Is there anything i should know before building a Duron system?

[erikiksaz]

i've built many intel systems before, but i've never dealed with amd. so far i have brand name ram, and the only thing i still need is a good power supply right? how is the 250 watt ps that comes with the enlight 7237? and is there anything else?

 

[rmblam]

That power supply should be fine unless you get crazy with the add ons and go with a monster vid card like the geforce Ultra. In that case you might run out of juice, but I doubt it.

Make sure you get a good cpu cooling fan. The stock one bites butt. The Global Win fop32-1 is cheap, easy to find and works very well. Other good ones are the new Alpha 66, Alpha pal6035, and even the Chrome ORB should suffice. It looks the coolest. I am running the Hedgehog all copper with a ys-tech 26cfm fan and it also works great, but the copper HS is pricey.

What mobo? I am leaning towards the MSI KT7 PRO2a as my favorite. I just used one in my wifes system and it is an impressive board. It was very easy to set up and overclock.

 

[erikiksaz]

a geforce 2 ultra would really suck up that much power? dayamn.

 

[DDad]

Erik,
Are you planning on Overclocking it? If So, the current "king of the Hill" is the K7pro2a.
The 250 watt enlight is on the "approved" list- should be enough power to handle the system-provided that you don't go nuts with video, cooling etc

 

[Hossenfeffer]

A minor yet major thing. Heat is bad. The AMD chips, while kicking big bootie, are notorious for getting awfully warm. Make sure that you've got a heatsink and fan slapped on that bad boy before you even -think- about powering up.

 

[Whitedog]

<<Make sure that you've got a heatsink and fan slapped on that bad boy before you even -think- about powering up>>

Ya think?

 

[Chuffmaster2k]

The GeForce2's all use less power than the original Geforce's if I am not mistaken. I think you should be fine with that ps. Good Luck.