Lord help me

[ABRAXAAS]

:D Seriously though Im building my new computer today [:D]But I have never built one before Im sure I can figure it out [xx(]

I bought a 21" Turbo gamer x-pider case black with 420w ps with 5 led fans,a Asus a7n8x deluxe ,a AMD xp 2400( gonna get a bigger 1 in a few months) and 512 mb of pc 3200 ddr333 samsung ram ,a black cdrom and the rest im dragin out of my old pc for now.[:p]

Wish me luck

and any advice anyone has please let me know cause none of this suff comes with instructions:eek:

[Civilian]

Good luck, looks like a pretty nice setup.

[Tobias]

If you need help with anything just ask, and as with everything else, If I know the answer I will share it, and if I dont I will make one up :)

[Navaron]

That case and board are really nice (did you get the deluxe board?) Make sure all your jumpers are set.

[ABRAXAAS]

Yeah i got the deluxe but im kinda lost here :confused: I cant figure out how to get the cd rom in there doesnt appear to be anything for it to attach to:confused: I havent gotten to the mobo yet OI:(

[ABRAXAAS]

ok I figured out the cd rom but I have no idea what screws to use to fasten the rail to the drives:(

[ABRAXAAS]

WOOHOO I now have a case with a cd rom drive :clap:

[ABRAXAAS]

And it now has a mother board ,next the cpu now that scares me, Im affraid im gonna break it :(

[OneManArmy]

don't worry, putting in a cpu is easier than most people think. Just line up the pins and snap it in. then put that little heat conductive stuff on and snap the heatsink fan in.

[Incompetent]

GL with your new computer ABRAX, sounds like it will be nice.

[ABRAXAAS]

yeah it went ok it was alot easier than I thought , not where do I apply the heatsik compound and how much do I use ?

[ABRAXAAS]

Is it safe to asume all the default jumper settings will be ok ?

[powdahound]

The most important thing for a first time builder: RTFM (Read the F****** Manual). :)

Make sure you don't mess up putting the heatsink on the CPU, I burnt one once. :)

[Fire_Monkey]

GL, I built mine a couple years ago. Building comps is a lot easier than most people think.

[ABRAXAAS]

Originally posted by powdahound
The most important thing for a first time builder: RTFM (Read the F****** Manual). :)

Make sure you don't mess up putting the heatsink on the CPU, I burnt one once. :)

How do I know if I did it right ?

well It may not matter because the motherboard automaticaly shuts down if the cpu gets to warm :confused: I hope :D

[Derfud]

I build my very fist computer, and i am still using it now. Something that really help is if you have a mmodle computer you can look at and see how stuff connects.

This little tutorial might help you abit

http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/buildpc/assemble.shtml

[ABRAXAAS]

I cant figure out where the Hard drive led cable plugs in anyone know if it would be the smy lead

[ABRAXAAS]

Ok Im sighning off , this is the part where I format my hd and strip down my old pc ...if you guys dont here from me for a while it didnt work :D

[BLuE_ZeRO]

those led cables go in the bottom right corner of the motherboard. I believe it's to the left of the ones for your power on/off button cable, reset, etc.

[OneManArmy]

well READ THE MANUAL!!! it will have a little diagram that tells you where all those little wires go! :)

[ABRAXAAS]

Oh well I forgot one vital piece ,(windows) I dont have a copy yet :( so Ill be waiting untill monday to finish :( oh well

[ABRAXAAS]

Well it all went together perfectly and booted with no problems ,my only problem is is that my CPU tem os idleing at 73 degrees celcius ,(way to hot) so I may have put the heatsink compound and cooling fan on wrong :( anyone have any ideas ?

[ABRAXAAS]

Anyone ?

[Marsman]

Does sound like you may not have a good fit of the heatsink to the CPU. Might want to re-attach and see if it helps.

[Civilian]

What heatsink fan are you using and how much/what kind of compound did you use?

[Navaron]

:stupid:

I don't know abrax, I've got a bigger processor than you, and I hang around 41C. You sure your fan is rated for your processor?

[ABRAXAAS]

Im useing a Thermaltake Volcano 9 ,I used verey little compund,I think maybee its positioned wrong or something :confused:

[Civilian]

That's a good heatsink, I have read though, on the Thermaltake 7+ you have to use the entire tube of compound. It may just be a fastening problem though, check that first and then make sure you have plenty of compound on it.

[BLuE_ZeRO]

I'm not sure how you positioned the heatsink wrong. It's really either hit or miss. It's either on or it isn't. You'd notice if it wasn't on because it would sort of just dangle there lol.

[ABRAXAAS]

well I remeber thinking that it looked like it was on an angle when i was looking at it lastnight , and I was looking at TT" website and they show lining it with a certain groove wich I didnt check to see if it was:confused:

[BLuE_ZeRO]

Well onces the two clamps on the heatsink are clamped down on the motherboard it should solve any allignment problems. I dunno... can you take a picture and show us later?

[ABRAXAAS]

No way to do it ,Im at work right now and when I get home I wont be able to use my computer untill i figure out the heating issue ;) im sure ill be able to figure it out I will try to use more compund I used a paper thin amount :confused:

[BLuE_ZeRO]

That's why I said later. :p

[powdahound]

You want more than just a thin bit of thermal compound. If you put on too much it'll just run off the sides and burn up (not THAT big a deal). You want enough so that it conducts the heat well but not so much that a ton gets squeezed out. Some squeezing out is just fine though.

Make sure you followed the directions right on intalling the heatsink. Usually you have to press down while screwing it in, etc.

[Navaron]

I'm betting your fan heatsink is on either backwards or sitting on a ledge. I don't see how not having enough thermal compound is messing you up. You did pull the protective plastic off of the heatsink right?

[ABRAXAAS]

the heatsink never had any protective plastic , but if im lucky ill figure it out when I get home and that guy will get me my copy of windows then I can start messin with it :D

[BLuE_ZeRO]

There wasn't a sticker or a piece of plastic covering the copper pad on the bottom of the heatsink?...

[ABRAXAAS]

No but I fixed my cooling problems, the people installed the fan cover upside down ,so when I looked at the instructions I put it on upside down so it wasnt making contact , now I get a cool 27c
:D but now that I have winxp in there my explorer keeps crashing and my computer has crashed once during install and once since then . OI im such a newb when it comes to this stuff and its pissin me off:(

[BLuE_ZeRO]

noobah :D