Jim wrote:

>I'm an old PC tech who's been out of work for the past 5 years and I'm
>wanting to build a new pc but with hardware changing as fast as it has, I am
>seeking advise from people on how to build this pc.
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>I am planning on using the "AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 1MB L2 Cache 64-bit Socket
>939 Processor" and I am looking for the best motherboard to suit my needs.
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>I am wanting one with support up to or beyond 4Gb, one that supports both
>Ultra ATA 133/100 EIDE and SATA drives (future expansion for RAID setup).
>Also, I am wanting to continue using my 8 x AGP video card w/128MB (with
>plans on upgrading it to 256 MB).
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>Now to tell you what I don't want on building this PC. I DO NOT want
>integrated devices, i.e. audio,video, with the only exception would be LAN
>support up to 1Gb. I PREFER as many PCI slots as possible, with the fastest
>possible FSB support.
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>ANY Advise is welcome, any recommendations of motherboards, as well as other
>parts are also welcome.
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>ANYBODY have any ideas ??
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>P.S. Is over-clocking a SAFE Idea on this expensive CPU ?
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I have always used ASUS MB equipment. Never had a problem with ASUS (yet)