Any quick tips for building first system

BloodTotal · Dec 20, 2008

This is the system that I am going to build:

The actual computer:

Case: Antec 900
Power Supply: BFG 800W
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q PRO
CPU: Q6600 GO
Memory: Patriot 4GB (2x2048) ddr2 800mhz
Graphics Card: BFG GTX 260 core 216
Harddrive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB

Cooling:

Kaze Jyuni side fan 1200rpm 69cfm
Ocz vandetta 2 with a Ultra Kaze 3000rpm 133cfm
Thermal paste arctic cooling mx-2

Just give me good advice

And also
Should I putmy ram in dual channel?

Wozzer · Dec 20, 2008

Where are you buying the parts. Have you got a link to the site...?

Just remember, when building your computer:

* Static. Make sure your grounded.

JrRacinFan · Dec 20, 2008

Hiya Wasley! Long time no chat ....

Remember what I first told you?

CPU+ Heatsink fan + ram first on motherboard before putting it in the case. Helps ALOT!

francis511 · Dec 20, 2008

What racinfan said - build as much of it outside the case as possible (does your case have a removable motherboard tray ?) Especially the fiddly motherboard/usb headers.

Wozzer · Dec 20, 2008

JrRacinFan said:
Hiya Wasley! Long time no chat ....

Remember what I first told you?

CPU+ Heatsink fan + ram first on motherboard before putting it in the case. Helps ALOT!

Hello Shaun,

How are you. Without going off-topic. I'll chat to you later on MSN

JR Is right. Fitting the CPU, Heatsink, then RAM first helps. When I first built my computer - Thats one of the first things I did. Try and leave the GPU until last. (They tend to get in the way when fitting the H-drive into the Antec 900).

:toast:

BloodTotal · Dec 20, 2008

No, I am actually going to be literally building it in the next couple of minutes.

To get staff off your fingers you need to touch metal?, where to find this metal in your house

JrRacinFan · Dec 20, 2008

Just rub your hands on the inside of the case.

proletariandan · Dec 20, 2008

JrRacinFan said:
CPU+ Heatsink fan + ram first on motherboard before putting it in the case. Helps ALOT!

It took me the longest time to realize that years ago :banghead:

DonInKansas · Dec 20, 2008

JrRacinFan said:
Just rub your hands on the inside of the case.

And don't build on carpet.

BloodTotal · Dec 20, 2008

Is there any way I can upload pics directly feom iPhone?

Wozzer · Dec 20, 2008

BloodTotal said:
Is there any way I can upload pics directly feom iPhone?

If you have the correct USB. Upload it to the PC and whack it on the TPU Image uploder.

Keep us updated on how your going. And yes - Rub your hand on the case, or if you have a plastic wrist strap, Wear it !!!

BloodTotal · Dec 20, 2008

I have no computer Internet right now, an I want to keep people updated

I'm on my iPhone right now

BloodTotal · Dec 20, 2008

How do I take off my amd stock CPU cooler?

BloodTotal · Dec 20, 2008

This other thing on my motherboard, it has rows of metal sticking up, sort of like the CPU cooler, it's wobbly, is that good

Wozzer · Dec 20, 2008

The CPU Heatsink shouldn't be wobbly. It should be fairly firm.

Keeping it wobbly will over heat your CPU. Make sure all clips are clipped in.

System Name	Blood
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q PRO @ stock settings
Cooling	Antec Case fans (max) OCZ Vandetta 2 CPU cooler with a Kaze Jyuni 120mm fan 1200RPM+-100RPM 67.5CFM
Memory	Patriot Viper Series 4GB 2x2GB DDR2 800Mhz 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 896MB PCIe 2.0 Core 216 @ stock settings
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
Display(s)	Acer AL2616Wd 25.5" 1920x1200 800:1 178degrees viewing angle 5ms S-IPS Panel
Case	Antec Nine Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Plosion 7.1 with a coaxial cable connected to a Logitech z5500
Power Supply	BFG ES-800 800W
Software	Windows Vista (soon to be Windows Xp, Vista, and Windows 7 triple boot)

System Name	Wasleys PC
Processor	Intel i5 2400 3.10GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8z68-V
Cooling	AC Freezer Pro
Memory	Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Hyperx Memory
Video Card(s)	HIS ATi 6850 1GB DDR3
Storage	Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Case	Antec 900 with mods
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W
Software	Windows 7

System Name	Dual Build Streamer
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

Processor	Core I5 4440 / 4430
Motherboard	Asus z87-k / Gigabyte ga h97- d3h
Cooling	Arctic freezer / Generic
Memory	8 gb Mushkin / Various
Video Card(s)	Radeon 7850 cf / Gtx 690
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 gb / 2x1 terabyte hdds Wd 256 gb nvme
Display(s)	Technika 32" / Asus 24` ips
Case	Corsair
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair 850 w
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Wasleys PC
Processor	Intel i5 2400 3.10GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8z68-V
Cooling	AC Freezer Pro
Memory	Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Hyperx Memory
Video Card(s)	HIS ATi 6850 1GB DDR3
Storage	Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Case	Antec 900 with mods
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W
Software	Windows 7

Any quick tips for building first system

BloodTotal

Wozzer

JrRacinFan

Served 5k and counting ...

francis511

Wozzer

BloodTotal

JrRacinFan

Served 5k and counting ...

proletariandan

DonInKansas

BloodTotal

Wozzer

BloodTotal

BloodTotal

BloodTotal

Wozzer

Processor	Core i5 3570K
Motherboard	AsRock z77 Pro4
Cooling	Zalman CNPS10X Extreme
Memory	2x4GB GSkill Sniper
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX970 Gaming
Storage	240GB OCZ ARC 100, Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Display(s)	LG 23" 1920x1080
Case	Antec P100
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec Edge 750W
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro 64