About to start first build, few questions

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:35

About to start my first build, excited and worried..

some of the motherboard screws wont go in (2 to be exact)
the screws dont seem long enough, every other screw is in, is that a problem?

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:36

only 1 now

RJC · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:37

Should be fine, assume they are the correct screws, what is the setup

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:41

yeh they came with the case, manual says they are the only ones to fit the mobo with
AMD II X4 3.2 ghz
XMS3 (i think) 4 GB ram (do they have to go into certain slots?)
Zalman Z7 Plus case
Gigabye 880GM Mobo
Asus GTX 460 768mb gpu
Corsair CX500 PSU
Samsung f3 500gb HDD
samsung optical drive

hehe i cant wait to finish this

RJC · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:44

In the past I have sometimes got to loosen the screws and this allows the board a bit of movement as they can cross-thread easy.

Looks a nice spec.

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:45

thank you

need to replace my old laptop
so 1 screw wont matter ? this is worrying as ive never done this before

RJC · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:46

You be fine, plenty there to hold the board in.

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:50

cheers mate

also sorry for asking lots of questions

but basically my output will be a mini hdmi to hdmi cable connected to my tv, but the source is the graphics card...
for my monitor (tv) does it have to come from the hdmi slot of the mobo or can it come from the mini hdmi slot on the gpu?

RJC · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:53

You would need to use the external gpu as the internal one will be disabled.

Ginger-Menace · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:53

it can come from either butif using the gfx card you will need a mini hdmi to hdmi adapter.
nice lookin spce

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 19:03

its a GTX 460, so its ok ?

RJC · 12 Jan 2011 at 19:05

Should be fine.

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 19:08

cheers,
also on a GPU, it has the gold contacts which go into the mobo, some of my gold contacts are showing... the gpu is screwed in at the top, but the contacts dont seem to be all the way in, any thoughts ?

RJC · 12 Jan 2011 at 19:13

Thats normal, belongs it does not look like a slide you be fine

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 19:19

hehe your a star

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 19:45

update, everythings in except RAM and CPU
could anyone tell me if i connec the many cables from the PSU to the motherboard now or after i've fitted everything ?

infernox · 12 Jan 2011 at 19:46

Get the ram and cpu and cooler on before putting it in the case, far easier that way

RJC · 12 Jan 2011 at 19:47

I tend to do the cables last, install all the components first.

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 19:58

ok well mobo is already in the case so i too late for that :/
also anyone here had experience with a AMD Phenom II X4 955 cpu cooler? the one you get with the processor?

Jampolo · 12 Jan 2011 at 20:04

done the CPU cooler, but its really tight and feels like i've squashed the CPU

its got thermal paste on it, is that normal for it to be that tight ?