Dale wrote: > Thanks for confirming that the coolers will fit. I did some googling > but it just wasn't making sense to me yet. I found a site later on that > said most coolers used different "adapters" to work with different > sockets if needed. That helped me figure out some of it. > > Picking another mobo was a good idea. I actually ended up picking this > one: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675
This is a retail product, it will come with a cooling device. If you're not going to overclock it will be sufficient and you won't need to pay for an HSF. However, some third party coolers produce much less noise if that's a consideration. > > That is a GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 AMD 770 which is a bit better. A good board and choice. > I'll > have to figure out a way to get my UPS, which uses a serial port, to > work but I *think* I still have a serial to USB adapter around here > somewhere. I'm going to have to cross that bridge one of these days. Your motherboard includes a serial port header. The only thing you need is a port like this one : http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=3543&sku=09480# > This mobo is not as new as the Gigabyte you linked to but the one I > posted above is in my budget. I actually blew my budget and may end up > spending a little more than planed. I forgot the the new way for drives > is to use SATA instead of IDE. I had to add a DVD burner that was SATA This board supports up to 2 PATA devices. I guess you already had some PATA devices. > and also had to get some Artic Silver since I can't find my other tube > from years ago. > > I'll take the opportunity to say this again. The new Cooler Master case > is HUGE. lol Which coolermaster you picked ? Good luck.
