- Jun 2, 2014
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Hello everyone, so recently iv built my first computer, i had to sell everything I owned because im to sickly to work, but i didn't realize how hard it really was, It took me 6 hours to build because i was so afraid of breaking something, and after i had finally built it i noticed so many things i didn't understand about my build, i had a friend pick out the parts for me, and i just bought what he told me, (see parts list below). First thing i noticed is the the R9 270x has a little switch, i don't know what it does, next the motherboard itself has blue buttons, i don't know what those do either. the cases usb ports are very hard and my flash drive takes a ton of force to push in. and after when i finished installing windows 7 ultimate sp1, my computers startup would be so slow, however as i write this im installing all my windows updates to see if anything changes. and one last thing, I had planned on using the computer for a little lite gaming like MMOS and whatnot and i had intended to buy an extra 4gb of ram after i sent in my mail in rebates however by time i had received my parts the majority of the rebates had ended, can i still send the rebates in despite?
So my questions are: What do those buttons and the switch do?
Why is my windows startup slow?
Can I get a rebate past the date?
Thanks to whoever takes their time to respond, i know full well its my fault for not reading enough, also I cannot buy anything else so i must make do with what i have now, in the future however if im healthy enough to work by December , i plan on buying the extra 4gb of ram and an SSD.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7FD4ZL
Parts List-
CPU-AMD FX 6300
RAM-G. Skill(1X4GB) 1600
GPU-MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
Motherboard-Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
HDD-Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case-NZXT Source 210
DVD Drive- Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
PSU-EVGA 500W
So my questions are: What do those buttons and the switch do?
Why is my windows startup slow?
Can I get a rebate past the date?
Thanks to whoever takes their time to respond, i know full well its my fault for not reading enough, also I cannot buy anything else so i must make do with what i have now, in the future however if im healthy enough to work by December , i plan on buying the extra 4gb of ram and an SSD.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7FD4ZL
Parts List-
CPU-AMD FX 6300
RAM-G. Skill(1X4GB) 1600
GPU-MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
Motherboard-Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
HDD-Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case-NZXT Source 210
DVD Drive- Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
PSU-EVGA 500W
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