Ok well my school has an installfest where we went and install linux onto peoples computers. Since i was one of those that helped out, i got to pick any parts out of a box i wanted and well i found a bp6 motherboard in the box and instantly took it. I want to build a really good cheap computer from this now.
Using ebay i am trying to buy some parts for this, but before i buy any more i was wondering if you have any suggestions. I got 512 mb of pc133 ram (micron chips) for $50 and i assume it will work in my as it should drop down to pc66 by itself (and also allow extra room for better ram timings and such). I have also bought a 40gb ibm deskstar 60gxp. I am trying to get a pair of celeron 366s for $5 each. I will need some heatsinks though and am open for suggestions from any of you. Any other suggestions on things i should get or look into (like a promise controller) are also welcome.
building new system on abit bp6
RAM requirements for BP6
If this is 512 on one stick you are out of luck BP6 will only work with a
max of 256 per slot or a total of 768 meg of ram per ABIT.
max of 256 per slot or a total of 768 meg of ram per ABIT.
Cor! A free BP6! Lucky you.
Check your board for the EC10 problem. Details here:
http://bp6.gamesquad.net/Q6fix.phtml
Check your board for the EC10 problem. Details here:
http://bp6.gamesquad.net/Q6fix.phtml
alright yeah thanks. i am trying to not spend to much money so yeah i will stick to old school celeron 366s. also i got the memory as 2 256mb sticks as yeah i quickly looked a bit up on the board and found it cant get higher than 768. i am looking into a antec case with 300 watt power supply as we speak and looking around for more cheap parts
) power supply for $50 shipped. It is quite a good price and its all black and has three colored leds on its fan which makes it look even cooler. anyways yeah is this a good power supply or should i stick to the antec