gx wrote:Oh no pressure right? lol Like I said before, my last build was about 8 years ago, so think about how long I've been waiting. haha
Its rather easy to set the CPU in, but some people tend to think that *it needs a little push to fit in*, DONT do that, lol. It does need to be SLIGHTLY pushed in but only once you see its well into the holes. Then put the grease if its not already on it, set the hatsink and the fan, and then the RAM.
Basicly it goes in 3 steps. First of all you need a nice clean table and a clean room with no dust flying around. Remove MOBO from plastic and leave it on its little cushion in the box (you can do it straight on the table but your gonna push that RAM in pretty hard so its better to be safe, or you can always set the ram once its inside, I love to see what I do, its up to you for that)
-Install CPU, Heatsink and fan.
-Install RAM
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Screw in case your Power supply
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-Install mobo in case, dont screw it too hard, you just want it to hold the mobo steady, not crackin it.
-Install your DVD, CD and HDD.
Plug everything together. Power cables, SATA cables, IDE and case fan power.
(ASUS now offers a nice white plug for all the front panel pins, this is a god gift as it used to be a real PITA to set those pins once the mobo is inside the case.)
-Plug in all those pins by reffering to the manual.
-Plug the white panel extension into the mobo (normally its in the corner opposite to CPU)
Now you want to make room for airflow so push aside and strap all those cables so you have maximum space in there.
Once that is done, Plug in your video card, and set the proper power connections. Repeat last step to make room for airflow. (On the m4a89gtd you must plug the video card on the bottom PCI-E and leave that switch card on the first top slot, remove the switch card only to set it in crossfire with another video card)
Id suggest leaving the Video Card and Sound card for AFTER that windows is installed. Just so that if anything is wrong you can pinpoint it easier.
Your now ready to power up, so connect your PSU to the powerbar, plug your monitor and speakers.
Cross your fingers and press the power button.
Press the MemOK! button on the motherboard to check your memory. Not sure if windows must be installed before doing that, cant hurt to try before.
If everything checks out fine (memok!, All drives recognised) install windows.
Then when windows runs fine, Shut down everything, remove power cord from PSU and install your video card. Boot up. Turn off your integrated graphics card in control panel/system. Install drivers for your 5850. Reboot.
Repeat for soundcard, turn everything off, plug and boot. Turn off integrated sound, install drivers, reboot.
Everything should now work flawless.
Update windows and drivers. Remove all old drivers and reboot before installin new ones. Always one at a time. This is vital to make sure no drive residues are left behind which could compromise system integrity and stability. Once everything is up to date, windows, GFX drivers, Sound Drivers, DVD and SATA drivers.
Install BF2, PR , PunkBuster and Defrag your disk. You can then proceed to enjoy yourself like a mofo that I shall envy for atleast a few days. LOL.
P.S: if everything goes as planned, you shouldnt need to play with the BIOS before all your drivers and windows is installed. But you must go into BIOS, perhaps before installing BF2, to make sure everything is set correctly. CPU speeds, RAM timings, VGA settings, ect...
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