Computer Building tips

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 5:05 pm

I can give you a pic of the Case right now and A pic later. My digital Cam sucks, so yeah. And I got matching keyboard/mouse combo. oh yeah.

http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp ... 109-09.jpg

Realm · Post by **Realm** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 6:03 pm

Damn, nice.

D34dm4n wrote:And I got matching keyboard/mouse combo

Huh? Like the MX Duo or something?

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:28 pm

no, a thermaltake Keyboard/mouse combo that is Blue to match it.

I also got a wireless logitech Keyboard/mouse, but I got that for free from my friend.

I like to use wired so I dont have to waste money on batteries, and possibly have them mess up during a game or something.

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:30 pm

here is the link to the pic of the keyboard/mouse combo I bought.

http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp ... 003-03.JPG

Post by **Richie** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:49 pm

Deadman wrote:http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=23-162-003-01.jpg/23-162-003-02.jpg/23-162-003-03.JPG

Daaammnnn, that thing is sweet! Now I just need the same thing in orange, to match my Volcano 9+!

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:50 am

I dont think thermaltake makes orange but I am sure other companies do that might match. They make Blue, black, red, and silver. Those are the one I know of.

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:07 pm

All the part are here except my mini heatsinks, which are not need very badly. Now to start reading and building.

Realm · Post by **Realm** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 3:21 pm

One little tip: keep track of everything! Keep all the manuals in a certain place, all the driver disks in a certain place, parts, screws, etc. Especially screws. And clear away trash as you go, makes it easier to find stuff. The last thing you want is to get this all together and then realize you lost your power cable or something.

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:05 pm

My first prob. My mobo has a IEEE 1394 header and I connected everything that can be, except two single pin labeled VG and VP. My mobo manuel show a diagram of the pins, and both pins that are not taken already, in the diagram, say +12V.

So does it depend on which +12V I connect the VG AND VP to?

Second Do I chain all the Case fans on one power supply "thing" or more then one?

Juan The Pirate · Post by **Juan The Pirate** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:56 pm

Try to spread out the power to the fans to as many different connectors as possible. That reduces the risk of many bad power things happening to your devices (ie surge/shortage)

As for your pin problem, I am confused. Your board has a built on 1394 port, or does it just have the jumpers? Many times the USB and Firewire jumper banks come in their own little cluster. I am not sure about VG and VP. I would look in your mobo manual sections on 1394 section for more information. But again, I am still really confused on that whole problem

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:46 pm

Nevermind about the Firewire(IEEE 1394) thing. I figured it out.

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:13 pm

What is a good temp. for a computer? I ran mine for about 5 minutes and it went up to 39 degrees C.

Any suggestions?

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:56 pm

Another question, Ok once you go through the BIOS setup can you go back and change them on XP? If so, how?

How do you overclock, by changing BIOS?

Post by **Richie** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:57 pm

(Shrugs) Your comp isn't gonna go up in flames, but it could be better. I'm running 32 degress C with an aluminum case with three built in 80mm fans.

Deadman · Post by **Deadman** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 10:00 pm

I think that it is the pure size of the case (it is huge). If it was a smaller case then the air would circulate better, but what ever there is not much I can do about that.

[EDIT]- The Overall computer temp. is like 27 degrees C, the CPU is what is 39 C.

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