known gotchas for asus p5wd2

[Blair Wilson]

HELP NEEDED!!

I want to buy a ASUS (P5WD2 Premium) mother board. Are then any known
Gothas? I want to use a pata hdd and cdrom, are there any known issues
with the two devices? I plan on getting memory from Corsair, a 600W PSU
from Enermax. Can dual video cards be installed? If so, what brand is
recommended?

ANY/ALL suggestions are welcomed. As always, thanks in advance.

Blair

[Mistoffolees]

Post by Blair Wilson
HELP NEEDED!!
I want to buy a ASUS (P5WD2 Premium) mother board. Are then any known
Gothas? I want to use a pata hdd and cdrom, are there any known issues
with the two devices? I plan on getting memory from Corsair, a 600W PSU
from Enermax. Can dual video cards be installed? If so, what brand is
recommended?
ANY/ALL suggestions are welcomed. As always, thanks in advance.

Using a PATA HD and cdrom is fine but remember that there is
just a single primary IDE connector. The other IDE connector
is non-ATAPI and uses the SATA drivers. Enermax makes a good
power supply, e.g., Liberty 620. As for dual video, upgrade
to the P5WD2E-Premium with the 975X chipset for Crossfire.

[Barry Watzman]

At this point, I would not buy any motherboard that does not support
Core 2 Duo (Conroe). And the P5WD2 Premium does not, as far as I know.

Post by Blair Wilson
HELP NEEDED!!
I want to buy a ASUS (P5WD2 Premium) mother board. Are then any known
Gothas? I want to use a pata hdd and cdrom, are there any known issues
with the two devices? I plan on getting memory from Corsair, a 600W PSU
from Enermax. Can dual video cards be installed? If so, what brand is
recommended?
ANY/ALL suggestions are welcomed. As always, thanks in advance.
Blair