Paranoid as it may seem, I have a load of concerns about a PC build that I'm doing. This is my first time, and I've googled so many things that my head is ready to explode!
I've shown my build twice already via the forums to see if my build is okay or not, but I've come back and it's been fixed a couple of times. I just wanna make sure I'm doing stuff right and not messing up in any way, so could you please double-check it for compatability?
My Budget Build
If you're curious as to why I don't have a mouse nor keyboard, I have those at home, so don't worry.
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My compnent concerns are as follows:
- Recently looked at SATA cables. I have two drives and wanted to know if my MOBO will work with them. Will I have to buy more cables for the drives?
- Will my build overheat? Do I need more fans? I think there's currently two in the case, but there are slots for more.
- Looking at some builds, I've noticed that there are LED power connectors in the MOBO. I saw a video where a guy plugged in a drive into one, but he had three drives! It said "- HD +" in it. What if I have more than one drive? What do I do?
Then I have actual build issues:
- How can I be sure that my CPU is in properly? This absolutely horrifies me to do. I don't wanna put the CPU in and as I clip it down have to hear the deafening crunch of a prong being snapped.
- Does it matter which way the memory goes in? I don't wanna mess it up either.
- My MOBO has M.2. I have an SSD with my build. Will it automatically connect like that or is there some further processing that I have to along with?
- And as a general question, what happens if I accidentally screw up putting in a component? Does that mean the whole build goes to scrap and I need to buy new parts?
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Finally, I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who helps. I don't wanna sound like a paranoid little brat, but I don't wanna be bustin' up components or having compatablity issues at all with this build.
So thank you, once again, in advance.
OP SCOPEZ
I've shown my build twice already via the forums to see if my build is okay or not, but I've come back and it's been fixed a couple of times. I just wanna make sure I'm doing stuff right and not messing up in any way, so could you please double-check it for compatability?
My Budget Build
If you're curious as to why I don't have a mouse nor keyboard, I have those at home, so don't worry.

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My compnent concerns are as follows:
- Recently looked at SATA cables. I have two drives and wanted to know if my MOBO will work with them. Will I have to buy more cables for the drives?
- Will my build overheat? Do I need more fans? I think there's currently two in the case, but there are slots for more.
- Looking at some builds, I've noticed that there are LED power connectors in the MOBO. I saw a video where a guy plugged in a drive into one, but he had three drives! It said "- HD +" in it. What if I have more than one drive? What do I do?
Then I have actual build issues:
- How can I be sure that my CPU is in properly? This absolutely horrifies me to do. I don't wanna put the CPU in and as I clip it down have to hear the deafening crunch of a prong being snapped.
- Does it matter which way the memory goes in? I don't wanna mess it up either.
- My MOBO has M.2. I have an SSD with my build. Will it automatically connect like that or is there some further processing that I have to along with?
- And as a general question, what happens if I accidentally screw up putting in a component? Does that mean the whole build goes to scrap and I need to buy new parts?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Finally, I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who helps. I don't wanna sound like a paranoid little brat, but I don't wanna be bustin' up components or having compatablity issues at all with this build.
So thank you, once again, in advance.
OP SCOPEZ