help with next weeks build

bigjimmyauk

bigjimmyauk

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my phenom rig is coming next week.
i was gonna build the mobo,ram,cpu,and baram outside the case would the best was to do this be on my boogie bug gaming mat and a inside out anti static bag?
 
arknor said:
yea make sure you discharge yourself of static by keeping your foot on a radiator if your paranoid
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i got a wrist strap a while back when i took the 939 build out the micro atx case and put it in the haf 932.

i'm just s*****g myself that it don't post or something after it's been built lol.
saying that i need to pick up a cheap sata dvd drive before wednesday as i hear the ud-5 FXTA can be a pig to get to work with IDE drive
any suggestions for a cheap yet good sata dvd drive
 
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they are all around the same price , on my next build im just going to use the microsoft tool to put a bootable version of windows 7 onto a 4gb usb stick and boot from that :)
 
bigjimmyauk said:
was gonna build the mobo,ram,cpu,and baram outside the case would the best was to do this be on my boogie bug gaming mat and a inside out anti static bag?
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The ThermoLab Baram is a bit of a beast to stick on before you installed your mobo!

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I installed mine once the motherboard was screwed down in the case . . . . very easy when running passive in the Antec 300 but I had some trouble getting the fan clips installed once I added the fan to help get the bigger overclocks! . . . . as you can see in the pic below the lower right hand corner is a bit hard to access . . .

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I'm waiting for an adapter from Thermolab so I can swivel the heatsink so it faces up to take advantage of the 140mm roof fan! :D
 
Big.Wayne said:
is a bit of a beast to stick on before you installed your mobo!
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If i build it outside the case whats the best way to pick the mobo up to put it inside.

i do have a HAF 932 with a cutout in the mobo tray for quick changing Heat sinks you think i should install it in the case.

also my haf has a 230mm roof fan maybe i should get an adapter aswell, do you have their contact details so i can order one?
 
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bigjimmyauk said:
If i build it outside the case whats the best way to pick the mobo up to put it inside.
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Pick it up carefully holding the edges, try and get your hand under the board asap to give it support otherwise it will flexing like a flexy thing! :p

Probably easier to install the Baram once the board is secured but either way will suffice! :cool:
 
Big.Wayne said:
Pick it up carefully holding the edges, try and get your hand under the board asap to give it support otherwise it will flexing like a flexy thing! :p

Probably easier to install the Baram once the board is secured but either way will suffice! :cool:
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i'll have a look at doing it with mobo inside the case (at least there will be more support for it)

i imagine it weighs a fair bit not gonna go doing damage to the socket is it :eek:
 
bigjimmyauk said:
i'll have a look at doing it with mobo inside the case (at least there will be more support for it)
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It's probably easier doing in that way, the only fiddly butmay be getting the fan clips attached if your case is a bit smaller . . .

Of course you may not need a fan at all! ;)

bigjimmyauk said:
i imagine it weighs a fair bit not gonna go doing damage to the socket is it :eek:
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Nah, you'd be suprised, it's a work of art and not too heavy. The base is a thing of beauty, perfectly flat and a mirror finish! :cool:

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