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Looking to build a new computer heres some parts. Help a noob out :)
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25. October 2007 @ 08:41 |
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OEM=original equipment manufacturer
Yeah newegg will have the sata cables, are you sure your motherboard didn't come with any?
Check the box, there should be a couple in there.
I'd be kinda suprised if the board didn't come with any.
I know when I bought my gigabyte board there was 4 of them in there.
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Why am I in this precorpse state?
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25. October 2007 @ 08:46 |
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@sammorris
Well at least I'm pretty sure it was a demo, The d/l was coming down kinda slow and I wanted to go to bed and didn't feel like leaving the computer up all night, So I just cancelled it.
I'll d/l it tonight and find out for sure.
I'm hoping it's a demo.
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25. October 2007 @ 09:26 |
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well what do you expect? the 360 is nowhere near as powerful as a PC, so you're not going to get the same quality of graphics. Not to mention that consoles can't anti-alias.
The bottom hard drive slot is fine, there's no right or wrong slot to choose.
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer
The cables should come with your motherboard. If not, you can always buy some.
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25. October 2007 @ 12:47 |
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Hey sammorris
WE kinda keep saying the same thing here, LOL
You what they say, "great minds think alike" or "fools seldom differ"
Later
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25. October 2007 @ 13:09 |
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Lol
Which one's more appropriate do you think?
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25. October 2007 @ 15:13 |
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I vote for the first, but I guess we can let andmill11 decide, LOL.
Be nice andmill11 or we may have to give you bad advice on your new baby. MUHAHAHA!!!!
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25. October 2007 @ 15:22 |
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Lol how dare you jeopardise my reputation?
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25. October 2007 @ 17:37 |
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Well if something blows up i know who to blame at least..
Id go with the first as well
Oh and the GPU and CPU came today as well as the sound card.
The GPU is HUGE! Wow i was definitely not expecting it to be that big.. oh well its not like i care just WOW
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25. October 2007 @ 17:59 |
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For the life of me i can not figure out how to put in the CPU. It looks like im setting it in their correctly but then it doesnt like close.. Am i supposed to like push it down with force so it locks in or something? (The metal looking side is up) That and there is two notches on either end and they both line up.
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Im a retard.. Remove the black covers on the clamp thing and the CPU. Problem solved.
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25. October 2007 @ 18:00 |
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Hehe, well graphics cards are indeed large these days...
You think an 8600GTS is big?
In this picture, your card is the middle one. To the right is the 7900GS, and the big black one is an 8800GTS.
Now look at this picture
Here, the long card at the bottom is an 8800GTX. The massive 8800GTS from the previous picture is the tiny one in the middle!
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25. October 2007 @ 18:12 |
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Originally posted by andmill11:
For the life of me i can not figure out how to put in the CPU. It looks like im setting it in their correctly but then it doesnt like close.. Am i supposed to like push it down with force so it locks in or something? (The metal looking side is up) That and there is two notches on either end and they both line up.
*edit*
Im a retard.. Remove the black covers on the clamp thing and the CPU. Problem solved.
LMAO!!!
Ahh dude, your learning.
And giving us a chuckle at the same time, I hope you rembered to put on some thermal paste before you put in the processor.
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25. October 2007 @ 18:15 |
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Eh?
Wash your mouth out!
The thermal paste goes on after the CPU but before the heatsink. You don't put Thermal paste in the CPU socket!
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25. October 2007 @ 18:16 |
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I thought you only needed thermal paste if your going to be overclocking :(
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25. October 2007 @ 18:21 |
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Is it absolutely necessary?
Its like 20$ if i wanted to overnight some of it which is why i was wondering.. Not that big of a deal but if i REALLY need it in order for it to work.
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25. October 2007 @ 18:21 |
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That is indeed true, you only NEED it if overclocking, but thats because you only need it if you're not using the stock cooler Are you using the cooler that comes with the CPU, or a separate one? If the standard one, you simply shove it on, you don't need thermal paste.
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25. October 2007 @ 18:23 |
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The standard one! Thank god.. Haha man those screws were tricky it felt like i was going to snap the mobo in half. They werent even screws they were like push-in kinda things.
*edit*
Off to mount the GPU!
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25. October 2007 @ 18:27 |
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I don't want to scare you, but make damn sure that CPU cooler can't come off. The weird twisty plastic things I found easy to install, until my CPU cooler nearly fell off because two of them came undone. Be careful about that one!
Mounting the GPU should be easy by comparison.
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25. October 2007 @ 19:08 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Eh?
Wash your mouth out!
The thermal paste goes on after the CPU but before the heatsink. You don't put Thermal paste in the CPU socket!
Oops, thats what I meant to say, damm that was stupid on my part.
A big kick in the ass for me, sorry andmill11.
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25. October 2007 @ 19:41 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
I don't want to scare you, but make damn sure that CPU cooler can't come off. The weird twisty plastic things I found easy to install, until my CPU cooler nearly fell off because two of them came undone. Be careful about that one!
Mounting the GPU should be easy by comparison.
Trust me i pushed the hell out of those plastic screw thingies. I made sure they snapped into place then i tugged on it. Its not going anywhere. Hopefully.
Im at work now but before i left i managed to mount the MOBO, install the CPU then the GPU and then the sound card. Its all screwed into the case and stuff as well so now all i have left issss... Something? Umm.. Connect all the plugs and stuff? Which i am going to be COMPLETELY clueless on how to do.. I still cant figure out where the cathodes plug into..
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25. October 2007 @ 19:53 |
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Okay, power connections.
CPU 4 pin - to CPU
ATX 23 pin - to Motherboard
S-ATA Powers (long thin connector, 4 wires) - to Hard drives
Molex Powers (4 pin, connects to CD drives, fans, Cold cathode inverters and so on)
Floppy power connector (smaller version of above, connects to floppy drive if you bought one)
That's pretty much it. Remember to connect the power plug from the CPU fan to the motherboard.
As for the cold cathodes, they come with inverters. You plug molex power connectors into the inverters, and plug the cold cathodes into slots on the inverters.
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25. October 2007 @ 20:10 |
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I could only find the one molex power connector and that was for the fans only. Do i need to buy another one or was i just not looking hard enough?
*edit*
One more thing i set aside screws that went to mount the MOBO but i lost that bag apparently so i had to make do with a myriad of other ones but i could only find about 4 suitable ones out of the six. So i went ahead and did all of the corners. Is it okay that im missing two screws mounting it or should i go back and try to get two more to work?
*double edit*
I almost completely forgot! I need to get my wireless adapter still..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833315078
OR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833158017
I like the first one because the reviews say that it hasnt dropped any packets but the second one is considerably cheaper. Im not doing a whole lot of online gaming (Command and conquer 3 is about it) but i do like the fact that it doesnt disconnect alot.
That and i do alot of downloading.. of stuff
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25. October 2007 @ 23:47 |
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Ugh i need help again..
Pictures are uploading now
*edit*
Ok this is for the cathodes again..of course
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/imamember12/DSC00068.jpg
I cant figure out where these plug into.. I need like a picture or something of what it looks like because i cant seem to figure it out. (the cable im assuming it plugs into)
I have NO clue where these bad-boys are supposed to plug into:
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/imamember12/DSC00060.jpg
I believe one says HD audio and the rest dont say anything. (their not the USB or LED plugs im pretty sure)
And here is an overview so far..
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/imamember12/DSC00061.jpg
What bothers me is that the GPU uses what looks to be a Molex power connector if im not mistaken.. I dont know but what the hell do i plug into it? That and if you look REALLY closely to the right of the GPU is the sound card. There is (right above the fan regulator switch) a black area and a white area to plug something into them. What plugs into there?
It better not be the HD audio cable otherwise im going to be pissed..
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Your Power supply should have at least half a dozen. Note: You may need to actually attach them to the Power supply end as well first.
You can get by with fewer motherboard screws, but you should really have as many as possible.
Newegg no longer stock the Edimax one, so use the MSI card. All you need to do to avoid lost packets is get a better antenna.
For the cold cathodes, that there's a molex connector, it plugs into the power supply! (the Power supply has loads of them that have holes, so plug those into the one that has pins. This will be the one at the top of that picture)
The other connectors are Frontpanel connections. These are for things like the Power switch, Reset switch, Power and Hard drive LEDs, and front USB/Firewire ports.
Your motherboard manual will tell you where they plug into. I see some of them are already attached in your last photo.
Your GPU is an 8600GTS so it shouldn't need a power connector of any sort. It certainly wouldn't be a molex, it would be a 6-pin PCI express power connector.
Unfortunately I can't make out what you mean in your last sentence from the picture, but typically you do not need to plug anything into a sound card INSIDE the PC. All you do is pop it into the PCI slot, and then plug your speakers/headphones etc. in outside the case.
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26. October 2007 @ 22:14 |
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I think i got it all! Almost..
I still CANNOT figure out where the heck this thing plugs into.. Its one of the same plugs from before (i figured out where the HD audio one went it was just confusing because it was connected to an ac'97 plug or something like that) It has the EXACT same pin connection though and its running from the top bay area of the case. Ill upload a picture in a second but its really the only thing left i think..
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/imamember12/DSC00070.jpg
The number on it is "1394" what the heck is it ?!
*edit*
i typed 1394 into google and guess what popped up? Apples firewire! Now might i ask if there is a firewire port on the MOBO? I didnt think that there was..
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26. October 2007 @ 22:47 |
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Ok screw it time to test it out.. I have to turn off this computer though because i STILL only have one monitor :(
*edit*
Well it turned on at least.. The PSU fan spun, I got a green light on the MOBO, My cathode worked flawlessly (i still need to see where i can fit the second one) and i realized that the inverter lit up blue (awkward when the lights green but w.e) but then thats about it. Granted i didnt plug in the monitor this was just outletted to the wall but oh well its progress. Are the fans in the case supposed to turn on as well? Thats whats really bothering me right now so im not sure. Are the fans supposed to be connected to each other and then plugged into the MOBO? Are are they supposed to be plugged into one another and then connected to the MOBO as well as another cable plugging them into the PSU? I tried doing that and all it did was flash the cathode then it wouldnt turn on so i assumed im NOT supposed to plug the fans into the PSU.
Is this another one of those i have to get it up and running with everything before the fans turn on? Or did i do something terribly wrong?
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