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tapnout:
Hey tiger heli i was just wondering if i needed a case fan for that case i just bought?

Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: tapnout on August 16, 2004, 02:01:34 am ---Hey tiger heli i was just wondering if i needed a case fan for that case i just bought?

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Probably not - anyone else could answer this as well, but I'm running a XP 2800 Barton (non Overclocked) with that PS and an Arctic Cooling fan on the mid setting (not high) and I didn't bother connecting my case fan b/c temps weren't a problem.

tapnout:
Ok guys i got most of my parts. I started putting things together and now have a few questions:

First my motherboard has an AGP slot that says "Do not use 3.3V AGP card on this slot" Its supports 1.5V. So how can i find out if my ATI Radeon 9000 64MB AGP card will work?

Also when i boot this up for the first time is there anything i need to do first to avoid messing anything up? Anything i have to make sure i did or did not do?

tapnout:
Forgot this question too. The motherboard i have says it supports win98SE but i only have win98 will it still work? what's the difference?

Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: tapnout on August 18, 2004, 11:58:03 pm ---Ok guys i got most of my parts. I started putting things together and now have a few questions:

First my motherboard has an AGP slot that says "Do not use 3.3V AGP card on this slot" Its supports 1.5V. So how can i find out if my ATI Radeon 9000 64MB AGP card will work?

Also when i boot this up for the first time is there anything i need to do first to avoid messing anything up? Anything i have to make sure i did or did not do?

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I had the same question previously.  Trust me - New motherboard and new video card, you will be fine.   3.3V cards are basically pre- Nvidia TNT2 era.

First boot hints - If applicable, make sure all jumpers are set correctly (especially FSB (Front Side Bus) if applicable).  Make sure CPU fan is connected to motherboard power.  Make sure monitor is turned on so you can see what is happening.

For an initial build, you might want to leave off the ide cables (so no CD, floppy, or HD), and then start up to ensure that the motherboard BIOS and video card, CPU, and memory are working, but that's pretty much overkill.  (Useful for tracking down problems later, though).

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