Help me throw away my Dell! My 1st Self Build

[Farrwalker]

please remove this post

 

[Farrwalker]

Your wish list lacks an optical drive.
You will need one to load applications (software) such as Windows XP.
DVD burners can be purchased for around $33 and up.

 

[fungusfeet]

ummm it also lacks a keyboard which I will need for typing....I'm salvaging stuff from my old one

 

[dokk]

well....I live in a tall building so it's a possibility but I'd have to build this fist...sorry!

Love to see that S C T V here we come...................

 

[fungusfeet]

just so I know I'm not being a bit of a numpty...

CPU Fan Power Connector
Chipset Fan Power Connector
System Fan Power Connector
Auxiliary Fan Power Connector

what should I be plugging in where and typically what colour is ground and +12v???

forgot to mention how scary putting on the stock heatsink was...took a lot of force to get it to clip in.

 

[fungusfeet]

and while I'm full of questions...why do I have a PCI-e power lead from my power supply and yet my pci-e graphics card only has a connector for the old style power leads???

 

[captaincharisma]

Only thing I'm definite on is the Pentium D 940.

And I meant it!

lol yea dude its hard to get an unbiased opinion of a build on these forms when your planning on getting a pentium or core. this form is filled with nothin but AMD fanboyz.

 

[Newf]

just so I know I'm not being a bit of a numpty...

CPU Fan Power Connector
Chipset Fan Power Connector
System Fan Power Connector
Auxiliary Fan Power Connector

what should I be plugging in where and typically what colour is ground and +12v???

forgot to mention how scary putting on the stock heatsink was...took a lot of force to get it to clip in.

Look at your mobo manual:
CPU fan power connector is for the CPU heat-sink fan lead.
Chipset fan connector is for the Northbridge heat-sink fan lead IF you have a fan on the Northbridge.
System and Aux fan connectors are for your case fans.
Ground inside a computer is Black, (very unlike your house wiring).
Most (but not all) connectors in a computer case only go on one way.