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Title: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:12:03 AM: (http://xs.to/image-B4C4_4B5BBD7B.jpg)
pretty sure i'm gonna pull the trigger on this setup.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 24, 2010, 04:14:59 AM: WELCOME
(http://www.crytech.com/images/subpages/morpheus.jpg)

TO THE REAL WORLD
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 24, 2010, 04:17:16 AM: :lol

If that isn't from Newegg, you have failed as a human being.

Great CPU, but I come from a land where you don't mix Intel/ATI. I'd have gone with an Nvidia GPU, but that's me. A lot of EBers I think are ATI die-hards, so I'm probably the only one of this opinion.

EDIT: Also if you're going to be running a 32-bit operating system, don't buy that much RAM.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 24, 2010, 04:20:41 AM: The 5770 is a great card; I've been nothing but pleased with mine. I know ATI's been shaky for a few years, but Nvidia's really dropped the ball at the DX10/DX11 transition and ATI is picking up the pieces with category-killers at every price range.

If you live in the U.S., buy from Newegg.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 24, 2010, 04:24:34 AM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on January 24, 2010, 04:20:41 AM
The 5770 is a great card; I've been nothing but pleased with mine. I know ATI's been shaky for a few years, but Nvidia's really dropped the ball at the DX10/DX11 transition and ATI is picking up the pieces with category-killers at every price range.

If you live in the U.S., buy from Newegg.

I know ATI is rock, but I don't combine Intel/ATI because of the AMD/ATI buyout thing. Doesn't seem right. But I may have to break my rule once the next line of cards comes around. Nvidia's Performance/Power Usage ratio sucks balls.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:24:54 AM: but newegg wont put it together for me, will they? i dont have the know how to do it myself nor do i want to attempt it.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 24, 2010, 04:25:10 AM: Quote from: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:24:54 AM
but newegg wont put it together for me, will they? i dont have the know how to do it myself nor do i want to attempt it.

It's so easy, man. Really. Just touch the inside of your case a few times before you touch any of the silicon, and it's pretty goddamn self-explanatory. Hell I'll walk you through it over IM or some shit
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: demi on January 24, 2010, 04:29:08 AM: Hahahahahahahahahahaha, enjoy your giant doorstop
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:29:11 AM: what kind of tools would i need?
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 24, 2010, 04:29:38 AM: Quote from: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:29:11 AM
what kind of tools would i need?

A phillips screwdriver.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 24, 2010, 04:30:10 AM: Quote from: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:29:11 AM
what kind of tools would i need?

a screwdriver! the plus-y one.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 24, 2010, 04:30:51 AM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on January 24, 2010, 04:30:10 AM
Quote from: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:29:11 AM
what kind of tools would i need?

a screwdriver! the plus-y one.

What the shit is a plus-y screwdriver?

EDIT: Oh, you mean one that looks like a plus. Wow.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 24, 2010, 04:33:07 AM: Quote from: Raban on January 24, 2010, 04:30:51 AM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on January 24, 2010, 04:30:10 AM
Quote from: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:29:11 AM
what kind of tools would i need?

a screwdriver! the plus-y one.

What the shit is a plus-y screwdriver?

EDIT: Oh, you mean one that looks like a plus. Wow.

I am translating your "Phillips" electronics jargon into real talk
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: demi on January 24, 2010, 04:33:34 AM: lefty loosey

rightey tightey
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 24, 2010, 04:35:39 AM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on January 24, 2010, 04:33:07 AM
Quote from: Raban on January 24, 2010, 04:30:51 AM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on January 24, 2010, 04:30:10 AM
Quote from: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:29:11 AM
what kind of tools would i need?

a screwdriver! the plus-y one.

What the shit is a plus-y screwdriver?

EDIT: Oh, you mean one that looks like a plus. Wow.

I am translating your "Phillips" electronics jargon into real talk

:rofl
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:49:28 AM: the diff is pretty big since the cheapest shipping option from ncix is like $70

(http://i45.tinypic.com/3358j2g.jpg)

did i miss anything that i need?
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 24, 2010, 07:42:54 AM: Quote from: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:49:28 AM
did i miss anything that i need?

unless RAM prices have soared over the past few months, that is way too expensive for 4gb of RAM. you can 4gb for like 30-40 bucks anywhere
http://forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16 try this and this http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals?

it doesn't have to all be from newegg...just get wherever is best price
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2010, 07:51:49 AM: Good, now sell your 360.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 10:21:41 AM: i'm not a dirty poor so i have no reason to sell any of my consoles. ;)

spoiler (click to show/hide)
but if i had to the ps3 would go first! :D
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Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Himu on January 24, 2010, 10:26:56 AM: Who says you need to be poor to sell a console?

Give it away.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: cool breeze on January 24, 2010, 10:59:36 AM: I would suggest is maybe a bigger hard drive. Actually, in the second config you posted, the hard drive I just moved to is that Seagate one but at 1 terabyte. It's not really important and if that 500 gig will last you, maybe wait a few years until SSDs get larger and cheaper. My problem was that my 500 gig hard drive was filled fast because of that Steam sale.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 24, 2010, 11:51:00 AM: 500gb should be plenty...i've made due with 14 gigs for the past nine and a half years
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: archie4208 on January 24, 2010, 11:55:41 AM: I only have 9 games installed on Steam right now and it is taking up over 50 gigs.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 24, 2010, 12:08:22 PM: Quote from: Himuro on January 24, 2010, 10:26:56 AM
Who says you need to be poor to sell a console?

Give it away.

To ME.

Quote from: Jansen on January 24, 2010, 04:49:28 AM
the diff is pretty big since the cheapest shipping option from ncix is like $70

()

did i miss anything that i need?

Ditch the Sony disc drive for a Lite-On, I'd also ditch the Antec case to save yourself like $50 unless you really want one. And don't buy Corsair RAM, it's overpriced crap.

Are you sure you want a Core i, Jansen? They're really expensive now, and I wouldn't call early PC hardware adopters intelligent. Your rig is pretty cheap as it is, but I have a feeling your CPU is gonna get bottlenecked.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 24, 2010, 12:41:38 PM: Why not just bite the bullet and go for a 5870?
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: archie4208 on January 24, 2010, 12:47:25 PM: Core i5 is probably the best price/performance CPU on the market now.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: cool breeze on January 24, 2010, 01:14:57 PM: Quote from: CHOW CHOW on January 24, 2010, 11:51:00 AM
500gb should be plenty...i've made due with 14 gigs for the past nine and a half years
Quote from: archie4208 on January 24, 2010, 11:55:41 AM
I only have 9 games installed on Steam right now and it is taking up over 50 gigs.

yeah, it differs from person to person. I'm reaching 100 gigs in my steam folder alone; that doesn't include the many retail games I own. It doesn't help that a lot of games these days are 10+ gigs. Modern Warfare 2 is about 11, Fear 2 is about 15, Mass Effect 1 is 10+ not including DLC. You could always uninstall and reinstall later, but the install process is really annoying on PC. I think Halo 2 on PC had the option to play off the DVD, which was neat but I never tried it out because why the hell would I buy Halo 2 again.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Bebpo on January 24, 2010, 01:28:49 PM: Yeah I don't really understand why PC installation requirements are out of control.

Actually I do and it's because hard drives have gotten so big the devs figure "optimization, lol; just install 20 gigs! They have the space!". But it's still distinguished mentally-challenged. Especially when it's a game that fits on a 6gig X360 disc.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 24, 2010, 03:18:38 PM: i'm thinking of just ordering a new PC today...it might finally be time to let the celeron go
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 24, 2010, 03:28:31 PM: any great pc exclusives over the past couple years? the majority of the best pc games are just multi-platform console ports
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 24, 2010, 03:38:27 PM: Quote from: CHOW CHOW on January 24, 2010, 03:28:31 PM
any great pc exclusives over the past couple years? the majority of the best pc games are just multi-platform console ports

King's Bounty - Armored Princess
The Witches [might be a console port sometime in the distant future, but probably not]
Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl
Torchlight
Drakensang
Sins of a Solar Empire
Mount and Blade
Crysis
Penumbra series
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Bebpo on January 24, 2010, 03:40:25 PM: Quote from: CHOW CHOW on January 24, 2010, 03:28:31 PM
any great pc exclusives over the past couple years? the majority of the best pc games are just multi-platform console ports

90% of the Indie games.
Go here: http://indiegames.com/blog/
download free games that are actually good
Some cost money and are good too! You can get most of these ones on Steam under Indie branch.

Most RTS/Strategy games are still PC exclusive. Most Euro developed games are still PC exclusive.

Also PC has superior version of most console games this gen. Mass Effect, L4D, Dragon Age, etc...
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 24, 2010, 03:51:56 PM: Quote from: Bebpo on January 24, 2010, 03:40:25 PM
Quote from: CHOW CHOW on January 24, 2010, 03:28:31 PM
any great pc exclusives over the past couple years? the majority of the best pc games are just multi-platform console ports

90% of the Indie games.
Go here: http://indiegames.com/blog/
download free games that are actually good
Some cost money and are good too! You can get most of these ones on Steam under Indie branch.

Most RTS/Strategy games are still PC exclusive. Most Euro developed games are still PC exclusive.

Also PC has superior version of most console games this gen. Mass Effect, L4D, Dragon Age, etc...

Truth; Bioware games are SO much better on PC, no matter how many more copies the console versions might sell.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Fragamemnon on January 24, 2010, 03:58:46 PM: Quote from: CHOW CHOW on January 24, 2010, 03:28:31 PM
any great pc exclusives over the past couple years? the majority of the best pc games are just multi-platform console ports

if multiplatform AAA games are all you want to play just stick with consoles. The PC comparative advantage is that you get good versions of those + real strategy and simulation games + indie stuff.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: pilonv1 on January 24, 2010, 06:04:06 PM: And better pricing and convenience. Plus no more paying for filthy console DLC.

PC has the greatest version of TF2 as well.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 24, 2010, 07:13:34 PM: Quote from: pilonv1 on January 24, 2010, 06:04:06 PM
PC has the greatest version of TF2 as well.

-More players per game
-Load of free stuff
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: BlueTsunami on January 24, 2010, 11:51:20 PM: PC has the playable version of Risen :punch PC Gaming already wins :punch
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 26, 2010, 04:18:09 PM: (http://xs.to/image-D245_4B5EC846.jpg)

it is done.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Brehvolution on January 26, 2010, 04:29:22 PM: That is a pretty low watt power supply for that rig. The 5770 requires 500 watts as a minimum and although it doesn't draw near that, throw in fans, processor, and hard disk and it adds up quick.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: archie4208 on January 26, 2010, 04:30:52 PM: It should be fine unless he wants to OC.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 26, 2010, 04:51:46 PM: man i had a ton of people go over that list of shit and they said it was fine. if they're wrong imma hunt them down! :ninja
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Fragamemnon on January 26, 2010, 05:07:58 PM: I have a 500W PSU in one of my computers and it has much more power hungry parts than that. He'll be fine.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: archie4208 on January 26, 2010, 05:09:45 PM: Quote from: Jansen on January 26, 2010, 04:51:46 PM
man i had a ton of people go over that list of shit and they said it was fine. if they're wrong imma hunt them down! :ninja

That is a pretty solid build. You should be able to play nearly every game at 1680x1050 and 60 fps, barring Crysis.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 26, 2010, 05:14:00 PM: cool. i really didn't expect to spend so much but i'm glad i went this route rather than purchasing a prebuilt system from a store.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: pilonv1 on January 26, 2010, 05:21:10 PM: Quote from: archie4208 on January 26, 2010, 04:30:52 PM
It should be fine unless he wants to OC.

indeed. i've got a 550w Antec TruPower PSU in my machine with the same stuff and it's more than enough.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 27, 2010, 01:22:14 PM: how does this look

(http://i49.tinypic.com/2zzmb84.jpg)
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: archie4208 on January 27, 2010, 01:23:42 PM: Spend the extra $75 and get a core i5. The PC gurus should be able to dole out other bits of advice.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 27, 2010, 01:23:47 PM: i also want to buy a 24 inch monitor for like $250-300
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 27, 2010, 01:24:06 PM: Quote from: archie4208 on January 27, 2010, 01:23:42 PM
Spend the extra $75 and get a core i5.

is it rly that much faster
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: archie4208 on January 27, 2010, 01:25:18 PM: Yeah.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 27, 2010, 01:29:59 PM: lynnefield or clarkdale i5?

why is lynnefield $199 and have 8mb of cache yet the clarkdales are the same price but have 4mb

the only difference i see is that lynnfield is 45nm and clarkdale is 32nm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010340343%201050749234&name=Core%20i5
look there
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 27, 2010, 01:38:42 PM: whoa microcenter has i5 for only $120 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0325942

newegg :sick
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 28, 2010, 06:07:37 AM: REAL TALK

how hard is it going to be for me to put my rig together when the most experience i have had with pc hardware is swapping out an hdd and adding more memory.

all my parts should be here by friday and i'm already feelin nervous about this.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: cool breeze on January 28, 2010, 08:19:39 AM: Quote from: Jansen on January 28, 2010, 06:07:37 AM
REAL TALK

how hard is it going to be for me to put my rig together when the most experience i have had with pc hardware is swapping out an hdd and adding more memory.

all my parts should be here by friday and i'm already feelin nervous about this.

Everything is is pretty straight forward. Only annoyances, for me at least, are wiring and the cpu
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Brehvolution on January 28, 2010, 01:03:39 PM: Quote from: Jansen on January 28, 2010, 06:07:37 AM
REAL TALK

how hard is it going to be for me to put my rig together when the most experience i have had with pc hardware is swapping out an hdd and adding more memory.

all my parts should be here by friday and i'm already feelin nervous about this.
It's very simple. If it doesn't fit, it doesn't belong there.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 28, 2010, 01:07:36 PM: Quote from: Zero Hero on January 28, 2010, 01:03:39 PM
It's very simple. If it doesn't fit, it doesn't belong there.

Just like sex!
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 30, 2010, 03:00:36 AM: hey i have a choice between these 2 motherboards

1. has usb 3.0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128429
2. has no usb 3.0 but is $20 cheaper http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131623

what to do? i'm guessing get the one with usb 3.0 unless it's not a big deal?
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 30, 2010, 03:29:26 AM: Quote from: CHOW CHOW on January 30, 2010, 03:00:36 AM
hey i have a choice between these 2 motherboards

1. has usb 3.0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128429
2. has no usb 3.0 but is $20 cheaper http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131623

what to do? i'm guessing get the one with usb 3.0 unless it's not a big deal?

iirc USB 3.0 isn't utilized by like, anything.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 30, 2010, 03:37:55 AM: you think it will in a couple years? i'll def still have this mobo then

also, what do you think of getting a 24" monitor? is that overkill? this is the one i'm getting http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049, only $230 and 5 stars from like 600 reviews
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 30, 2010, 03:47:16 AM: Quote from: CHOW CHOW on January 30, 2010, 03:37:55 AM
you think it will in a couple years? i'll def still have this mobo then

also, what do you think of getting a 24" monitor? is that overkill? this is the one i'm getting http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049, only $230 and 5 stars from like 600 reviews

No, you won't have that mobo then. Not if you want to stay up to date. Usually you want to cycle out the guts of your computer every two/three years. It'll eventually catch on, but it isn't worth the extra $20.

As far as monitors. Price and size is all up to wallet-size and personal preference respectively. Outside of that, make sure the response time is below 5ms, and the contrast ratio is above 1,000:1.

EDIT: Yeah, that monitor is solid afaik.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 30, 2010, 03:55:30 AM: alright thanks
btw my current pc is from 2000 so i don't update often lol...but most likely i'll have this exact setup for 3-4 years
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 30, 2010, 04:01:04 AM: here is my final config...i'm gonna leave it in there and think about it for 1 day and then make decision

(http://i47.tinypic.com/1sh1z6.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/xn8ayv.jpg)

cpu: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0325942

mobo will be the $20 cheaper one not the 1 pictured

total price after $35 in rebates will be $865
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 30, 2010, 05:16:57 AM: yeah i shoulda just paid someone else to put this thing together because i'm so nervous about breaking something.

but i managed to get the cpu and motherboard installed. maybe i'll do the rest later today or sunday.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: CHOW CHOW on January 30, 2010, 05:32:57 AM: ^ i'd imagine the only hard parts are the motherboard, cpu, and maybe the power supply so you'll be smooth-sailing now

i've put in a graphics card, ram, sound card by myself...for those ones you just put in the slot and that's it
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 30, 2010, 01:58:29 PM: Quote from: Jansen on January 30, 2010, 05:16:57 AM
yeah i shoulda just paid someone else to put this thing together because i'm so nervous about breaking something.

but i managed to get the cpu and motherboard installed. maybe i'll do the rest later today or sunday.

Hang in there, man. You'll get it done. Computer parts are really sturdy, just focus on keep yourself grounded in terms of static, that shit will put your computer components down for good. However I think that's only if power has been through it previously, so more or less you're totally fine. The most sensitive part, the CPU, is already in and safe, the rest is easy street.

And ChowChow, get a full-size mobo. What you have there is a microATX and it's going to be a pain in the ass in terms of expansion when you start loading it up. Go for an ATX form-factor.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: cool breeze on January 30, 2010, 02:01:55 PM: The CPU is the only annoying part because it seems like the most fragile and requires the thermal gel. The PSU is simple enough, I mean, ignoring how much a pain wire management is.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Bebpo on January 30, 2010, 02:27:05 PM: Man I remember putting my rig together. Fucking reverse screws on the CPU fan and they tell you that NOWHERE >_<

If anything you try to screw in doesn't screw in, try screwing it in the opposite way!
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 30, 2010, 02:35:43 PM: Quote from: Bebpo on January 30, 2010, 02:27:05 PM
Man I remember putting my rig together. Fucking reverse screws on the CPU fan and they tell you that NOWHERE >_<

If anything you try to screw in doesn't screw in, try screwing it in the opposite way!

lol, I remember my first time, cut myself on the I/O panel like a billion times. Drop-kicked my GPU on accident, but it was totally fine. Man, what a cluster-fuck that was.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 30, 2010, 07:35:33 PM: thermal gel?

i didnt use any of that. i guess thats bad?

edit: the fan seems to have come with some sort of paste on it and i didnt even notice when i installed it.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 30, 2010, 08:20:08 PM: Quote from: Jansen on January 30, 2010, 07:35:33 PM
edit: the fan seems to have come with some sort of paste on it and i didnt even notice when i installed it.

That's the thermal gel.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 30, 2010, 08:23:14 PM: Quote from: Jansen on January 30, 2010, 07:35:33 PM
thermal gel?

i didnt use any of that. i guess thats bad?

edit: the fan seems to have come with some sort of paste on it and i didnt even notice when i installed it.

Yeah you're good. Only over time or if you OC should you apply externally bought thermal paste.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Brehvolution on January 30, 2010, 08:36:50 PM: Many people christen their newly built PC by touching their penis to the cpu fan on the first boot. It's for good luck.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 30, 2010, 08:43:17 PM: Quote from: Zero Hero on January 30, 2010, 08:36:50 PM
Many people christen their newly built PC by touching their penis to the cpu fan on the first boot. It's for good luck.

I know I do it every time.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 30, 2010, 08:56:41 PM: holy shit graphics cards are HUGE :O

the last time i bought a card it was a flimsy little piece of plastic.

now all i have left to put in is the hdd and dvd drive!
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 30, 2010, 09:26:01 PM: Quote from: Jansen on January 30, 2010, 08:56:41 PM
holy shit graphics cards are HUGE :O

the last time i bought a card it was a flimsy little piece of plastic.

now all i have left to put in is the hdd and dvd drive!

:rock you're welcome, bro.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 30, 2010, 11:53:08 PM: i got everything hooked up and then i plugged it in but the fucking thing tries to turn on but won't.

on/off/on/off is all it does until i turn the switch off at the back.

FUCK!!!
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: demi on January 31, 2010, 12:31:48 AM: Probably plugged some cables in wrong.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 31, 2010, 12:49:12 AM: i didn't connect a cable to something called atx 12v 2x4

omg that worked!! now i just need to hook a display into it and check if i get anything on screen.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 31, 2010, 02:13:48 AM: Quote from: Jansen on January 31, 2010, 12:49:12 AM
i didn't connect a cable to something called atx 12v 2x4

omg that worked!! now i just need to hook a display into it and check if i get anything on screen.

:rock

Your second computer is going to be so much easier.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 31, 2010, 04:14:07 AM: IVE FINALLY MANAGED TO BOOT INTO BIOS!!

this is quite the victory for me.

took me awhile to figure out that i needed to plug in some pci cable or whatever the fuck it is into the gfxs card in addition to putting it into the expansion slot.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 31, 2010, 04:16:01 AM: Quote from: Jansen on January 31, 2010, 04:14:07 AM
IVE FINALLY MANAGED TO BOOT INTO BIOS!!

this is quite the victory for me.

GOOD JON, TIME TO START PC GAMING

MASTER RACE
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: demi on January 31, 2010, 04:16:31 AM: You thought this was hard, wait until you try to actually play a game
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Raban on January 31, 2010, 04:20:59 AM: Quote from: demi on January 31, 2010, 04:16:31 AM
You thought this was hard, wait until you try to actually play a game

Pfft, hater.
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So true :'( :'(
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Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: Jansen on January 31, 2010, 10:05:29 PM: everything seems to working fine except for the hdd access indicator. should i even bother trying to get it plugged in correctly?

meh i did it anyway.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: cool breeze on February 07, 2010, 11:46:51 AM: bit of a random question, but does anyone remember those nice looking cases someone posted here a while ago? they were really sleek looking.
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: pilonv1 on February 07, 2010, 05:41:07 PM: the japanese ones?
Title: Re: bout to join the -sigh- pc master race
Post by: cool breeze on February 11, 2010, 09:43:58 PM: I think they might have been Japanese.

Late reply, but I'm figuring out what I should do now. With the exception of motherboard and case, most of what I have in my computer is within a year recent, and I just picked up a new cpu. Don't know if I should just go ahead and get a new motherboard and case and build a new case with a bunch of parts or keep trying to get more life out of this one.