Building a computer

Rage85 · 9 Jan 2011 at 13:16

I'm going to be building my first computer on tuesday (to the advice of people on here) and will be getting help from my dad but i'm also worried about how hard it is, I have very little computer knowledge so has anyone got any hints/tips/guides that will help me along?

this is what i've ordered

XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail
Gigabyte P67A-UD3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)
Antec High Current Gamer 520W Power Supply
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI)
Creative T3130 2.1 Speaker System (51MF0395AA003)
Samsung SH-S223C/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege)

is it really as easy as people say?

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:55

about to start building it now, will this guide do me well?

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

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 14:16

is it a must building it outside the case? we've already started and fitted the PSU now.

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 14:21

we'll continue then, cheers for the help so far everyone.

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 15:11

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM

probably a silly question, but this is the RAM isn't it?

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 15:19

Which is the RAM? we are onto step 3

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 15:21

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC

this is the RAM then?

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 15:45

shadow_boxer said:
Yeah thats the RAM (memory). It can only fit into the memory slot one way round. Both RAM sticks will need to go into the same colour memory slots (ie both in blue or both in white). As above look at you manual to find out which ones they should be in (blue or white).

I can't even see in the manual which colour they go in (mainly due to the font being too small in the manual) anyway else i can find out?

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 16:07

shadow_boxer said:
Most reliable place to find it is in the motherboard manual! Magnifying glass? look for manual on Gigabytes website and zoom in?

Here you go. Just make sure its the same motherboard.

Bottom of page 16 for your reference. BOTH IN EITHER BLUE OR WHITE.

cheers bud

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 18:35

We had to stop for a whbut back working on it now, we are at step 5 on the guide and putting the front panel headers into the bottom right of the motherboard.

How do you know which way they go in and where they go in?

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 18:43

think i've found it in the manual

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 18:56

for the HDD LED which the plus and which is the minus from the black and red?

edit - sorted

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 19:35

I'm just about to connect the hard drive but it doesn't seem to have came with a SATA cable as the CD/DVDRW did (hard drive was the only thing that didn't come in a box) and it came in bubble wrap. with no cable. have they forgot to put it in?

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 19:46

does it matter if they red or blue?

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 19:51

cheers

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 20:02

does the graphics card go on the pci slot that says pci express below it or the one that says energy saver above it?

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 20:10

there seems to be two PCI slots for the graphics card but unsure which one to put it in?

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 20:24

ok cheers

also it says in the manual that the sata cable with the L shape on one side has to connect to the hard drive, and it does say HDD on the end of the cable. so that's what we did.

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 21:27

There is two wires coming from the DVD/RW that says HDA and one saying AC97 do they need to be attached to anything?

nearly done

Rage85 · 14 Jan 2011 at 21:29

there's 2 black wires coming off each fan also, look like switches, with lmh on, do you do anything with those?