt rail. Some 300 watters do, many do not. Make sure the supply that you are getting is adequate.
 
Go for Win 2000 or WinXP, 98 is so unstable.
GO EPOX!!! EP-8KHA+!!!
Btw, sblive has probs with the southbridge, VT8233.
Enlight and Lian Li make decent cases.
You might want an Athlon XP 1600+ for better perfomance not a 1600.
 
to be quite honest I have had close to no problems with win98. I plan on getting windows xp when finances allow.
 
It's a good setup, just make certain that the PSU bundled with that case is recommended by AMD. Also, the EPoX 8KHA+ might be better if you want to overclock to new heights. For everything but going as high as possible, that board is fine. A 166MHz FSB is nothing to shun.
 



<< Is there anything I should pay special attention to? >>



Just be gentle when putting the HSF on...that's about the only thing I can think of. 🙁
 
instead of the sb live, get the sb audigy. i havent seen any incompatitbiilies of audigy with via chipsets.
 
make sure the chipset on the motherboard is KT266A
KT133A is very common but it takes PC133 RAM i think (im not sure) and the KT266 motherboard is just a flop, i mean it's very very bad, unstable and SLOW

btw 40GB hard drive seems pretty small, if you plan to get WinXP eventualy then you should get something at LEAST 60GB

WindowsXP is like 2.5GB man, my computer only had Diablo2 and Half-Life installed on it and it's already missing 5GB
Diablo2 and expansion is 1.5gb, Half-Life is 1gb with all the mods included 5 - 2.5 = 2.5GB taken by windows
 
tiem keeper raises the q....what HSF are you putting on this setup (retail?)....if going OEM and putting a HSF on, as a AMD newbie follow that advice and be very very slow and methodical applying thermal compound ( i believe one of three wise men really brought jesus some arctic silver!) and seating the HSF. The only other thing to say with budget-power system....find the finances....get w2k or XP...moving on from 98SE to w2k was an incredible it changes everything....and XP did it again...it maybe a hog but it still kills me how friendly it is with peripherals.

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The HSF will be a CoolerMaster HCC-002 Copper Heatsink with 6800 RPM fan.

when time and $$ allow I plan on getting a thermalright SK-6

I am getting the KT266A btw I edited my original post to reflect this.
 


<< to be quite honest I have had close to no problems with win98. I plan on getting windows xp when finances allow. >>



If you don't mess with that thing and only do some wording and exceling, you are fine. But with 2000 and XP, you are allowed to challenge the OS more.
 
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