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- Apr 9, 2003
Finally got the last of my parts needed for my dually Xeon build. I have everything more or less figured out except for what the heck these retention brackets are to be used for. There is no mention of them in the NCCH-DL manual, but I'm sure Asus included them for a reason. Following the directions in the manual, everything fit perfectly in my Antec case, but I left wondering if I did something wrong because I still have these two brackets left over.
Anyways, I am really looking forward to getting things up and running. Here is a list of what I am using for my build.
Asus NCCH-DL Motherboard
2 x Intel Low Voltage Diamond ES 2.4 Xeons
2 x E3W-NPTXS-04 Coolermaster Heatsinks
Enermax 6501 EPS Power Supply
2x1024 Dual Channel Cas2 3200 TwinX Kit
1 x 74 GB Raptor System Drive
2 x 200 GB Seagate Drives in Raid 1
BFG 6800 GT OC Video Card
Zalman VF700-CU VGA Cooler
2 x 21" Sony Trinitron Monitors (Dell P1130)
Hopefully everything goes smoothly. The only thing I know right away that is going to cause a problem is the placement of the lower VRM heatsink above the AGP slot. What I plan on doing is removing the stock heatsink and placing ram sinks and an side case fan directing air over the sinks. I would cut the lower fins off the stock sink, but then Asus would likely void my warranty. This way if something is fubar'd with my board, I can reinstall the old sink and paste and be good to go again. Anyways, wish me luck.
Here is the bracket thingy's I was talking about.
The rest of the stuff
Anyways, I am really looking forward to getting things up and running. Here is a list of what I am using for my build.
Asus NCCH-DL Motherboard
2 x Intel Low Voltage Diamond ES 2.4 Xeons
2 x E3W-NPTXS-04 Coolermaster Heatsinks
Enermax 6501 EPS Power Supply
2x1024 Dual Channel Cas2 3200 TwinX Kit
1 x 74 GB Raptor System Drive
2 x 200 GB Seagate Drives in Raid 1
BFG 6800 GT OC Video Card
Zalman VF700-CU VGA Cooler
2 x 21" Sony Trinitron Monitors (Dell P1130)
Hopefully everything goes smoothly. The only thing I know right away that is going to cause a problem is the placement of the lower VRM heatsink above the AGP slot. What I plan on doing is removing the stock heatsink and placing ram sinks and an side case fan directing air over the sinks. I would cut the lower fins off the stock sink, but then Asus would likely void my warranty. This way if something is fubar'd with my board, I can reinstall the old sink and paste and be good to go again. Anyways, wish me luck.
Here is the bracket thingy's I was talking about.
The rest of the stuff
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