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Old 07-30-2004, 04:05 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I have AK7S5A motherboard (no clue what that is)
You've got the nearly ubiquitous low-end ECS, AMD board: http://www.ecsusa.com/products/k7s5a.html
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If you think you are interested in overclocking then go with a Abit NF7-S v2.
No need to get the S version unless you specifically need the SATA support

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If you dont want to overclock and just want to plug it in and not worry about it go with the Asus A7N8X.
I sincerely hope you're not implying ASUS boards cant OC.

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Also can I get some advice on fans, such as: what are they good for? how many do you really need? is a fan a fan is do you need a particular brand?
- At the least get two 80mm fans: one on intake and one for exhaust. If you're case has more mounts for more fans, make sure you load them up
- For CPU fans, make sure you get a nice solid one If you want power grab the Volcano12/Polo735 and if you're more interested in a quiet environement, grab the Silentboost K7, all made by Thermaltake

Tristan
Unless I'm missing something, RPMs for a fan arent a critical spec....
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