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Old 01-28-2005, 08:56 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Building a new comp and need a little advice

The new system I am building is as follows:

3.2 ghz pentium 4 (LGA 775) 800 mhz FSB HT

SOLTEK "SL-915GPro-FGR" 915G Chipset

Geil Ultra Series Value Dual Channel 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR

Leadtek nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express

160 gb Maxtor hard drive 7200 rpm


I haven't got a sound card yet, but I'm going to wait on getting that and just run on-board for awhile. One question I had was how delicate is the process of installing an LGA 775 processor? Some sites are scaring the shit out of me , but there are those who say its really easy. My second question is I was getting mixed information about the power connector on the motherboard. Some people are saying you need to get a 24pin power supply because the new boards that have the LGA 775 processor require it, but then other sources are saying that you plug it in and leave the other 4 pins alone. So, yeah, a little bit of confusion on that part. Any help, recommendations would be greatly appreciated as I have not ordered all the parts yet. Just the case (with 450 watt power supply) and hard drive.
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Old 01-28-2005, 07:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I only use AMD CPUs, but I had a fear of installing a heatsink before I did it the first time. Site after site warned of the possibility of cracking the CPU if I installed the heatsink wrong, so I was just careful about it. After my first one, I've never worried about it too much. They are delicate and you have to be gentle with them, but as long as you follow directions and advice well you shouldn't have any problems.

Basically, just read a lot of info and do what others tell you to do and you should be fine.
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Old 01-28-2005, 08:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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over christmas i assembled my first intel system. and my first socket T or lga775. it was extremely simple, the processor will only fit correctly one way, so, if you're not an idiot and bash the thing in you'll be just fine. i should also note that i installed a zalman heatsink on it which was pretty tricky and involved a bit of force to be excerted while screwing it down into its bracket... but everything is fine.

as for the psu, my new thermaltake one came with an adaptor for the 24pin connection, maybe look for one that comes with? otherwise, you're fine without. i believe you just plug it into the right side of the connection and you're set (but double check that).

easy peasy.
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Old 01-29-2005, 12:37 PM   #4 (permalink)
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most motherboards for the newer chips require the 24 pin connectors.. and if your board has the seperate little 4 pin connector.. the board wont be able to boot usually if thats not plugged in.. it just adds more power to some of the extra features on the board.. fan controls and waht not..
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Old 01-30-2005, 01:36 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I wanted to test my power supply yesterday, so that way I knew for sure before I got my motherboad and stuff. Well, it didn't work and I thought maybe I had something hooked up wrong. I looked up on the internet and after a lot of searching apparently it turns out that I might hurt my power supply by turning it on without a motherboard. Is this true?
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Old 01-30-2005, 07:23 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I always test my power supply like that. You're not going to hurt it as long as you bridge the correct wires, which are the 3rd (black) and 4th (green).
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