My first build? I bought a Corsair H80 Liquid CPU cooler, put it in, I see two cables coming from the pump. One goes into the CPU fan header on the motherboard and me being the amazingly intelligent person that I am, immediately decide that that's enough to power the thing. I see the other cable is left hanging and guess what I decide to do with it? I cut it. With a pair of scissors. That's right, I later discovered that the cable I cut was meant to power the damn thing, while the CPU fan header cable was strictly temp monitoring. I remember freaking out when I first powered everything on, and the BIOS is there telling me the CPU is cruising along at a slightly uncomfortable 100 degrees C.The Lugz said:that's exactly the first hurdle most people face there is the odd screw to do up and the exact cables may not match when I was building my niece's pc she was missing a sata to molex lead and it's just an annoying niggle, all i'm saying is don't spend ALL your cash on the main components or you may wind up with an expensive paperweight for a month till you get paid again. preparation is everything!Yuuki said:Agreed with everything except Step 2. You don't need accessories/extra cables and with the majority of the new cases you don't even need a screwdriver (unless installing an aftermarket heatsink).The Lugz said:CitrusLover said:So, if it's not too much trouble, can you tell me what the steps are to building a gaming PC? or is it much more simple than I think it is?
STEP 1
choose a budget
STEP 2
be prepared to spend more on accessories. cables, and a screwdriver.
STEP 3
tell us the budget.
then we can ( and will ) help.