My first build - Help please?

[GAZ_XB9R]

Hi,

I've just built my new system and am ready to "Fire it up" I think. Can some of you more experienced guys give me a run through of how to proceed.

Coolermaster HAF 932 Case - Black (No PSU)
EVGA Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler
OCZ Vertex Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5
Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
Scythe Kaze-Master 5.25" Fan Controller
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 - Retail

I am unsure as to how to proceed.

Do I fire it up and run in DOS if so, I am a bit stuck as I have not done much in DOS before.

I intend overclocking this set up to around 3.8GHz.

I also have twin 750Gb drives to fit eventually in raid as my gaming / everyday use drives.

The SSD is to be for the OS and main programs only. I can then run an image to the gaming drive as a back up.

Anyway any help you guys can give would be much appreciated.

Gaz

 

[matthewhotdude]

Just boot from your windows CD you will have to set it up in the bios tho to boot from the cd rom drive before the hard drive. I take it you wont be installing windows on the raid drives?

 

[GAZ_XB9R]

My intention was to have vista on the SSD for performance.

Thanks for the quick reply though.

I'll give it a go tomorrow. I'm done for the night and want to be at least a bit alert when I go for it. Too much invested to end up frying it.

 

[RJC]

Before powering up the pc for the first time I tend to do a CMOS reset, double check all cables are connected and ensure the 4 or 8 pin is connected for cpu power - this often gets forgotten.
Load up into the BIOS and do what matthewhotdude said, sometimes it is easier to only have the HD your installing Windows on connected