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recommend hardware site that can burn in mobo

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harrillj

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I've been reading these threads and reviews on this site for a few months now and am about to buy components to build a new PC. I would rather have the mobo, the case, and the processor assembled and tested/burned in and I would just install the rest myself. Can anyone recommend a site that offers all the latest components and can sell limited parts pre-assembled?

Thanks in advance!
 
www.kc-computers.com has been in business for many years and has good resellerratings, but parts are more expensive than newegg.

By the way, putting together a P4 system yourself is really very easy if you buy a retail P4 and use the heatsink as-is. A little work with a screwdriver is all it takes.
 
Thanks Dave. I was initially going to build the P4 from scratch myself, but as concerned attaching a MOBO to case, drilling holes, etc would become an issue. Perhaps it is not a problem.
 
No, no drilling at all. the case has pre-drilled holes, you place 6 "standoffs" (screws with a top part that's a screwhole for a second screw) in pre-drilled holes, you rest the motherboard on the standoffs and put 6 screws through the motherboard holes and into the standoffs. voila!

TomsHardware has a couple of How-To articles from September 2002 that might help: article 1 -and- article 2

Article 2 is for installing an Athlon but should give you some idea. Retail P4's come with a heatsink with thermal pad attached so you don't need to mess with grease, and there are installation instructions somewhere on intel's website.

If the case doesn't have a slide-out motherboard tray it's easier to install the processor and RAM to the motherboard outside of the case, before you screw the motherboard to the standoffs / spacers in the case.
 
I just built my first PC from scratch a couple weeks ago. I was worried at first about mounting the motherboard and installing the CPU, etc. But I have to tell you, it really wasn't that hard. It's all pretty much common sense stuff. Plus it really feels good to use a computer that you built yourself.
 
Build your own, it's easy although sometimes a pain in the ass. Make sure you have a seperate pc around so you can search the forums or the web in general for hints. I had never built a p4 system before and didn't realize you needed a seperate 12V connector plugged in. I did a quick search and found someone with the same problem I had. Had the thing up and running in 30 minutes. (well it took a little longer to figure out a hard drive problem. 😛)
 
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