Gaming rig - £650-700 budget - possibly £800 max

flogside · 28 Sep 2016 at 15:20

Im sure at some point, when its nearly been thrown through the window, ill be back to ask for some advice/help on what im doing wrong and why it doesnt work haha

flogside · 11 Oct 2016 at 18:57

Hi guys

So i ordered everything and finally got round to building it but the ram doesnt fit the motherboard! Any ideas?

Ben

mickyflinn · 11 Oct 2016 at 19:39

The motherboard you ordered is ddr3 and you got ddr4 ram.

Armageus · 11 Oct 2016 at 22:59

mickyflinn said:
The motherboard you ordered is ddr3 and you got ddr4 ram.

Unfortunately this - sorry I didn't spot that (motherboard was different to the one I specced).

Be worth either giving Customer Service a call tomorrow, or posting in the Customer Service subforum . I'm sure they will be happy to help with exchanging the motherboard for a DDR4 one if you explain the situation.

Roverno · 11 Oct 2016 at 23:17

Yes, sorry this was my fault. DDR3 1151 motherboards are rare and I missed it.

Definitely ask customer services for an exchange. Point them to this thread too. Maybe ask for the H110m-k that I posted in the first spec?

or the H110 plus but that has bad I/o selection imo.

Alternatively you could change the RAM. It would be easier but a less optimal decision in the long run.

flogside · 15 Oct 2016 at 09:40

Hi guys, changed the motherboard to a z170-e but I'm stuck at getting the computer to start. If I post some pics of the inside would you mind taking a look and seeing if you can spot where I've gone wrong please? On my phone and not sure how to post pics though haha

flogside · 15 Oct 2016 at 15:12

All sorted. But one question, ive got an ssd and hdd mounted in this case but how and where would i go about mounting a 3rd ssd that i have? Also, psu came with a broken sata cable, would i need to get a molex to sata now to work around this?

Danny75 · 15 Oct 2016 at 15:32

flogside said:
Also, psu came with a broken sata cable, would i need to get a molex to sata now to work around this?

Can do. Or 1xSATA to 4xSATA, depending on whether the PSU has another SATA cable available:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Silverstone 4-pin Molex to 4x SATA 30cm Extension - Black= £8.99
1 x Silverstone SST-CP06-E4 Flexible SATA Power Cable 4x Connectors with Capacitors= £6.95

Total: £21.96
(includes shipping: £6.02)

flogside · 15 Oct 2016 at 17:35

Danny75 said:
Can do. Or 1xSATA to 4xSATA, depending on whether the PSU has another SATA cable available:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Silverstone 4-pin Molex to 4x SATA 30cm Extension - Black= £8.99

1 x Silverstone SST-CP06-E4 Flexible SATA Power Cable 4x Connectors with Capacitors= £6.95

Total: £21.96
(includes shipping: £6.02)

Thanks Mate, ive managed to sort it, had another sata lead i didnt notice and the data cable is fine.