Questions on new install A7N8X Deluxe

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Hi all,
I just built a new pc with a A7N8X Deluxe. I will be adding my own video
card and soundcard.
Do I have do disable the built in video and sound in the bios or will it
auto detect the video and soundcard I add?
Also are there are any bios tweaks I should know if I am going to connect it
to a wireless router using one of the built-in LAN connectors?
I am running a 2500+ CPU. What CPU External frequency speed do I use? It
shows the CPU at 2500+ at the POST screen with it currently set to 200.
Should I leave it there if I don't want to overclock?
Is it worthwhile installing PC Probe?
Thanks much for any info.

Gary
 
Hi all,
I just built a new pc with a A7N8X Deluxe. I will be adding my own video
card and soundcard.
Do I have do disable the built in video and sound in the bios or will it
auto detect the video and soundcard I add?
Disabled!

Also are there are any bios tweaks I should know if I am going to connect it
to a wireless router using one of the built-in LAN connectors?
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From what I've read here I would use the Nvidia LAN and disable the 3COM
if not needed.
I am running a 2500+ CPU. What CPU External frequency speed do I use?
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166 MHz

It
shows the CPU at 2500+ at the POST screen with it currently set to 200.
Should I leave it there if I don't want to overclock?
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Run something like CPU-Z and check the CPU MHz, the BIOS can get fooled
and display the wrong numbers with certain settings.

Barton 2500+ runs at 1833MHz. (166 x 11.0)
Is it worthwhile installing PC Probe?
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Only beef I have with it is it reports the CPU temp taken from the CPU
socket and not the CPU on-die thermal diode, so add about 10C.

Motherboard Monitor 5 is free, it can read the CPU die temp also when
set to W83L785T-S Diode, or somethin like that.
Thanks much for any info.

Gary
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Ed
 
Thanks Ed.
Gary
Ed said:
From what I've read here I would use the Nvidia LAN and disable the 3COM
if not needed.


166 MHz

It

Run something like CPU-Z and check the CPU MHz, the BIOS can get fooled
and display the wrong numbers with certain settings.

Barton 2500+ runs at 1833MHz. (166 x 11.0)


Only beef I have with it is it reports the CPU temp taken from the CPU
socket and not the CPU on-die thermal diode, so add about 10C.

Motherboard Monitor 5 is free, it can read the CPU die temp also when
set to W83L785T-S Diode, or somethin like that.


Ed
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algae said:
Hi all,
I just built a new pc with a A7N8X Deluxe. I will be adding my own video
card and soundcard.
Do I have do disable the built in video and sound in the bios or will it
auto detect the video and soundcard I add?
Also are there are any bios tweaks I should know if I am going to connect it
to a wireless router using one of the built-in LAN connectors?
I am running a 2500+ CPU. What CPU External frequency speed do I use? It
shows the CPU at 2500+ at the POST screen with it currently set to 200.
Should I leave it there if I don't want to overclock?
Is it worthwhile installing PC Probe?
Thanks much for any info.

Gary
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The dx does not have on board video. Depending on your sound card,
Soundstorm may well be superior to your card.

Barton XP2500 clocks at 1.833Ghz - 166FSB*11. But if your RAM is PC3200 (or
faster), a higher FSB with a lower multiplier (unless your Barton is locked,
as some of the new ones are) could be better - it is best to run the memory
and cpu in sync.
 
algae said:
Hi all,
I just built a new pc with a A7N8X Deluxe. I will be adding my own video
card and soundcard.
Do I have do disable the built in video and sound in the bios or will it
auto detect the video and soundcard I add?
Also are there are any bios tweaks I should know if I am going to connect it
to a wireless router using one of the built-in LAN connectors?
I am running a 2500+ CPU. What CPU External frequency speed do I use? It
shows the CPU at 2500+ at the POST screen with it currently set to 200.
Should I leave it there if I don't want to overclock?
Is it worthwhile installing PC Probe?
Thanks much for any info.

Gary
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The dx does not have on board video. Depending on your sound card,
Soundstorm may well be superior to your card.

Barton XP2500 clocks at 1.833Ghz - 166FSB*11. But if your RAM is PC3200 (or
faster), a higher FSB with a lower multiplier (unless your Barton is locked,
as some of the new ones are) could be better - it is best to run the memory
and cpu in sync.
 
Doug that is a good point. My memory is PC3200 Dual Channel and it is
running at 200 MHZ. So I should set the CPU frequency at 200 Mhz also?
G.
 
I suspect your memory is DDR (double-data-rate) but to achieve dual
channel operation, 2 sticks of memory are required.

--
Best regards,
Kyle
| Doug that is a good point. My memory is PC3200 Dual Channel and it
is
| running at 200 MHZ. So I should set the CPU frequency at 200 Mhz
also?
| G.
| | >
| > | > > Hi all,
| > > I just built a new pc with a A7N8X Deluxe. I will be adding my
own video
| > > card and soundcard.
| > > Do I have do disable the built in video and sound in the bios or
will it
| > > auto detect the video and soundcard I add?
| > > Also are there are any bios tweaks I should know if I am going
to
| connect
| > it
| > > to a wireless router using one of the built-in LAN connectors?
| > > I am running a 2500+ CPU. What CPU External frequency speed do I
use? It
| > > shows the CPU at 2500+ at the POST screen with it currently set
to 200.
| > > Should I leave it there if I don't want to overclock?
| > > Is it worthwhile installing PC Probe?
| > > Thanks much for any info.
| > >
| > > Gary
| > >
| > >
| >
| > The dx does not have on board video. Depending on your sound card,
| > Soundstorm may well be superior to your card.
| >
| > Barton XP2500 clocks at 1.833Ghz - 166FSB*11. But if your RAM is
PC3200
| (or
| > faster), a higher FSB with a lower multiplier (unless your Barton
is
| locked,
| > as some of the new ones are) could be better - it is best to run
the
| memory
| > and cpu in sync.
| > --
| > Doug Ramage
| >
| > ***Watch Spam Trap***
| >
| >
|
|
 
Yes, if you can. Not all Bartons will run at 200FSB. But 200*9 should be
quicker than 166*11.

You may be able to get more than 200*9, but you will then be into
overclocking territory - which is a different ball-game.
 
Yes its DDR...2 sticks of OCZ PC3200 DDR Dual Channel. One in slot 1 and one
in slot3.
Gary
 
algae said:
Yes its DDR...2 sticks of OCZ PC3200 DDR Dual Channel. One in slot 1 and
one in slot3.
Gary
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I think Kyle was saying that there is no such things as "Dual Channel"
memory. The chipset has Dual Channel, to utilise it you need two or more
DIMMs.

Ben
 
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