Ariving today any tips?

[Jody]

I have my new system arriving today (see signature) and im a little unsure about the build as the last time i built was p3.

Does anyone have any tips/advise for me please, must do/what not to do etc

appreciate your help

Jody

 

[Ewanb75]

Sweet! Take your time and have fun

 

[Deleted member 64478]

Sweet! Take your time and have fun

 

[Cr0fty]

Not too much thermal paste

 

[Crossy]

Basically as covered. Take your time and dont rush things. Need help dont be scared to ask.

 

[melbourne720]

When you build it, organise the cables as you go (i.e. after each cable). It is hard if not impossible to do it after they have all been installed.

Take your time and think about the order you're going to assemble the rig in. Some CPU coolers have to be installed on the motherboard before the motherboard is installed in the case (e.g. TT, Ultra 120, etc...)

Let it post for a bit and watch the temps in the PC Health section of the BIOS, make sure the cooling is keeping the temps constant at idle.

When formatting the drives either have a seperate boot drive or a seperate partition.

Soon after the build and windows installation, get Norton Ghost or True Image and make an image of the boot partition.

Overclock the nuts off it

 

[gumbald]

You obviously know what you're doing in general, post back here if there's any specific questions

 

[G|mp]

Sweet! Take your time and have fun

When you build it, organise the cables as you go (i.e. after each cable).

There you go and like someone said always ask if your not sure, its cheaper in the long run

 

[Jody]

Its just all arrived so thanks for the replies im now gonna get reading then make a start......today is christmas for me

 

[mohbana]

im gong to build a very similiar system ... more tips will help