wish me luck on my first build

Charliegrs

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well i just bankrupted myself about an hour ago getting all this stuff but sometimes you need to get yourself a xmas present. its my first build, and ive done alot of homework so i hope it goes smoothly heres what i got

core 2 6400
evga 680i motherboard
ocz platinum 800 2 gigs
geforce 7950 512 meg
wd 300g sata hard drive
a couple dvd burners
aspire x discovery case
hiper 580 watt modular power supply

wish me luck, and anything i shoudl watch out for?
 

31computers

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Dear Charliegrs,

Make sure your CPU cooler isn't going to get into the way of anything else on the motherboard.

Unless you have one of those fancy new connector blocks, try to fix front case cables to the mobo before you put mobo in the case.(it is very fiddly if u do it afterwards)

Very Good Luck, and don't worry, if it doesn't work first time, simply builld it again.

I always do a barebones startup, to make sure I get 1 short beep early on in the build. It is comforting at that stage, and your confidence grows :D