IT WORKS!!! First Build Success!

drk_Legion · 03-21-08, 10:28 AM

I started a build sometime last summer and had all the parts starting in December. For a long time I would get the BSOD when I tried to install windows. I had some friends look at it. They tested the memory and the processor then told me everything was fine. So I replaced the motherboard that came in the Intel retailedge package I recieved with a superior board. That didn't help either. I found out that the memory I had originally was not compatable with the board I had. So I sold the memory I had purchased for profit (thanks craigslist) and got new memory. That didn't work either. Finally it dawned on me that the processor was bad. The RMA went smoothly. At last, I have a working computer.

Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R
Processor: Intel Q6700
Case: Antec 900
PSU: Antec 650w
Memory: 2gb Corsair XMS2
GPU: BFG 8800GT
HDD: 320gb Western Digital
DVD/CD:Lite-On
CPU Cooler: Zalman 9700

This was easily the most frustrating and rewarding project I have ever done.

Roofles · 03-21-08, 10:52 AM

Congrats! Building a computer is a lot of fun, the hardest part is always the "omg its my first time, what if it doesn't work!??!" Good thing you got the bugs worked out.

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ScottinIndy · 03-21-08, 11:19 AM

Congrats on your first build, Nice rig as well, Now you are officially addicted!!!

Sam__ · 03-21-08, 11:24 AM

Nice job dude.. the first build is always most exiting/stressful with all the unknowns.

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=ACID RAIN= · 03-21-08, 11:33 AM

Pics!

nasvemos671 · 03-21-08, 11:41 AM

Grats man the build I have in my sig is my first build as well. I finished it in february, not the greatest but I'm mighty proud

Welcome to the Forums!

Th3 F4ll3n P1mp · 03-21-08, 11:55 AM

Pics!!!!

Good job!

freakdiablo · 03-21-08, 12:11 PM

Congrats, yeah figuring out whats bad is always a challenge, especially when you don't have two similar builds to check parts on.

OldSkool · 03-21-08, 12:23 PM

and Congrats! I just recently accomplished my first build too, so I know how ya feel. Lets see some pics of the beauty.

P.S. From here, it becomes an addiction.......you have been warned.

freakdiablo · 03-21-08, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by OldSkool

P.S. From here, it becomes an addiction.......you have been warned.

Lol, for me it was the opposite. I refused to upgrade anything for 3 or 4 years after my first build (Athlon XP 2400+/9200pro) because it took a week to work out the kinks. The only reason I did upgrade several years ago was because it stopped appearing on the minimum requirements list of games.

But yeah, now Im upgrading something something every 3 or so months, and Im reassembling it every few weeks. Drug addictions have nothing on computer addictions

Th3 F4ll3n P1mp · 03-21-08, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by OldSkool

From here, it becomes an addiction.......you have been warned.

And doctors cant do anything about it! Beware before you are sucked in to the black hole of computers!

Firestrider · 03-21-08, 03:39 PM

Just out of curiosity what was the processor you had before? My friend seems to have the same problem with his computer (all hardware is tested to be stable, but gets BSOD in games)

OldSkool · 03-21-08, 03:46 PM

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Drug addictions have nothing on computer addictions

+1

Mr. Roboto · 03-21-08, 08:50 PM

Congrats! The first of many, I'm sure.

EmAn · 03-21-08, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by freakdiablo

Drug addictions have nothing on computer addictions

I will take that as a challenge and raise you two!

/back on topic

I know how it was my first build many years ago.... P2 with 64mb of ram... that thing was a beauty in its day!

gigabit · 03-21-08, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by OldSkool

and Congrats! I just recently accomplished my first build too, so I know how ya feel. Lets see some pics of the beauty.

P.S. From here, it becomes an addiction.......you have been warned.

and Congrats! and like oldschool said::: From here, it becomes an addiction.......you have been warned.

03-21-08, 10:28 AM	Thread Starter #1
drk_Legion Registered Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Saint Peters, Missouri, United States	IT WORKS!!! First Build Success! I started a build sometime last summer and had all the parts starting in December. For a long time I would get the BSOD when I tried to install windows. I had some friends look at it. They tested the memory and the processor then told me everything was fine. So I replaced the motherboard that came in the Intel retailedge package I recieved with a superior board. That didn't help either. I found out that the memory I had originally was not compatable with the board I had. So I sold the memory I had purchased for profit (thanks craigslist) and got new memory. That didn't work either. Finally it dawned on me that the processor was bad. The RMA went smoothly. At last, I have a working computer. Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3R Processor: Intel Q6700 Case: Antec 900 PSU: Antec 650w Memory: 2gb Corsair XMS2 GPU: BFG 8800GT HDD: 320gb Western Digital DVD/CD:Lite-On CPU Cooler: Zalman 9700 This was easily the most frustrating and rewarding project I have ever done.
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03-21-08, 10:52 AM	#2
Roofles Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brew City	Congrats! Building a computer is a lot of fun, the hardest part is always the "omg its my first time, what if it doesn't work!??!" Good thing you got the bugs worked out. Also __________________ Q6600 - 3.42 (380x9) 1.48V : IP35 Pro : 2x2GB OCZ Reaper HPC New GTX275 OC to come : HP w2207 X-Fi Platinum (Op Amp modded) : Audio Technica A500's Tuniq Tower 120 : Antec P182 Running: Windows 7 RC and Fedora 10 (PREEMPT_RT) "If science is the dispassionate pursuit of objective truth, then it stands to reason that mad science is the completely irrational pursuit of a nutty project that the rest of the world will never completely understand." -Popular Mechanics
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03-21-08, 11:19 AM	#3
ScottinIndy Premium Member #28 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indy	Congrats on your first build, Nice rig as well, Now you are officially addicted!!! __________________ ************************************** Phenom II 1045T, Gigabyte MA790XT,CM 212 EVO, Corsair Vengence 1600 2x4 gigs,EVGA SC GTX 660,Patriot Torqx 64 gig SSD,Seagate 320 Hd, Corsair 520HX,S.B Extreme Music, Antec 300 Illusion case. Windows 7 64bit HP **************************************
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03-21-08, 11:24 AM	#4
Sam__ Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK	Nice job dude.. the first build is always most exiting/stressful with all the unknowns. edit __________________ "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." - Popular Mechanics, 1949 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." - Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
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03-21-08, 11:41 AM	#6
nasvemos671 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Yuma, Arizona	Grats man the build I have in my sig is my first build as well. I finished it in february, not the greatest but I'm mighty proud Welcome to the Forums! __________________ "Oppurtunity makes the thief." -Roman proverb
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Th3 F4ll3n P1mp Disabled Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 127.0.0.1	Pics!!!! Good job!
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03-21-08, 12:11 PM	#8
freakdiablo Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Here	Congrats, yeah figuring out whats bad is always a challenge, especially when you don't have two similar builds to check parts on. __________________ Main: MOBO: MSI P67A-G45, CPU: i7 2600k w/ VenX (4.4ghz @ 1.33v), RAM: 2x8gb Kingston HyperX Blu Red Series DDR3 1600, GFX: Galaxy GTX670 GC, PSU: OCZ 1250w ZX, CASE: Corsair 500R, HDD: 120gb Samsung 840, Samsung 2TB EcoGreen F4 Quick, Cheap, and Dirty NAS: Sempron 140, Hyper 212+ with 800RPM Scythe Slipstreams, 4gb ram, 5x2tb Hitachis in RAID5, Seasonic SSR-360GP, Antec 300, Biostar Tpower motherboard, APC BR700G UPS, Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H router Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HTPC: Zotac ZBOX AD04-U w/ 4GB Samsung 1333mhz, 64GB Adata Premier Pro SP900 Sandbox: Q9550, DFI Lanparty Jr. P45-T2RS, 3GB mismatched ram, 1TB Samsung F1, Antec Neo Eco 400w, cheapo case Lanbox: APEX TX-381-C case, MSI 760GM-P34 w/ cheap MOSFET heatsinks, AMD PII 965 BE, 8gb Corsair XMS3 1333MHz, 120GB OCZ Vertex 3, CM 212 Evo, MSI 5850 OC Project 1UP Bored of games? Nothing good on internet radio or youtube? Dont waste your GHz, find them before they find us. SETI
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03-21-08, 12:23 PM	#9
OldSkool Rest In Peace Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lewisville, TX	and Congrats! I just recently accomplished my first build too, so I know how ya feel. Lets see some pics of the beauty. P.S. From here, it becomes an addiction.......you have been warned. __________________ No Rig currently :( New Rig to be built in coming months......i7? Maybe :) "I Reject Your Reality, and Substitute My Own" E8400(CO) @ 4.2Ghz with 1.312v/4.5Ghz with 1.38v - Retired Heatware[/SIZE]
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03-21-08, 03:39 PM	#12
Firestrider Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Orlando, FL	Just out of curiosity what was the processor you had before? My friend seems to have the same problem with his computer (all hardware is tested to be stable, but gets BSOD in games) __________________ Processor - Intel Core i7 860 Motherboard - Intel DP55WB Video - AMD Radeon HD 5750 Memory - 4x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 Storage - Intel X25-V, Samsung HD103SJ Optical - Samsung SH-S203B Power - Corsair CX400 Speakers - Polk Monitor 40/60, BIC F12 Audio - ASUS Xonar DG, Denon AVR 391 Network - Intel 82578DC, Linksys WRT400N Case - Corsair Carbide 300R Cooling - Corsair H100 Operating System - Windows 7 x64 Display - Dell E248WFP, Samsung LN46C630 Keyboard/Mouse - Dell Bluetooth Wireless Misc - Apple TV 2, Apple iPad 2, Apple iPhone 4S
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