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11-28-2001, 10:05
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Well it's all your fault! Ever since I discovered this board I have become obsessed with building a new PC. This is what I plan on buying over the next month or 2:<br>
MSI KT7266 PRO2 m/b<br>
XP 1600 cpu<br>
IBM 30G 7200 h/d<br>
512MB PC2100 DDR ram<br>
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I bought a new ATX case today, can't remember the brand but it came with an exhaust fan that fits inside at the rear and space for a fan at the front. I got a 350w power supply fitted but the case was weird and the power supply had to go in upside down?? I also plan on buying an AMD XP approved CPU fan thingy as well. I am NOT an overclocker (well not yet anyway)so I am hoping I won't have overheating issues with the XP chip, front and rear fans, plus the one on the CPU. I figure if I run into any problems I can do the Arctic Silver thing at a later date as that sounds a bit tricky for me just yet.<br>
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I am keeping my GF2 64M MX400 Pro until the prices drop on GF3 here in Australia (I can buy the CPU, M/B and hard drive for the price of the GF3)<br>
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What I would like advice on is the inevitable installation of the new motherboard. I have printed out at least a dozen guides on how to physically install it and I think I'm covered there. What happens after that in regard to the software the board will come with? Will I just run whatever disks come with it? At what point do I do this? Will I need to grab any other drivers or stuff like the 4 in 1's and install them too? Is there anything I should avoid installing? What about the BIOS version. Will I need to mess with that or will I be right with whatever comes with the board? I made my choice of M/B based on the high stability and installation ratings it got in reviews. I am very excited about all this new gear!! <IMG SRC="smileys/knock.gif"> <br>
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