How to Build a Computer
with an
AMD Socket A Athlon or Duron Processor
Part 1 - Gather the Stuff
Last updated: 5/12/2001
 Introduction. This
multi-part article describes how to build a computer with an AMD Socket A
Athlon or Duron processor. The steps we used to build the computer
are presented as a detailed check list with notes and pictures. This
check list should serve as a good guide for those building an Athlon-based
computer with components other than the specific ones used to build the computer
used as an example.
  AMD
Socket A and Slot A Processors. A Socket
A processor and it's 462-pin Socket A are shown to the right.
 The
Classic Athlon, shown to the left, is known as a Slot A processor and fits
into a slot on the motherboard. If you want
to build a computer with an older Slot A processor and motherboard, detailed
instructions are in How to build Your Own
Athlon Computer (Slot A CPU). That article may also be of interest
for builders of a Socket A computer as it covers the installation of expansion
boards, an operating system, monitor, etc. that were not used in the example
computer built for this article.
Gather the Parts. The example computer was
built with the following parts:
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Ten
9-inch zip-ties (also known as cable-ties; this is two more than what ended-up
in the computer and allows for a couple of mistakes).