Build help

[NLamki]

Hello so I just bought a budget pc that is meant for work, with occasional once a month light gaming as I already have a gaming laptop and a PS4. So I bought these items:

• Ryzen 3 3200G
• B450M
• 16GB Ram
• 500gb ssd (the stick one, I think it's called NVme or something like that)
• 1tb 2.5" HDD 
• 500W PSU
• This case that I dont know the name https://imgur.com/a/fnWaezE
• D-Link Wireless N300 PCI Express Desktop Adapter

So anyway, the shipment is expected to arrive within 2-3 weeks. And I was just looking for tips if anyone has any. Also, for the Wireless adapter, which slot do I put that in?

I've watched many videos on PC building by Linus, Jay2Cents and BItwit. They all go over Ram, CPU but not storage. wifi adapter and where to put them. 

I would appreicate any tip. 
Thank you! I'm super excited as this is my first build

[Mad153]

1 minute ago, NLamki said:

(the stick one, I think it's called NVme or something like that)

It's called m.2 if it's in a stick

 

2 minutes ago, NLamki said:

500W PSU

Hopefully you didn't get a fire hazard

 

2 minutes ago, NLamki said:

but not storage. wifi adapter and where to put them. 

Storage: see your case's manual. Put your WiFi adapter in any slot that is PCI.

[DailyProcrastinator]

4 minutes ago, NLamki said:

Hello so I just bought a budget pc that is meant for work, with occasional once a month light gaming as I already have a gaming laptop and a PS4. So I bought these items:

• Ryzen 3 3200G
• B450M
• 16GB Ram
• 500gb ssd (the stick one, I think it's called NVme or something like that)
• 1tb 2.5" HDD 
• 500W PSU
• This case that I dont know the name https://imgur.com/a/fnWaezE
• D-Link Wireless N300 PCI Express Desktop Adapter

So anyway, the shipment is expected to arrive within 2-3 weeks. And I was just looking for tips if anyone has any. Also, for the Wireless adapter, which slot do I put that in?

I've watched many videos on PC building by Linus, Jay2Cents and BItwit. They all go over Ram, CPU but not storage. wifi adapter and where to put them. 

I would appreicate any tip. 
Thank you! I'm super excited as this is my first build

Wireless card goes in the PCIe 8x slot, this will be straight forward. The NVME drive goes in the m.2 slot. Just read your motherboards manual, it will have all the info on what gets plugged in where. 

[NLamki]

1 minute ago, BlueScope819 said:

All of the guides are great, the main things to keep in mind is this:

Assemble as much as you can on the motherboard before you put it into the case (CPU, cooler, RAM, storage)

Make sure you use the standoff for the M.2 drive (the stick thing) so it's flat on the motherboard, not curved down and screwed in. Simply move the standoff into the position you need it in.

Make sure you have a Windows 10 install USB all set up with Media Creation Tool

Once you build your PC, make sure in BIOS that XMP is on and your memory is set to the correct frequency

Make sure you install windows to the SSD, and not the hard drive. (click custom install, delete all existing partitions, click the SSD, click new, then install from there)

That's about it that isn't covered in most of the guides, so go at it. Need any help, let us know and send pictures.

Yeah watched some videos earlier and learned about the installation stuff. Jaytwocentz recommends that you just disconnect your hardrive so you don't get confused. Also whats a standoff (for the M.2)

Whats XMP? 

Also I heard that if you set the ram to its correct frequency then it has a big chance of crashing?

Thank you!

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, NLamki said:

Yeah watched some videos earlier and learned about the installation stuff. Jaytwocentz recommends that you just disconnect your hardrive so you don't get confused. Also whats a standoff (for the M.2)

Whats XMP? 

Also I heard that if you set the ram to its correct frequency then it has a big chance of crashing?

Thank you!

Standoff is like a riser-thing that you can attach screws to. Cases have motherboard standoffs that separate the motherboard from the metal wall of the case, and in the case of an M.2 SSD, a standoff looks like this:

Some motherboards have the standoff preinstalled in the longer (2280) position, some have it in a little ziploc bag. In either case, just make sure the standoff is installed before you install the M.2 SSD.

 

Memory speeds past the rated speed of your CPU is technically overclocking. XMP is basically a pre-determined overclocking profile that is tuned to get your RAM up to its rated speed without you needing to manually tinker with the settings. If you don't enable XMP, your memory will run at stock speeds, which is often 2133 or 2400Mhz.

Some CPUs (especially early Ryzen, like the 1000 series) had trouble reaching high memory speeds, but you should be OK, especially if your memory is 3200Mhz or less. I'd try just applying the default XMP profile to get your RAM up to rated speed, and if it doesn't work, make a separate post about overclocking your RAM.

[NLamki]

3 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Standoff is like a riser-thing that you can attach screws to. Cases have motherboard standoffs that separate the motherboard from the metal wall of the case, and in the case of an M.2 SSD, a standoff looks like this:

Some motherboards have the standoff preinstalled in the longer (2280) position, some have it in a little ziploc bag. In either case, just make sure the standoff is installed before you install the M.2 SSD.

 

Memory speeds past the rated speed of your CPU is technically overclocking. XMP is basically a pre-determined overclocking profile that is tuned to get your RAM up to its rated speed without you needing to manually tinker with the settings. If you don't enable XMP, your memory will run at stock speeds, which is often 2133 or 2400Mhz.

Some CPUs (especially early Ryzen, like the 1000 series) had trouble reaching high memory speeds, but you should be OK, especially if your memory is 3200Mhz or less. I'd try just applying the default XMP profile to get your RAM up to rated speed, and if it doesn't work, make a separate post about overclocking your RAM.

Okay thank you, this is a lot of a newbie but atleast I got 2 weeks to study more lol

[NLamki]

5 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Standoff is like a riser-thing that you can attach screws to. Cases have motherboard standoffs that separate the motherboard from the metal wall of the case, and in the case of an M.2 SSD, a standoff looks like this:

Some motherboards have the standoff preinstalled in the longer (2280) position, some have it in a little ziploc bag. In either case, just make sure the standoff is installed before you install the M.2 SSD.

 

Memory speeds past the rated speed of your CPU is technically overclocking. XMP is basically a pre-determined overclocking profile that is tuned to get your RAM up to its rated speed without you needing to manually tinker with the settings. If you don't enable XMP, your memory will run at stock speeds, which is often 2133 or 2400Mhz.

Some CPUs (especially early Ryzen, like the 1000 series) had trouble reaching high memory speeds, but you should be OK, especially if your memory is 3200Mhz or less. I'd try just applying the default XMP profile to get your RAM up to rated speed, and if it doesn't work, make a separate post about overclocking your RAM.

Oh about static electricity, I'm planning on assembling it while sitting on a leather chair (not sure if its real or artificial) using a marble table. And I'll stand too (I'll be standing on marble tiles with no sock or shoe. Would I run into any static electricity problems? Don't have that custom mate that everyone else has.