Custom build help...

[bluedeviltron]

OK, I've finally gotten most of my parts, I just want to make sure they're all going to work out OK because I made a few changes since I posted my final build before ordering.

-Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
-ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
-Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-430 ATX12V 430W Power Supply - Retail
-CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail
-AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model -ADA3200BPBOX - Retail
-NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3520A BK - OEM
-ATI Radeon X800 XL 256 mb PCI-e video card

I just want to make sure everything is going to fit before I actually start building it- I don't want to fry anything (if that's possible). I'm mainly concerned about the power supply and the video card...do they work together well? Thanks for any help.

 

[Promethply]

Yup, they'll work fine together 🙂

 

[n7]

Outstanding, but i would get the nForce 4 MSI or DFI motherboard.

 

[bluedeviltron]

Awesome. I have another question: I read in the ASUS mobo manual somewhere that it doesn't support dual channel with Corsair Value Select ram. Is that true? I guess what I want to know is, will that memory work with the A8N-E, dual channel or not?

 

[Promethply]

LOL, my ASUS A8N-SLI manual also said that Corsair Value Select RAMs wouldn't work in dual channel mode on my mobo, but it's not true -- I have 2 X 512MB of Corsair VS working in dual channel on this mobo.

 

[bluedeviltron]

Oh man, thank you...I was starting to get worried there for a minute...

But how exactly does dual channel work? Would I still insert them in the same way as regular memory sticks, or is there some kind of configuration I need to do in the BIOS when I first set it up?

 

[Promethply]

If you put the two sticks of RAMs into the two blue colored mem slots, you'll be set.

 

[bluedeviltron]

Great, I don't know what I'd do without you Promethply!

😀