I have moved this onto my webspace as i was running out of character space allowed on the forum...

Guide can be found here: www.osaid.dsl.pipex.com/compbuildup.htm

Cheers :)

should mention pci slots ;) and that assuming everyone uses AMD stuff ;)


good guide though buddy :D

if you think i can improve the guide in some way, please let me know! :)

Buy a decent camera !!! :) Other than that - great job!

Woosey that is a good point you know, i didnt even think about Pentium users! :err:
lol @ Geoff - I want a Fuji S5000! :D

Cheers lads.

nicely written up. i think people will either know how to put a comp together or they wont, but a guide like that will give them ideas.

it only takes confidence and some know how, didnt take me long to be pulling pcs apart etc, but then i am a geek and do like anything a bit technical (hence my love of car hifi)


i had an ASROCK motherboard once. that came with a great guide on CD of how to build the pc.

dont make much use tho if the pc is in about 90 pieces tho lol

I understood it, and I know next-to-nothing about hardware :)

I recommend mounting your processor, heatsink and memory before you mount the motherboard into the case.

Also don't forget about static electricity, make sure to ground yourself before touching anything.

Your first boot is a test boot. Make sure all fans are working. Make sure you mounted the heatsink properly. Enter your BIOS and check your CPU temperature. STARE at this number for a couple of minutes and make sure it is within the range the manufacturer suggests. If the temperature goes up, shut it down and check your heatsink to make sure you installed it properly.

Get some zip-ties and make sure you keep everything tight and neat. Not only is it easier to work on in the future, but it helps air circulation in the case.

Great write-up.

ok now put the case down somewhere and get your hardware. You WILL need a desk for this.
In the MB box you should have a piece of card or foam that was protecting the MB, get that out and place it on the table, put your motherboard on top of that.

^ ;)

But JaJae has a good point about static, i will include that.

mods i cant add anymore text, it says i am using too many smileys, even when i remove all of them :confused: :(

I do feel you should at least mention some sort of thermally conductive material to go inbetween the heatsink and cpu, be it a thermal pad or some thermal paste (such as Arctic Silver 3).
If someone was to purchase an aftermarket HSF instead of using the AMD retail one, then they wouldn't be supplied with a thermal pad, meaning they're be more at risk to overheating (having nothing in between the cpu and heatsink).
Just thought i'd add that in, other than that, good guide. :)

^ You wouldn't be more at risk, it would happen. Aftermarket heatsinks pretty much all have warning labels out to wazoo about this, but good point!

Also, check your motherboard manual for which memory slots to utilize first.

^ You wouldn't be more at risk, it would happen. Aftermarket heatsinks pretty much all have warning labels out to wazoo about this, but good point!

Also, check your motherboard manual for which memory slots to utilize first.

Yes ofcourse, but just incase someone was to buy a HS from ebay or from a friend or something without any manual/instructions, then it'd be worth adding that in.

One assumes you took into account static in all that.

ok i have updated it a little and moved it onto my webspace.
cheers for all your comments :)

Link can be found in the first post.