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August 7, 2014 8:32:28 PM

This is my first AMD build!
Please comment if you have something to say!
Ty

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Case- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K6S1B3Q/ref=ox_sc...
CPU- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CLBZAHY/ref=ox_sc...
(Stock Cooler)
Motherboard- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B008V9959O/ref=ox_sc...
Memory- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037TO5C0/ref=ox_sc...
GPU- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I0D81OG/ref=ox_sc...
Storage- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W1726/ref=ox_sc...
(I only have SSD because I only need at most 250gb, and I also have a 1.5 TB external drive!)
DVD Drive- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=ox_sc...
PSU- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X2AW/ref=ox_sc...

Other parts
Windows 8.1- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EDSI7QO/ref=ox_sc...
Keyboard and Mouse- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VANO7C/ref=ox_sc...
(I want wireless, well, because it's more convenient)
Anti-Static Wrist Band- http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Z5D1/ref=ox_sc...

Things I already have
Monitor- http://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/LS221H/

Things I am not sure I need to buy
http://smile.amazon.com/Rosewill-Piece-Premium-Computer...

I am not going to overclock my cpu or gpu, because this is my first build and I don't want to take any risks. Also, I will be using stock cooler.
The total cost is 947.08 USD (without the "Things I am not sure I need to buy").

I will be using this pc for gaming and doing works.
However, I won't do video editing, etc...

Please give any tips or suggestion when I am building this PC

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August 7, 2014 8:44:30 PM

Yay for new builders! Yay for us AMD people! :) 

Hyper 212 Evo cpu cooler. $30 ish . Even if you aren't going to overclock. Cheap like borscht compared to everything else.
Don't think about it, just do it. And then you might decide 20 or 30% free cpu performance is something you want later. Or not.

But even if you never ever OC it, having a good cooler helps for long cpu life and dealing with hot days, air conditioning going out on you, etc.

Toolkit is not "needed" but hey, for less than $20? Having the right tools will make your project easier, along with future upgrades easier.


Looks good to me, let us know when you finish it! If you can manage a wee bit more budget, R280. But it will work as is very well.
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August 9, 2014 6:08:04 PM

So, should I buy AFM cooler? I don't want to buy it, because first, I don't want to waste additional money. Second, I am not expert in Thermal paste and I don't want to burn my cpu because of that mistake. I want to take my risks as min. as I can.
Do you still think I need to buy Hyper 212. Also, some said I need "toolkits". I already have toolkits, but it's not for PC build.
Do you think I need to buy extra toolkits just for building pc?
This is a budge build, and I don't game heavily. So, I decide to go R9 270 (which is cheaper) However, is Sapphire brands good? I only heard of Asus, but I'm kind of newbe...

For the headers on building a pc, is there a video that shows how to plug the front panel to my motherboard?
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Ty
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August 9, 2014 6:08:27 PM

Also, is there any things you need to warn me at building pc?
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August 9, 2014 6:40:57 PM

You will need to apply thermal paste and mount the cooler, even if it's the stock one.
Don't buy the toolkit.

DO buy a good cooler, it is such a small part of the total budget, $30 ish dollars.
So little money for a long and happy life with your computer.

Watch some assembly videos on youtube, read the motherboard manual a few times to make sure you know what goes where, and take your time. It really isn't very hard. You already know to protect against static, by the wrist strap in the build.

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August 9, 2014 6:48:53 PM

Why not the stock cooler?
Also, do I need to buy AFM paste?
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August 9, 2014 8:23:59 PM

Huang Ray said:
Why not the stock cooler?
Also, do I need to buy AFM paste?


Guys, the stock cooler and the EVO come with thermal compound already applied.
Huang, it's a fine build as is. Don"t need to buy any Thermal Interface Material (TIM, or paste) unless you plan to frequently take your CPU cooler off once your build is finished. If you can afford it in your budget, get the EVO, but my wife's gaming PC is running just fine and very cool (according to Core Temp) with the stock cooler. Her's is the FX6300 and it gets stressed pretty well: personally I would use the stock cooler for the time being.
Put the money you would have used on the EVO towards a better video card. The R9 280 if you are sticking to AMD/Radeon.
The tool kit is nice, especially if you don't have many tools, but in reality you need a couple different size phillips head screw drivers and maybe a flat tip screw driver and you should be good to go. Magnetic tips on the screwdrivers can save a lot of misery, too; specially when you drop a small screw into a nearly inaccessible place.
Good luck with the build.

Update: Here's a Tom's tutorial that might help. At least worth reading/watching.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274745-31-step-step-g...

UPDATE 2: Along with any other tutorials, including the one above, Read The Manual. It will tell you Exactly how to install your component onto/into the motherboard, including a nice diagram for the front panel headers.
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August 10, 2014 10:47:10 AM

nostall said:
Huang Ray said:
Why not the stock cooler?
Also, do I need to buy AFM paste?


Guys, the stock cooler and the EVO come with thermal compound already applied.
Huang, it's a fine build as is. Don"t need to buy any Thermal Interface Material (TIM, or paste) unless you plan to frequently take your CPU cooler off once your build is finished. If you can afford it in your budget, get the EVO, but my wife's gaming PC is running just fine and very cool (according to Core Temp) with the stock cooler. Her's is the FX6300 and it gets stressed pretty well: personally I would use the stock cooler for the time being.
Put the money you would have used on the EVO towards a better video card. The R9 280 if you are sticking to AMD/Radeon.
The tool kit is nice, especially if you don't have many tools, but in reality you need a couple different size phillips head screw drivers and maybe a flat tip screw driver and you should be good to go. Magnetic tips on the screwdrivers can save a lot of misery, too; specially when you drop a small screw into a nearly inaccessible place.
Good luck with the build.

Update: Here's a Tom's tutorial that might help. At least worth reading/watching.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274745-31-step-step-g...

UPDATE 2: Along with any other tutorials, including the one above, Read The Manual. It will tell you Exactly how to install your component onto/into the motherboard, including a nice diagram for the front panel headers.


Ty for the post!
So, I decided that I will use stock cooler, and if it runs too hot, I will just buy the evo 212.
I already have those tools (but not the Magnetic tips)...
Should I buy the kits?
Nice guild btw XD
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August 10, 2014 10:50:36 AM

Also, for installing the RAM, which two slots should I put my RAMs in for maximum performance?
For IDE Cable, do my Motherboard come with those cable? My dvd drive is OEM, so I don't think they come with that...
Do I need to buy those cable extra? Ty
Anyway,do my motherboard come with Internal PC speaker?
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August 10, 2014 1:56:17 PM

Huang Ray said:
Also, for installing the RAM, which two slots should I put my RAMs in for maximum performance?
For IDE Cable, do my Motherboard come with those cable? My dvd drive is OEM, so I don't think they come with that...
Do I need to buy those cable extra? Ty
Anyway,do my motherboard come with Internal PC speaker?


You can find this all out on your own. Go to this link for your motherboard and find the details and pictures of what comes with it;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
You're only using one SSD and the DVD RW so you should only need 2 cables.
Down at the bottom of this page, click on "Manufacture's Product Page" and when open click support in the upper rt. corner, then select "manual and documentation". Download/open the manual and you can see where the RAM will go.
AND it will all be in the manual you get with the board. Read The Manual. IT is your Bible for putting the PC together.
There will be NO IDE cables used in that system, everything is SATA. The mobo should come with two or more.
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August 11, 2014 3:36:55 PM

nostall said:
Huang Ray said:
Also, for installing the RAM, which two slots should I put my RAMs in for maximum performance?
For IDE Cable, do my Motherboard come with those cable? My dvd drive is OEM, so I don't think they come with that...
Do I need to buy those cable extra? Ty
Anyway,do my motherboard come with Internal PC speaker?


You can find this all out on your own. Go to this link for your motherboard and find the details and pictures of what comes with it;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
You're only using one SSD and the DVD RW so you should only need 2 cables.
Down at the bottom of this page, click on "Manufacture's Product Page" and when open click support in the upper rt. corner, then select "manual and documentation". Download/open the manual and you can see where the RAM will go.
AND it will all be in the manual you get with the board. Read The Manual. IT is your Bible for putting the PC together.
There will be NO IDE cables used in that system, everything is SATA. The mobo should come with two or more.


So, two on the black mem. slot?
Also, are u sure everything is sata?
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August 16, 2014 6:44:51 PM

Nobody halp me QQ ...
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August 20, 2014 2:49:21 PM

Huang Ray said:
Nobody halp me QQ ...


You state nobody is helping you, but you have multiple threads regarding this same topic. I have provided substantial help with the main part, at this point, being for you to READ THE MANUAL.
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August 20, 2014 10:00:13 PM

Read The Motherboard Manual. Repeatedly.
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September 5, 2014 8:31:25 PM

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