Picture Guide to Computer Building and Hardware Installation (56K)

I'm thinking of building a budget gaming PC. This would be my first time. Only thing I've ever done was replace RAM he :P So I saw a build somewhere on here (not PC Hardware forums, but Gamespot) so I'm stealing parts from there :P

So here it is:

AMD Athlon X4 640

Sapphire 6850 and Biostar 790X Mobo

Corsair (Build Series CX600) 600w PSU and WD 320gb HDD

I'm thinking of building a budget gaming PC. This would be my first time. Only thing I've ever done was replace RAM he :P So I saw a build somewhere on here (not PC Hardware forums, but Gamespot) so I'm stealing parts from there :P

So here it is:

AMD Athlon X4 640

Sapphire 6850 and Biostar 790X Mobo

Corsair (Build Series CX600) 600w PSU and WD 320gb HDD

2GB DDR3 RAMHP DVD BurnerThat leaves me without a case or OS but this so far costs about 400 bucks. I'm looking to spend 500-ish bucks and another hundred or so on a monitor. So is that the best I can do? Should I replace anything for a cheaper alternative? Also what case should I get? Although I think Windows 7 would cost me around 100 bucks by itself.

scar-hawk

this thread is full of win +1

Hey everyone

i posted a thread and was reccomended to make my own PC

instead of making a new thread i thought i would post here

i am looking to spend £600-£900 prefferably £800 on a making a gaming PC

i would like it to run games like maybe crysis or crysis 2, if it can play blu ray even better

can you post every component needed including a cool case and what i would be best getting etc

is this a good PC guide? and will it play high end games?

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/26286.aspx

is this a good PC guide? and will it play high end games?

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/26286.aspx

mattamomo

it will dont get me wrong but like its dated hardware there.. here try this on for size

hd 6870

amd athalon II x4 640

4gb ddr3 1333

matching asus mobo or msi mobo

500gb hdd

dvd-rom

case from cooler master or rosewill

500 watt psu

Hey everyone

i posted a thread and was reccomended to make my own PC

instead of making a new thread i thought i would post here

i am looking to spend £600-£900 prefferably £800 on a making a gaming PC

i would like it to run games like maybe crysis or crysis 2, if it can play blu ray even better

can you post every component needed including a cool case and what i would be best getting etc

mattamomo

so far inousX has helped me out pretty extensively and these are the last few things i need to know

i have all these things i need to buy:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-xfx-hd-6870-4200mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-1120-stream-processors-2x-dvi-i-2x-mini-dp-hdmi

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-phenom-ii-x4-965-black-edition-s-am3-34ghz-8mb-cache-125w-retail

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-DDR3-1333-SO-DIMM-2Rx8/dp/B00432SYU4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1300907897&sr=1-1

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-m4a89td-pro-usb3-amd-890fx-am3-pci-e-20-(x16)-ddr3-1333-1600-2000-sata-6gb-s-raid-atx

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-corsair-xms3-ddr3-pc3-10666-(1333)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-9-9-24-150v

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/inwin-griffin-black-mid-tower-gaming-case-with-side-window-and-22-side-silent-fan-w-o-psu

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-500CX-500W-Power-Supply/dp/B0045Y1EJ8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1300908294&sr=8-3

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lg-gh22ns50-22x-dvdr-16xdvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rwx6-12xram-sata-black-oem

which comes to around £590

i wanted to know if i need a sound card or something?

and what else may i need

Hey, ionusX practically built my rig, only thing left for him to do was come to my house and build it :P

Do you have a HDD, pop one on it shouldn't be too much. Maybe get a network card if you want wireless.

Motherboard already has sound.

I can't seem to find a quality AM3 motherboard for < $80 :( Can you anyone help me find one? I need one so it can be compatible with a Athlon II X4 640

Ha yeah, I put the black cover over it which is part of the case, so it looks like nothing is there :DSaltyMeatballs

Building your own system is always FUN!AirborneGamer11

Building your own system is always FUN!AirborneGamer11

I've been lucky, 3/3 builds and counting. Lucky me!Elann2008

Very lucky indeed. I've had faulty RAM and PSU (twice). Luck of the draw I guess. The RMA process isn't as daunting as I thought it would be.

I have a question about fans.

My case has 2 in the front

2 on top

1 at the back

1 at the side (In the window)

Do they all have to be attached to the motherboard? OR can I just plug them in using the PSU cable?

Can I 'piggyback' them? i.e have a few in a line?

Also on the motherboard the fan pins have names, CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2/PWR_FAN

I know what the CPU_FAN is, but do the others relate to other specific fans and there placement?

Thanks

I have a question about fans.

My case has 2 in the front

2 on top

1 at the back

1 at the side (In the window)

Do they all have to be attached to the motherboard? OR can I just plug them in using the PSU cable?

Can I 'piggyback' them? i.e have a few in a line?

Also on the motherboard the fan pins have names, CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2/PWR_FAN

I know what the CPU_FAN is, but do the others relate to other specific fans and there placement?

Thanks

godonholiday

If you have enough fan headers (which is doubtful) on your motherboard then it's better to plug them there otherwise they'll be at full speed if you plug them directly to the PSU. If you're not bothered with noise then that's fine. I don't think placement matters too much. I have 3 or 4 fans connected to a molex cable from my PSU, so yeah you can have a few in a line.

You can check the way I did my cables if you're confused:http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac57/gedz89/PC/IMG_2061.jpg

The molex cables are at the top and bottom right hand corners

[QUOTE="Elann2008"] I've been lucky, 3/3 builds and counting. Lucky me!gedz

Very lucky indeed. I've had faulty RAM and PSU (twice). Luck of the draw I guess. The RMA process isn't as daunting as I thought it would be.

It was also good that ebuyer covered cost to send a courier to pick everything up. I didn't now they did this, so as a consumer I think it is important to research a company to see what they're policy is like.

On a side note, I forgot to mention this guide made me want to do my first build :D

Just wanted to say thanks to the OP for making this thread, it was a huge help while I was building my computer and answered nearly every question I had. Took me a little over an hour to get everything installed and running, I doubt I could have done that if I didn't have this to help.

I've been looking into building my very own computer for the first time, can the PC as shown in this forum play The Witcher 1 and 2, Crysis 1 and 2, Shogun 2: Total War, Starcraft 2, and the Warhammer series? I've never been into PC gaming and I know little to nothing about it. Would the PC with all the parts he has shown here also be likely to play The Old Republic whenever it comes out?

I've been looking into building my very own computer for the first time, can the PC as shown in this forum play The Witcher 1 and 2, Crysis 1 and 2, Shogun 2: Total War, Starcraft 2, and the Warhammer series? I've never been into PC gaming and I know little to nothing about it. Would the PC with all the parts he has shown here also be likely to play The Old Republic whenever it comes out?

Mongul94

This is why I have a PS3 :?

This is why I have a PS3 :?

charlesdarwin55

[QUOTE="charlesdarwin55"]

This is why I have a PS3 :?

General_X

[QUOTE="General_X"][QUOTE="charlesdarwin55"]

This is why I have a PS3 :?

charlesdarwin55

[QUOTE="General_X"][QUOTE="charlesdarwin55"]

This is why I have a PS3 :?

charlesdarwin55

Didn't take me much time at all. I put up a thread on here asking for help to pick out parts, read through this guide twice on my own, and just checked out a few threads talking about the advantages of certain CPU's and GPU's.

Took me about a week to decide on my build and then once I got everything at my place it took me around an hour and a half to get it built and running with all the drivers installed and updated.

This isn't nearly as complicated as many think and the hardest part is picking your parts out because there are so many options. The actual building and everything is rather easy and nearly impossible to mess up.

great guide but you didnt mention bus speed here and i shoud sujjest that you should use dual PCI Express slot motherboard for greater praallel GPU processing.

Hello I have a question for u I want to run World of Tanks with this specs:

CPU: AMD Sempron 2800+ 1.6Ghz (overclocked running @2097.1MHz)

RAM: 1GB

GRAPHIC CARD: Gefoce 6100 nForce 405 ->Now comes my really question my motherboard is ASRock K8NF6G-VSTA and I have a Ati radeon x1300pro 512MB, but I can't get it work I have updated my bios and when I get it in the PCI slot it works but no response on the system.PLS help

PS: If u have some more tips how to get more out of this CPU I'll be glad to hear it.

Now comes my really question my motherboard is ASRock K8NF6G-VSTA and I have a Ati radeon x1300pro 512MB, but I can't get it work I have updated my bios and when I get it in the PCI slot it works but no response on the system.AdianBMG

So these are the parts I will be using to build my computer:

CPU

Motherboard

Memory

Hard Drive

Video Card

Computer Case

Power Supply

DVD Burner

Monitor

Any objections?

So these are the parts I will be using to build my computer:

CPU

Motherboard

Memory

Hard Drive

Video Card

Computer Case

Power Supply

DVD Burner

Monitor

Any objections?

Snowboarder99

I'm about to build my computer. What precautions should I take so not to mess up any parts?

I'm about to build my computer. What precautions should I take so not to mess up any parts?

Snowboarder99

Got a question about picking out MOBOs for a build.

How do you determine which one is better than another? Other than what CPU socket and RAM channels and PCI slots it can hold, what can you use to determine which one is better than another? I don't understand what all the P67, G55 and all that other number/letter stuff means lol.

Thanks for the very best, complete and easy to follow, directions I have ever seen for doing a computer build. I wish I had seen this before I did my first build. I can't get my new build to do anything but give me a green light on the motherboard. I am going to use these pictures and directions to do a complete tear down and re-build. I hope that works, otherwise I might start screaming. Every part is brand new including the case. Sheriff120

Assuming you didn't forget to plug something in or into the wrong spot (which is typically not easy to do) you might have a DOA part. It happens so don't beat yourself over the head trying to make it work if it still wont post rebuild, one of your parts could be bad.

So these are the parts I will be using to build my computer:

CPU

Motherboard

Memory

Hard Drive

Video Card

Computer Case

Power Supply

DVD Burner

Monitor

Any objections?

Snowboarder99

Thanks so much for this guide. I used it while building my first system this week.

Is extra standoffs short circuit your motherboard like this http://goo.gl/QQVqG guy said?