Nearly time to build 1st comp . .. advice plz ;)

D D Danneh · 9 Apr 2009 at 19:07

Dan J said:
Motherboard - check

CPU - check

PSU - check . . .

no idea where all the cables go though . . .

and ffs the memory slots are for DDR2 not 3 so I've hit a dead end

I think OCUK put up some false info with that mobo. I've noticed it's now been removed. Try taking your RAM back and get some DDR2. There should be no difference, and you'll get some money back.

Edit: Yeah, the product has been taken down, but google search (look at the title of the first result) brings up the title for it. Bit of a swizz that.

caithomas44 · 9 Apr 2009 at 19:09

Things slot together like lego, self explanitory! only complicated thing can be wiring up the psu in a way which is tidy

Dan J · 9 Apr 2009 at 19:13

D D Danneh said:
I think OCUK put up some false info with that mobo. I've noticed it's now been removed. Try taking your RAM back and get some DDR2. There should be no difference, and you'll get some money back.

Edit: Yeah, the product has been taken down, but google search (look at the title of the first result) brings up the title for it. Bit of a swizz that.

swizzlers! hmmm . . . i can prob get about a GB of mem from another comp at work will I be able to boot with that once the build is complete?

:cool:

D D Danneh · 9 Apr 2009 at 19:17

Dan J said:
swizzlers! hmmm . . . i can prob get about a GB of mem from another comp at work will I be able to boot with that once the build is complete?

Should work fine as a temporary solution. It won't like it, but it'll work.

h20 · 9 Apr 2009 at 20:20

i'dd put XP 64bit and not vista personally

D D Danneh · 9 Apr 2009 at 20:34

h20 said:
i'dd put XP 64bit and not vista personally

Bit late for that. And why not? It's not the buggy mess it used to be when it was released y'know.

Dan J · 9 Apr 2009 at 20:38

so the freezer cooler directly replaces the cooler that comes with the CPU? and I chuck that one in the bin or what lolz

matthewhotdude · 9 Apr 2009 at 20:53

Yea or keep as a spare

D D Danneh · 9 Apr 2009 at 21:25

Dan J said:
so the freezer cooler directly replaces the cooler that comes with the CPU? and I chuck that one in the bin or what lolz

Yeah just keep it as a spare or something.

Dan J · 9 Apr 2009 at 21:41

ok that freezer cooler has completely flumuxed me . . .

am I meant to take the other bracket off? I jst dont understand how to fit it over the CPU!

Edit - nvm jst realise have to ignore the retention bracket that came with the cooler... .

Edit - ffs! theres no way the cooler will clip on the bracket wtf!

sketch145 · 9 Apr 2009 at 23:12

It takes a fair bit more force than you would imagine, I had to spend a good 20 minutes getting mine on.

Dan J · 9 Apr 2009 at 23:37

sketch145 said:
It takes a fair bit more force than you would imagine, I had to spend a good 20 minutes getting mine on.

Got it eventually. .i was jst worried I was crushing the CPU / motherboard . . .

all components installed and plugged up . . .time to boot her up!

D D Danneh · 9 Apr 2009 at 23:38

Moment of truth...

Dan J · 9 Apr 2009 at 23:45

D D Danneh said:
Moment of truth...

argh all the RAM at work wont fit!!! is it gonna do owt with 256MB RAm lol

D D Danneh · 9 Apr 2009 at 23:51

Dan J said:
argh all the RAM at work wont fit!!! is it gonna do owt with 256MB RAm lol

As long as it's DDR2, it will technically work, but it'll be HELLA slow. Still, it should boot and be operational.

Dan J · 10 Apr 2009 at 00:01

D D Danneh said:
As long as it's DDR2, it will technically work, but it'll be HELLA slow. Still, it should boot and be operational.

nope, no compatible RAM at all . .

ah well have to wait till 2moz . .

might jst plug it in and make sure parts are working . . .

Dan J · 10 Apr 2009 at 00:03

ps . . .if I have say a load of games on my old hard drive will I need to reinstall on new one or jst link the old one up and load them from there?

cheers

D D Danneh · 10 Apr 2009 at 00:08

Dan J said:
ps . . .if I have say a load of games on my old hard drive will I need to reinstall on new one or jst link the old one up and load them from there?

cheers

They might work, I don't know. Were they installed under vista or xp? It could be that you'll have to reinstall them. But you can still link up your old HDD and reinstall them on there.

Dan J · 10 Apr 2009 at 00:10

D D Danneh said:
They might work, I don't know. Were they installed under vista or xp? It could be that you'll have to reinstall them. But you can still link up your old HDD and reinstall them on there.

cool.

long beep, 2 short beps = no memory detected

but otherwise all the fans are running, PCI power etc . . .and **** me the temp in the room jst went about 5 degrees

thx a lot want a further update when I get home 2moz lolz?

D D Danneh · 10 Apr 2009 at 00:34

Dan J said:
cool.

long beep, 2 short beps = no memory detected

but otherwise all the fans are running, PCI power etc . . .and **** me the temp in the room jst went about 5 degrees

thx a lot want a further update when I get home 2moz lolz?

Haha all sounds good.

Yep, update us tomorrow and pics! Pics pics pics!