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Hello, today i built my first ever computer. I'm finding it difficult and need some help with the cables. I have installed everything apart from the graphics card and just looked at the masses of cables that need to be connect but i don't have a clue what to do with them. Is there any guidance you guys can give me on where they all go because im constantly worried that i might put one in the wrong place. As you can also most likely see i am very very new to computer building so will need basic terms and easy to follow instructions (if you can! :)) I honestly don't have the slightest clue what im doing with the cables. If anybody can help i will be very grateful.

My build if you need it:

Sandisk Ultra SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA II Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDH-120G-G25)

Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178)

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU)


OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

MSI AMD Radeon HD 7850 Twin Frozr III/OC 2048MB GDDR5

Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU (4 x 3.40GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 6Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 64-bit, English, 1 Pack, DSP OEI (PC) (This OEM software is intended for system builders only)

Gigabyte Z77X-D3H S1155 Intel Z77 DDR3 ATX

Zalman Z9 Plus Black Tower Case - Black (No PSU) - With Fan Controller


Thanks, Sam :D
 
OK i have now started to connect the cables to the motherboard. I have a few problems that i do not know what to do with. First of all my manual says to connect a SATA cable. What is a SATA cable because i really dont know.
 
OK but when looking at my motherboard there is more than one place to connect my SATA cables to. Also i have an SSD so will i need to connect that to one of the SATA cables.
 
i have installed almost everything with little to no problems, all that is left is the graphics card and cables. As soon as i saw how many cables i would have to connect i literally though **** XD . I think i will get there in the end, just may need a little bit of help along the way :)
 
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