Ordered My PC

I know I was meaning to do this for quite some time, but recently my pc
died on me and I figured it was finally time to order my gear.

Anyway, I would expect in the next couple of days to have questions
about building pc's since this is the 1st time I have ever done so
& this is quite a substantial part of my bank account heh.

Just wondered if anyone had any advice?

I ended up ordering:

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=603828

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=604985

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=603481

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=603779

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=604897

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=604774

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=604095

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=605081

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=600697

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=602678

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/lcd17.html (Hyundai Imagequest L72D+ 17" LCD Monitor - Silver/Black) (MO-022-HY)

[url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_This_Week_Only_25.html#amy_2d046_2dgl [/url]
(GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3) (GE2GB3200BDC)
(MY-046-GL)

and some black cable ties. Again, in the next few days I will no doubt
have questions posted on here while I desperately try to build it. any
input will be greatly appreciated. (cod2 comes out next month :razz: )

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My Pit

Nice setup mate :smile: Don't worry too much about building it - its easier
than you might expect. Plenty of people here to help you with problems
too.

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Building PC's is really easy, an idiot could figure it out. Everything
pretty much slots together, things won't fit where they can't go. Just
be really careful and make sure to eliminate static charge by grounding
yourself. Apparently the tap in a kitchen sink is generally grounded,
so hold onto that for a moment before removing the static proof bags.

And yes, COD2 is coming out this month. It's going to be a serious
contender for Game of the Year, if it lives up to and beyond the
original. Something to pre-order me thinks.

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'Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!'

Ididn't went through that list in particular.

Just in general: Be sure to be very extremely gently with that CPU. Really!

Good luck. And don't worry: It's really easy.

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Never try to be perfect - just try it and make the best out of it

I'd rather you ordered a 7800 GTX ... is is far better than mentioned
X800... it also has everything you'd ever need for LC on high quality.
X800 does not have Shader Model 3 methinks...

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A 7800GTX is also at least like twice the price :biggrin:

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You using just sata hard drives?

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-[Better to be Honest than Kind]-

whats conversion from euros to dollars

whats conversion from euros to dollars

Well, to begin with. Those are ?'s not ?'s, you ignorant American pig.

Second. Type that exact question in google and I'm sure you'll find the answer.

Oh yeah, insert an imaginary light blue colour wherever you like in the above.

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azelito said:
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Well, to begin with. Those are ?'s not ?'s, you ignorant American pig.
Second. Type that exact question in google and I'm sure you'll find the answer.

Oh yeah, insert an imaginary light blue colour wherever you like in the above.
</div></div>

haha!

that was harsh!

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"I would blow your f**king head off! ...if I could afford it. I'm gonna get another job, start saving some money... then you a dead man!"

A 7800GTX is also at least like twice the price :biggrin:

yeah... but twice the card, too :razz: And what's more - you can actually
upgrade it later by purchasing additional 7800 and putting it into SLI
so you'll have twice the power of 7800 :biggrin: Anyway, it's so easy to
upgrade it later on.

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Your new system is pretty much like mine, except with a more advanced graphics card. I have a Radeon 9800Pro, which I don't really have any complaint.

I put together my first machine too, and the only tricky part was applying the thermal paste. You just need a thin layer, so don't use it like a toothpaste. The heatsink was a bit tricky too, but nothing too daunting. You do have to use a fair amount of force to get the heat sink on, and using force on your CPU can always be scary.

Generally, if you follow the instruction that comes with the motherboard and the CPU, everything should be pretty straight forward. You can ground yourself by touching the PSU, with the power cord plugged in.

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"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." -- Toulouse-Lautre, Moulin Rouge

Buiding the computer will be easy, the motherboard is printed with where stuff goes. Good luck with that... Hollar if you need any help. Looks like a pretty good setup.

Those are ?'s not ?'s, you ignorant American pig.

Pounds, euro's, who cares.. You only wish you were an Ignorant American PIG, you Europian Pussie.

Color the blue text where you like.

MoneyShot said:
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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quote:</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Those are ?'s not ?'s, you ignorant American pig.

Pounds, euro's, who cares.. You only wish you were an Ignorant American PIG, you Europian Pussie.

Color the blue text where you like.</div></div>

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These words are my diaries screaming out loud

LOL BLISTER..

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Getting there, all the bits are in after relatively few problems. but
tbh putting wires to everything is by far the WORST bit. I hate this =/

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OMG, what kind of image did you post? I cannot seem to get it all for its size/dimensions.

Is there no one here aware of 56k?

[EDIT] 1.2 freaking megs??????????

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

Didnt bother checking size tbh. 200kb now. crappiest image quality though :S

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Pegs said:
crappiest image quality though :S

Its not the quality, its the choice of dimensions. No one has their monitors set to 2048x1536.

I saw a tutorial someplace around here on screenshot posting. I bet it could help you get a better quality result. Want me to look for it?

204k is still a bit big, but manageable. :smile:

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Pegs said:
crappiest image quality though :S

Its not the quality, its the choice of dimensions. No one has their monitors set to 2048x1536.

I saw a tutorial someplace around here on screenshot posting. I bet
it could help you get a better quality result. Want me to look for it?

204k is still a bit big, but manageable. :smile:

heh, no thanks mate. bit embarassing for a moderator to be taking
screenshot advice lol. I just didnt check any of it, took it straight
from the camera, I needed the size as a friend is helping me with it
& needs to clearly see bits n bobs.

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oh cool. I had to do that once as well. I will shut up now, Mr. Moderator.

Carry on.

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There is no history until something happens, then there is.

Korn, you know, half the time you're posting from your brothers account.

By the way, I aint spoken to you in some while. Perhaps I should.

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"Azelito, stop being a f**king bitch. All I see you do is complain and insult people in your recent posts. We don't care, go find a razor you emo pansy..." -Windows98

Where is Orpheus to enforce the image size/quality?

Alas, no more. Perhaps we need another Orph-equivalent now?

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"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." -- Toulouse-Lautre, Moulin Rouge

Xat image optimizer

Other than that, looks like a good PC. You are going to map for Source on that thing, right? :wink:

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I'd be happy to fill in for him. But I dont think I'M qualified...

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Nickelplate is my dad

I'd be happy to fill in for him. But I dont think I'M qualified...

Your thought is correct.

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"Azelito, stop being a f**king bitch. All I see you do is complain and insult people in your recent posts. We don't care, go find a razor you emo pansy..." -Windows98

Azelito, stop being a f**king bitch. All I see you do is complain and
insult people in your recent posts. We don't care, go find a razor you
emo pansy...

because seriously.... we don't care.

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Nickelplate is my dad

I think aze's posts are intended to be taken with a pinch of salt
regardless of wether they have light blue colouring or not. as for the
account, yeah I cant be bothered to keep logging in/out to change
accounts.

I'm almost done now, I certainly would not recommend anyone doing this
unless they feel they can get lots of help over the net or elsewhere.
its been a struggle at times, I have a few more things to plug
in/consider.

But for the most part, I am now trying to tidy it (very difficult imo)

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Windows 98 said:
Azelito, stop being a f**king bitch. All I see you do is complain and insult people in your recent posts. We don't care, go find a razor you emo pansy...

because seriously.... we don't care.

i find azelito hilarious. all his insulting posts are come completely at random... sooo funny!

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Bullet Control: $5000 for a bullet.
"I would blow your f**king head off! ...if I could afford it. I'm gonna get another job, start saving some money... then you a dead man!"

I find Azelito's post funny because I always assume that he intended them to be that way. They always come off so silly that it has to be on purpose.

Besides, how could anyone be taken in anything but a humerous way with a smiley named after them.

Aze, you D'man.

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Whatever happened to Some images in this post have been automatically down-sized, click on them to view the full sized versions?

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• My yr11 Economics teacher

wil5on said:
Whatever happened to Some images in this post have been automatically down-sized, click on them to view the full sized versions?

Was there yesterday. Today, that page is fussed for the scrolling.

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