I'm about to purchase this build...

[Blain]

Originally posted by: DarkNessBear
Any advice before setting up my comp? Watch out for kinks.

Yes...
You've spent hundreds of dollars on components. If you have little or no experience building a PC from start to finish, have a friend help you every step of the way.

Remember that it doesn't take much to destroy many dollars worth of parts. :laugh:

 

[DarkNessBear]

Crap, I just started. And realized I have no idea what I am doing... I thought I did. But there are so many connectors and Im not sure exactly which one I do. And my HDD's are both different connection types. What do I do??

 

[sonnygdude]

Slow down - take a deep breath! Blain's advice is good, if you have a friend who's done this before try and enlist them. They'll probably leap at the chance to mess with more hardware.

If not, you can still pull this off. If I can do it, anyone can! Look at the link in Roguestar's post from above for some guides (I know it's a lot of reading)

Originally posted by: Roguestar
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2072469&enterthread=y

mechBgon's guide to putting a computer together is still relevant even though some slots have changed; it's all much more simple than you'd think. RAM is slotted to only go in one way, CPUs just drop into the slot if they're aligned right and there's no way you could accidentally plug a hard drive in to where the RAM is meant to go. Everything is generally colour-coded, and moulded to only fit in one way. Just take a day to set aside to take your time over it, then read the motherboard manual and the case manual about installation and you'll be fine.

It really helped me to think about it in an orderly fashion - every component in your computer needs two connections, power and data. Some components (CPU, RAM, some graphics cards, etc) get both of those from the same interface, but if you think about it that way it'll help make sure you don't overlook anything.

Maybe write a list of every component you've got, and next to each one write down how it's going to get its power and how it's going to get its data, and how it's physically going to mount into the computer. Aside from the first tricky step of getting the CPU and HSF on, that sort of sequential thinking helped me get mine together. Keep your manuals handy so you can check each one as you go down the list to make sure you know exactly what kind of connection it needs, and use the motherboard manual step by step to get all the front panel connections and everything on.

 

[DarkNessBear]

Alright! Thanks for the moral support. I think I am done...

I've read the manual like 20 times and I put everything together. The only thing I am missing is my damn ram... that better come tomorrow!!! Just one question, in my JFP1 port It requires the POWER LED, I did not have a connector for that in my case only a GREEN/WHITE two singles + and - . I believe thats the same thing correct?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: Blain

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: Roguestar
You cannot install a legal and legit copy of Vista on your PC if it is already in use on another computer.

The links don't work because you tried to paste the https:// version of the links, presumably from your basket while logged in.

It looks pretty good to me. What kind of power supply do you have already?

Don`t be a Corsair pimp!!
The PSU the guy chose is just fine!!

You're confused about his recommendation. Read the posts in the order that they were written...

Roguestar: "
It looks pretty good to me. What kind of power supply do you have already?"

DarkNessBear: "Allied 500w"

Roguestar: "Never heard of that somewhat generic sounding PSU. It may be in your best interests to get something like the Corsair 550VX to be sure."



After reading that the PS in question was an Allied 500W, do you still stand behind your statement that...
"The PSU the guy chose is just fine"?

YES-- I do!! Because if YOU read the original post -- the guy chose this PSU......
POWER SUPPLY:
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply
$79.99 (w/ 4GB USB and $30 MR)

Then Rogue asked they guy --
It looks pretty good to me. What kind of power supply do you have already?"-- the Allied is crap!! But the PSU they guy chose in the original thread is just fine!!

 

[Blain]

You don't need to worry about a Power LED right now.
Find a friend to help with your build.

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
argument necromancy

It's a bit irrelevant now that OP has ordered his parts, isn't it?