Component compatibility check please...ready to order parts...

Martingale00 · 03-05-2007, 08:26 AM

computermaineack · 03-05-2007, 08:43 AM

A few things..I'm not sure why you want to go with AMD since the Intel Core 2 Duo's currently kick the cr*p out of the Athlon 64's. I also try to shy away from ECS motherboards, they're a budget brand and not really reliable.

You'll need some thermal compound for your CPU cooler, Arctic Silver 5 is the generally accepted best.

Other than that, everything's compatible.

Martingale00 · 03-05-2007, 09:15 AM

The reason I liked that motherboard was the layout of the PCI slots. The 8800GTS takes up two slots and I need both the regular PCI slots (sound card, wireless card). With that motherboard I could use the top PCI-Ex16 slot for the video card and cover the PCI-Ex1 slot that I wont use anyhow and have plenty of clearance for the regular PCI's. What mother board would you suggest instead? Also thanks for the heads up on the thermal paste.

computermaineack · 03-05-2007, 09:27 AM

This seems like a good board...Asus is one of, if not the best, motherboard manufacturer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131096

Martingale00 · 03-05-2007, 11:13 AM

Okay, I like that one. This might be a stupid question but if i wanted to hook up 3 DVD drives how would I do that? All of the FDD cables I've seen only accept two disk drives. If I wanted three would I need to get another FDD cable and use a motherboard with two FDD ports like the Asus one you suggested?

Also when you apply that thermal paste you just put a tiny squirt on the CPU and swirl it around and that's it, right? Don't go overboard and don't cover the whole thing?

an51r · 03-05-2007, 11:25 AM

As far as the thermal paste goes you want just enough to create a thin layer across the whole IHS. Spread it a evenly with a credit card or razor blade. For the three disk drives you would need to hook two up to one ide channel and one to the another ide channel but that is going to limit you to one hard drive. To eliminate that issue I would get a sata drive not an ide as you have listed.

computermaineack · 03-05-2007, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Martingale00

Okay, I like that one. This might be a stupid question but if i wanted to hook up 3 DVD drives how would I do that? All of the FDD cables I've seen only accept two disk drives. If I wanted three would I need to get another FDD cable and use a motherboard with two FDD ports like the Asus one you suggested?

Also when you apply that thermal paste you just put a tiny squirt on the CPU and swirl it around and that's it, right? Don't go overboard and don't cover the whole thing?

I assume when you say FDD you mean IDE Ribbon cable...FDD means floppy disk drive, and uses a separate connection to the motherboard.

Each IDE ATA 100 channel on the motherboard can handle up to two devices each, thus giving you a total of four IDE drives. However, each SATA channel can only handle one device, however, generally there are more SATA connectors than IDE, as SATA is more replacing IDE as the standard.

I'd suggest this harddrive instead...it's cheaper, got the same amount of storage, and has a SATA II interface.

03-05-2007, 08:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Martingale00 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 146	Component compatibility check please...ready to order parts... Okay, this is what I think I am going to go with, I just need to make sure all of the components are compatible. I already have a power supply and sound card so that’s why those two items aren’t there. I know I could do an Intel for the price but I am pretty set on the 5400+. I need to know if all of this is compatible (including the XP pack) and also if there’s anything I’m missing (except PSU and sound card). Thanks in advance! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103769 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135024 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145566 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148143 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837116193 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136107 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827101132 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133193 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811148001 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835101005 Also could I replace those case fans with something like this so they don't have LED's... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835209001 __________________ - Athlon X2 4600+ (@ 2.77GHz), 2GB DDR2-667, 8800GTS-320 (@ 600MHz/830MHz), Antec 500w PSU, Audigy 4, Logitech Z-5300 5.1, Windows XP - Core 2 Duo E6400, 1GB DDR2-667, X1300 Pro, Windows XP Last edited by Martingale00; 03-05-2007 at 08:32 AM.

03-05-2007, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
computermaineack Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,281	A few things..I'm not sure why you want to go with AMD since the Intel Core 2 Duo's currently kick the crp out of the Athlon 64's. I also try to shy away from ECS motherboards, they're a budget brand and not really reliable. You'll need some thermal compound for your CPU cooler, Arctic Silver 5 is the generally accepted best. Other than that, everything's compatible. __________________ "Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris said, "Hillary Clinton will be the next President, but she'll be the worst President we've ever seen." After hearing this, President Bush said, "Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet."" -Conan O'Brien CPU:* Q6600 G0 Mobo: eVGA 680i NF67-A1 Case: Antec P180B GPU: eVGA 8800GTS G92 512mb HSF: Tuniq Tower 120 RAM: 4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 PSU: Antec True Power Trio 550w

03-05-2007, 09:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Martingale00 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 146	The reason I liked that motherboard was the layout of the PCI slots. The 8800GTS takes up two slots and I need both the regular PCI slots (sound card, wireless card). With that motherboard I could use the top PCI-Ex16 slot for the video card and cover the PCI-Ex1 slot that I wont use anyhow and have plenty of clearance for the regular PCI's. What mother board would you suggest instead? Also thanks for the heads up on the thermal paste. __________________ - Athlon X2 4600+ (@ 2.77GHz), 2GB DDR2-667, 8800GTS-320 (@ 600MHz/830MHz), Antec 500w PSU, Audigy 4, Logitech Z-5300 5.1, Windows XP - Core 2 Duo E6400, 1GB DDR2-667, X1300 Pro, Windows XP

03-05-2007, 09:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
computermaineack Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,281	This seems like a good board...Asus is one of, if not the best, motherboard manufacturer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131096 __________________ "Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris said, "Hillary Clinton will be the next President, but she'll be the worst President we've ever seen." After hearing this, President Bush said, "Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet."" -Conan O'Brien CPU: Q6600 G0 Mobo: eVGA 680i NF67-A1 Case: Antec P180B GPU: eVGA 8800GTS G92 512mb HSF: Tuniq Tower 120 RAM: 4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 PSU: Antec True Power Trio 550w

03-05-2007, 11:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Martingale00 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 146	Okay, I like that one. This might be a stupid question but if i wanted to hook up 3 DVD drives how would I do that? All of the FDD cables I've seen only accept two disk drives. If I wanted three would I need to get another FDD cable and use a motherboard with two FDD ports like the Asus one you suggested? Also when you apply that thermal paste you just put a tiny squirt on the CPU and swirl it around and that's it, right? Don't go overboard and don't cover the whole thing? __________________ - Athlon X2 4600+ (@ 2.77GHz), 2GB DDR2-667, 8800GTS-320 (@ 600MHz/830MHz), Antec 500w PSU, Audigy 4, Logitech Z-5300 5.1, Windows XP - Core 2 Duo E6400, 1GB DDR2-667, X1300 Pro, Windows XP Last edited by Martingale00; 03-05-2007 at 11:16 AM.

03-05-2007, 11:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
an51r New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2	As far as the thermal paste goes you want just enough to create a thin layer across the whole IHS. Spread it a evenly with a credit card or razor blade. For the three disk drives you would need to hook two up to one ide channel and one to the another ide channel but that is going to limit you to one hard drive. To eliminate that issue I would get a sata drive not an ide as you have listed.

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