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- Aug 8, 2002
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- Montreal
I've now gotten all the pieces I need to update my lowly computer. I've been running a PIII 533 Pentium, and it's served it purpose. Presently I have (2) Hard drives; and 80 Gig. Maxtor, and a 20 Gig. Quantum Fireball, with a SoundBlaster LIVE! Platinum 5.1, Pioneer 10X DVD-ROM and GFX5200 TDI-128 graphics card. The OS is XP Professional.
I bought an Asus P4C800 Deluxe a little while ago, and then picked up a Pentium 3.0 Gig (800 FSB version), Corsair 400MHz DDR No-ECC 512MB TWINX LL memory,Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu, and a Thermaltake fan/heatsink duo for my Northbridge.
I had recently upgraded my Windows 98SE to Windows XP Pro, and did a full format/partition of the new 80 Gig drive (I used to use the 20 Gig, until I need ed to upgrade, so I bought the 80 Gig in order to install the XP. That way I wouldn't lose any of the info I had stored on it.) Reformatting my 80 Gig is out of the question. I have been told that upon installation of my new MoBo, that I'll have to reinstall XP. I was also told conflicting stories. First off, I was told that I will have problems if I just install XP over the old XP copy, and then a different technician (from ASUS) had told me I should have any problems if I did install XP without a total reformat. Whhich is the truth?
I've never undertaken something like this before (swapping out an old MoBo/CPU, and putting in a new one). Just by looking at the Asus User's Guide, I can't help but think I may run into trouble. It seems way to easy and cut and dry.
I'd appreciate any and all help and advice you folks can give me, pertaining to this upgrade. Thanks alot.
P.S. I noticed another thing while reading through the User's manual. It states that you can OC the MoBo 10%, 20% and 30% through the BIOS. Would an OC of 20% be considered safe with Air cooling ? (I have an Antec case with 5 80mm fans). Or should I just froget Asus's "automatic" overclock using AI and go the "manual" route?
I bought an Asus P4C800 Deluxe a little while ago, and then picked up a Pentium 3.0 Gig (800 FSB version), Corsair 400MHz DDR No-ECC 512MB TWINX LL memory,Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu, and a Thermaltake fan/heatsink duo for my Northbridge.
I had recently upgraded my Windows 98SE to Windows XP Pro, and did a full format/partition of the new 80 Gig drive (I used to use the 20 Gig, until I need ed to upgrade, so I bought the 80 Gig in order to install the XP. That way I wouldn't lose any of the info I had stored on it.) Reformatting my 80 Gig is out of the question. I have been told that upon installation of my new MoBo, that I'll have to reinstall XP. I was also told conflicting stories. First off, I was told that I will have problems if I just install XP over the old XP copy, and then a different technician (from ASUS) had told me I should have any problems if I did install XP without a total reformat. Whhich is the truth?
I've never undertaken something like this before (swapping out an old MoBo/CPU, and putting in a new one). Just by looking at the Asus User's Guide, I can't help but think I may run into trouble. It seems way to easy and cut and dry.
I'd appreciate any and all help and advice you folks can give me, pertaining to this upgrade. Thanks alot.
P.S. I noticed another thing while reading through the User's manual. It states that you can OC the MoBo 10%, 20% and 30% through the BIOS. Would an OC of 20% be considered safe with Air cooling ? (I have an Antec case with 5 80mm fans). Or should I just froget Asus's "automatic" overclock using AI and go the "manual" route?
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