My First Build

[mastagolf]

I have the money and ready to pull the trigger but would like some advice on my selections...

I will be doing some gaming and video editing as well as normal day to day use.

Questions I have are around the compatability:

GPU fitting in the case
Power Supply large enough for everything
Do I need additional cables
What about CPU paste


I found this DIY PC Combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.569868 and wanted to know what people think....

CPU:
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T Thuban 3.0GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor (Model:HDT75TFBGRBOX) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103858

Heatsink:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Motherboard:
ASUS AM3 AMD 880G HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard (Model:M4A88T-V EVO/USB3) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131668

Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (Model:F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Model:ST31000528AS) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433

Case:
Thermaltake Element G Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Model:VL10001W2Z) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133086

Power Supply:
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7 (Model:OCZ700MXSP) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018


In addition adding these items to round it out....

Video:
GIGABYTE GV-N570D5-13I-B GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125354

CD/DVD:
ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Speakers:
Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121014

Thank you for any advice comments you could provide to set my mind at ease that this would be a good PC and it should all be compatable

Thanks again

Mark

[RickyTick]

Questions I have are around the compatability:

GPU fitting in the case
Power Supply large enough for everything
Do I need additional cables
What about CPU paste


Mark

Everything looks fine to me.
The GPU is 10.5 inches, and reviews say a 10.5 inch card will fit.
Power supply is fine
All cables will be included
The cpu cooler will come with paste.

[mastagolf]

Great thanks RickyTick.... I do not know that much about speeds, makes, etc... Over all does this look to be a good system? Should be a solid machine for years?

Also,

Products are warrantied through the company for at least 1 year? I have only experienced hard drive failures in the past and most had 3 year RMA warranties....Should I look into the extended plans or anything? The newegg return policy on the GTX570 states only 30 days...what happens if it goes bad in 3 months or something? Am I covered?

[RickyTick]

The card has a 3 year warranty. Be sure to register it at the manufacturer's website.

Overall, it seems to be an excellent system.

[mastagolf]

Just completed the purchase from New Egg and am excited about building it...Now if the parts will all come in working order. Let the adventure begin!

[RickyTick]

Hope everything goes smoothly.

[mastagolf]

OK so I got it all put together but for the life of me I cant figure out how to get the video card to work...

The motherboard does have onboard video, which is working fine....

I add the GTX 570 and nothing shows up in the device manager for me to update drivers...I tried to change a setting in the bios to turn off the onboard video but dunno what I did cause I had no video at all...Reset bios and back working with the onboard video.

How to I install the GTX 570?
Power everythign down
2. Ground myself with wrist strap
3. Plug card into PCI 16 slot and tighten with screws
4. Connect 2 power cables from PSU to GPU
Boot up computer...and nothing happens...I do heare windows boot up in the speakers so it is just a video issue.

Please help me out...

Am I supposed to install drivers first for this card?
How do I determine if it is defective?
Am I supposed to disable the onboard video first in the bios? Then how will I see or does the gtx become a standard VGA until drivers installed...Was there something I did wrong?

Feeling lost

thanks for any help

Mark

[RickyTick]

What is your monitor connected to?

[zburns]

Just recently,(yesterday) I did read that the onboard video disables itself when a video card is plugged in. Very sure of my statement.

[zburns]

If you had video before going into BIOS, then you changed some settings in BIOS, and at that point you then had no video -- is that what you are saying. If so, your mistake is in something you did in the BIOS.

As for driver update, when you loaded Win 7 (did you do this or was it already loaded when you got it?), Win 7 would have furnished a driver or called out for you to update the driver. -- I am sort of guessing with this comment since I do not have Win 7, (this is how Vista loaded for me). At any rate, you would not have gone thru the Win 7 loading process and not seen a screen alert for the driver if it was needed -- Ricky, or someone, please confirm this statement.

If you did not have to assemble the PC and load Win 7, then you may have to load a driver -- Ricky should know more about this than I do.

Your two PCI power cables have two 6 pin connectors on them; if not what is the configuration. You mentioned 'tightened down several screws'. Is the screw/card configuration such that it was impossible for you to overtighten a screw or screws, thereby, putting a 'torque' on the board that would cause a warp or stress to the board? -- this is a "long shot" kind of statement, but possible.


I tried to change a setting in the bios to turn off the onboard video but dunno what I did cause I had no video at all...Reset bios and back working with the onboard video.
This statement says video works with the onboard but not with the card, correct? Monitor is lit up when using onboard video or not?

Last question, is the monitor connector on the Video card connector the same as the monitor connector from the motherboard (the one you use for onboard video)? (Ricky's question said differently)