Hardware & Technical About to buy/build a new rig.
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You must be very careful to assemble a PC. A component can be easily broken and you have to forget nothing when you assemble. . The components are expensive and if you've never assembled a PC, to make it with a connoisseur or then ask the store
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I concur with the other posters.
CPU pins are the most fragile part I'd say, be careful when attaching it to the motherboard.
Attaching the heatsink can be an ass. Especially if you go for a fancy one rather than stock (if you use the stock Intel cooler make sure it's attached properly. Mate of mine's fell off as the screws weren't tightened properly, luckily no damage was caused).
Inserting the little cables for the case are a chore if you've got hands like shovels like I have. Have a person with small hands handy when you get to this part
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A tip from me is once everything is up and running for the first few weeks at least check your temperatures.
Download temp monitoring programs (like Core temp) or use what comes with your hardware (like Catalyst Control Centre) and occasionally check your temps.
Check them ASAP if you ever feel the PC is suddenly running slow.
If there is anything wrong hardware wise with your cooling then this could cause your components to overheat and die.
CPU and GPU temps vary from system to system and country to country (if you live somewhere hot your temps will be higher) but on average under load (i.e. when running a game) below 80 is OK. below 70 is great. below 60 is awesome.
Temperatures are generally a little higher at first while everything gets bedded down.
CPU pins are the most fragile part I'd say, be careful when attaching it to the motherboard.
Attaching the heatsink can be an ass. Especially if you go for a fancy one rather than stock (if you use the stock Intel cooler make sure it's attached properly. Mate of mine's fell off as the screws weren't tightened properly, luckily no damage was caused).
Inserting the little cables for the case are a chore if you've got hands like shovels like I have. Have a person with small hands handy when you get to this part
. A tip from me is once everything is up and running for the first few weeks at least check your temperatures.
Download temp monitoring programs (like Core temp) or use what comes with your hardware (like Catalyst Control Centre) and occasionally check your temps.
Check them ASAP if you ever feel the PC is suddenly running slow.
If there is anything wrong hardware wise with your cooling then this could cause your components to overheat and die.
CPU and GPU temps vary from system to system and country to country (if you live somewhere hot your temps will be higher) but on average under load (i.e. when running a game) below 80 is OK. below 70 is great. below 60 is awesome.
Temperatures are generally a little higher at first while everything gets bedded down.
My latest CPU, i7 3770K, didn't have pins! Still, sorting the CPU and heat sink is the worst part.
Also, lack of system warranty might put some off.
Different coolers have different mounting systems, some good, some bad. I suggest reading a few reviews before buying. Higher price doesn't always mean a better mounting system.
Inserting the little cables for the case are a chore if you've got hands like shovels like I have. Have a person with small hands handy when you get to this part
Use tweezers, or buy yourself a pair of artery forceps, which are like long slender scissors which have grips instead of blades.
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The Intel i series dont use Pins anymore.
. I think your talking about the AMD chips.
One fun thing to beware of is the motherboard standoffs - make sure you have them in the correct place under the screw holes. I was somewhat casual with my standoff placing and ended up shorting out two motherboards until a big glowing bulb appeared over my head and slapped me around for a few minutes.
Fortunately it wasn't my PC and I could blame the motherboard manufacturer. I also managed to break the case as well, but it was an eminently breakable case - get a good one and you'll have to try far harder to break it.
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Fortunately it wasn't my PC and I could blame the motherboard manufacturer.
I also managed to break the case as well, but it was an eminently breakable case - get a good one and you'll have to try far harder to break it.B
The Intel i series dont use Pins anymore.
The last two I5 3570K's I fitted had pins.
Something strange you are talking about. Intel does not use pins on CPUs since P4 at least. The pins are on the MB side now. Sandy Bridge and Haswell do not have any pins. And Ivy Bridge CPUs can be installed on some of the Sandy Bridge motherboards, meaning that Ivy Bridge cannot have pins.
The second picture of this review shows both sides of i5 3570K, could you explain where do you see pins on the CPU?
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2012/05/01/intel-core-i5-3570k-cpu-review/1
Or do you actually mean golden contacts?
CPU with pins is shown on this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWAvwpANZ7c
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I did my current gaming PC (1st one I've done) last year. No prior training.
Got all the bits - made a big space and then just took it slowly - had a laptop for referencing you tube and stuff online.
Anything that wasn't obvious I just double checked - had a couple of weird issues but Google got that fixed and it's running fine.
There's a lot of expertise on these forums so I've no doubt if Google doesn't know someone here will...
Got all the bits - made a big space and then just took it slowly - had a laptop for referencing you tube and stuff online.
Anything that wasn't obvious I just double checked - had a couple of weird issues but Google got that fixed and it's running fine.
There's a lot of expertise on these forums so I've no doubt if Google doesn't know someone here will...