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huck
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:55 am Post subject: building a computer tonight! |
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or maybe tomorrow..
I have everything I need...I think....and I have a few websites that should guide me...
But do I need one of those wristbands to prevent me from carrying static electricity? Or can I just keep touching the metal case?
How long does it take to build a computer anyways?  couple hours? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:13 am Post subject: Re: building a computer tonight! |
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| huck wrote: |
or maybe tomorrow..
I have everything I need...I think....and I have a few websites that should guide me...
But do I need one of those wristbands to prevent me from carrying static electricity? Or can I just keep touching the metal case?
How long does it take to build a computer anyways? couple hours? |
Unless you are on a plastic floor or carpet you don't need the wirstband. Simply grounding yourself to the case is adequate.
How long depends on you. Someone with experience can assemble one from parts in about 15-20 minutes. (It isn't like the old days. There aren't many things to plug in any more (video card (if you bought one) and HDD/ODD cables + the power connections - and things only plug in one way so it is pretty idiot proof (with the exception of the CPU itself 9 make sure it is facing the correct way)).
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:38 am Post subject: |
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| doesn't take long to assemble a PC, what takes time is planning and executing nice clean wiring. |
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jhicks99
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:11 am Post subject: |
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and airflow!
I agree, it's pretty idiot proof these days. I remember having to configure all sorts of jumpers back in the day, if one of them was wrong it wouldn't work. I also remember crushing a cpu or two trying to install the heatsink, those were the good ol days. It's almost TOO easy now. |
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Sticks
Joined: 13 Mar 2011
Location: Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Yeah most people who haven't done it before can get it done in an hour or two looking at the manual. Everything should fit in one way, if it doesn't fit then turn the cable or plug and try again. Even the CPU should only fit one way, there's usually a corner pin missing or something to help you align it.
Oh by the way just in case, if your PSU has that red switch on the back that says 110/220 keep it on 220 please.  |
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akcrono
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| OP, if you have any snags along the way, feel free to post questions here. |
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huck
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:42 am Post subject: |
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Thanks...
I was a bit confused at first since the case had so many wires/cables coming out of it..
It should be okay, but I think I'm going to redo everything. I didn't account for the wires when I was trying to build it, and from looking at images of other people's computers, i need to plan ahead and start hiding the wires before I put in the mobo. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:44 am Post subject: |
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| Which case are you using? And other spec if you want to list everything.... |
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huck
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:40 am Post subject: |
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Case: Cooler Master 690 II Advanced
CPU - phenom x6 1090t black edition
Mobo - ASUS M489GTD Pro
Video card - Asus - GTX 560 TI DirectCUII top
RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws 8 GB DDR3 1600
HD - Western Digital 500GB
SDD - Samsung 128 GB
PSU - 650 watts
hmm..anything else?
Anyways, I set it all up...Most of the cords are tucked away nice....I thought it was done, plugged it in, turned on the power...and not much..
The fans spun...Lights came on on the video card and the mobo. The dvd player had power. CPU fan was spinning, as well as the video card.
But there was nothing when I plugged in the monitor...Somewhere online said to try restarting w/o the RAM to see if it beeped, but it didn't make any noise when I did that...
So....I dunno...I have no idea if I messed something up, or if something went bad while i was bringing it from the US....
I'm going to Japan for a visa run tomorrow, so I'll work on it some more when I get back, but...blah....slightly frustrated now. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Same case as my main computer! I also have a Phenom x6 and 8GB of G.Skill 1600 RAM...
It's a very good case....... I don't worry too much about a bit of messy wiring myself. I really don't believe a wire here and there matters much for temps in larger cases like the the 690 II Advanced.
Doesn't boot eh......It won't beep unless you plugged in a case speaker. And I don't think that case has a speaker built-in......I'll check that later.
Is there an OS on the HDD? |
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archmagos
Joined: 14 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| huck wrote: |
| But there was nothing when I plugged in the monitor... |
When you say nothing, are you excluding a blinking cursor? I take it your aren't able to reach BIOS by pressing delete (or whatever the key is for your motherboard). Can you confirm that this monitor works when plugged into another computer (thus isolating the cause to the newly built computer). |
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singerdude
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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I would try re-seating the video card first. You can also try booting with only one memory stick. If it doesn't work, try the other stick. Your MB seems to be ok since everything is powering on, but the CPU might be bad.
Your MB has onboard video. Try unplugging your video card and use the onboard graphics. It has both DVI and HDMI ports on it. |
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akcrono
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
Same case as my main computer! I also have a Phenom x6 and 8GB of G.Skill 1600 RAM...
It's a very good case....... I don't worry too much about a bit of messy wiring myself. I really don't believe a wire here and there matters much for temps in larger cases like the the 690 II Advanced.
Doesn't boot eh......It won't beep unless you plugged in a case speaker. And I don't think that case has a speaker built-in......I'll check that later.
Is there an OS on the HDD? |
Wiring used to be a huge deal back when ATA was the only option for hard drives. With SATA it's only a big deal for cheap cases and overclockers. |
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huck
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:53 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the suggestions..I'll try them when I get back.
The monitor works when connected to my old computer. But when I plug it into the new one and turn the computer on, the monitor didn't respond. |
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akcrono
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| huck wrote: |
Thanks for the suggestions..I'll try them when I get back.
The monitor works when connected to my old computer. But when I plug it into the new one and turn the computer on, the monitor didn't respond. |
With onboard video, you need to disable the motherboard's video first. Plug the monitor into the motherboard first. There should be a setting in bios to use the graphics card. |
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