New System

[Mike15262]

I have decided on the main parts for a new system, and I would like to make to sure that they are all compatible and I have everything I need.

Micro-Star K7T Pro2-A MS6330
AMD Duron 800
Zeus Components 256MB SDRAM 133MHz
Quantum 20.5GB Fireball Plus LM
ATI RADEON DDR VIVO AGP 64MB
SoundBlasterLive! X-Gamer 5.1
Creative Labs Soundworks Digital Speakers
Antec ATX Full Tower Case

I also have a CD-ROM, Floppy Drive, Modem, Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse.
Thanks,
Mike15262

 

[dcdomain]

I have the same motherboard, and two dimms of those Zeus Components 256mb PC133mhz ram. No problems so far. Did you get the ram that's only compatible with certain AMD mobo's or the slightly more expensive one that is compatible with everything? I'm talking about the more expensive one...

I also have the Creative Labs Soundblaster Live! Platinum 5.1 and no problems there either. I've heard of some problems when people try sticking that card into PCI slots 2 and 3. So I have it on one of the lower slots...

 

[Mike15262]

Do I have all the parts I need?

Mike15262

 

[Mike15262]

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[dcdomain]

Chill chill, don't need to send it to the top so quick. People will get around to it. I take it the Antec case has a power supply included am I right? If so... it looks like you are all set! Have fun! Now you gotta go choose your OS!

 

[AMB]

I would change just a few aspects on the case, although, many thing are just personal opinion:

Micro-Star K7T Pro2-A MS6330
AMD Duron 800
Crucial 256MB SDRAM 133MHz
Maxtor DiamondMax+ 45 20.5Gb
ATI RADEON DDR VIVO AGP 64MB
SoundBlasterLive! X-Gamer 5.1
Creative Labs Soundworks Digital Speakers
Fong Kai FK-320

 

[AMB]

You may have forgotten a heatsink of your CPU is OEM

 

[Mike15262]

The heatsink is included in the processor.

Mike15262

 

[Mike15262]

one last bump

 

[Myrddin]

Is that motherboard a KT133a or KT133? If it is a KT133 then you are choosing the worst time to buy. Within 2 weeks the KT133a boards supporting 133 MHz bus speeds will be out. These will do much better for you in the long run. If you have a ton of patience you might want to wait for DDR even though IMO a KT133a is a better choice going into the spring. Finally, there are going to be DDR boards that also support SDRAM, see http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/ which might offer much lengthier upgrade life as long as the performance is there. You'll have to wait until Feb/March for those but at the very least wait a week or two for the KT133a's, you won't regret it.

 

[Bignate603]

NIC or Modem?