PC build time (its DONE)

ok after looking around and alot of talking to atrum over pc ..

i think its time for me to build my own pc its going to be hard but i think i got a good list going for what i need/want

so here is a list of all the crap i should be getting in by this friday

# CAS: NZXT M59 Gaming Mid-Tower Case with See-Thru Window
# CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
# CPU: AMD Athlon™II X2 255 Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
# CS_FAN: Default case fans
# FAN: XtremeGear Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
# FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
# HDD: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
# KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
# MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
# MOTHERBOARD: Asus M4N68T-M V2 AM3 DDR3 NVIDIA Geforce 7025/nForce 630a Chipset mATX w/ Onboard Graphics and Core Unlocker, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB 2.0, SATA-II RAID, 1 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
# MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
# NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
# OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
# POWERSUPPLY: 450 Watts - Standard Case Power Supply
# SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
# SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
# USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Port
# VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR2 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by ATI)

all and all its going to be about $600 bucks
i got alot of work ahead of me wish me luck

Lol, it's not hard. To get all the parts connected and stuff will take about an hour. The watercooling, however, you'll need to leak test for 24 hours...

It only takes long if you're modding the case or wrapping all the cables to improve airflow, etc. like I did with mine.

thanks for the heads up on the water cooler part as not sure how long i should test it out for.


and there is a few other parts in there mostly just for looks that i am saving to show you in a few pics once i get everything up and running..

hopefully i dont f#ck up lol

Well, need any help, just give me a shout.

for sure thanks epic

Take your time with the install to get it right the first time. Carefull with the order you go in as you can block access to a spot by installing a drive or something too early. Looks like a good list of parts - should make a beastly PC. Good luck!

My tax refund comes in this week Getting a laptop for school, sadly.... I hate them because of the inability to customize them like a custom built desktop, and they use a battery. Yes, they're portable, obviously. Its gonna be an Alienware MX11. Building a new desktop too, over the next month or two:

Win 7 Ultimate;
AMD Phenom X6 Thuban 1090T Six-Core CPU;
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case;
MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard;
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive;
MSI N460 GTX CYCLONE 1GD5/OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16;
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A7T/BLK/B/GEN

when you do the water cooling kit i would bench test it with the PSU for 24 hours BEFORE installing it

some parts are showing up today hopping to get the rest in by friday =)

and when my taxes come in i can get my razor mouse and keyboard
and a few other things

newegg is funny /stupid

getting my stuff like everyday i got something new coming in the mail lol

atrum /epic/zals

stand by for noob(me) to be asking yall a sh1t load of questions lol

only thing i am not going to do myself is installing the cpu i am taking it to a friend who is the IT head at my work as i dont want to buy another one lol

The CPU part is one of the easiest. You just need to make sure to ground yourself and to handle the CPU as little as possible.

The heatsink can be a bit fiddly, depending on how it attaches but other than that, it's np.

sticky ya can do it all by yourself, fallow the directions that come on your motherboard and you will be fine. amd motherboards have a latch that clamps the cpu down, , fit it in the socket, it can only go in one way, look at the "Teeth" and clamp it down,put your thermal paste on top of it about the size of a quarter nad put the heatsink ontop via clamps or screws just screwit on until its tight. don't overtightn it. also just make sure you put the ram in the correct spots so that they can run in duel channel mode usually the ram spots are paired and colored the same on the motherboard. ram can only go in one way too look for the notch in the ram, one side is longer then the other and press them in firmly from both ends and use the ram clamps/tabs to set them.also pic the best spot for your hard drive to go in I would put it in the second to the last spot, for better air flow. I bulit my in this order motherboard to case, pcu-motherboard-heatsink-ram-dvd-hd-audio-graphics card. just take your time, and use zip ties for the cords, build it on a contertop with your shoes on and a short sleeve shirt(ground for static electricty) and you'll be fine

ill give it a shot up if i f#ck up its all your fault droopy and you owe me a beer lol =)

And remember, if something doesn't work, just kick it. That always seems to work.

Also, with the proc:
-Do not push hard ever. Bend a pin and it's dead.
-IF the thermal past is pre-applied just gently place it down and do not smear any areas off.
-If the thermal paste is not on apply it in an extremely thing layer. I use a credit card to smooth it over the whole thing.
When clipping the heat sink on, it will feel like you're pushing too hard. If the proc is positioned right, no worries there. Just make it click.

lol nice charles did sticky's mom send you that picture of him?

Charles comes up with some of the most disturbing photo's on here, I think perhaps someone should increase his meds @ "THE HOME" lol.

as i am wait for the freakin\' video card to come in(f#ck you back orders) the only thing i can think of is freakin\' d3 better come out this year!!!

good news

got the case all set up and mostly put together just waiting on the ram (today) blue ray dvd drives(the 22) video card (ships the 28th)
so looking at around march 4th i should have everything built ready to pwn my brother pc ..sad thing is my old HP pwned his pc but still daddy needs to play sc2 on ultra!

Nerd.......THAT IS ALL

i know your not talking playing cod and what on your i phone

AtrumX wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrVd0h7_Kms

good song

S7 Sticky wrote:i know your not talking playing cod and what on your i phone

I may resemble the remark as well but yes I was talking about you. lol

AtrumX wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrVd0h7_Kms

No wonder PCs are so expensive - it takes 7 people just to install the video card.