- Jul 28, 2017
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Hey guys, been planning a PC build for about a month now since I am extremely bored at home without having had a PC for almost the last year. So this is going to be my build:
CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 1600 + Wraith Spire
MOBO : ASRock X370 Gaming K4
PSU : Superflower Leadex II Gold 650W
RAM : Corsair Vengeance LED 2 x 8 GB 2666 MHz
GPU : Gigabyte Aorus RX580 XTR
SSD : Samsung EVO 850 240G
HDD : WD Caviar Blue 1 TB
Case : Corsair Carbide 400C
Monitor : Viewsonic XG2401
So I actually have a few questions about this. So in order of when I would have to address these questions when I build it:
1) I will be buying these parts one by one with most of it in tomorrow maybe. Parts except for SSD,HDD,GPU. So I was wondering if it would be okay for me to partially assemble the PC with the necessary cables for the GPU and storage drives on standby. That way I could just plug them in when I get them and see if my little toy lives. Oh also would be open to any MOBO alternatives, I know the X370 is a bit pointless.
2) Should I constantly be worried about ESD while building the PC?
3) The stock coolers apparently come with pre-applied thermal paste which is great, do I have to remove a layer or something before just putting the cooler on the CPU? Or do I just plop it on? Or are they normally on the instructions?
4) When I do finally assemble everything and I need to install windows, the predicament is that I have the retail Win8 CD set and I've used it my old PC before and it couldn't support Win8 so I fresh installed Win7 again. So will I be able to use my retail Win8 code on my new build and from there upgrade to Win.8.1? Also, will I be able to do this using a USB external optical drive, would I need to have Windows installed first to install the drivers for this external drive before I can boot from it?
5) Should I create partitions on my SSD for Windows? When should i do this given that I want o upgrade from Win8 to Win8.1 to Win10? Should I leave HDD disconnected when I install Windows?
Sorry for being really ignorant about this stuff guys, but I am trying to understanding this type of stuff better. Seems really interesting. As for news on the RX Vega, I'm hoping it makes my ideal GPU a bit cheaper.
CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 1600 + Wraith Spire
MOBO : ASRock X370 Gaming K4
PSU : Superflower Leadex II Gold 650W
RAM : Corsair Vengeance LED 2 x 8 GB 2666 MHz
GPU : Gigabyte Aorus RX580 XTR
SSD : Samsung EVO 850 240G
HDD : WD Caviar Blue 1 TB
Case : Corsair Carbide 400C
Monitor : Viewsonic XG2401
So I actually have a few questions about this. So in order of when I would have to address these questions when I build it:
1) I will be buying these parts one by one with most of it in tomorrow maybe. Parts except for SSD,HDD,GPU. So I was wondering if it would be okay for me to partially assemble the PC with the necessary cables for the GPU and storage drives on standby. That way I could just plug them in when I get them and see if my little toy lives. Oh also would be open to any MOBO alternatives, I know the X370 is a bit pointless.
2) Should I constantly be worried about ESD while building the PC?
3) The stock coolers apparently come with pre-applied thermal paste which is great, do I have to remove a layer or something before just putting the cooler on the CPU? Or do I just plop it on? Or are they normally on the instructions?
4) When I do finally assemble everything and I need to install windows, the predicament is that I have the retail Win8 CD set and I've used it my old PC before and it couldn't support Win8 so I fresh installed Win7 again. So will I be able to use my retail Win8 code on my new build and from there upgrade to Win.8.1? Also, will I be able to do this using a USB external optical drive, would I need to have Windows installed first to install the drivers for this external drive before I can boot from it?
5) Should I create partitions on my SSD for Windows? When should i do this given that I want o upgrade from Win8 to Win8.1 to Win10? Should I leave HDD disconnected when I install Windows?
Sorry for being really ignorant about this stuff guys, but I am trying to understanding this type of stuff better. Seems really interesting. As for news on the RX Vega, I'm hoping it makes my ideal GPU a bit cheaper.
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