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radiator:
you MUST get thermal compound (grease) - I'd never run an AMD system without it...temps get stupidly high with AMD cpu's, and without the grease you could end up frying yer processor!
(My main computer is only an Athlon 1.2Ghz, yet it's running at about 48
SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: rampy on March 07, 2003, 01:58:16 pm ---I've *heard* that ECS aren't very good mobo's... i've *heard* that gigabyte and shuttle are better brands in the the el cheapo mobo department...
(ok I confess Sirp said it...)
rampy
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Yeah, PC Chips and ECS suck. I know many people who had to cash in on the warranty after 3 months.
My shuttle board form my AMD 5x86/133 is still workign fine:)
Homebrew:
I agree about the ECS boards being crap. I bought a k7s5a to complete a system made from spare parts(had everything but an extra board). I wasn't expecting much from a $50 board, and i was still a little dissapointed. Its very tempermental. Epox boards are an excellent balance between affordability/performance. If the CPU is a thoroughbred XP, then you'll get some slack on the heat issue. Thorougbred CPU's typically run 7-10 degrees cooler than the palamino based XP CPU's. Still want to get decent cooler though. $14.25 is ridiculous for a case fan. That shouldn't be more than $5 tops. As far as thermal compound (Grease), it can be drop the temps about 2-3 degrees. I'd recommend Arctic Silver 3. Be warned, its expensive for what you're getting. Unlike other's, i don't think it's a must, but its definetly good to have. You have to be carefull where you put it though when you use arctic silver and some others. If you get them on bridges or contacts, they can fry the cpu. I've done it once myself. Food for thought.
-Kevin
BombProofPlane:
ive got an ecs it works fine 2000+ amd cpu
could be an exception though cause it did get a good review from toms hardware (best hardware site)
Xphile:
--- Quote from: BombProofPlane on March 08, 2003, 12:44:16 am --- (best hardware site)
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agreed!
link:
sysdoc.pair.com