just ordered my new system

[narud]

Samsung Spin Point SATAII NCQ 500GB 16Mb Cache Hard
Disk Drive <9.0ms 7200rpm - OEM

Samsung Lightscribe Sata 20x DVD+/-R/RW/RAM OEM Black -
With Nero

Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard for PC/PS2/XBOX USB

2 x NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB SLI PCI Express o/c
Graphics Card

Motherboard Bundle quad 6600/2x1gb corsair drr 800mhz with chip h/sink/fan

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Case complete with fans

ThermalTake Toughpower Series Cable Management 700W
Active

1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Disk Drive

Novatech Scom 32Bit 10/100M PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

gonnna recycle creative sb from old pc but this is gonna be my first home made pc it arrives next wednesday and i cheated a little with the mb bundles but i got a better deal that way tbh,all be warned may be crying on forums next week when i cant get it to work.but im happy with what i chose and its was all in my budget off less then a £1000


a very excited narud

ps thnx to all those on forums sharing thier knowledge and rigs helped me decide the set up of mine cheers guys

[Vyndara]

damn you.

*drool* *pout*

[narud]

arrived today 1 day early been beavering away just got a minor hitch with the motherboard im not happy with how it sits on its mounts in the case.
my normal pc adviser stuck in seminar in london so all progresss ground to a halt till i can get info.

apart from that im like an excited 5 year olds just got a new bike for xmas

hopefully will have it up and running by tomm


narud

[FluffyBunni]

We can be your PC advisers =) What seems to be the problem buckaroo?

[narud]

well im now kinda polling this question when i was fitting the motherboard it seamed to have excessive flex of the board in 1 corner and was concerned about tightening it down and causing damage to the board,theres about 1.5mm gap between the mb and the mounting peg.in that corner

apart from that i was flying but im gonna start on it again tomm,

narud

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by narud

well im now kinda polling this question when i was fitting the motherboard it seamed to have excessive flex of the board in 1 corner and was concerned about tightening it down and causing damage to the board,theres about 1.5mm gap between the mb and the mounting peg.in that corner

apart from that i was flying but im gonna start on it again tomm,

narud

Make sure the motherboard is securly pushed to the left as the aluminum plating where the pheriperals come out, tends to push the motherboard away, that might be causing the 1.5mm gap.

[narud]

ok didnt get chance to finish off the build yesterday.

well the good news its built its booting up just installing all my software and im chuffed.

Newbie problems i had with building

1. a few cable issues which a quick call to my mate put me on the right track

2. the the motherboard not sitting correctly on the posts (thnx for advice on that pedro)

3.Just general cable management think its gonna take a few runs to get all the cables secured out the way nice and tidy.

4. the floppy disk drive not fitted atm till i get screws that fit the mounts on it

Overall i found it relatively challenging, but what ive learnt from this is it aint hard just takes abit of time and patience and someone to point you in the right diretion when you have a problem. Well now to spend the rest of the evening installing software to new pc

A big thankyou again to all those who helped with bits of advice on this home build

cheers narud

[Pedro]

Grats on building your first PC, and we all hope it won't be the last, it becomes easier after a few more builds to the point that you don't think about where things go, you just know Like playing Lego's!

The motherboard and/or the case should have brought enough screws of different sizes to get that floppy mounted.