Help with PCmaking - Page 5

mr0161 · 26-01-2006, 17:11

you know where you have fans on the case, where do you plug them?

into the mobo?

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another thing, with the anti static wrist band, does matter about hair on your wrist etc?

As i was reading and it said it has to be on the skin, but won't the hair get in the way

26-01-2006, 17:17

some fans will plug onto your motherboard others will plug into your powersupply.As far as hairs on your wrist if you just use Immac about an inch all round just to make sure......ok only joking you will be fine it will earth you as you wear it quite tight

mr0161 · 26-01-2006, 17:28

hehe, thanks, do you need a sound card, or do they come with mobo or whatever, i mostly use headphones, if that helps.

and you don't need a floppy drive do you?

26-01-2006, 17:30

The mobo will provide sound

as far as a floppy if you intend to install windows to a sata hard drive you may well need a floppy to carry the driver needed for such install

mr0161 · 26-01-2006, 17:34

well, i will be getting the bits, you said, i think, i have just been reading all the links here, and mostly know where everything goes now, and i have been playing with my very first computer, just unpluging it, and taking the CPU out, the fan on the CPU is a pain to put back on, you really need to push on it, for it to click on

26-01-2006, 17:39

The Amd 64 cpus are very easy to instal just be careful you dont bend pins and the Heatsink and fan assembly are by far the easiest to install.Amd actually appear to have learnt from intel with how easy it is

mr0161 · 26-01-2006, 17:41

yeah, the CPU i put in is way, i just put it over it, and let go, and it slides in, easy as that, only thing i need to learn now, is the BIOS, seems abit confusing, but i'll get it

Saaf_laandon_mo · 26-01-2006, 17:41

Quick question....are AMD processors/chips better than intel? Why would I choose AMD over intel?

26-01-2006, 17:46

I would choose AMD all the way.Theres cheaper in the most part there quicker.They are a much more rounded CPU.To beat the AMD 64 chips in performace you have to spends 100's more.Seriously buy AMD

Saaf_laandon_mo · 26-01-2006, 17:50

Zinglebarb.... thanks for the feedback regarding spec. Will definately shout if I get stuck.

26-01-2006, 17:56

Gareth · 27-01-2006, 10:22

Unless you're doing things like video encoding and music production where you're working with very large files, I'd recommend AMD over Intel. The larger cache on the Intel chips make these slightly better for these kind of tasks, but for the remaining 99% of the time that your PC is working, I find AMD to be better. You definitely get more bang for your buck with AMD than with Intel.

It will be interesting to see how things progress with Intel's new Core Duo range of dual-core CPUs. Although AMD have been in this market for a while now, Intel seem to have a more aggressive plan to roll out dual core CPUs amongst the desktop market.

27-01-2006, 11:01

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Originally Posted by Gareth

Unless you're doing things like video encoding and music production where you're working with very large files, I'd recommend AMD over Intel. The larger cache on the Intel chips make these slightly better for these kind of tasks, but for the remaining 99% of the time that your PC is working, I find AMD to be better. You definitely get more bang for your buck with AMD than with Intel.

It will be interesting to see how things progress with Intel's new Core Duo range of dual-core CPUs. Although AMD have been in this market for a while now, Intel seem to have a more aggressive plan to roll out dual core CPUs amongst the desktop market.

The Intel chips are crippled.They have diabled hyperthreading on all but the Extreme edition chips bless em

handyman · 27-01-2006, 11:15

Intel have always done shifty things with processors.

When I was heavily into system building (around the time of Pentium 2/3). They released a range of chips that where all based on the same core. It was simple to take the 266Mhz Celeron processor and clock it to 448Mhz as it was based on the Pentium III deshutes core.

mr0161 · 27-01-2006, 11:29

Ok, you lot, i got a few more questions, if thats alright

1. what order do you think is easier, i read the sites and they don't say which is easier to put in, i was thinking floppy dvd cd drive hard drive first, then the motherboard, then the PSU, any idea's?

2. if i get the paste for the CPU for the heatstink thingy, is it best to butter it on the CPU with a ear bud or a knife, or just press it on in lines?

3. when should i put the graphic card in, first or after the XP is running?

4. when the graphic card first goes in, i don't need to uninstall to upload the new driver from it, cause i was thinking to burn the driver onto a CD and then put it on the new comp, and upload the new driver, any thoughts on that?

5. you see that thing on some AGP and PCI-E slots, where at the end of it, it has a creamy thing, like on the RAM slots, what is that for. Is it like the RAM when it goes in it will flick up?

thanks, alots of questions hope i can get some answers on them.