Parts in tommorow Need advice!

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Gamepsyched

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All the fancy parts i ordered for my new build are in tommorow Thanks to a couple people on the forum to help me decide.

GTX 680

Asus p8z77 LK

Corsair carbide 500R case

I5 3570K

With the addition of these i just got from local shop

Ram http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231615

Cooler http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103100

Now any building tips, I am aware how to put most of the stuff together but i have never done a COMPLETE build yet. I seen somewhere i need a grounding strap, Is that neccasary.

And any tips to keep me from ****ing up my nice new expensive parts would be greatly appreciated.
 
Remember to ground yourself before you do anything. Plug the PC into power, make sure the power is turned OFF at the wall, touch a part of the case that is bare shiny metal (a screw usually works) and then you are done. Try not to move around too much as you will build up charge again. To ground yourself again, just touch the same screw or bare metal part of the chassis you touched before. The earth is always active regardless of power switch on wall or PC.

Take your time too. Better to go slow and get it all done correctly than race through it and have to re-build it several times because you made mistakes the first time.
 
spirit said:
Remember to ground yourself before you do anything. Plug the PC into power, make sure the power is turned OFF at the wall, touch a part of the case that is bare shiny metal (a screw usually works) and then you are done. Try not to move around too much as you will build up charge again. To ground yourself again, just touch the same screw or bare metal part of the chassis you touched before. The earth is always active regardless of power switch on wall or PC.

Take your time too. Better to go slow and get it all done correctly than race through it and have to re-build it several times because you made mistakes the first time.
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How do i plug the Pc in when its just a case (MY MIND I BOGGLED!!) lol can i just touch a metal part and call it good
 
I knew you were gonna ask that. ;)

Install the PSU into the case, plug the PSU into power, and touch a piece of bare metal on the PSU or on the case. One of the screws used to hold the PSU in will be fine.

Remember ground is always live regardless whether or not the power switch on the PSU or wall is on/off.
 
How is it complicated? Install the PSU into the case, plug it into a power outlet, make sure no power is running, then touch a bare metal screw on the case or PSU. The whole thing will take you about 10 minutes and could save your components from ESD.

I don't see how that is hard.
 
spirit said:
How is it complicated? Install the PSU into the case, plug it into a power outlet, make sure no power is running, then touch a bare metal screw on the case or PSU. The whole thing will take you about 10 minutes and could save your components from ESD.

I don't see how that is hard.
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Lol the last comment i was kidding I plan to do that thanks for the help :P
 
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Oohh, Carbide 500R. Nice choice. :)

They sell grounding/anti-static wrist straps on Newegg, I believe. That might help if you're interested.
 
spirit said:
No need to buy one of those. What I suggested earlier does exactly the same thing for free.
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Got all my parts in today... EXCEPT FOR MY i5 WTF!

Newegg way to go now i cant do my build lol.

Any advice on how i should overclock Cpu, Never done that before
 
Did you get an aftermarket cooler? If not, you need to get one of those before you do any overclocking.

Once you get one, go into the BIOS, raise the voltage a tad and up the multiplier to bit to get the frequency (they're the GHzs) you want. That's pretty much all there is to it. Keep experimenting until you get a voltage+multiplier combination which is stable and gives you good temps. Use Prime95 to stress test your overclock.
 
spirit said:
No need to buy one of those. What I suggested earlier does exactly the same thing for free.
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So, plug it in and turn off the PSU using the switch on the back of it, and then touch bare unpainted metal? I'm about to be building something as well, and I'm also interested in this.
 
Cyalume said:
So, plug it in and turn off the PSU using the switch on the back of it, and then touch bare unpainted metal? I'm about to be building something as well, and I'm also interested in this.
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Yes, exactly that. Try not to move around too much either, as you'll build up charge again. You can simply ground yourself again at any time by touching a piece of grounded bare metal again (so touch a screw in the case).
 
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