Tips & Tricks

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

FascistNation — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:12:41 GMT

Look in MB manual for pin location numbers. Put 3-pin connectors on pins 1-3. The 4th pin/wire allows PWM fans to control speed.

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

brent304 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:55:24 GMT

hi maddops770, Building my first pc and have run into a snag.. my case is a cooler master HAF 932 and I am trying to connect the 4 fans to a asus sabertooth z77 advanced motherboard. there are 2 types of connectors for the case fans one is molex? and that splits apart to a 3 pin connecter and my mb has 4 pins connectors I am also using a PC power and cooling silencerMk III series poer supply and can't figure out how to connect the fans to my mb.. any ideas would be appreciated

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

SHON — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:35:31 GMT

yes please.

p**p this misserable excuse for a gaming PC.

where do i start?

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

MaddOps770 — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:10:20 GMT

Sorry for the double, but it's my thread. I'm thinking I may have to review this guide and update it a bit.

We've got a lot of pinless processors these days, as well as newer heatsink mounts, and whatnot.

I don't know how quickly this will happen, as I'm very busy at work, but I'll try to do it before the end of March.

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

MaddOps770 — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:54:31 GMT

Sometimes an issue like that can have something to do with the BIOS not being updated enough for the chip. It can be difficult if that's the case because you may need a lower end chip to do the BIOS update.

But where you're saying the fan isn't turning are you saying a case fan or the heatsink fan? And are you sure they're connected to the correct headers?

Also have you checked that you have an adequate power supply for what you're running with enough amps on the proper rails to get things moving?

That's all I can really think of at the moment without being present and being able to see it.

Hope this helps.

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

sappy4623 — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:12:37 GMT

I have a i5 2500 and I did as you said and when I was trying power up nothing worked so I unplugged it all but the CPU and heatsink fan . There was no beeps and the light came on but the fan didnt and the CPU didnt get hot too but there was a green light on so I turned it off so could that mean that the CPU is bad ?

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

mrlieu — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:48:44 GMT

wow thanks for the tips man!

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

davidmurray — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:00:15 GMT

Thanks for sharing us this information...

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Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

phrostbyte420 — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:35:34 GMT

Overall, I really like the guide including the humor which helps keep it interesting. Many other guides are just too dry and plain. The only thing I would add would be a section for liquid cooling maybe...

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

FascistNation — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:33:00 GMT

Joe88:
unless you are going into the computer manufacturing business then you really do not to waste a ton of money and building a static free zone, a antistatic wrist strap will suffice for pretty much everything
some people go a little overboard and buy, floormats, gloves, and a ton of other stuff thats just not needed

Absolutely agree. Unless you build a lot of systems you are wasting money. Besides a wrist strap and the good habit of touching bare metal before handling components or never touching a contact, anything else is a waste.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-021685.htm

And for completeness see bottom:

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-021626.htm

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

Joe88 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:47:05 GMT

unless you are going into the computer manufacturing business then you really do not to waste a ton of money and building a static free zone, a antistatic wrist strap will suffice for pretty much everything

some people go a little overboard and buy, floormats, gloves, and a ton of other stuff thats just not needed

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

secretcog — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:01:26 GMT

secretcog:

I'd like to see more on building a static free work area for my future builds. Now I'm sure I could Goggle it, but I'd rather get my start in here and build a platform of intell before I voyage into cyber no-mans-land and collect intell.

Sooo...any suggestions?

Specifically, I am looking for information on how to build a static free work space. What kind of flooring, wall cover, temperature, windows, etc...

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

secretcog — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:59:50 GMT

MaddOps770:

1. SETUP YOUR WORKSPACE

First off. You would want a static free enviroment. Not many of us have that. So just do your best to not build it on the carpet, or in your socks. Touch something metal that's grounded (like your old computer that's still running) to discharge static. You don't actually hear the ZAP sound untill it's a significant ammount of energy capable of frying a motherboard. (HP/Compaq told me this, so I tell you).

Now that everything is clean and hopefully most of it is in it's ANTI-STATIC packaging, we can start doing things bit by bit and get your computer working. Also using the ANTI-STATIC Mats in the Mobo Box help a lot too. Just don't power up on the mat. The back of the board may get hot enough under certain chipsets to melt it. Don't ask me how I know this.

I'd like to see more on building a static free work area for my future builds. Now I'm sure I could Goggle it, but I'd rather get my start in here and build a platform of intell before I voyage into cyber no-mans-land and collect intell.

Sooo...any suggestions?

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

SHANEAUTOFX — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:55:33 GMT

NICE POST!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR I AM A FIRST TIME BUILDER. LOTS OF GREAT INFO. THANK YOU!.. BY THE WAY WHAT PART OF BFE NEB. ARE YOU FROM? I'M IN THE CAPITAL OF HELL, LINCOLN) LOL THANKS AGAIN FOR THE POST.

Re: System Building Basic Guide - Building From Scratch

MaddOps770 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:56:58 GMT

If anyone has questions, people seem to get them through to my e-mail. I get one or two a month.

Sorry for not being more regular, I just get super busy at work and forget. Sometimes for months at a time. Heh.