Hey, I'm looking to upgrade my system from the crap that it is: To Atlon 64 3000+ Gigabyte K8NS SKT 754 512 MB RAM PC3200 Only thing is, i currently have a case, and i would like to continue to use it, only thing is, its actually a mini-atx case, but there is still a fairly large amount of room in there, measurements are: 350mm in height, 490mm width, and 200mm breadth.. Would this be large enough to accomodate a full sized mobo? Also, I only have a 300W PSU, I am running 2 hard drives, Seagate Barracuda's 40GB and 80GB, a Radeon 9600 and will also have whats listed above, oh, there are also 2 PCI slts used up. Would 300W be enough I should i get another PSU? Thanks
A 300W PSU, even if it is an Antec/Sparkle/other high quality brand, wouldn't be enough for that kind of system. Consider a 450W - 500W of the above brands would be a very good choice. I also noticed you've chosen a SKT754 board. They recently released A64 3000+ in SKT939 form, meaning you can get the same processor on a SKT939 board, which is much better as supports future upgrades. It's worth spending the extra £25 or so. Honestly.
I agree completely. Whatever you do, don't grab some cheap $30 unit claiming 600W. Regardless of if you stay with Socket 754 or not, do yourself a huge favor and buy a quality power supply: -Enermax -OCZ -Fortron/Sparkle -Thermaltake -PC Power & Cooling (if you have serious cash to blow) For the love of all things holy, don't get: -PowMax -Ultra -RAIDmax -Pretty much any generic power supply that comes with the case. Some Antec cases come with a power supply, and while those are good, they're not targeted for people running A64 setups. http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566 That's got a good list of what TO get and what NOT to get in terms of power supplies. As far as Socket 939, yes, as already mentioned, it's a much better upgrade path than Socket 754. S 754 is designated as the value socket, which is kind of a problem. If you want a decent S939 board, I've heard good things about the Chaintech NF4 motherboard.
I had to do some conversions, but from the measurements given, yeah, it looks like it is. If you've got 6-7 expasion slots total, it's an ATX motherboard in their now.
Hey thanks for that! Yeah I am currently running this board, its a bit poohy, but thats why i'm up upgrading! :good: http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=p4mam-v&class=mb
Hey, I have revised my purchases to include the socket 939: it now looks like: Abit AV8 Skt 939 Athlon 64 3000+ Skt 939 Thanks Guys
Good choice, you'll be thankful for spending the extra in the future. That board can support up to an athlon 5000+, and they've only just released the 4000+. (or so i've been told)
