My first build

[brammeke11]

My old computer broke down today
The heatsink, attached to my motherboard with some brackets, broke off.
I have ALL my devices hooked up to my laptop now.

 

[Sp12]

My old computer broke down today
The heatsink, attached to my motherboard with some brackets, broke off.
I have ALL my devices hooked up to my laptop now.

...Did you secure it to your motherboard with a backplate? Did you use proper tools to secure it?

More importantly, does this put time pressure on you to get a system up and running?

 

[brammeke11]

...Did you secure it to your motherboard with a backplate? Did you use proper tools to secure it?

More importantly, does this put time pressure on you to get a system up and running?

No, it was a fully stock, 6 years old pc. HP Pavilion W5080.

I hope this will speed up the new pc process. But it was really scary.
I was playing around with MS Groove and I heared a click from inside of the pc and a moment later i got the famous Blue Screen.
I opened it up and is saw that the heatsink came loose and pulled the cable of the HDD with windows on it with it.
So now, i can start my pc up, but just for a couple of minutes before my chip get overheated.

 

[Sp12]

No, it was a fully stock, 6 years old pc. HP Pavilion W5080.

I hope this will speed up the new pc process. But it was really scary.
I was playing around with MS Groove and I heared a click from inside of the pc and a moment later i got the famous Blue Screen.
I opened it up and is saw that the heatsink came loose and pulled the cable of the HDD with windows on it with it.
So now, i can start my pc up, but just for a couple of minutes before my chip get overheated.

Don't run it without a heatsink lol.

Have you considered remounting it if it's not damaged?

 

[brammeke11]

Don't run it without a heatsink lol.

Have you considered remounting it if it's not damaged?

I'll try to fix it, but the bracket didn't brake i see now.
The bracket came loose from the motherboard, so there are in total 4 little holes were thoes brackets were. Should I glue it, solder it, weld it?

After all, this will be good practice for the real deal.

I asked a friend of my to pull his old computer apart without mee seeing it. End then i shall put it back together.
So i did, with no instructions or sheets. And everything worked again!
Just by logical thinking you can accomplish so much.

 

[brammeke11]

Now the people of the shop are checking all the parts are compatible and available of these builds:

Chassis: Antec Twelve Hundred €137,10
PSU: Antec TruePower TP-750 Blue €114,20
CPU: Intel i7-920 €209,25
Grafische Kaart: Asus ATI Radeon™ HD 5850 graphics €280,29
Moederbord: Asus P6X58D-E €219,64
RAM: Corsair Dominator 6GB DDR3 SDRAM €177,05
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB €83,00
ODD: Samsung SH-S222A €19,23
Cardreader: Conceptronic Multifunction eSATA €20,96
TOTAAL € 1.260,72

Chassis: Antec Twelve Hundred €137,10
PSU: Antec TruePower TP-750 Blue €114,20
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 black Edition €149,00
Grafische Kaart: Asus ATI Radeon™ HD 5850 graphics €280,29
Moederbord: Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 €133,90
RAM: GeIL GV34GB1600C9DC 4Gb (x2) (106,98 p/s) €213,96
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB €83,00
ODD: Samsung SH-S222A €19,23
Cardreader: Conceptronic Multifunction eSATA €20,96
TOTAAL € 1.151,64

My demands were:
- Aimed to gaming and little bit to photo and video editing.
- Supports USB3.0 abd SSD for in the (near) future.
- Lots of room for upgrade and expansions.
- I also wanted to be able to put memory cards directly in the pc. (CF, xD, etc. )
- And a black and blue color scheme.

The pc will be sitting underneath my desk. With 10cm (about 4 inches) of clearance for the top 200mm Big Boy fan.
I also found a shop in holland that has all these parts for a total of €1.334,75 for the Intel setup and €1.221,04 for the AMD build.

 

[brammeke11]

People i need help with my old computer about those brackets.
How can i put them back in secure?

Here are some pics:

 

[Blain]

* You can resolder them.
* You can bend paperclips into shape (slightly longer than originals).
After the ends are placed through the holes, make a small 90º bend on the ends, making sure that the top side height is correct, then use a two part epoxy on the pins to hold them in place.

 

[Sp12]

Just wondering for the AMD build, how much more is the 1055t than the 955 for you?

 

[brammeke11]

* You can resolder them.
* You can bend paperclips into shape (slightly longer than originals).
After the ends are placed through the holes, make a small 90º bend on the ends, making sure that the top side height is correct, then use a two part epoxy on the pins to hold them in place.

Ty, but wouldn't the epoxy conduct electricity from the other parts of my motherboard? Or is it non-conducting (or whatever, i dont know the English word for that )

 

[brammeke11]

Just wondering for the AMD build, how much more is the 1055t than the 955 for you?

About €35 more.
Why? The only difference that I see is 400MHz more. And 6 cores vs. 4.
I also want good gaming.

But what actually does "Black Edition" means?

 

[Blain]

Ty, but wouldn't the epoxy conduct electricity from the other parts of my motherboard? Or is it non-conducting (or whatever, i dont know the English word for that )

Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive should not be used for this type of repair.
Regular everyday two part epoxy would work or maybe even super glue.

 

[Sp12]

About €35 more.
Why? The only difference that I see is 400MHz more. And 6 cores vs. 4.
I also want good gaming.

But what actually does "Black Edition" means?

Well, the 1055t has turbo, that is, for apps that aren't multithreaded, it will turbo up to 3.3 (if at stock, you can make this higher). It's also more futureproof.

Black edition means that the multiplier is unlocked, that is, you don't have to up to the baseclock to overclock, you just raise the multiplier.

As for gaming (and general use), I think it's a smarter long term investment: It's 23% increase in investment for 50% more cores and turbo, and as more games start to scale beyond 4 cores it'll be a better processor. For current single/dual threaded games it will run faster than the 955.

 

[brammeke11]

Well, the 1055t has turbo, that is, for apps that aren't multithreaded, it will turbo up to 3.3 (if at stock, you can make this higher). It's also more futureproof.

Black edition means that the multiplier is unlocked, that is, you don't have to up to the baseclock to overclock, you just raise the multiplier.

As for gaming (and general use), I think it's a smarter long term investment: It's 23% increase in investment for 50% more cores and turbo, and as more games start to scale beyond 4 cores it'll be a better processor. For current single/dual threaded games it will run faster than the 955.

I'll keep that in mind. Does my motherboard still supports that?
I'm not sure.

 

[mfenn]

I'll keep that in mind. Does my motherboard still supports that?
I'm not sure.

Yes, it does. The most it would need is a BIOS update.

 

[brammeke11]

Yes, it does. The most it would need is a BIOS update.

Well, for just €35 more, i get 6 cores .
Sounds pretty good.

If I'll go for the AMD setup, i'll put this in.

 

[brammeke11]

Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive should not be used for this type of repair.
Regular everyday two part epoxy would work or maybe even super glue.

ty

 

[Blain]

The small bends on the bottom of the clips hold them from the pulling pressure from the heatsink.
Basically even a dab of silicone would hold them in place until you install the heatsink on top.