Scared about building your first PC? Read this.

2010-02-16 12:28:50

#1

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6047|Catherine Black

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how … ,1382.html

Complete guide on how to put together a PC. Sure, it was written in 2006, but it all still applies.

2010-02-16 12:31:48

#2

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6220|Places 'n such

Decent Guide, on the subject of bending pins, they can be easily fixed using a credit card if you fuck up.

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-02-16 12:32:37

#3

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6998|Toronto | Canada

What side of the CPU does the paste go on?

2010-02-16 12:35:01

#4

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6047|Catherine Black

Winston_Churchill wrote:
What side of the CPU does the paste go on?

Oh lawld.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=90209

2010-02-16 12:36:21

#5

FloppY_: +1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/27377/GFXfuckup.jpg

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-02-16 12:42:18

#6

androoz: Banned; +137|5472|United States

FloppY_ wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/27377/GFXfuckup.jpg

rofl

2010-02-16 12:49:32

#7

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7102|Reykjavík, Iceland.

For my first build, I just read the instructions that came with my case and my mobo.

Just think of it as very expensive Lego

2010-02-16 12:52:18

#8

androoz: Banned; +137|5472|United States

still havent had the chance of building my own pc besides putting HDDs in and shit.

2010-02-16 12:52:44

#9

FloppY_: +1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

androoz wrote:
still havent had the chance of building my own pc besides putting HDDs in and shit.

Feels good man...

Having built your own I mean...

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-02-16 12:55:38

#10

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6926

androoz wrote:
still havent had the chance of building my own pc besides putting HDDs in and shit.

I know a few who thought they were pro's after they did the same.

2010-02-16 12:57:10

#11

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6673|Finland

I started overclocking with AMD K5-2 CPUs.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-02-16 12:57:20

#12

androoz: Banned; +137|5472|United States

FloppY_ wrote:
androoz wrote:
still havent had the chance of building my own pc besides putting HDDs in and shit.
Feels good man...

Having built your own I mean...

will for sure next time. my dad usually replaces the PC's in the house every 4 years~ which is coming up soon. he knows how to build one but was just never fucked with it and bought prebuilt Dells.

2010-02-16 13:15:40

#13

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6913

Sydney wrote:
For my first build, I just read the instructions that came with my case and my mobo.

Just think of it as very expensive Lego

2010-02-16 13:32:16

#14

=NHB=Shadow: hi; +322|6624|California

i never built a pc and i never will

2010-02-16 13:32:32

#15

androoz: Banned; +137|5472|United States

=NHB=Shadow wrote:
i never built a pc and i never will

n1

2010-02-16 15:04:45

#16

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6220|Places 'n such

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
I started overclocking with AMD K5-2 CPUs.

I overclocked one of these once:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jeffzycinski/2008/05/images/abacus.jpg

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-02-16 15:39:22

#17

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6850|Reisterstown, MD

FloppY_ wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/27377/GFXfuckup.jpg

No body is that stupid.

2010-02-16 15:40:45

#18

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6047|Catherine Black

Nobody is indeed.

2010-02-16 15:40:55

#19

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6886|UK

Sydney wrote:
For my first build, I just read the instructions that came with my case and my mobo.

Just think of it as very expensive Lego

Same. Motherboard manuals are pretty damn detailed.

2010-02-16 16:06:22

#20

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6926

liquidat0r wrote:
Sydney wrote:
For my first build, I just read the instructions that came with my case and my mobo.

Just think of it as very expensive Lego
Same. Motherboard manuals are pretty damn detailed.

Can't say the same for case manuals though. Burnt some front panel LED's once.

2010-02-16 16:26:12

#21

FloppY_: +1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

=NHB=Shadow wrote:
i never built a pc and i never will

enjoy paying 20% more than the rest of us then... now please leave this thread...

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-02-16 16:30:15

#22

FloppY_: +1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

killer21 wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/27377/GFXfuckup.jpg
No body is that stupid.

Pfft.. 12-14 year-olds can be so naive...

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-02-16 16:43:24

#23

CrazeD: Member; +368|6932|Maine

killer21 wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/27377/GFXfuckup.jpg
No body is that stupid.

Nope, they are. I was part of that forum when that was posted, lulz.

2010-02-16 16:53:29

#24

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6840|SE London

=NHB=Shadow wrote:
i never built a pc and i never will

I must've built 2 or 3 thousand by now....

liquidat0r wrote:
Sydney wrote:
For my first build, I just read the instructions that came with my case and my mobo.

Just think of it as very expensive Lego
Same. Motherboard manuals are pretty damn detailed.

Manuals!? You pussys. I just grabbed a soldering iron and went nuts....

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2010-02-16 17:04:40

#25

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6918|BC, Canada

I buy a bunch of PCB and make mine from scratch.

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