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Ehren8879

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Here's what I've been considering.

Case: AeroCool Masstige, Silver
Mobo: ASRock 939Dual-SATA2
PSU: Atec Truepower2 480W (12V 18A)
RAM: G.Skill Extreme Series 2GB PC4000 kit
CPU: X2 3800+

I currently have an X800XL agp to hold me over until I feel the need for a new card
and I haven't decided on which heatsink I want to put on that CPU. Also I'll be keeping
the hard drives from my current build for the time being.

This motherboard appears to be only a 20-pin and the ANTEC has a 24 pin head. Any
suggestions on what I should do here? Maybe keep my current 480W Ttake PSU?

Finally, overclocking will definitely be happening. Hoping to get 2.4 to 2.5 out
of this chip.

Let me know what you all think.
 
first of all, You can't use your AGP video card with that mother board, it only has PCI-Express slots....
 
It's all good mein broham. Now stop apologizing and start with the constructive criticism.
 
If I was building a new rig and wanted to keep an existing AGP card, I would use that same ASRock mobo. I'm not sure on its overclocking abilities, though.

I recently installed an Antec SmartPower 2.0 500w PSU in my computer and the manual shows that the 4-pin attachment can be detached to make the 24-pin power connector into a 20-pin one. Looking at the online manual for the TruePower 2.0 shows the same thing.
 
Its not really an overclockers board. You might hit what you want, but I wouldnt be counting on anything in particular.
Keep your current psu.
I have a zalman 7700cu on mine, works great. I'm currently idling at 35.
Realize going in you're likely to be running at 2T regardless of what ram you run. 1T is *very* picky on this mobo.
In the end, have fun. I love my x2 3800 on the same board. Rock solid.
I dont overclock. Honestly with a good video card you'll have more than enough performance to do whatever you want. Of course everyone is different, so if OCing is your thing, good luck.
 
mobo, cpu, ram and heatsink in my sig are gonna be for sale. cpu runs 2.2 gaming stable at default voltage (1.65V) and prime stable at 1.7V. I'd rather not part out and the heatsink clip had to be modded to fit my motherboard. keep a look out if Socket A is your thing.
 
ok cry baby. tears dry. haha jk. you guys and your forum ethics, you keep this ship tight. Consider the offer revoked ;)
 
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