Build help :D

ukpete · 29 Jul 2013 at 14:58

So Scott delivered my gear and i've finished putting it together i just need a few checks done.
My dvd is plugged into sata 1 on mobo, hdd = sata2 is this right?
Also i have a dual sata power lead running from sata on POWER SUPPLY to hdd and dvd. Is this right?
My graphics card has 1 six pin plug running to pcie on power supply. Is this right?
I think that's all

RJC · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:35

Sounds ok so far, I assume your card only has one PCI-E connector.

ukpete · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:26

Yes mate, 6 pin socket on the top right hand corner of the card and a longer slot on the top left which i have no cables for, i think its a crossover slot though?
MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards <<<my card.

honosuseri · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:30

Make sure you connect the 4/8 aux power on the mobo (top left corner), it's often over looked and people connect the main 24pin and wonder why the system wont work

ukpete · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:33

That's connected

the only thing i'm not sure about is the graphics card spare slot. Mind you i cant fire it up till tomorrow as that's when my k/board gets delivered and hopefully by then a windows disc will have materialised lol.

honosuseri · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:39

ukpete said:
That's connected the only thing i'm not sure about is the graphics card spare slot. Mind you i cant fire it up till tomorrow as that's when my k/board gets delivered and hopefully by then a windows disc will have materialised lol.

Sounds like you are talking about where the Xfire bridge connects, leave it blank dude.

You can download the windows 8.1 trial to give that a bash for free if you fancy

ukpete · 29 Jul 2013 at 17:07

I've d/loaded win7 home premium x64 plus the boot loader from microsoft, they're sitting on my laptop just in case i can't get a disc by tomorrow, that's the official free for 30 days jobbie but i expect i'll be able to grab a product key from somewhere.
Was the windows 8.1 trial free for 30 days also?

honosuseri · 29 Jul 2013 at 17:10

ukpete said:
I've d/loaded win7 home premium x64 plus the boot loader from microsoft, they're sitting on my laptop just in case i can't get a disc by tomorrow, that's the official free for 30 days jobbie but i expect i'll be able to grab a product key from somewhere.
Was the windows 8.1 trial free for 30 days also?

3 months I believe dude. 8.1 brings back the start menu, thought you might like to try it to see if you prefer it over 7 thats all

ukpete · 29 Jul 2013 at 17:15

I might have a look at that later, tbh i want to install win7 for now as i know the ins and outs of it, but i'm bound to be re-formatting once or twice over the next few months until i'm happy with everything, luckily i don't use or need anything that requires a permanent home.

ukpete · 31 Jul 2013 at 07:38

Well i d/loaded Windows 8.1 iso and burned it to dvd which was easy enough, then i installed it, Windows or my new keyboard didn't recognise one or more of my admin password keystrokes when i first entered it, so after re-boot i couldn't get back in

. This made me spend 3 hours deleting the original Win8 partitions on the HDD and my second install of Win8 closely followed.
The Win8 recovery tools and rescue options are ****e, so's Win8 imo it feels like it's been rushed to give touch screen users an OS for pc, not so good with mouse and k/board...Anyway now my HD sound isn't working through the telly so i have to sort that out, it's something to do with devices but i'll have a look tonight.
The graphics on screen are grainy also but that'll be fine tuning i reckon.
Now i have to decide whether to switch back to Win7 or go with Win8, which is still using mostly Win7 drivers :/ or unix which i havn't looked at in 10 years.....
All the hard ware works perfectly i'm sure and no complaints other than the DVD drive sounds like a 747 taking off when it's running lol.
I dare say i'll be in Windows software thread later

ukpete · 31 Jul 2013 at 19:13

Sound is fixed, the drivers on the discs were wrong and after visiting realtek and d/loading a little tool it's all fine now, i've put the info in the SOUND thread.

honosuseri · 31 Jul 2013 at 19:21

ukpete said:
Sound is fixed, the drivers on the discs were wrong and after visiting realtek and d/loading a little tool it's all fine now, i've put the info in the SOUND thread.

You should be downloading all the latest drivers online from the mobos webpage. Same for your GPU, any drivers supplied on disk will be out of date lol

ukpete · 31 Jul 2013 at 19:29

Who'd have thunk it though eh? i must be honest, i have to keep looking at a list i have of what parts i bought lol
I'll go roaming.......The lists on the laptop...........