My first build. Another nooby build post.:0

[imbasic]

Hey all,

Parts for the new PC.

Intel Xeon E3110 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail

Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX Triple 12V 50A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply Retail

Coolermaster Cosmos Full Tower ATX Case Retail

Mushkin XP PC2-8000 Redline 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 Retail

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium OEM

GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard Retail

Tuniq TX-2 Thermal Compound Retail

EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Free Crysis game w/ purchase, while supplies last

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive OEM

SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner OEM

NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model FD1231H-302 OEM

Noctua NH-U12P Ultra Silent CPU Cooler Retail

HDD 12 cm Fan Bracket for Cosmos Free

2 Noctua 120x25mm NF-P12 54.3 CFM Fans Retail - One for a push-pull set up on the Noctua NH-U12P cooler and one for the HDD fan bracket for the Cosmos

I am expecting all parts to arrive next week.

With the cables that come with the motherboard and the PSU should I be worrying about getting sata cables for the Hard Drive and the Samsung DVD+R?

Are there drivers for the Hard Drive that I should install before I try to format and install Vista?

Should I get a cable for the Floppy Drive?

It seemed like I had more questions than this when I started this thread but for the life of me I can't remember them.

I am quite excited about this. It is going to be a big leap from my current rig. A 1998 Gateway Select Series PC with Windows 98 updated to Windows XP Home and 64 megs of memory updated to 384 megs of memory.

Thanks for any help.

Regards,

imbasic

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

According to GIGABYTE your MB comes with 1 x IDE cable, 1 x Floppy cable, 4 x Serial ATA cable, 1 x Serial ATA internal to external cable so, you're good to go.

I know you're excited but Please read the MB manual before putting the machine together.

 

[imbasic]

Thanks MagnusTheBrewer,

Oh most definitely will read the manual from front to back probably several times along with the other manuals that come with the other parts. I will also be referring to the manuals as I am putting the machine together. Along with some web sites opened that have computer building guides for this.

The thread at the top of this forum ~~~ Computer-building resource thread ~~~ has some good links in it that I plan on researching and having open to refer to as I build.

Thanks kindly for your advice and answer.

Regards,

imbasic