From what your saying is making me think otherwise on getting my comp:( I really dont know if its a good idea anymore.... Even thos i really want it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
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From what your saying is making me think otherwise on getting my comp:( I really dont know if its a good idea anymore.... Even thos i really want it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Sorry I wasn't trying to scare you.
But if you do think about it, there are a million things that can go wrong. The slightest of mistakes can ruin everything. Then you have to go back, find what you did wrong, or whats defective, then send that part back, or fix it. Then there is the computer builders worst nightmare, the blue screen of death.
I just don't know man. I guess I have to find a really good one at a store... :frusty:
I dunno what to tell you :cry: I hope any problems I may encounter are very minor and easy to fix :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Yeah, good luck with the building. :)
You think that's the worst nightmare?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Oh, you innocent lamb.
The BSOD can be your best friend...at least you get a stop error and some idea of what is going on.
It really ain't that difficult.
If you POST the board outside the box, then reassemble in place with one new component at a time, the actual assembly is a piece 'o cake.
Our guys can do the whole thing in under an hour, which includes tidying up the wiring.
Most beginners try to do the whole process at once, but if there is a problem they have no idea where to look.
If you try to POST after each item is connected you know exactly where you stand.
Figure it will take you a day the first time.
It's usually not the hardware that causes trouble ( we will assume that you've gotten good quality stuff and it is compatable), Windows is where most folks trip up.
[QUOTE=Linkin Park]See this building shit confuses me...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
I look at the mobo you picked:
http://images10.newegg.com/productim...127-196-01.JPG
Then I look at the case you picked:
http://images10.newegg.com/productim...144-026-39.JPG
How the hell will that thing fit in there? The mobo has 2 fans at the top of it. I know the purple and green mouse and keyboard plugs will fit into the case where shown. But what about the fans above them? Where will they go? The case is closed above the mouse and keyboard plugs.
:wacko:
Well there just fans lol, That mobo is an ATX mobo and the case is also ATX, so it will work. That mobo also has 2 small fans that go over the ram which I never knew about :D
EDIT: Oh yea about where those fans are gonna go... you see that face plate that has where the keyboard/mouse/usb plugins are? Theres a custom faceplate that comes with that mobo to properly fit it. If it was to use the one with the case it wouldnt work at all.
Oh, so those things are called faceplates, they can be removed, and that mobo comes with a custom faceplate. Correct?
I was thinking "How the hell will that fit?" See its things like this that confused me. :S
Im not sure what there called but that may be it, Thats the only word I could think of to describ them ;) and yea Im pretty sure all mobos come with ones for that specific mobo, They are removable. :01:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
Ok, lets say I'm buying parts to build a PC. I picked the mobo you picked. How will I get a DVD burner? The mobo doesn't have any IDE, and all the burners I see are IDE. :unsure:
Thats what I was wondering myself, If you look in my "A few questions" thread someone said it does :blink: But I didnt think it did :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
I wasnt sure so I asked on here and VB says its good to go and I trust em. :)
WTF? 
The specifications listed for the mobo include:That's Parallel ATA and is IDE. See: definitionQuote:
PATA 2 x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
You can also see the IDE connectors in the picture:Quote:
Many terms and synonyms for ATA exist, including abbreviations such as IDE, ATAPI, and UDMA.
http://images10.newegg.com/productim...127-196-02.JPG
The 2 blue connectors at the botton edge.
"Faceplate"= I/O panelQuote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker
I/O= in/out....cause that is where your input/output connectors go....TA-DA!
See?
This is pretty simple.
Is there a reason you are fixated on that Fatality board?
You are paying a hefty premium for some LED lighting and semi-ineffective cooling whizmos.
See the thing is, I don't know much about mobo's, and the Fatality board has two fans on it, so it must be good. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by clocker
@VB
Thanks for clearing that up. :)
I like the fatality board tho dunno why....I just think its sexy...
That's just wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Linkin Park
I'm reporting you to the ASPCPCB, ASAP.
Perv.
I've never had a prob when putting stuff together*, always works for me(so far, knock on wood n' all that). Just do it in a calm fashion, and if you do run into any trouble, don't panic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Linkin Park
That's assuming you've made sure the parts you've selected are good and will fit together at least on paper, of course.
It doesn't hurt to google the model names of components either. that has saved me from making a couple of bad decisions when I was buying stuff.
*I've done my fair share of sorting out stuff that didn't work as well, but that's usually more than a year later. It's jolly fun sorting out someone's computer 'cos their PSU has been fried, or 'cos some caps on his mobo has blown, btw.
I hope I have your luck Snny :D
No problem. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip The Jacker