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dizzynoob

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26. July 2006 @ 08:20

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Sounds good tailschao. This might be a real stupid question but are the cases one size fits all? Told a mate at work who used to build comps for others about how helpful you lot have been and he was telling me of some horror stories about diy builds. Told me of how he spent about £500 building his (a good few years back now)and turned it on for the first time and blew it with a power surge. Are there any things like this i need to be aware of which might be common knowledge for people who build there own but not so obviouse to newbies like me. I'd hate to get everything then find i've wrecked it by doing something daft.

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tailschao

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26. July 2006 @ 12:15

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well most mobos are ATX (so is the M2N-E) and i think the case size for that is Mid (Midi?) Tower. The only thing you need to worry about that doesn't fall into the catagorey of 'everyday common sense' is static. I.E. don't put any of the componetns onto carpet (in fact, whenever you can, keep them ontop of/inside the anti-static bag they came in), touch the PCBs as least as possible, make sure you are grounded (either by using a grounding wrist strap or trying to make sure that some part of you is in contact with an un-painted peice of metal - such as a part of your case) also if you have pets, close the door!! my cat kept trying to sit on the mobo, which (obviously) would not be healthy. Take your time, i was so excited that i very nearly forgot to put the mounting screws in my case before i put the mobo in.

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vegeta66

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26. July 2006 @ 23:14

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all mobos currently made or made in the last like 5-10 years or so are an atx formfactor whether it being micro or normal.(except for that btx or w/e it was called but it failed) When u start to assemble ur diy pc do it on a glass or wood surface or a anti-static mat. when handling the parts try to keep ur fingers off the connectors(yes i know its tempting). besides being cheaper building a computer on ur own is (like tailschao said) an exciting and a rewarding experience.
and i agree with tailschao again no pets in the room period lol...

almost all (midtowers-full towers) are an atx formfactor

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aabbccdd

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26. July 2006 @ 23:38

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dizzynoob ,this is where you need to be we already have a thread like this

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/84660

look though the thread and post here and we can get you going

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27. July 2006 @ 06:59

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