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just get a screwdriver
Soldato
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O and don't forget to get a de-static mat and chain and gloves and blower and destatomizer for the room.
Wouldn't want it to go boom
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hah, I wrote a lil poem.
Wouldn't want it to go boom
:EDIT:
hah, I wrote a lil poem.
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Haha.
On a serious note you might want a power sander to sand down the heat sink a little so it fits better in your case. Also it removes the oxidised layour so it conducts heat better. I recomend doing this every year.
:EDIT:
A crow bar comes in handy as well, as this guy found out:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18185873
On a serious note you might want a power sander to sand down the heat sink a little so it fits better in your case. Also it removes the oxidised layour so it conducts heat better. I recomend doing this every year.
:EDIT:
A crow bar comes in handy as well, as this guy found out:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18185873
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This is what I generally use - I wouldn't say all of it is absolutely neccesary tho.
- A few philips head screw drivers (magnetised ones are ideal) -for most of the work, usually one of the right size will do the job
- A big, solid screwdriver (possibly with swappable heads) - for installing fans and spring mounted heatsink screws, these usually require a lot more torque than the rest of the build
- Needlenose pliers - great for insalling fiddly connections or picking up screws
- A desk light - often ceiling lights and natural light is enough, but it is usually good to have some extra illumination over the case when building.
- A tube of thermal paste - for installing between the CPU and heatsink to provide good thermal contact, I use this stuff but many other options are available
- Thermal paste remover - makes life so much easier if you need to re-apply thermal paste.
- can of air - great for knocking out dust when working on a PC that is not brand-new
- microfiber cloth - for cleaning CPU and heatsink surfaces without leaving any fluff
- big sheet of cardboard - so you can assemble the core system on this first to ensure it all works, then rest the case on cardboard so neither your case or table gets scratched.
- A nice meal beforehand - nothing worse than getting hungry during the middle of a build, you will most likely want to do the thing in one go.
- A few philips head screw drivers (magnetised ones are ideal) -for most of the work, usually one of the right size will do the job
- A big, solid screwdriver (possibly with swappable heads) - for installing fans and spring mounted heatsink screws, these usually require a lot more torque than the rest of the build
- Needlenose pliers - great for insalling fiddly connections or picking up screws
- A desk light - often ceiling lights and natural light is enough, but it is usually good to have some extra illumination over the case when building.
- A tube of thermal paste - for installing between the CPU and heatsink to provide good thermal contact, I use this stuff but many other options are available
- Thermal paste remover - makes life so much easier if you need to re-apply thermal paste.
- can of air - great for knocking out dust when working on a PC that is not brand-new
- microfiber cloth - for cleaning CPU and heatsink surfaces without leaving any fluff
- big sheet of cardboard - so you can assemble the core system on this first to ensure it all works, then rest the case on cardboard so neither your case or table gets scratched.
- A nice meal beforehand - nothing worse than getting hungry during the middle of a build, you will most likely want to do the thing in one go.
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This is good advice. The first build I ever did I jumped into it and skipped lunch and I don't eat breakfast so I felt SO ILL. It really does start stressing you out when you havn't ate in such a long time and you are trying to do fiddly stuff. Started getting terrible back ache from leaning over too which made it all worse. I think I nearly had a mental break down...till I ate and all was good again.
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decent set of screwdrivers, long nose pliers and a torch. An anti static wrist strap is recommended also.
This was pretty much all I needed for my build.
This was pretty much all I needed for my build.
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never had use for anything more than a magnetic screwdriver.