Spec check please

General internet/office machine.

I plan to unlock the sempron into dual core
http://h.imagehost.org/0631/Capture_4.png
Plus some spare bits that I have lying around here:
480W xclio psu
2GB OCZ DDR2 ram (temporarily from my PC) - seems like ram prices have gone up big time, so will look out for second hand deals.
got loads of spare hard drives here, will probably stick 1TB in
spare DVD-RW drive here
Windows 7 HP (preordered)

Am I missing anything? Not too sure on the motherboard, maybe I can get away with something cheaper?

Cheers

I would check that the supplied cooling fan has a low enough profile for the case first. It does need to fit under the PSU IIRC.

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Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

I would check that the supplied cooling fan has a low enough profile for the case first. It does need to fit under the PSU IIRC.

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Thanks!

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...ne_sugo2&num=2

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CPU coolers up to 78mm in height

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Now I need to find the height of the retail cooler :)

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Originally Posted by SiM

Thanks!

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...ne_sugo2&num=2


Now I need to find the height of the retail cooler :)

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My one (from an Athlon II X2 245) is 48mm including the fan :)

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Originally Posted by PeterStoba

My one (from an Athlon II X2 245) is 48mm including the fan :)

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Great :)

Does the motherboard look OK? Can't find a proper review of it.

It's ASUS, it's a good chipset with good enough features and it's not uber cheap, should be fine

http://i.imagehost.org/0954/IMAG0011.jpg

Did my unlock fail?

I will try to update bios (if there is a new one out).

Bios update fixed it. I now have the option for unleashing mode :)

Unlock success?

Yeh success! It just needed a bios update then the option appeared.

what speed does it get to? or have you not bothered, i guess a dual 2700 is a monster for internet / office as it is

Yup, not going to overclock. using stock amd heatsink & fan and only 1 case fan.

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Originally Posted by SiM

Yeh success! It just needed a bios update then the option appeared.

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Gratz!