Hello. My name is Matt!
And Yesterday I ordered the pieces for my first ever build. I have wanted to build a desktop since i was 14 (im 22 now) With the laptop dying and not been able to game for the last 3 years i managed to convince the other half to let attempt to build my own low end gaming system. I am quietly confident i can do this. the only thing im worried about is installing the PSU and there are alot of wires that look like they go in different places. And i dont want to turn on the power button and my new system go bang! the other half will not be happy. However im going to give it ago because i want to be able to be proud and think '' i built that '' when i boot it up for the first time.
the only thing that i am not confident about with what i brought will be the CPU cooler. As i am using the Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler in a fractal design 1000 case (I know the case requires a smallish cpu cooler, so i lumped for this one)
System Parts ::
1. Fractal Design 1000 Matx case.
2. MSI 760GM Motherboard
3. Amd Athlon ii x3 450 3.2 GHZ (this processer is also knowen to have a 4th core. so hoping for a unlock)
4. MSI nVidia 8800GTS(650MB)
5. G-Skill 4GB Ripjaws X DDR3 1333 Dual Kit - Blue
6. Seagate Barracuda 500gb. 7200rpm
7. Asus DVD Drive
8. OCZ 500w PSU (3 year warranty and has very good reviews for low end gaming system)
9. Windows XP
Already ordered. just hopeing you guys will tell me i haven't mucked up with the parts that much^^
Matt.
And Yesterday I ordered the pieces for my first ever build. I have wanted to build a desktop since i was 14 (im 22 now) With the laptop dying and not been able to game for the last 3 years i managed to convince the other half to let attempt to build my own low end gaming system. I am quietly confident i can do this. the only thing im worried about is installing the PSU and there are alot of wires that look like they go in different places. And i dont want to turn on the power button and my new system go bang! the other half will not be happy. However im going to give it ago because i want to be able to be proud and think '' i built that '' when i boot it up for the first time.
the only thing that i am not confident about with what i brought will be the CPU cooler. As i am using the Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler in a fractal design 1000 case (I know the case requires a smallish cpu cooler, so i lumped for this one)
System Parts ::
1. Fractal Design 1000 Matx case.
2. MSI 760GM Motherboard
3. Amd Athlon ii x3 450 3.2 GHZ (this processer is also knowen to have a 4th core. so hoping for a unlock)
4. MSI nVidia 8800GTS(650MB)
5. G-Skill 4GB Ripjaws X DDR3 1333 Dual Kit - Blue
6. Seagate Barracuda 500gb. 7200rpm
7. Asus DVD Drive
8. OCZ 500w PSU (3 year warranty and has very good reviews for low end gaming system)
9. Windows XP
Already ordered. just hopeing you guys will tell me i haven't mucked up with the parts that much^^
Matt.