I asked a friend to build me a computer on a budget I gave him. He was supposed to put it together for me but I am tired of his laziness. Last computer I put together was over 20 years ago in high school messing around with a 386. Assembling this computer was the easy part. Now I've hit a few dead ends that are probably really easy to fix, but I don't have the knowledge and Google doesn't help(except finding here). Keep in mind please that I do not have the technical know-how of today's parts with all the jargon associated with it.
My computer(i just copy and pasted my new egg order)
GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR CX series CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply
Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-16GVB
(2 hdd) WD Blue 3TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EZRZ
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SV300S37A/240G
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
Cooler Master HAF 912 - Mid Tower Computer Case with High Airflow, Supporting up to Six 120mm Fans and USB 3.0
I'm not using this as a gaming computer or even overclocking it. I'm primarily using it as a storage unit that I can stream to my media box(es) or directly hook to my tv for viewing. Also using it as a central hub for anyone on my network to access files.
Here are my build questions.
The i5-6600k was just the chip. No stock fan included. Do I need one, and if no. Do I still need to spread thermal paste on it.(the case came with 2 120mm fans, one bottom frontside, the other top backside)
I have mounted the power supply fan up. And have installed the graphics card(which the fan points down). They are lined up. Is this going to create any problems blowing into each other.
The sata power cables from my corsair. There are 2 main sata lines from the power supply with 2 connectors on each with limited space between the connectors. Seeing as I have 4 components to connect and all over the tower. I've moved the ssd into the 3.5 cage and can connect 3 devices.but I can't reach the CD drive. They obviously cannot reach no matter how I configure it. Should I be using an extension cable of some sorts?(i hope that made sense...
Like I said. Probably the simplest of answers. Thank you all to whoever replies very much.
My computer(i just copy and pasted my new egg order)
GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3 (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR CX series CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply
Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I56600K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-16GVB
(2 hdd) WD Blue 3TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD30EZRZ
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SV300S37A/240G
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
Cooler Master HAF 912 - Mid Tower Computer Case with High Airflow, Supporting up to Six 120mm Fans and USB 3.0
I'm not using this as a gaming computer or even overclocking it. I'm primarily using it as a storage unit that I can stream to my media box(es) or directly hook to my tv for viewing. Also using it as a central hub for anyone on my network to access files.
Here are my build questions.
The i5-6600k was just the chip. No stock fan included. Do I need one, and if no. Do I still need to spread thermal paste on it.(the case came with 2 120mm fans, one bottom frontside, the other top backside)
I have mounted the power supply fan up. And have installed the graphics card(which the fan points down). They are lined up. Is this going to create any problems blowing into each other.
The sata power cables from my corsair. There are 2 main sata lines from the power supply with 2 connectors on each with limited space between the connectors. Seeing as I have 4 components to connect and all over the tower. I've moved the ssd into the 3.5 cage and can connect 3 devices.but I can't reach the CD drive. They obviously cannot reach no matter how I configure it. Should I be using an extension cable of some sorts?(i hope that made sense...
Like I said. Probably the simplest of answers. Thank you all to whoever replies very much.
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