Custom buidling tips.

[LoD]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

If you buy a retail CPU it comes with the grease/pad preinstalled on the heatsink. Use that pad initially, there is no reason to use AS5 until you are more comfortable with your computer and honestly not much of a reason unless you get a 3rd party heatsink.

[Gamerguy X]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

Newegg sells the cables?

EDIT: I got this far....

http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=317

Now what?

[LoD]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

Newegg sells the cables?

Your motherboard should come with cables. To be blunt about this, you probably should look up a real hardware forum and get advice/videos/tutorials there, asking for real hardware advice is hit and miss here, with most being tailored to BF2 advice.

[Gamerguy X]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

Any suggestions on a good website (forum)?

[Curtis12]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

well just try the tech center at the top of the BF2 support page, they should be able to help.

[Heavy552 AWG]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

Why not the sites that are shown on the Newegg's page? Places like Tom's Hardware is a good start.

Hardly the time to be researching hardware after you bought some parts.

When I planned my machine I spent 3 months doing nothing but the internet reading reviews and everything I can find about each part. The actual build took 4 hours and I was on the net updating and patching the same night.

Not all builds are alike.

[Gamerguy X]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

I spent 5 months on hardware, but never heard of round cables till now. I think I will use the flat cables (since im not OCing much) and swap to round cables in the future.

Oh sheit. Would this mother board and graphics card go together?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131569

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102698

[Heavy552 AWG]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

It should because the Motherboard you listed has a PCI-X 16 slot.

Just be sure to have a beefy power supply and a large case.

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

I spent 5 months on hardware, but never heard of round cables till now. I think I will use the flat cables (since im not OCing much) and swap to round cables in the future.

Oh sheit. Would this mother board and graphics card go together?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131569

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102698

it's a pci-e x16 card, there's a pci-e x16 socket on the mobo. so, yes.

[Gamerguy X]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

Ok, the mobo said NVIDIA and I was buying ATI. Didn't know it could swap brands around. Thanks.

[tw33k2514]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com, come on over make a thread and we will help you the whole way threw your build.

[LoD]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

Any suggestions on a good website (forum)?

http://www.anandtech.com/

and the anandtech forum

http://www.hardocp.com

and their forums www.hardforum.com


Toms hardware is also good for some basic stuff, they have alot of reviews with picures and dont dwell on the uber hardcore stuff.

http://www.tomshardware.com

Your best bet is surfing forums for people with your same questions, and reading stickies that outline basic how to build etc... guides. The communities on forums like these are invaluable resources.

[Gamerguy X]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

iight, thx guys

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

Ok, the mobo said NVIDIA and I was buying ATI. Didn't know it could swap brands around. Thanks.

some mobo's support SLI (meaning you can slap TWO five-hundred dollar BFGeeImExpensive nVidia 790000000.2GtXtremeOCUltra). ATI's version is called crossfire, allowing you to daisy chain two Radeon xXx1800xTxOCUltras. When you are shopping for these types of setups is when you have to worry about whether the mobo says nVidia or ATI. As long as you aren't worried about putting two cards in the case (advice: DON'T, if you're even a little worried about cost-effectiveness of your upgrades) then you needn't worry about whether your mobo says nVidia or ATI.

[Gamerguy X]

Re: Custom buidling tips.

some mobo's support SLI (meaning you can slap TWO five-hundred dollar BFGeeImExpensive nVidia 790000000.2GtXtremeOCUltra). ATI's version is called crossfire, allowing you to daisy chain two Radeon xXx1800xTxOCUltras. When you are shopping for these types of setups is when you have to worry about whether the mobo says nVidia or ATI. As long as you aren't worried about putting two cards in the case (advice: DON'T, if you're even a little worried about cost-effectiveness of your upgrades) then you needn't worry about whether your mobo says nVidia or ATI.

Thanks, thats the answer i needed. Now I can lay this worry to rest