abit AW9D Max - couple of issues

[merdat]

Glad you got it fixed, I've been looking closely at this board - looks good.

[Dareos]

i have to say i'm most impressed, this is the first comp i have built, altho i have fixed a fair few in my time, and the difference between this board and all its utilities compared to run of the mill boards is amazing.

overclocking looks to be very very simple with it, though im not going to try anything soon, the layout i think is excellent, with only one minor niggle, and thats the lower molex connection is right next to the sound card. The external SATA im sure will be useful before long, and the combination of this and the Thermaltake case has it running at temps of around 30-35 degrees with a stock cooler, which is rather nice.

It may only have been something as silly as a faulty stick of RAM that had me flummoxed, but i learned a lot about what i have in the process, which is where the fun (and frustration) really lies

[kempez]

Sound like a fun normal self build

And if you have Core2Duo + AW9D Max then you have to OC, it's the rules

[Dareos]

it may be the rules, buuuuuutt, im a big clueless scaredy cat that doesnt have the money to replace the parts i would no doubt blow up trying to acheive 8Ghz