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On 12/03/2010 05:38 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> masterprometheus wrote: |
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> Thanks for confirming that the coolers will fit. I did some googling |
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> but it just wasn't making sense to me yet. I found a site later on that |
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> said most coolers used different "adapters" to work with different |
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> sockets if needed. That helped me figure out some of it. |
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> Picking another mobo was a good idea. I actually ended up picking this |
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> one: |
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> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675 |
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That's a black-box CPU, not OEM. It includes a heatsink/fan. As far as |
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I known, AMD heatsinks are fine for normal usage. You're not getting a |
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high-end board so I assume you're not trying to tax the hell out of the |
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CPU. You should be fine with that. |
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> That is a GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 AMD 770 which is a bit better. I'll |
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> have to figure out a way to get my UPS, which uses a serial port, to |
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> work but I *think* I still have a serial to USB adapter around here |
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> somewhere. I'm going to have to cross that bridge one of these days. |
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I have the AMD2+ version of that motherboard and it has a legacy serial |
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header just like it has a legacy floppy connector. You just need to get |
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a cable. Looking at the picture on NewEgg there seems to be a COMMA |
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plug in the upper right corner of the motherboard. You'd need to pull |
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the manual from Gigabyte to be sure. |
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