I don't really know what I'm doing!! Play along!!

Chris [BEANS] · 25 Oct 2019 at 23:34

mrbell1984 said:
I dunno weather to laugh or cry at the cost of that hardware and you pull out two cans of red stripe

The cpu fan goes to the cpu fan header and the case fan will go to the case fan header. This is why you read the manual. If you have more than one case fan then you got 2 choices. Disconnect one or get a fan controller kit that allows multiple fans attached.

That cpu paste should have been spread out with a card IMO not a blob personally. I just use a debit card (the non chip side) then wash it after works fine. Or something else with a nice edge.

A bit ‘studenty’ I know, but I genuinely like it!!

as for the fans, I have two ‘sys fan’ sets of pins. However, they’re both four pin, and my case fans are three pin...

told you all I have no idea what I’m doing!!

Deleted member 77746 · 25 Oct 2019 at 23:36

I can’t say I’ve ever tasted red stripe.

You will be fine you can plug the 3 pin fans into the 4 pin headers. Align up the little slot on the sides that’s all you need to do.

Thekwango · 26 Oct 2019 at 00:06

looking good @Chris [BEANS]

koolpc · 26 Oct 2019 at 00:18

List of items and cost would be good. I know you have pics of them.

Chris [BEANS] · 26 Oct 2019 at 00:35

mrbell1984 said:
I can’t say I’ve ever tasted red stripe.

You will be fine you can plug the 3 pin fans into the 4 pin headers. Align up the little slot on the sides that’s all you need to do.

It's good! Get involved!!

Fans plugged in... well, everything plugged in! Next comes a victory dance, or a small fire... I'm scared...

Thekwango said:
looking good @Chris [BEANS]

Missed me? x

koolpc said:
List of items and cost would be good. I know you have pics of them.

Definitely will do dude. As soon as I'm happy it's alive and well.

Thekwango · 26 Oct 2019 at 00:37

Chris [BEANS] said:
Missed me? x

always. where you been hiding?

Chris [BEANS] · 26 Oct 2019 at 01:00

Thekwango said:
always. where you been hiding?

The urge for a mum joke was almost overwhelming!!

Chris [BEANS] · 26 Oct 2019 at 01:41

Right, I'm in, posting from the new computer...

Chris [BEANS] · 26 Oct 2019 at 01:46

Chris [BEANS] · 26 Oct 2019 at 01:47

Now... I've no real idea what I'm doing, nor how to double check what's working and what's not!!

I'll start with a graphics driver and go from there...

Thekwango · 26 Oct 2019 at 01:48

Chris [BEANS] said:
Right, I'm in

Chris [BEANS] said:
The urge for a mum joke was almost overwhelming!!

Thekwango · 26 Oct 2019 at 01:51

Chris [BEANS] said:
Now... I've no real idea what I'm doing, nor how to double check what's working and what's not!!

I'll start with a graphics driver and go from there...

Ryzen is a peculiar beast. There’s not much of anything to be gained from fiddling (ohhh err missus) with the cpu but decent gains with ram tweaking.

Chris [BEANS] · 26 Oct 2019 at 02:06

Thekwango said:
Ryzen is a peculiar beast. There’s not much of anything to be gained from fiddling (ohhh err missus) with the cpu but decent gains with ram tweaking.

Whelp, new build (obviously!) and a fresh install of windows...

Literally all I've done so far is install the latest graphics drivers, enabled g-sync, and OC'd the monitor to 95Hz (100 doesn't work, flickers).

What should I be doing next??

Anything in the bios? Update chipset drivers etc??

koolpc · 26 Oct 2019 at 02:38

Mighty monitor that!

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Oct 2019 at 09:00

Start with your windows update, get the default drivers from there they have worked pretty well from updates lately.

then after that just start browsing and doing what you do best.

Thekwango · 26 Oct 2019 at 09:33

@Chris [BEANS]
Get windows updated, you may have to update a few times. Update chipset drivers from AMD website.
Then download Ryzen Master to check temps. It’ll also show you cpu and ram speeds along with ram timings. Get a screenie posted.

Chris [BEANS] · 26 Oct 2019 at 10:40

I’m on it boys, cheers. I’ll post back in a bit.

my windows key is duff Google insisted Kinguin was not illegal, and was reliable. Several sources!

Never mind...

before I fork out £100 odd, are there any other legal but less pricey ways to activate windows?

StevieP · 26 Oct 2019 at 10:43

I'd be getting HWMonitor installed to keep an eye on those pesky CPU (and other system component) temperature's - will be very handy in determining whether the thermal paste application was a roaring success or pure amateur hour!

I love me a fresh install!

Bounce · 26 Oct 2019 at 11:02

Chris [BEANS] said:
I’m on it boys, cheers. I’ll post back in a bit.

my windows key is duff Google insisted Kinguin was not illegal, and was reliable. Several sources!

Never mind...

before I fork out £100 odd, are there any other legal but less pricey ways to activate windows?

Iv used the bay before now for a cd key for Windows 10.

Chris [BEANS] · 26 Oct 2019 at 11:06

Actually concerned that getting a cheap Windows key was quite an error!!

Firstly, Nivida will only install 'DCH' drivers (whatever they are) and not the nones I'm used to downloading.

Secondly, and inexplicably, the date and time keeps changing to about 8 hours head?!?!?

If I buy a key from here, will I get it straight away, and will it sort all this nonsense out??