Just got a KV8 MAX3

to go along with my Athlon64 3200+, anything I should know?

Coming off an ECS K7S5A which has been VERY stable (even after the onboard NIC was fried when My wife plugged in a iron), but I've never used an ABIT board before.

EDIT: I just realized I need to change my Location

ok, great. thanks I'll keep that in mind

One thing to note about the board is that it will most likely report your temps higher than normal by as much as 10c (Abit's can be notorious for that). Also, check to make sure your board is revision 1.2 as they have been reported to have better o/c's and the OTES has been cut down on the 1.2 to allow clearance for larger heatsinks (such as the SLK-948-U)

good, thanks. I'll check.

I'm planning on going with the Thermaltake Venus 12, which I assume is HUGE if it's anything like the Volcano 9 I just installed on an XP 2600+.