Some 'newbie' install questions..

[ajf]

So, fairly much decided in my earlier post what parts to buy but I have not built a PC for over 10 years!

Do I need to worry about setting fsb and voltage settings or is it all automatic now?
Should it just be a matter of plug cpu, memory etc in and power up?
What do I need to do with SATA when installing Windows - have read that it needs a driver to boot up at install? Will not be using RAID though.

Assume all the motherboards come with any required drivers for when Windows has installed?


Thanks
Andrew

 

[ajf]

Thank you both for the replies! I remember jumper settings well which is why I stopped building as I got them wrong once or twice....

My post about what to buy is here:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17646738

So if there are any issues with the setup I would be grateful for any info.
Only change I may make on purchase is drop the graphics again to a 7600GS but guess this would not affect motherboard setup?

You mention that SATA has IDE comptability mode - does this mean it looses the performance of SATA when running like that or just that it is seen as IDE to Windows?

Andrew