So i dont need to put a silica gel or thermal paste on the cpu? What about the corsair cx500

You do, but it comes preapplied? Can you confirm that you haven't wiped it off or something? The cx500 is the power supply, not sure what your question is there.

Probably shoud've paid someone to build it for you, to me it looks like you don't know how to build a computer.

Im doing alright witht he stuff which is on the video, but the stuff which isnt im struggling plus the manuals arent very helpful.

 

@Guy the corsair came with silica gel as well so im wondering if you have to use it or not? Nope i havent wiped it off, its there i saw it

Im doing alright witht he stuff which is on the video, but the stuff which isnt im struggling plus the manuals arent very helpful.

 

@Guy the corsair came with silica gel as well so im wondering if you have to use it or not? Nope i havent wiped it off, its there i saw it

I've used that exact psu in a build.. and if you mean this then it's just packaging..

On this video: My link

i am up to around 13:23 when he plugs in the power supply, i have done the graphics card plug and the 24 pin one but i cant do the other one, my one only has four pins and my plugs have 6 slots on my corsair cx500? Im pretty sure im doing it in the right place i dont understand what im doing wrong

Broken link

 

edit: If you're talking about a 6 pin plug on your PSU which you need to plug in to a 4 pin socket to the top left/right of your motherboard, it's not that. There should be a 4 pin socket connector, if not there is a 8 one that splits in half.

Ye i thinks i have to split an eight one do you know how to do that, do you just use force?

 

Thanks for helping me so much i know it must be annoying for you but i really appreciate it

It should just be a clasp, similar to this

 

[spoiler=Picceh]

 

Can someone show me where the two power sw pins are so i can do the test to see if it works, a picture would help

 

Edit: Found it and it works! Now on to internal bulidng

Im doing the wiring and i have to say its proving to be very hard so many complicated words, i have done about 75% of it.

For example does it matter which pins the usb things go into, or does it matter which does bit on the motherboard the sata data goes into.

 

Also what are the uses for power supply wires are: optical drive, hard drive, two power bits on the motherboard, graphics card, controlling the fan and are there any others?

The motherboard manual should say where the front connectors are, if that's what you're talking about. I don't know what you are trying to say about sata.

Do i need a firewire for my pc as i dont think it came with it and i dont think there is a space for it on my mb unless it goes in com1 which i dont think it does.

 

Thats the last thing before i see if it works

You don't need to plug it in if you don't want to (I'm assuming you mean the front panel connector). The USB connectors are keyed, one pin is missing and on the wire connector there is no hole for a pin to go in, and from that you should figure out which header to plug it in to. Correct, those are the things that you have to plug the power supply in to. It doesn't really matter which SATA header you plug your hard drive in to.

Im downloading drivers for my mb on a usb but on the website it only has these:

Qualified Vendor List (1)

BIOS (7)

BIOS-Utilities (2)

Chipset (1)

AUDIO (3)

VGA (1)

LAN (2)

Utilities (25)

Manual (9)

I have downloaded lan, audio and chipset but what does usb come under?

Im downloading drivers for my mb on a usb but on the website it only has these:

Qualified Vendor List (1)

BIOS (7)

BIOS-Utilities (2)

Chipset (1)

AUDIO (3)

VGA (1)

LAN (2)

Utilities (25)

Manual (9)

I have downloaded lan, audio and chipset but what does usb come under?

Didn't you get a driver CD with your motherboard?

Still usually is better to download the up to date ones.

Still usually is better to download the up to date ones.

True, I prefer to install the disk ones then update though.

Thank you guys for helping me, it made it a whole lot easier

I was wondering whether to get battlefield 3, i dont mind playing on low settings i just dont want it to lag. Here are my specs:

[hide=Specs] Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: System manufacturer

System Model: System Product Name

BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/23/10 19:51:38 Ver: 24.03

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz

Memory: 4096MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM

Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series

Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.

Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x6739)

DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6739&SUBSYS_0B001787&REV_00

Display Memory: 2803 MB

Dedicated Memory: 1012 MB

Shared Memory: 1791 MB

Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor

Monitor Model: DELL 1908WFP

Monitor Id: DELF008

Native Mode: 1440 x 900(p) (59.887Hz)

Output Type: DVI[/hide]

So what do you guys think should i get it or not, this is what can you run it said:

Your specs should handle BF3 on high/medium settings, IMO.

Go for it. The recommended specs are stupidly high, I play on High 2xAA with ultra textures fine with my GTX 460.