ArchAngelThomas

Good day everyone! So my old PC was at the 5 year mark, and I wanted to upgrade. So since I previously discovered the LinusTechTips youtube channel and these forums, I thought I'd use the resources available to build my own PC from parts. Took me about 4 hours for the entire thing, including drivers and necessary software. It was my very first build so I'm assuming most of you could probably do this in half the time, but here are some photos documenting the process. Feel free to share any thoughts/comments! The parts: -Intel Core i7-4790k 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor -Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 829 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler -Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard -Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory -Samsung 840 EVO 256GB SSD (Was already in my old pc, but the motherboard was so old it was bottlenecking SATA 3) -Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive -My old hard drive from my old PC, just in case I needed to access some files on it -Nvidia GeForce GTX 660Ti graphics card(was already in my old PC, just transferred it over) -Corsair CX 600W Power Supply (I went a little higher than I needed just in case, and for possible future upgrades) -Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (Just in case I ever actually need to use a CD/DVD again. -NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case Below I'll try to attach some photos of the build process. All the parts just before I was starting the build. SSD and Graphics card are not seen here because they were currently sitting in my old PC Motherboard screwed into place: Powersupply, drives, Graphics card, optical drive, all installed, and sporting some pretty horrid cable management: The processor just before installation! Everything is in, turning it on, fans are running, lights are glowing, pretty good sign so far: It's alive! The finished product!

Curses. A 600w battery backup (uninteruptable power source, aka ups) is going to be expensive. But it's the only way I can keep those quarter second power flickers from turning off my PC. Power isn't out long enough to even make the alarm clock start flashing 12:00, but it turns off the PC every time. So irritating.

The final parts for my new computer have arrived, and i'm putting it together tomorrow. It has a 600w powersupply, which is a little more than the system should use when running a heavy load. Do I need a 600w ups to keep my computer from having power issues? Specifically, if the power is on, and I have a 300w ups plugged in, but the computer needs more than 300w to run a heavy load (it does) will the ups bottleneck the power socket and ONLY allow 300w through? Or does a 300w ups mean it can only supply that much when the power is out and it's on battery power?

That is astonishingly easier than anything I found in a google search. Thank you sir!

Good day, I recently bought an SSD, installed Windows 7 on it, and have been using it for a few weeks on my 5 year old computer. This Saturday the parts for my new PC will arrive and I'll be assembling the PC myself, and removing the SSD from my old computer to install it into the new one. It's my understanding that I won't be able to simply plug it in and have everything boot up in the new system. How do I go about wiping an SSD that is running my operating system so that it is blank and ready to have a fresh OS installed when I fire up the bios on my soon to be newly assembled computer?

The plan was to originally go with a completely new build, and I wanted to order parts and put it together myself, but after posting my specs in the PC Gaming channel, everyone suggested I hold off on getting a completely new system. I figured an SSD would be something that would help out immediately and I could use it in a future build.

Not a clue.

Adding a 512GB SSD to run my operating system and games.

There is nothing in a google search that says an "alienware E203413 DE0907 Motherboard" actually exist. I want to get some upgrades for my computer and I need to know the exact motherboard to check compatibility. So far all I have is some arbitrary alpha numeric string on a sticker and the internet can't link that to any specific motherboard that shows up in any searches.

Alienware Aurora. It's been ages, can't remember the specific model number, but I found this in the system information: BIOS Version/Date Alienware A01, 9/21/2009

I would hope so, considering it's an alienware computer.

I tried google searching this, and that wasn't helpful. Everyone said I can see what motherboard I have by either: 1. Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information. And it will say there. It doesn't. Tells me a bunch of stuff about my system, but nothing that says Motherboard. Or 2. Open it up and look I did that as well, and the only thing I could see on my motherboard that would distinguish it in anyway was a tag that had E203413 DE0907 printed on it. Googling this provided no conclusive results. Any other advice on how I can determine which motherboard I have?

There are a handful of games where load times can be annoying. Even if I do not end up getting a whole kit for a brand new PC, based on the feedback I am seriously considering an SSD. Especially considering how easily it could be transferred to a future PC. I've never worked with multiple storage drives before, but I'm sure learning how to transfer game installations from one to another would be incredibly easy. And thanks for the tagging advice @dizmo

PSU means Power Supply Unit, right?

I fail to see how a new monitor will improve the performance of my system.