Time to assemble new comp

[lupi]

Last package just arrived (2gb memory modules) so once I hit up some leftovers for dinner will start putting my new main comp together. Will be a e6600 on the evga 680i board running a pair of 7900gs in SLI. Hoping for some good graphic pawnage on the Dell 24"ws once I'm done. Will be a new OS install and what not, so hopefully I can do some actuall playing around later


Wrong Forum

 

[LeadMagnet]

1: Have fun
2: Wear your static strap
3: Be liberal with good CPU paste
4: RTFM
5: Take Ghost images of your OS before loading drives and apps

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: LeadMagnet
1: Have fun
2: Wear your static strap
3: Be liberal with good CPU paste
4: RTFM
5: Take Ghost images of your OS before loading drives and apps

I thought you were supposed to use a small amount, just enough to do the job (I've heard like the size of a piece of white rice).

 

[moomoo40moo]

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: LeadMagnet
1: Have fun
2: Wear your static strap
3: Be liberal with good CPU paste
4: RTFM
5: Take Ghost images of your OS before loading drives and apps

I thought you were supposed to use a small amount, just enough to do the job (I've heard like the size of a piece of white rice).

same here, and then take a credit card to spread it evenly across. should be a thin film..

 

[lupi]

Not going to worry about making a drive image. Using a new 160gb hard drive for the main in this one (had bought it previously as an expansion for second computer but never installed it) so just going with a fresh install of everything.

What is now my secondary comp will be going away as parts after I'm done, so gonna have it running next to this one when I'm done for the day to make sure I transferred all the files I want to keep and double check my app list.


<<warmed up turket and lots-s-gravy on the stuffing and some yams on the side :thumbsup:

 

[iamaelephant]

Wrong forum

 

[LeadMagnet]

Originally posted by: moomoo40moo

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: LeadMagnet
1: Have fun
2: Wear your static strap
3: Be liberal with good CPU paste
4: RTFM
5: Take Ghost images of your OS before loading drives and apps

I thought you were supposed to use a small amount, just enough to do the job (I've heard like the size of a piece of white rice).

same here, and then take a credit card to spread it evenly across. should be a thin film..

I mean - completely cover the contact area between the CPU and heatsink. often people forget to use it all together.

Originally posted by: lupi
Not going to worry about making a drive image. Using a new 160gb hard drive for the main in this one (had bought it previously as an expansion for second computer but never installed it) so just going with a fresh install of everything.

What is now my secondary comp will be going away as parts after I'm done, so gonna have it running next to this one when I'm done for the day to make sure I transferred all the files I want to keep and double check my app list.


<<warmed up turket and lots-s-gravy on the stuffing and some yams on the side :thumbsup:

The drive imaging is to save time when something doesn't go right and you want to be where you were when all this started ( I usualy do this right after the OS load and the network driver is loaded, but before the video or chipset drivers get loaded.)

Once all my drivers are loaded then I re-take an image that I keep - before I start loading the apps. Often I'll take another image after I have all the apps configured. So I wind up keeping 2 images.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: LeadMagnet
1: Have fun
2: Wear your static strap
3: Be liberal with good CPU paste
4: RTFM
5: Take Ghost images of your OS before loading drives and apps

I thought you were supposed to use a small amount, just enough to do the job (I've heard like the size of a piece of white rice).

Doesn't freaking matter....only difference is with too much you could end up with a mess.

I'm assuming you got the 7900GS cards because they were the $120 AR ones from Frys and that's why you forwent the 8800gts.

 

[lupi]

Got my cards from BB when they were on sale, about $260 out the door total for both.

Running a native 1920*1200 is nice, but on my single 6800 FPS eats it if I try to run at native and above anything other than low graphic settings. With 2 gpu's hoping to keep it at native and turn the settings up a bit.


Done eating, finishing the unpack and RTFM'ing

 

[tweakmm]

Who wears a static strap?
Don't wear wool when you're assembling the computer and ground yourself periodically.

Oh yeah, wrong forum.

 

[lupi]

p180 case, how in the world do you get these side walls off without prying.

 

[lupi]

Why oh why didn't evga label in the manual where the mb firewire connection point is.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: lupi
Why oh why didn't evga label in the manual where the mb firewire connection point is.

its the thing that looks like a usb header...

Originally posted by: lupi
p180 case, how in the world do you get these side walls off without prying.

is the right side even removable? i've never tried with mine

 

[episodic]

Good luck, I'm still using a barton 3200 athlon xp cause I don't feel like upgrading.

I guess it does all I want though for now.

 

[yosuke188]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: lupi
Why oh why didn't evga label in the manual where the mb firewire connection point is.

its the thing that looks like a usb header...

Originally posted by: lupi
p180 case, how in the world do you get these side walls off without prying.

is the right side even removable? i've never tried with mine

I think both the right and the left side doors are the same. In fact, I think I switched them because couple of the hinges broke on one side.

 

[us3rnotfound]

Originally posted by: episodic
Good luck, I'm still using a barton 3200 athlon xp cause I don't feel like upgrading.

I guess it does all I want though for now.

Yeah, I'm still on my Core 2 Duo... Oh wait

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: yosuke188


I think both the right and the left side doors are the same. In fact, I think I switched them because couple of the hinges broke on one side.

that would certainly make routing cables much less of a pain in the ass.



to the OP: the door just slides back about an inch, then lifts off.

 

[lupi]

I did the left side first then the right, compared to the left the right came out with finger pressure.

The left side however felt like someone put a good amount of rubber cement or something along the guidelines. Did not want to slide free without a good deal of force.

It says the front panel can slide around 270 till it contacts the side. Using finger pressure, shortly after you hit 180 it really does not feel like it wants to swing further without breaking.


also, looks like my CPU date is L632A740 for those that can translate.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: LeadMagnet
1: Have fun
2: Wear your static strap
3: Be liberal with good CPU paste
4: RTFM
5: Take Ghost images of your OS before loading drives and apps

I thought you were supposed to use a small amount, just enough to do the job (I've heard like the size of a piece of white rice).

Doesn't freaking matter....only difference is with too much you could end up with a mess.

I'm assuming you got the 7900GS cards because they were the $120 AR ones from Frys and that's why you forwent the 8800gts.

Oh. I always thought if you used too much instead of helping heat transfer it would actually hinder it.

 

[AdamSnow]

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: LeadMagnet
1: Have fun
2: Wear your static strap
3: Be liberal with good CPU paste
4: RTFM
5: Take Ghost images of your OS before loading drives and apps

I thought you were supposed to use a small amount, just enough to do the job (I've heard like the size of a piece of white rice).

Doesn't freaking matter....only difference is with too much you could end up with a mess.

I'm assuming you got the 7900GS cards because they were the $120 AR ones from Frys and that's why you forwent the 8800gts.

Oh. I always thought if you used too much instead of helping heat transfer it would actually hinder it.

It will, depending on the style of thermal paste you use... Silicon can't transfer heat as good as copper, so you want to only fill in the gaps left in the finish that you cant see... a very thin layer is good enough.

You can also buy metal thermal paste as well (the stuff I use is 99.9% pure silver) it works really well, but you want a REALLY thin coating of that, because if you make a mess and it gets all over the place, it could short your board (silver is a conductor, so if you crossed anything... ZAP!)

 

[lupi]

Was good fin putting the C2D chip in. No worries on non-pin chip mate, cause it's not like there are about two dozen warning statements in the install guide to get ya worried, it's real easy

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: lupi
also, looks like my CPU date is L632A740 for those that can translate.

"L" means "post"
and
"632A740" means "in general hardware"

 

[lupi]

" Loser" means "you".

And if ya can't read I'll help you there too, not really talking about any piece of hardware, so going by the topic header I'd say a discussion not about hardware, but of any experience in general, would therefore not belong in such a defined topic.

Feel free to continue enjoying your even though my cat pee'd on it already.





For those following the actual discussion thread, went out and got a new SATA hard drive. Only having 1 IDE port does not work well with multiple IDE drives. Not a real lost (for now) though as I can just put the old IDE in the external enclosure I got a couple weeks ago.

Speaking of which, I was rather ammused while walking the hard drive isle and seeing all the external drives on sale now telling people how good they are to take around for data storage. What happened to the good ole days where you had to park the drive before just moving the case for fear of damaging it

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: moomoo40moo

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: LeadMagnet
1: Have fun
2: Wear your static strap
3: Be liberal with good CPU paste
4: RTFM
5: Take Ghost images of your OS before loading drives and apps

I thought you were supposed to use a small amount, just enough to do the job (I've heard like the size of a piece of white rice).

same here, and then take a credit card to spread it evenly across. should be a thin film..

Should be thin and spread evenly...and yes wrong forum

Ausm

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: lupi
" Loser" means "you".

And if ya can't read I'll help you there too, not really talking about any piece of hardware, so going by the topic header I'd say a discussion not about hardware, but of any experience in general, would therefore not belong in such a defined topic.

Feel free to continue enjoying your even though my cat pee'd on it already.





For those following the actual discussion thread, went out and got a new SATA hard drive. Only having 1 IDE port does not work well with multiple IDE drives. Not a real lost (for now) though as I can just put the old IDE in the external enclosure I got a couple weeks ago.

Speaking of which, I was rather ammused while walking the hard drive isle and seeing all the external drives on sale now telling people how good they are to take around for data storage. What happened to the good ole days where you had to park the drive before just moving the case for fear of damaging it

This is the wrong forums for this and your "well, i'm not talking about one piece of hardware" excuse won't cut the mustard. Move it along.