MARSHY needs a computor

[Chalex4]

Nice guide Phantom, but I think you missed a few things.

• If you buy a quad core processor, you shouldn't just put a blob of thermal paste in the middle of its heatsink. It should be a thin line. See instructions here - http://www.arcticsilver.com/ins_rout...2intelas5.html.
• The screw holders may not be already in the correct places in your case to allow your mobo to fit, so be prepared to move them around with some pliers.
• Phantom handily forgot to tell you to plug in your HS fan to the mobo. That would be a bad thing to forget :eek:. Also remember the general case fans.
• When the PC starts up, make sure the vital fans all start up (e.g. gfx, cpu). If they don't pull out the power immediately and assess the situation.

Other than that, good luck.

[Colonel Mitch]

lol @ chalex's doom guide :P

1 of our pcs downstairs was running for over a year with teh fan not plugged in for the processor and the heatsync alone was enough to keep it from overheating :P - and if anything does overheat they all have a built in cutoff that will shut down your pc if they go over a certain temperature. also remember that the graphics fan may not spin after you first turn on teh pc as some dont spin when theres no load - and if you buy a retail processor you dont need to bother with thermal paste yourself as the heatsync will come wiht it pre applied.