New system - any input on this config?

[Jim Collins]

SOLTEK "SL-K8TPro-939" VIA K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD
Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
Item# N82E16813180064
$116.00

AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor - Retail
Item# N82E16819103501
$156.00

RAIDMAX Black 10-bay Case with 420W Power Supply, Model "ATX-868WBP" -RETAIL
Item# N82E16811156135
$46.00

Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - OEM
Item# N82E16820145416
$99.50

 

[Bob Knowlden]

Jim,

The SL-K8TPro-939 supports dual-channel memory, so you'd do best with two
sticks. I don't know if can be run with one, but it's possible.

I don't know if Soltec maintains an approved RAM list for their products,
but the memory that you propose is on the approved list for the similar Asus
A8V Deluxe board (which is the one I own), so it's probably good for the
Soltec board as well.

Raidmax doesn't list the specs of their 420W supply, but their 470W product
is limited to 15A on the +12V line. The 420W may be OK, although it may not
provide a great deal of margin if you're running a power-hungry graphics
card.

Speaking of graphics cards, while Athlon64 boards that support it are new,
and tend to be expensive, PCI Express seems to be the next big thing in
graphics interfaces. I doubt that the first generation offers any
performance advantages over AGP, but the manufacturers (nVidia, ATI) seem to
be going with PCI-E for their new releases. I mention that to prevent
possible buyer's remorse.

HTH.

Bob Knowlden

Address may be scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

 

[Jim Collins]

Thanx Bob!

Jim,

The SL-K8TPro-939 supports dual-channel memory, so you'd do best with two
sticks. I don't know if can be run with one, but it's possible.

I don't know if Soltec maintains an approved RAM list for their products,
but the memory that you propose is on the approved list for the similar Asus
A8V Deluxe board (which is the one I own), so it's probably good for the
Soltec board as well.

Raidmax doesn't list the specs of their 420W supply, but their 470W product
is limited to 15A on the +12V line. The 420W may be OK, although it may not
provide a great deal of margin if you're running a power-hungry graphics
card.

Speaking of graphics cards, while Athlon64 boards that support it are new,
and tend to be expensive, PCI Express seems to be the next big thing in
graphics interfaces. I doubt that the first generation offers any
performance advantages over AGP, but the manufacturers (nVidia, ATI) seem to
be going with PCI-E for their new releases. I mention that to prevent
possible buyer's remorse.

HTH.

Bob Knowlden

Address may be scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.