Need £1100 Max Spec

hey guys,

so my parts should be arriving in an hour or so. this is my first build... probably a stupid question, but how do i ground myself when building the pc? i googled it and there are a lot of contradictions as to how it should be done, some say plug the PSU in but don't turn it on and others say you should not plug anything in and just touch the case etc etc

so what do you guys recommend? thanks
 


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thats all the stuff, forgot to put cpu in pic but its OEM so just little white box...

hmmm, how should i start lol? mobo + cpu + cooler first?

im just going to eat quickly, will be back in 30mins

EDIT: resized pic
 
Open the case up.

Add the Standoffs and I/O shield plate.

Fit PSU.

Fit the drives.

Assemble motherboard/CPU and RAM.

Fit this into the case, or if theres a removable motherboard tray? fit it to that.

Fit the cooler.

Wire up the PC.

Fit the GPU and its two connectors.

Turn on.
 
thanks



I have added the standoffs (my mobo is ATX right? lol) and IO plate, fit the PSU but i will fit drive in the end because they are in the pc i am using now, that should be ok right?

damn, time to do mobo and cpu now
 
the pointy things on the back of the i/o plate, am i supposed to bend them or something lol? or do i just push the mobo into those spring/pointy things until it aligns with standoffs?
 
As long as the actual hole for the ports is clear then it wont be a problem, i fitted one once and didnt check the rear port of one of the USB and one of those tabs got inside, I inserted a USB device and it got completely wedged in.
 
ahh i see.

looks like i will have to take out the mobo from case. the little section that is cut out on the bottom of case for access to changing cooler is not big enough for me to fit the backplate! damn, whats the point of having the cut out...
 
major problem i think. when i was fitting the cooler, one of the four screws in the plate would not tighten properly, but i tightened the other three... i had to remove the mobo to fix the problem screw from the backplate and then tightened it too.

do you think this is bad? or shall i continue (all 4 screws which hold the heatsink bit onto CPU are now tight)
 
Not sure dude, never fitted one, there maybe a little bit of wiggle present if you try twisting it slightly.
 
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