Any K8S8X owners out there?

[Bob H]

Any tips for the newbie?

Please share the knowledge!

 

[Paul]

Any tips for the newbie?

Please share the knowledge!

I didn't even know Asrock made an Athlon 64 motherboard.
Only two DIMM sockets.

It pays to download the manual before you buy any motherboard.
http://www.asrock.com.tw/Drivers/Manual/K8S8X_UM_101.pdf

I like the bit about how to install the CPU -

"You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the
heatsink to improve heat dissipation."

Must be a product like PAM cooking spray I have visions of
grease all over the place.

Paul

 

[Ed]

I like the bit about how to install the CPU -

"You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the
heatsink to improve heat dissipation."

Must be a product like PAM cooking spray I have visions of
grease all over the place.

Paul

LOL!

Ed

 

[Ed]

I didn't even know Asrock made an Athlon 64 motherboard.
Only two DIMM sockets.

It pays to download the manual before you buy any motherboard.
http://www.asrock.com.tw/Drivers/Manual/K8S8X_UM_101.pdf

I like the bit about how to install the CPU -

"You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the
heatsink to improve heat dissipation."

Must be a product like PAM cooking spray I have visions of
grease all over the place.

Paul

This guide is pretty good for AMD64 CPU and heatsink installation.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/30925.pdf

For using thermal paste on AMD64 I recommend doing it just like Artic
Silver suggests for Opteron (center only, not all over the top).

Cheers,
Ed