Building a new PC

I am planning on building a new PC (can no longer buy a new Gateway in the
UK) using the components below. I would like to ask whether it is very easy
to damage the P4 processor when fitting the heatsink? Any tips from those
that have fitted one? Any general comments about the spec? I will be
installing a Radeon 9800 Pro and playing a few games now and again ;-)

TIA

Mick

Abit IC7 - G i875p Canterwood 800 fsb DDDR 400 G bit lan 4 SATA/133 USB2 x 8
6 ch audio Spdif

3 Ghz (PG - 800 FSB) HT Intel Pentium 4 CPU 512K cache

Coolermaster P4 IHC - L71 Silent fan Delta Heat Pipe Radiator P4 S478

Corsair Twin X 512MB 3200 low latency (2 x 256MB 184 pin matched pair DDR
LLPT)

I'm being advised to stick with an AMD system with a MSI K7N2 Delta mobo and
XP 3000 processor and PC 3200 as it will be 'lightening fast' and about 100
GBP cheaper.

"Mick" wrote in message
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I am planning on building a new PC (can no longer buy a new Gateway in the
UK) using the components below. I would like to ask whether it is very
easy
to damage the P4 processor when fitting the heatsink? Any tips from those
that have fitted one? Any general comments about the spec? I will be
installing a Radeon 9800 Pro and playing a few games now and again ;-)

TIA

Mick

Abit IC7 - G i875p Canterwood 800 fsb DDDR 400 G bit lan 4 SATA/133 USB2 x
8
6 ch audio Spdif

3 Ghz (PG - 800 FSB) HT Intel Pentium 4 CPU 512K cache

Coolermaster P4 IHC - L71 Silent fan Delta Heat Pipe Radiator P4 S478

Corsair Twin X 512MB 3200 low latency (2 x 256MB 184 pin matched pair DDR
LLPT)

The newer P4s are pretty robust, but of course can be damaged if handled
carelessly.
It's your call whether P4 or Athlon -- though the 3 GHz and up units are
overpriced relative to their performance -- you would be better off buying a
couple of steps back (is a 3 GHz P4 really worth more than twice what a 2.4
GHz P4-C costs -- it certainly doesn't offer twice the performance?)



"Mick" wrote in message
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I am planning on building a new PC (can no longer buy a new Gateway in the
UK) using the components below. I would like to ask whether it is very
easy
to damage the P4 processor when fitting the heatsink? Any tips from those
that have fitted one? Any general comments about the spec? I will be
installing a Radeon 9800 Pro and playing a few games now and again ;-)

TIA

Mick

Abit IC7 - G i875p Canterwood 800 fsb DDDR 400 G bit lan 4 SATA/133 USB2 x
8
6 ch audio Spdif

3 Ghz (PG - 800 FSB) HT Intel Pentium 4 CPU 512K cache

Coolermaster P4 IHC - L71 Silent fan Delta Heat Pipe Radiator P4 S478

Corsair Twin X 512MB 3200 low latency (2 x 256MB 184 pin matched pair DDR
LLPT)