Worried about Cooling

AgtMekun

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Feb 27, 2002
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I am getting an a new Motherboard and Processor combo and I got a few questions

A7A266 A7A266, Ali Magik 1 chipset DDR/DIMM ultra ATA100 DDR dimms, 3 SDRAM dimms, 6 USB, 266MHz bus NO AUDIO Upgrade options Available

(Asustek)
What does the "NO AUDIO Upgrade Options Availible" Mean?
Also on the order form it says Comes With Generic / Cooler Master Heatsink/Fan.. does this mean it has 2 fans? Or one or the other?
Also, does this support DDR RAM and how many slots?
 

jcmkk

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Jun 22, 2001
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The "NO AUDIO Upgrade Options Availible" means that there isn't an option for a C-Media audio chip like some of their other motherboards. It just has one and the whole thing is just referencing to one particular heatsink/fan. It is a generic heatsink/fan that comes with retail AMD CPUs. It is a Cooler Master, but it doesn't have Cooler Master written on it. It supports DDR, and I think it has 2 DDR slots. I personally wouldn't recommend going with this motherboard though. It was one of the first generation DDR motherboards and doesn't perform any better than a SDR KT133A so the DDR is pointless. Try to get a motherboard with the KT266A chipset, or if nothing else, the SIS 735 or 745 chipset. The only good motherboard that uses the Ali Magik 1 chipset is the IWill XP333.
 

AgtMekun

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Feb 27, 2002
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Yes but I am on a very tight buget. This thing is 218 bucks. With my RAM and my vid card it comes out to 390 dollars.