Frustrated... Any advice?
So I heard building a pc wouldn't be too difficult so I saved up and got all these parts. Tonight, I spent all night trying to put it together but I keep screwing up and getting extremely frustrated. Does anybody recommend ways to keep "sane" while building or know some good tutorials. Thanks guys, I want to get back to playing.
Frustrated... Any advice?
Thanks guys heres the list , should all be compatible. Everything seemed to be going right but I got lost with the power cables. Also, the standoffs weren't lining up with the case when the protector was in.
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AOD_sepulchrave
You made sure everything is compatible first right?
Yes, everything said it was all compatible.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yw4rmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yw4rmG/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yw4rmG/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $831.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-06 07:50 EDT-0400)
Frustrated... Any advice?
The R9 280x only needs 500W stated by Newegg. And PcPartpicker said the overall build only needs 430W. So that shouldn't be a problem.
The standoffs weren't seeming to line up with the motherboard with about half an hour of attempts and when I tried to do the external build, I think I shorted it right but nothing happened. I'll try it all again tonight and hopefully it goes well.