HOW DO I BUILD MY PC NOW IVE BOUGHT ALL THE BITS?

[benenhausen]

Ive bought a loads of bits for my first gaming pc and i need to know 2 things:

1. do i need anymore bits before i begin putting it together?
2. how do i put it together?

Here are the bits....really need your help

CASE
ANTEC 300 CASE

MONITOR
AG NEOVO H-W22 MONITOR

COOLER + FAN
THRIGHT ULTRA EXTREME COOLER
NOCTUA 120 VORTEX CONTROL FAN

CPU
INTEL Q6700 CPU

MOTHERBOARD
ASUS P5Q-E iP45 S 775 PCI-E 2.0 (x16) DDR2

RAM
4GB (2x2GB) CORSAIR TWINX DDR2 XMS2, PC2-8500 (1066)

OPTICAL DRIVE
LG GGC-H20L BLURAY DRIVE

GRAPHICS PROCESSOR
XFX GTX 260 XT GPU

HARD-DRIVE
SEAGATE BARRA 500MB

PSU
XCLIO X14S4P4 650W PSU

 

[benenhausen]

MOBO and RAM's coming this morning so ill check for SATA cabling.

ill keep you posted with the progress.

im off to watch me some videos!

 

[benenhausen]

one of those videos says dont touch your cpu chip without grounding yourself.

when i bought the cpu i took it out of the box to see it and probably handled it at some point - please dont tell me ive screwed it???

 

[benenhausen]

ok - having checked over all the advice im now looking for items to help me build my pc.

this is what i was looking at - anyone know of any good ones theyve used recently?:

a pc tool kit
antistatic wristband
anti static workmat

i have thermal paste as it comes with the cooler and i WILL use the spacers!!!!!

 

[benenhausen]

ive seen some basic toolkits that seem to have all the necessary bits for the job and some have an anti static wristband thrown in which i can use if i get scared!!!!!

but the general concensus seems to be that im going overboard with the antistatic thing so ill drop the workmat idea and get myself off to ****** for the toolkit - job done...NOT!

 

[benenhausen]

Also, i bought an OEM hard drive - it doesnt come with any cables - i notice on the videos above that a hard drive has a cable that looks like a long flat bit of plastic about 2 inches wide - where will i get this from????

 

[benenhausen]

super informative and quick responses - really appreciated

i have a 500gb seagate barracuda 32mb cache 8ms access time SATA2 3gb/s ST3500320AS hard drive.

my MOBO - ASUS P5Q-E and RAM - 4GB CORSAIR TWINX DDR2 XMS2 PC28500 1066 is coming today - just waiting for van to arrive

 

[benenhausen]

And while your at it grap one of these http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...e_clothing_infections_contagious_diseases.jpg

cmon - everyone has different experiences that im totally willing to hear - i then get a general idea taking all your experiences into account - one thing though, does it come in XL?!

Listen, while im on here churning out questions of you all can anyone recommend a mat,keyboard and gaming mouse for about £40 total?

 

[benenhausen]

and ill be building the computer on my wooden kitchen table with plastic wooden-look flooring throughout the whole day when i get a day off during the week when the missus is at work - ill have our baby to deal with so ill be building the pc everytime he goes off to sleep for a couple of hours!!!

i have a double plug socket by the kitchen table if sockets are required for anything

 

[benenhausen]

and ill be building the computer on my wooden kitchen table with plastic wooden-look flooring throughout the whole day when i get a day off during the week when the missus is at work - ill have our baby to deal with so ill be building the pc everytime he goes off to sleep for a couple of hours!!!

i have a double plug socket by the kitchen table if sockets are required for anything

today would have been ideal but i still need a few things, obviously.

still to get:

tools
wristband
keyboard mouse and mat
operating system - vista
maybe some cables

 

[benenhausen]

dont forget cable ties (nylon or velcro) if you want a tidy case.

check!!!!

 

[benenhausen]

what tools are you getting?

theres kits for about a tenner which seem to have a torch, screwdriver - phillips, longnosed pliers, wirecutters, tweezers.

anything i should look for aside from these bits?

 

[benenhausen]

a phillips screwdriver should be enough maybe, but as i understand i have quite a small case - antec 300 - and it may be that i need some tricky tools to get me out of tricky problems due to low case space.

or not???

 

[benenhausen]

still waiting for the van!!!!

 

[benenhausen]

Be sure to take pics of you building it along the way.

is that to post on here for advice or for myself to remember how things went ??

 

[benenhausen]

Hmmmn, I have never used a strap. I have built at least 50 pc's (I sold them for a while) and I always just grab some large metal object to discharge any built up charges my body was carrrying. It's not like I scoot my socks on the floor or rub a balloon on my head while holding the cpu, which btw I only barely grasp the sides and never touch surface or bottom.

Don't get me wrong, if I would have had one I would have used it as I am a geek. It's just that I wouldn't put off a build over it. I guess that part is obvious huh.

not putting off the build as i have other things to buy(see above), but on asking it seems most people have used or would recommend a wristband to a novice like myself

 

[benenhausen]

oh I wasn't trying to criticize. Sorry. Just that I read somewhere in the manual of one of the builds somewhere that grabbing a large metal object would accomplish the same thing.

I know a new build can be intimidating especially a pricey one. Even I was nervous when putting together my i7 with all of the experience I have.

no its fine - if i sounded 'off' it wasnt intentional.

cheers

 

[benenhausen]

just bought me a belkin wristband on £%$"bay - £2.03 - im all wristbanded up!!!

 

[benenhausen]

just to clarify though, its not a case of the mobo frying if it ever makes contact with the case, say when im putting the pc together?

 

[benenhausen]

just to clarify though, its not a case of the mobo frying if it ever makes contact with the case, say when im putting the pc together?

and i mean EVER