Mega 865 Question help plz

hi
ok after considering the 180 or 865 i decided to get the 865 instead,
and i read all the topics on the fourm regarding the 865 and i have some questions,
i'm planning to get a P4 2.8A 1mb cache and 533fsb Prescott, (i would get a northwood if they were easier to find and cheapter) i read that the mega supports prescott cpu's but with only half size card
my questions is that this CPU will work right cuz i was reading and i c that most users r using a E and no one uses A but the msi site said it supports prescott and this is prescott so i guess it'll work right?
also, i read that i need to flash the bios to work with sp2 and prescott cpu's, can i flash the bios after i install the cpu or flash it with no cpu installed?
my setup will be any comments on this would also be apprecitaed
mega 865
p4 2.8A prescott 533fsb
Samsung 2x512 DDR400
Maxtor or Seagate 160gb hb
Radeon 9600 PRO or XT or GF6200
a cdrw
thanks

yea i know northwood would run cooler and would be better then a prescott, but it's kinda hard to find northwoods now and even though i managed to find store that sells it here it does cost quite a lot
well i think i'll use the mega for watching movies, listening to music, internet and some gaming from time to time, should i get amd or intel based on wat i wanna do with it?
and yea i read all the sticky on how to cool it down and wat to do before setup..... but damn i'm still stuck ... amd or intel.??? LOL....

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