Changing my psu, need tips..first time doing this

The Conjurer · Oct 30, 2014

So, my pc was built by a friend and I'm not really good at this.I bought a new psu, its modular unlike my old one..So , do you have any tips? What should i pay atention to, what not to screw up and such? And how do i know how many pins go into a component? Should i write it down while unplugging the old one?

i7Baby · Oct 30, 2014

First make sure you got a good quality PSU that can power your PC.

Post your complete build in detail.

The Conjurer · Oct 30, 2014

I've already done that sir,but you can take a look:
cpu-i5-3570
gpu-msi gtx 760
ram-8gb kingston
and the psu is a thermaltake 730W

xStampede · Oct 30, 2014

You can't miss much, everything goes mostly into only one hole, expect the secondary motherboard cable, the 4 pin one, you must not put a PCI power into that.Then plug the Graphic cards, plug the hard drives and you are good to go. And screwing it in it's easy, also your PSU is modular which makes it also easier.

The Conjurer · Oct 30, 2014

xStampede :

Thanks man, one more question though, do i need to be careful about touching something? As in , static? Should i be touching my case at all times?

xStampede · Oct 30, 2014

The Conjurer :

Yes, keep touching the case but it's very rare that static damages the components, also better motherboards have some sort of protection against static. Also touch the water pipe before it you start doing it.

i7Baby · Oct 30, 2014

The Conjurer :

First time I've seen it. What model Thermaltake?

You need to look at manuals and instructions you got with your stuff.

Mobo - see what PSU connectors go where. Should be a 24 pin and 8 pin ATX xonnectors

GTX 760 - should be a 6 pin pcie connector

HDDs, ODDs and SSDs - PSU sata power connectors

There might be other stuff depending on what else you have eg fan controller, led lghts etc.

The Conjurer · Oct 30, 2014

i7Baby :

The Conjurer :

First time I've seen it. What model Thermaltake?

You need to look at manuals and instructions you got with your stuff.
Already finished it mate, thanks anyway, i appreciate it .

Mobo - see what PSU connectors go where. Should be a 24 pin and 8 pin ATX xonnectors

GTX 760 - should be a 6 pin pcie connector

HDDs, ODDs and SSDs - PSU sata power connectors

There might be other stuff depending on what else you have eg fan controller, led lghts etc.

Already finished it, thanks anyway, i appreciate it

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