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Building new system, asking for input (& have some questions)
I'm building a new system (still looking at the parts) & am running into a
few questions. First off, my motherboard, I'm debating on the Gigabyte GA-K8NS-939 vs. the 939-Ultra (NewEgg shows $27 difference). The Ultra has some features that while I may not initially use, they may come in handy later. Other than that, I'm looking at the regular GA-K8NS-939 board. Also the board specs say it only supports the 130nm but others say they use a 90nm on it. Is this just a overlook/forgot to update the info or does the board really only support 130nm? (& what is the real difference?) My other biggest question on the motherboard is the heatsink mounting. I've read that the board uses plastic screws which would be a problem, but are they meaning the board to case mounting screws? If so then can't I just use some others I have as a replacement? I'm looking at the "ThermalTake ComboCool DIY Tower112" (NewEgg part#N8cE16835106044) which is a 60x60x145mm size & looks like it mounts THROUGH the board to the case (because of it's weight). Next, I'm considering either Kingston or Corsair memory, 512MBx2 dual channel memory at 400MHz. My problem is finding compatibility of them. Kingston's website lists the Gigabyte boards as GA-K8NSXP-939, which I'm sure is just a naming problem/typo on their part considering they didn't have anything else closely resembling this board. But what is the difference with Corsair's XMS memory vs. regular RAM? Also in graphics cards, I'm debating on either an ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon 9800Pro or a non-AIW card so I can have 256MB instead of only 128, & get the TV-Wonder2 or something like that for the video capture & TV abilities (which that device would be portable being USB2). Any good recommendations on power supplies? I'm thinking of a 400W. Any input is very helpful as I'm building this in another week or two. -- There are 10 types of people in this world... ....those who understand binary & those who don't. |
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