My First Build

Wozzer · Nov 8, 2008

Hello all,

As you might of read in my previous posts, I'm building a new machine. This will be my first build and therefore - I might need a little help.

I'm okay with putting in: RAM, CPU, Heatsink, and the GPU but I've never put in the motherboard or powersupply.

Now - I'm sure the powersupply is pretty easy to fit. Slot it in and make sure the wires are hanging out and easy to access. But I'm sure the motherboards a diffrent story.

At first - I thought the motherboard was just a case of clipping it onto the case, adding the parts, turning on and wham bam. But unfortunatly, it doesnt seem that easy. Something to do with pins ?! Something - I have no idea about.

This is where I need TPU'ers help !

Below are the following parts I've ordered.

Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 - 2.66GHz
ATi 4850 512MB
2GB Ram
500GB H-Drive
MSI P43 Neo-F iP43 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W PSU
Antec 900

Now - I have all the parts apart from the case. But the delivery firm say that its currently at the depot and will be shipped out soon. I'll post once its arrived.

Anyone got any advice?

:toast:

FilipM · Nov 8, 2008

First, on the motherboard, place the CPU, CPU cooler and the ram. Then when you get the case, put in the PSU, take all the cables out. Then it comes to the mobo. I don't know if you will have spacers with the case -

You place those in the case and then when you line up the mobo and you will see the center one of those spacers at the middle of the mobo. When you done that, screw it in, plug the case cables at the bottom of the mobo (make sure you do it right), then GFX, HDD, DVD, FDD, then do all the cabling - 24 pin, Sata, etc.

Hope I helped

FilipM · Nov 8, 2008

Or you can follow some of the articles here on TPU about building a PC -

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/144

Wozzer · Nov 8, 2008

Thanks file. I'm not sure if the spacers come with the case either. Do I need them?

kenkickr · Nov 8, 2008

Oh yes you need them!! All cases I've bought have come with a bag of screws, unless the case is an open box.

Wozzer · Nov 8, 2008

Okay - Lets just hope Kyle has added them

kenkickr · Nov 8, 2008

If not I'd go hit up some PC shops. I know alot of times we just give them away due to the stock pile we have from PC's that are recycled. Nice build by the way!

mullered07 · Nov 8, 2008

id call the deliverry branch, cant be toot far and ask if you can collect

better than waiting for monday :toast:

mullered07 · Nov 8, 2008

Wasley said:
Thanks file. I'm not sure if the spacers come with the case either. Do I need them?

you should have a bag of screws/stand offs in the motherboard box too

Wozzer · Nov 8, 2008

mullered07 said:
id call the deliverry branch, cant be toot far and ask if you can collect better than waiting for monday

Last time I phoned them - I got a voice recorder thingy. Not a real person.

I don't think I can collect, it says its:

Date Time Location Tracking Event

08-11-2008 03:05 Gloucester Depot Out for delivery

mullered07 · Nov 8, 2008

Wasley said:
Last time I phoned them - I got a voice recorder thingy. Not a real person.

I don't think I can collect, it says its:

Date Time Location Tracking Event

08-11-2008 03:05 Gloucester Depot Out for delivery

thats probably just standard for when its checked into the delivery branch, unless its paid for saturday delivery, you wont get it until monday, but you could always ring them anyway just to find out: oh i see you have rung them

Wozzer · Nov 8, 2008

Well - I could try again. Try getting through to a real person ?

Is it worth doing. It does say on the site "Out for delivery". So surely - Its out for delivery....?!

Wozzer · Nov 10, 2008

Case has arrived. Lets start the build. Now where do I start !! - So many wires !

Wozzer · Nov 10, 2008

Okay - CPU & RAM added - What should I add next?

Wozzer · Nov 10, 2008

Got a problem - Trying to get the hardrive installed but for some reason it won't go in securley.

The hardrive lines up with the screw postioning fine, but we haven't been supplied with screws long enough to fit into.

If anyone could help - please add me; Wasley_26@hotmail.co.uk

jeebuscrp · Nov 10, 2008

The antec 900 has a removable HD cage. you need to unscrew the thumb screws on the cage (both sides) and then pull the cage out through the front. then you can mount the HD. hopefully that helps

Wozzer · Nov 10, 2008

Thanks for the reply, However I've been told that the antec 900 comes with special screws which are about 1.5" in length. So ordinary thumb screws won't get anywhere near it.

Wozzer · Nov 10, 2008

Problems Problems Problems.

Problem 1 - Havent got the correct screws to secure H-Drive in place - Sorted, Screws are on there way
Problem 2 - Havent got a shitting clue where all wires go - Kinda done it

I need help with the wires, anyone care to help...?

Wozzer · Nov 11, 2008

Right - Here are a few pictures. You can't see much from them but If I point some wires out and someone knows where to put them - it'll be helpful

These wires are: HDD LEDS, pwr sw, P3....And some others...

Wozzer · Nov 11, 2008

Kyle - The AC Freezer is quite lose. All four pins are in the motherboard, was it like this for you?

FilipM · Nov 11, 2008

Push pins? I thought I would break the mobo with mine, I have a Coolermaster Hyper TX2 (similar to that) and you really need to push hard. You will hear a little *tick* sound when they are in. If you cannot get the push pins in one by one, try diagonally, apply pressure on two of them.

Wozzer · Nov 11, 2008

File_1993 said:
Push pins? I thought I would break the mobo with mine, I have a Coolermaster Hyper TX2 (similar to that) and you really need to push hard. You will hear a little *tick* sound when they are in. If you cannot get the push pins in one by one, try diagonally, apply pressure on two of them.

They all ticked so i presume its all fitted in okay.

If I put the wrong wire into the whole slot and turned the PC on, would it damage it.

I've wired it up - but theres bound to be one mistake seeing as this is my first build...

FilipM · Nov 11, 2008

What do you mean by putting the wrong wire into the whole slot?

Wozzer · Nov 11, 2008

Well - Say I have a wire thats meant to go into the motherboard - but theres another slot it could go into. If I put it into the wrong slot (if thats possible), will it break the otherboard...?

zithe · Nov 11, 2008

Wasley said:
Kyle - The AC Freezer is quite lose. All four pins are in the motherboard, was it like this for you?

You push them down until they click and then use a screw driver to rotate them so the "arrows" point at the cooler. They won't pop out after that. (Doing it without a screw driver is a real pain)

Read the manual that comes with the cooler. It actually helps a lot. It even tells what sequence of pins you should push.

System Name	Wasleys PC
Processor	Intel i5 2400 3.10GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8z68-V
Cooling	AC Freezer Pro
Memory	Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Hyperx Memory
Video Card(s)	HIS ATi 6850 1GB DDR3
Storage	Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Case	Antec 900 with mods
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W
Software	Windows 7

System Name	Brutus
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5600X PBO
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling	EKWB AIO 240MM Push-Pull fans
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 4000 32GB (4x8) @4066 CL16, Custom Timings
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 1080Ti FE OC
Storage	Kingston A2000 500GB + Toshiba 1TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 24" S24D300 + 2x LG LED 24"
Case	Cooler Master H500
Audio Device(s)	SB X-Fi Titanium Fatality Professional
Power Supply	Sama Forza Modular 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Keyboard	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Brutus
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5600X PBO
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling	EKWB AIO 240MM Push-Pull fans
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 4000 32GB (4x8) @4066 CL16, Custom Timings
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 1080Ti FE OC
Storage	Kingston A2000 500GB + Toshiba 1TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 24" S24D300 + 2x LG LED 24"
Case	Cooler Master H500
Audio Device(s)	SB X-Fi Titanium Fatality Professional
Power Supply	Sama Forza Modular 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Keyboard	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Wasleys PC
Processor	Intel i5 2400 3.10GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8z68-V
Cooling	AC Freezer Pro
Memory	Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Hyperx Memory
Video Card(s)	HIS ATi 6850 1GB DDR3
Storage	Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Case	Antec 900 with mods
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W
Software	Windows 7

System Name	Addison Clark
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950x3D delid
Motherboard	Asus X670E Hero
Cooling	Custom Bykski loop CPU, GPU, 2x 360 rads, and 1x 280 rad with Arctic P12 and P14 ARGB fans
Memory	G.Skill DDR5-6000 64GB CL30
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 4090 Aorus Master
Storage	Kingston Fury 2TB and 4TB NVME
Display(s)	Samsung 57"
Case	Lian Li O11 mini
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1000w SFX-L
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB SE
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platnium
Software	Win 11 Pro

System Name	Ma Biatch
Processor	i7 860
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3A
Cooling	Noctua
Memory	8gb (4x2gb) G-Skill
Video Card(s)	GTX 470
Storage	WD5000aaks raid0
Display(s)	Sony Bravia 37" 1080p
Case	CM 690
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX520
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate

System Name	Jeebz Gamer
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Motherboard	750i FTW
Cooling	XIGMATEK HDT-S1284EE
Memory	G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB
Storage	WD 500GB
Display(s)	22in Widescreen LCD ACER
Case	ANTEC 900
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Antec 850W Modular
Software	WIN XP PRO

System Name	Is rly gud
Processor	Intel Core i5 11600kf
Motherboard	Asus Prime Z590-V ATX
Memory	(48GB total) 16GB (2x8GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport 3000MHZ and G. Skill Ripjaws 32GB 3200MHZ (2x16GB)
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 3060 12GB
Storage	1TB MSI Spatium M370 NVMe M.2 SSD
Display(s)	32" Viewsonic 4k, 34" Samsung 3440x1440, XP Pen Creative Pro 13.3
Power Supply	EVGA 600 80+ Gold
VR HMD	Meta Quest Pro, Tundra Trackers
Software	Windows 10

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