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[Skiz]

The only thing that keeps me from building a PC is, I have no knowledge of how to set up a BIOS. The actual build is easy, but I wouldn't have the first clue on setting up BIOS.

[Artemis]

The only thing that keeps me from building a PC is, I have no knowledge of how to set up a BIOS. The actual build is easy, but I wouldn't have the first clue on setting up BIOS.

The only real trick is if you are into overclocking, if you are then configuring the BIOS can be a big task to get the settings you want. If you're not a tweaker (pun intended) then it is simply a matter of selecting/deselecting options based on your hardware. Most options/devices these days are automatically detected and configured anyway.

[Frraksurred]

The only thing that keeps me from building a PC is, I have no knowledge of how to set up a BIOS. The actual build is easy, but I wouldn't have the first clue on setting up BIOS.

Not as daunting as you might think. I'm no expert, but having taught myself to build my own PC's, I also had to teach myself to configure them. As Artemis mentioned, unless you plan to OC there is rarely anything in the BIOS that needs to be messed with, even for a fresh build. Even then it is typically only the "enthusiast" models that give you access to the more critical settings, such as: BUS frequencies and core voltage. All mobo's can be reset via a button or pulling the CMOS battery if things go wrong.

To further make matters user friendly, many of the newer motherboards are using UEFI, a GUI driven version of BIOS that gives you a windows-esque interface and allows you to use your mouse. Besides all this, the Internets has loads of tutorials for you to give you a leg up or pull your hinny out of the fire.

[Rart]

Your innards look like my innards, is that a big ass tower as well?

It's an Antec P183, which I believe is labeled as a mid tower. However I've seen many reviews claim that it's as big as a full tower, but I don't really have anything to compare it to.

luverly pic rart, some spec's would be handy

I can see it is an X58 board and that looks like a Coolermaster CPU cooler in an Antec case but info would be coolio.

Antec P183
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
I5 2500K w/ Prolimatech Megahalems
Corsair AX850 Power supply
Galaxy GTX 580
16 GB RAM
128 GB Crucial C300 SSD
1 TB Samsung F3
3x Scythe Slipstream fans

The only thing that keeps me from building a PC is, I have no knowledge of how to set up a BIOS. The actual build is easy, but I wouldn't have the first clue on setting up BIOS.

It's relatively pain free, as others have mentioned. If you don't plan on overclocking (like me, I'm 99% sure I'd break something in the process) you really don't have to touch the BIOS at all. And if you get a motherboard with a UEFI, it's pretty easy to navigate it if you ever need to make any changes.

[Skiz]

All done with the new build/upgrades.

Old:

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New: One of my 8800 GTS cards died so I sent it back to EVGA (lifetime warranty ftw). Whenever I finally get it back, I'll rerun the Windows Experience Index. Even with only one 8800 GTS currently in use, it's still rating the graphics fairly well. As a side note, the only game I've played in the last year has been CoD: Black Ops and I was still able to turn the resolution and graphics all up to the maximum and still have smooth game play.

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[Artemis]

One question Skiz, why did you ditch the corsair CPU waterblock ?

[Chewie]

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		Computer:
			Operating System	Win7x64 HP
			OS Service Pack	Service Pack 1
			Computer Name	CHEWIE-PC
			User Name	Chewie
		Motherboard:
			CPU	AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 965
			Motherboard	Asus M5A99X Evo
			Chipset	AMD RD980/RD990/RX980, AMD K10
			Memory	8153 MB (DDR3-1600 DDR3 SDRAM)
		Display:
			Video Adapter	ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1024 MB)
			Monitor	Dell U2211H (Digital) [21.5" LCD] (D1TPK08D192L)
			Monitor	Sony TV (EX4/32")
		Storage:
			Disk Drive	WDC SATA Disk Device 596 GB
			Disk Drive	OCZ-AGILITY3 SATA Disk Device (111 GB)
			Disk Drive	SAMSUNG 1000 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II
			Disk Drive	SAMSUNG 250 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II
			Optical Drive	LG BD-RE BH10LS30 SCSI BD-RE
			Optical Drive	PIONEER DVR-216D DVD-RW

[Skiz]

One question Skiz, why did you ditch the corsair CPU waterblock ?

I just didn't want to bother with it. I already had the motherboard screwed in, so I would have had to take that off to attach the back piece, then apply thermal paste and screw everything in to the fans and motherboard.

The CPU fan that came with the i5 was already equipped with thermal paste and it just had those snap in buttons, so the whole thing was attached in a matter of seconds. If I ever feel like overclocking it down the road, I may slap the H50 on there.

ps - Hey chewie.

[iLOVENZB]

I might be stereotyping here but I've found Mac users to have the cleanest desks :\

[mjmacky]

I might be stereotyping here but I've found Mac users to have the cleanest desks :\

Why would Mac users be taking pictures of their computer on their desks anyway, I mean they all have the exact same computer. If you're talking about encounters, it could be that they are have nothing of importance to do, or they're very pretentious about appearances.

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