Noob Building his First PC EVER!

[chicsdiggit]

Ok, I have a Lian Li case, and I have the tray out and I mounted the MOBO, CPU (X2 3800+), and stock heatsink and fan. I guess my first question is this. Does my retail CPU come with thermal compound? On the bottom of the heatsink, there is a raised piece of material that coincides with the CPU, is this pre-installed thermal compound, or do I need to put some on?

 

[Boonesmi]

it should come with a thermal pad (so leave it on)

but make sure you remove any protective cover from the thermal pad/thermal material

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: Boonesmi
it should come with a thermal pad (so leave it on)

but make sure you remove any protective cover from the thermal pad/thermal material

Pretty much it.

 

[chicsdiggit]

There was just a piece of plastic around the bottom of the heatsink, and I took that off. Thanks for the quick response! This is kinda scary, but fun! heh heh I will keep you guys all posted! ;-)

 

[chicsdiggit]

Ok, I just connected the RAM, case LED lights, etc, front USB ports, and Video Card. Now I am going to power it up for a test.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: chicsdiggit
Ok, I just connected the RAM, case LED lights, etc, front USB ports, and Video Card. Now I am going to power it up for a test.

You're about due for a snack break!

 

[chicsdiggit]

Ok, powered it up, and everything was fine! YES!!!!!!!!!! ha ha Due for a snack? Get this, I didn't even eat anything today yet either! ha ha but I am determined.

 

[Powermoloch]

Better make sure you have those lil brass "stand offs" right between the case and your mobo.

 

[chicsdiggit]

ya, I have those brass stand offs set up.

 

[atybimf]

So, what are the specs of this bad boy?

 

[chicsdiggit]

Ok, put in all the hardware, entered BIOS, changed boot order. Now getting ready to install Windows XP!

 

[chicsdiggit]

Originally posted by: atybimf
So, what are the specs of this bad boy?

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
SAMSUNG 930BF-BLACK Black 19" 4ms (Gray to Gray) LCD Monitor
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard -
Leadtek WinFast PX7800GT Extreme TDH Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card
CORSAIR TwinX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 1.5M Cache IDE
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Logitech Z-5500 970181-0403 315 Watts 5.1 Speaker
Forton 450
Lian Li PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

 

[Green Man]

Originally posted by: chicsdiggit


AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
SAMSUNG 930BF-BLACK Black 19" 4ms (Gray to Gray) LCD Monitor
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard -
Leadtek WinFast PX7800GT Extreme TDH Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card
CORSAIR TwinX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 1.5M Cache IDE
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Logitech Z-5500 970181-0403 315 Watts 5.1 Speaker
Forton 450
Lian Li PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Very nice.
You're gonna feel like a proud papa when you first log on

 

[chicsdiggit]

Ok, well, now comes the painfully long formatting the hard drive process!

 

[chicsdiggit]

Originally posted by: Green Man
Very nice.
You're gonna feel like a proud papa when you first log on

Ya, I just can't wait! Especially since this is my first build EVER! ha ha this is sweet!

 

[Googer]

AMD's thermal guide advises against adding thermal paste to a heatsink that uses a pad, they are not compatable.

 

[chicsdiggit]

It looks like my OEM copy of windows xp doesn't have a cd key! What do I do now?

 

[thescreensavers]

ahaha did you not check this before you proaly lost they key

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: chicsdiggit
It looks like my OEM copy of windows xp doesn't have a cd key!

Then you have most likely purchased an illeagal copy of Windows XP. Call Microsoft and they will send you a legitimate copy for squeeling on the perpetrator who sold you the bad software. Or you could just find an XP C**prate ____y.

 

[thescreensavers]

were di u get that copy of windows from your dell or somtinhg like that or you got a oem from ebay. were

 

[JEDIYoda]

I don`t mean to caca on your parade...but heres a link where others have your noCD key problem...

http://www.pcmech.com/forum/printthread.php?t=128400

What I do know is I have seen copies in the past OEM that is sold with no CD key.

But not from what we would call a reputable dealer such as newegg...etc...

Good Luck with that key issue...

Also you can`t use or borrow a friends CD key it just doesn`t work that way!!

Good Luck!!

 

[thescreensavers]

it depends it could work and it could not but its illigle

 

[chicsdiggit]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
were di u get that copy of windows from your dell or somtinhg like that or you got a oem from ebay. were

I got it from newegg.

 

[thescreensavers]

that makes is more intrasting when I got my OEM copy from neweg it had he stiker inside the pakeging check the box. IDK .it may be there it might of felll who knows

 

[chicsdiggit]

Geez, this REALLY sucks!!! Talk about frustrating. WHat happens if I don't complete the windows install? What would happen if I took out the Installation CD right now?