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Arthur Lipscomb
Hello again. I am about ready to purchase and would like some more
feedback. I've decided to go with a socket 939 CPU/motherboard. I've
settled on the MSI K8T Neo2-F and an AMD Athlon 64 3000 Venice (probably
OEM). It is my understanding that I will experience a performance benefit
from running two sticks of DDR PC 3200 memory in synchronous (or is it dual
channel?) mode. Will the board detect that I have two sticks of the same
memory installed and give me the benefits automatically or do I have to
tweak something in the bios? I already purchased one stick of PNY 512 MB PC
3200 memory. I cannot find what the CAS latency or anything else is on this
memory. I'm worried when I buy the other stick they won't match up
properly. How finicky are systems when it comes to running synchronously?
Is 400 watts sufficient power? Can you please give me some advice regarding
heat sinks, thermals, and case cooling? Should I be concerned about
overheating or just go with the cheapest AMD approved product the vendor
has?
Any comments on these online vendors: 3B Tech, PC Infinity and United Micro?
Thanks!!!
feedback. I've decided to go with a socket 939 CPU/motherboard. I've
settled on the MSI K8T Neo2-F and an AMD Athlon 64 3000 Venice (probably
OEM). It is my understanding that I will experience a performance benefit
from running two sticks of DDR PC 3200 memory in synchronous (or is it dual
channel?) mode. Will the board detect that I have two sticks of the same
memory installed and give me the benefits automatically or do I have to
tweak something in the bios? I already purchased one stick of PNY 512 MB PC
3200 memory. I cannot find what the CAS latency or anything else is on this
memory. I'm worried when I buy the other stick they won't match up
properly. How finicky are systems when it comes to running synchronously?
Is 400 watts sufficient power? Can you please give me some advice regarding
heat sinks, thermals, and case cooling? Should I be concerned about
overheating or just go with the cheapest AMD approved product the vendor
has?
Any comments on these online vendors: 3B Tech, PC Infinity and United Micro?
Thanks!!!