ok, so I shouldn't use defibs on them except during wet seasons and that I should a shipping port that matches the motherboard, gotcha.
......it didn't work and I got shocked
yes, I'm that dumb...
...and then there are people who should probably not attempt to assemble electronics at all... but those are fairly rare
|||Quote:...and then there are people who should probably not attempt to assemble electronics at all... but those are fairly rare
if i studied and researched, i
probably could, but i prefer to leave it to experts.
*hires boogyman*|||Get the motherboard first the manual can help find where things go.I built my first PC just using the motherboard manual,I didn't destroy anything.Thing is not to panic if nothing comes on,just go through everything checking its all connected and take your time.Be careful to get the correct ram as well.|||Quote:
if i studied and researched, i
probably could, but i prefer to leave it to experts.
*hires boogyman*
That's quite flattering considering I'm terrible at electronics XD Seriously, I cannot design a functional circuit for my life, and I think capacitors are a gift from God because I can't see how a human can understand its workings.
|||Update:I have recruited one of my computer engineer colleagues who has tons of experience building PCs and has been doing it since he was in high school. Winning!
Still working on the parts list. I'm indecisive.
|||Question pertaining to motherboards: P67 vs. Z68 for an i7-2600k?I know the Z68 comes with an iGPU but if I'm getting a discreet GPU will this just be wasted?
Also any brand preferences between ASUS and MSI?
My build is starting to come together slowly but surely!|||Yes and no on the wasted gpu - it gives you a fallback display port if you have a problem (very helpful at times) and depending on the type of card and GPU you might be able to use some of the sideport memory.|||Is the Z68 going to be more beneficial in the long run? There isn't a very big price gap between the two considering there is a technology difference.|||Quote:
Is the Z68 going to be more beneficial in the long run? There isn't a very big price gap between the two considering there is a technology difference.
The only other advantage is SSD caching which is useless if you don't already own a sub 60GB SSD.
From what I've heard, both P67 and Z68 should support Ivy Bridge after a Bios update. But I'm not sure if it has been officially confirmed.
Oh and Z68 should supports Virtu... but CUDA on your NVidia Video card should be superior anyway so I see no point using it.
Personally I would go for P67 as the boards are slightly more mature and you won't get any real world advantages with Z68 for a gaming machine.|||Quote:
The only other advantage is SSD caching which is useless if you don't already own a sub 60GB SSD.
From what I've heard, both P67 and Z68 should support Ivy Bridge after a Bios update. But I'm not sure if it has been officially confirmed.
I hadn't heard that second part. Yeah I figure I won't take advantage of the caching at all. But I thought I read somewhere that you could have the iGPU set up for less intensive HD video stuff like watching Blu-Ray movies or other HD video. So something less intensive where the computing is practically idle.
At least that's the way I understood it? Not that I would do this often (or at all?) anyway. I think I've decided on P67, I'm between an MSI P67A-GD65, and some variant of an ASUS P8P67 (Probably "PRO") Any major reasons to go for one of these over the other? They both seem to have their perks and I'm sure I'd be happy with either one.
EDIT:
Here's the quote I was thinking of. It's from MSI's website.
"Virtu Switchable Graphics
Based on LucidLogix Virtu technology, MSI Z68 mainboard series firstly provides the most expectable feature for desktop platform - switchable graphics, which allows users to enjoy both graphics power of integrated GPU and discrete GPU. It will switch to integrated GPU for HD movie playback, video transcoding and general applications to save system energy, or release full power for hardcore 3D gaming by switching to discrete GPU automatically."
So does this mean that my system would use less power (off the integrated GPU) while I'm doing common tasks like surfing the web and stuff? That could actually be useful, and also cut down on the noise of a discreet card during non-intensive usage.
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