Stuck building pc

Goshawk · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:38

So I've got a haf-x case a p8p67 pro mobo a coisair hx 750w power supply radeon 6950 gfx card, ocz sata ssd and a DVD drive and I've hit a brick wall there's not enough slots to plug everything into

this is my first solo build and I've got no idea how it's all ment to go together I've followed user guides and I'm still coming up short

stulid · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:39

Hi,

What do you mean by "SLOTS"?

Goshawk · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:41

As in places to plus stuff into my mobo and such like

Stormar · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:44

well with that kind of info no one is going to be able to help you,have you connected both 24 and 8 pin power connecters?what cables do you have that you can,t find a place for?

stulid · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:45

whats the full specs, is the 6950 the ONLY card that you are slotting into the board?

how many sticks of ram?

How you think you haven't got enough slots for stuff is??????

can you take any photos and post em here? and CLEAR/NON-BLURRY photos!!!!

ramsden · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:45

What have you put in so far?

Boldyin · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:46

Have a look here fella

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18046396

Buchanan0204 · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:48

This should be a fun thread hehe

Goshawk · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:51

The psu has both 24 and 8 pins. The DVD drive seems to have nowhere to source power from( having to use an IDE to sata adaptor) the ssd hold on the haf-x has a 4 pin power section, cables I've got are 4x pci 8 pins 8x 4pin peripheral connectors and 2x floppy connectors

stulid · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:53

The psu will have modular cables with all the SATA connectors you need.

tried looking in the psu box?

Goshawk · 15 Jan 2011 at 17:00

I now feel like a royal arse completely missed the extra power slots on the psu I'm a ****ing retard..... Stupid lack of sleep lol

stulid · 15 Jan 2011 at 17:01

could be worse, there some dude in general discussion who cant do simple DIY, maths

ramsden · 15 Jan 2011 at 17:02

easily done, let us know how you get on

ramsden · 15 Jan 2011 at 17:02

stulid said:
could be worse, there some dude in general discussion who cant do simple DIY, maths

just reading this, hope there is nothing expensive going on the bracket!

Goshawk · 15 Jan 2011 at 18:18

well pretty much done now just need to plug the monitor into the mobo and install windows 7, then my Graphics card, then transfer all my old hard drive data over, then throw the old HD away for being old and crap, THEN sell my bits on ebay, one question i might as well ask though is, if im changing my 6950 to a 6970 with the bios trick when i Xfire it next week will i need to redo it?

stulid · 15 Jan 2011 at 18:21

No, the AMD/ATI driver will recognize the multi-gpu setup automatically.

Goshawk · 15 Jan 2011 at 18:31

handy so basicly all ill need to do is re bios the second then

stulid · 15 Jan 2011 at 18:45

Goshawk said:
handy so basicly all ill need to do is re bios the second then

The motherboard will hopefully auto switch the internal pci-e express lanes anyway, all you should have to do is insert the second card, attach power, and the crossfire bridge.

Goshawk · 16 Jan 2011 at 00:09

Last question finished installing windows 7 and I get an error message of warning CPU temp high and it's at 87oc which is odd cause it's only just been turned on the fan is secure (hate the new attachment for it caused no end of hassle with 2 pins bending out) is this normal when u first start it or should I worry?

stulid · 16 Jan 2011 at 00:11

worry,

is it the stock cooler with the pre-applied paste?

take it off and try again.