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PC Building Techniques

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What is the easiest way to build a pc.This is my first build,and need some last minute tips.I am pretty confident on the build,but have other concerns.

1.Do you build from the outside first?(ie) Install the cpu,hsf,and ram,and then make all your connections without the motherboard installed in the case.This seems like a good method because mistakes can be corrected if system does not post.

I'm trying to get a game plan......Thoughts?

Final build…..


GIGABYTE 3D AURORA GZ-FSCA1-ATB Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
$149.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16811233003

ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard
$90.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16813131569

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
$223.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16819103539

XFX PVT70GUDF7 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card
$289.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16814150108

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) – Retail-
$167.00 First choice xms Corsiar,but G.Skill is 30 dollars cheaper,and has tighter timings
cas 2.5 3-3-6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16820231047

Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
OEM-$155.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16822144160

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
OEM $110.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16822144701

OCZ PowerStream OCZ520ADJSLI ATX, BTX, SATA, P4 and EPS12V 520W Power Supply
$139.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16817711002

PLEXTOR PX-740A 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 4X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner Retail-
$79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16827131357

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model MPF920 Black – OEM-
$9.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16821103116
 
KISS - keep it simple for starters, don't add in more than the CPU, RAM, video card, single hard disk, floppy, and optical drive to get it running.

I assume you're planning on stock cooling HSF? If you use a Zalman you'll have to use their backplate which means putting it on before you put the mobo in. I usually put the cpu, hsf, ram in before putting the mobo in the case.
 
I usually work on the assumption that everything will work since most of the time it will. Put cpu/heatsink and memory in motherboard, then mount motherboard. Put in cards, then drives, then wire everything up. I usually hook everything up before I even turn on the computer, and only unhook stuff if the computer just flatout won't boot. Otherwise it just takes a lot of time to add components one by one.
 
[LYL]Homer said:
KISS - keep it simple for starters, don't add in more than the CPU, RAM, video card, single hard disk, floppy, and optical drive to get it running.

I assume you're planning on stock cooling HSF? If you use a Zalman you'll have to use their backplate which means putting it on before you put the mobo in. I usually put the cpu, hsf, ram in before putting the mobo in the case.
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The case comes with 3 120mm's and side venting.Proper cooling should not be an issue,as far as case cooling.I heard this board comes with a oc-ing program to kick it up 10 to 15 %.The stock HSF should be ok,but I am considering a 3rd party hsf.This is supposed to be a stable board,not a big overclocker board,which is fine.Stability is my main concern.
 
my advice would be to build outside the case, on a wooden surface like a desk or something.

try to boot with only one stick of ram, video card, cpu and one hdd. no optical drive, no soundcard. now if it boots fine do your things. run memtest 86 in dos and test sticks in dual channel for like 5 hours. then if it pases, install your OS. and then put it in your case: watch out. those standoff screws that comes with the case are a bit tricky to know where to put because the mobo tray has more holes than what the mobo has to screw. Be sure you are not have any standoff screws that are not aligned with the holes on mobo, it can cause a short a burn your mobo (happened to me once).
 
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