Please help how to set up mobo + CPU (((PLEASE)))

[Maxfly]

I don't want to ruin my new CPU...I just bought an ASUS A7V and a Athlon 700 Both Socket A ofcourse. Do I need to be aware of anything special when putting my components together??? I've seen when you buy Barebones that they advertise Tested and Burned. What is Burned???

 

[randypj]

Burned in would be just that they have the components put together, and run it for maybe 24 or 48 hours, probably stressing it. I don't even know what a current "accepted" burn-in time is. Theory is that generally, if the basic components are going to fail, they will fail during the burn-in period. I would imagine that this cuts down on returns, as marginal product is failed before it is shipped. I don't think I've ever "burned-in" a pc that I've built on my own. Just slap it together and see what happens, cause I want to use it.
--Randy

 

[AC]

make sure the multiplier/fsb/voltage settings are correct
make sure your heatsink is flush with the cpu; not too much pressure, not too little