Putting pc together first time :/

[Sahkiri]

Sorry for being a pain or being noobish but this is the first time I have bought all my parts and am going to attempt to put them together, just a little worried that I will stuff up and break something haha.
But if I follow the manual in the mobo I should be right... Right?!?
The o lay real question I have is the thermal paste goes on the cpu once it is in the slot. Paste on cpu then put the fan on? How much paste?
The parts should all get here tomorrow I'm hoping I've changed hdd's, ram, gpu before that's easy but never done a cpu or messed with psu I can upload pics for you pros to confirm. I have gigabyte 990fxa ud3
Also I'm fine taking criticism I'm not going to sook like most so help and lay it on me, thanks

 

[ajpaolello]

CPU in slot. Paste on CPU. Fan on CPU. That order. Now how much will get you a variety of answers. The key is to avoid putting on too little otherwise you'll damage the CPU. The size of an uncooked grain of rice is pretty good. Just remember, the part should fit snugly where it belongs and not require a lot of force. That'll save you from breaking something.

 

[azaran]

First, is the cooler you're using the stock cooler or did you order an aftermarket cooler like a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo?
If its the stock cooler that comes with your CPU, then you don't need to add any paste. There is already a coat of it preapplied to the cooler.

If you ordered an aftermarket cooler, then you just need to put a drop about the size of of a pea in the center of the CPU and then put the cooler on.
Read through this, it should help clear up the concepts for you a bit.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-heat-sink-heat-spreader,3600.html

As for assembling the computer on a whole, don't sweat it. Its really mostly a matter of plugging part A in to Part B. If your not sure on how to do it, there are tons and tons of videos on youtube dealing with it. And really its a good idea to watch some of them, you can see how people assemble their rig and what does and doesn't work. Chances are there are how to videos with your exact hardware somewhere on the site. After going through some videos the hardest part you'll likely run in to is organizing the cabling so you don't end up with a rats nest in the middle of the case.

 

[Sahkiri]

Thanks guys. And I was going to get the 212 Evo but the fx8350 comes with a wraith cooler not sure if it's as good as the Evo or not but it comes with cpu so I guess amd would know hey haha. So that should already have thermal paste on it?

 

[azaran]

It's not as good as the evo, but the Wraith got good reviews as a stock cooler. Much better than previous stock coolers. It'll come with thermal compound already on the cooler (or at least so says AMD) so just stick it on and you'll be good to go. It is pretty loud tho compared to larger coolers, so if it starts to get on your nerves, I'd recommend looking at 3rd party coolers. My cooler of choice for stuff like this is the Cryorig H7. Small than the Evo, better cooling and no RAM clearance issues.

 

[Sahkiri]

Cool I'll keep that cooler in mind thanks