BarMan said:
One more question about the Pentium D processor: Does it have a cooler
(fan) inside the box, or do I have to buy a seperate one? I know it's a
trivial question, but I'm completely new in changing hardware (except
mounting in new hard drives, CD recorders or RAMs, but that's easy)
Hoping for a quick answer
Bartek
D101GGC is DDR SDRAM. PC3200 memory would be a typical choice.
http://developer.intel.com/products/motherboard/d101ggc/index.htm
To get a processor with the heatsink and fan included, buy the
box that has the word "retail" in the title:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116001
The cooler in the retail box should look like this:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleimages/200508/P4840_both1.jpg
If you are planning on overclocking your processor, an Intel
motherboard might not be the best choice for that. A manual
for the D101GGC can be found here:
ftp://download.intel.com/design/motherbd/gc/D3610502US.pdf
On the topic of overclocking, this thread mentions that the
BIOS doesn't have the option to control the clock, so one
guy used "clockgen" to adjust the speed. That means you
can only change the clock speed while in Windows, and the
overclock available was limited.
http://www.overclock.net/intel-motherboards/95501-mobo-805d-ddr400-suppord.html
Also, if you look at a picture of the motherboard, the memory
looks like single channel and not dual channel operation. The
two memory sockets are too close together, and there is only
one set of termination resistors. I checked the user manual, and
it doesn't mention dual channel either. I really think another
motherboard would be a better choice.
http://img.hexus.net/v2/news/d101ggc/board.jpg
Paul
