Help with First Build Needed

[Guest]

Does anyone know how to figure out how many fans can go on one channel of a fan controller? The Sentry Mesh has a rating of 30W per channel max, but I'm looking at the fans and don't see anything about watts in the description (I'm using Gentle Typhoons 1450 RPM). Don't want to put too many fans on the same channel and risk damage to the controller.

That's right

[walden_emrys]

Does anyone know how to figure out how many fans can go on one channel of a fan controller? The Sentry Mesh has a rating of 30W per channel max, but I'm looking at the fans and don't see anything about watts in the description (I'm using Gentle Typhoons 1450 RPM). Don't want to put too many fans on the same channel and risk damage to the controller.

Cool, thanks for your help, really appreciated.

[walden_emrys]

Alright, so I have put four of the fans in the front (I'm still waiting for some fan splitters I ordered to come so I can attach to the controller), installed MB, installed SSDs, installed reservoir (had to drill holes in side of case), installed PSU. All I need to do now is boot up the system and see if everything is working, finish assembling the custom loop, and software stuff. I think I'm good with cables and where everything goes now, appreciate the help. I still need help on what to do with the software side of the build like BIOS, how to create an OS hard drive, how to install an OS (don't know if it's important to mention or not but I'm using an external usb cd/dvd drive), and how to overclock.

[Guest]

Alright, so I have put four of the fans in the front (I'm still waiting for some fan splitters I ordered to come so I can attach to the controller), installed MB, installed SSDs, installed reservoir (had to drill holes in side of case), installed PSU. All I need to do now is boot up the system and see if everything is working, finish assembling the custom loop, and software stuff. I think I'm good with cables and where everything goes now, appreciate the help. I still need help on what to do with the software side of the build like BIOS, how to create an OS hard drive, how to install an OS (don't know if it's important to mention or not but I'm using an external usb cd/dvd drive), and how to overclock.

Check my first post :)

[applepsp]

For the second time - post disapeared. Anyway, let's try for a third.

1. BIOS

This is acessed straight after your system POST's which is the very first thing it'll do when you power it up and it'll like check RAM, video card ect. Hit whichever F key it is for your board (it'll say while POSTing), it'll probably take a couple of attempts for you to get it. To navigate you may be able to use your mouse, i'm not familiar with that board otherwise just use the arrow keys. All the menus are pretty self explanatory so you won't have much trouble.

2. Installing an OS.

In your BIOS, navigate to wherever the boot order is. It could be called "Boot" or "Startup" or something like that. Change the boot order to the following: 1. Optical drive or wherever your OS to install is, 2. wherever you plan to install to (SSD, HD ect), 3. whatever else.. Save and exit BIOS and then it'll guide you through the rest. You may need to reboot for it to take effect.

3. Overclocking

- That'll probably help you the most but I tend to tinker with the multiplier, base clock and voltage and see what is stable by testing for 12 hour lots with Prime95 or the Intel burn test. Your board may also have an auto OC mode which is where the board automatically OC's to what it feels is safe which may be ideal for you.

4. Cable management

- That'll probably help you too. Personally I run all the cables that I know I will need from my PSU out the back of the case and then just start plugging things together, first with power, then data then anything else. Once I've got everything connected, I move around to the inside and make it look tidy before tying down at the back being careful not to strain or over tighten cables.

5. Waterblock

I haven't done a waterblock install so I'll leave the ins and outs to someone with a lot of experience but the general gist is delicately remove the casing from the card then very carefully bolt on the waterblock, sandwiching the card between it and the backplate.

Let us know if you need any more help

windspeed can you tell me if you can load windows 7 from a usb key

[Guest]

For the second time - post disapeared. Anyway, let's try for a third.

1. BIOS

This is acessed straight after your system POST's which is the very first thing it'll do when you power it up and it'll like check RAM, video card ect. Hit whichever F key it is for your board (it'll say while POSTing), it'll probably take a couple of attempts for you to get it. To navigate you may be able to use your mouse, i'm not familiar with that board otherwise just use the arrow keys. All the menus are pretty self explanatory so you won't have much trouble.

2. Installing an OS.

In your BIOS, navigate to wherever the boot order is. It could be called "Boot" or "Startup" or something like that. Change the boot order to the following: 1. Optical drive or wherever your OS to install is, 2. wherever you plan to install to (SSD, HD ect), 3. whatever else.. Save and exit BIOS and then it'll guide you through the rest. You may need to reboot for it to take effect.

3. Overclocking

- That'll probably help you the most but I tend to tinker with the multiplier, base clock and voltage and see what is stable by testing for 12 hour lots with Prime95 or the Intel burn test. Your board may also have an auto OC mode which is where the board automatically OC's to what it feels is safe which may be ideal for you.

4. Cable management

- That'll probably help you too. Personally I run all the cables that I know I will need from my PSU out the back of the case and then just start plugging things together, first with power, then data then anything else. Once I've got everything connected, I move around to the inside and make it look tidy before tying down at the back being careful not to strain or over tighten cables.

5. Waterblock

I haven't done a waterblock install so I'll leave the ins and outs to someone with a lot of experience but the general gist is delicately remove the casing from the card then very carefully bolt on the waterblock, sandwiching the card between it and the backplate.

Let us know if you need any more help

Have you made the USB into a bootable image?

[Ethan]

Alright' date=' so I have put four of the fans in the front (I'm still waiting for some fan splitters I ordered to come so I can attach to the controller), installed MB, installed SSDs, installed reservoir (had to drill holes in side of case), installed PSU. All I need to do now is boot up the system and see if everything is working, finish assembling the custom loop, and software stuff. I think I'm good with cables and where everything goes now, appreciate the help. I still need help on what to do with the software side of the build like BIOS, how to create an OS hard drive, how to install an OS (don't know if it's important to mention or not but I'm using an external usb cd/dvd drive), and how to overclock.[/quote']

That is one serious system for your first time building, wow! When it comes to installing the OS, I would strongly suggest that you only connect the HDD/SSD you want to install Windows on. Once Windows is installed and working okay, then plug the rest of the drives in. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, it simplifies the install process - you know exactly which drive you're installing on because it's the only one. Secondly, Windows often has a tendency to drop the System Reserved Partition and MBR or files related to either on other drives. This complicates things later on if you choose to remove/format a drive other than the OS. Again, you're just reducing the confusion and potential for issues if you install with the one drive in.

Also, if you do need to get into the BIOS, I believe that motherboard requires you to press the DEL key, rather than one of the Fn keys. Just to clear up any confusion there.

[walden_emrys]

Alright' date=' so I have put four of the fans in the front (I'm still waiting for some fan splitters I ordered to come so I can attach to the controller), installed MB, installed SSDs, installed reservoir (had to drill holes in side of case), installed PSU. All I need to do now is boot up the system and see if everything is working, finish assembling the custom loop, and software stuff. I think I'm good with cables and where everything goes now, appreciate the help. I still need help on what to do with the software side of the build like BIOS, how to create an OS hard drive, how to install an OS (don't know if it's important to mention or not but I'm using an external usb cd/dvd drive), and how to overclock.[/quote']

That is one serious system for your first time building, wow! When it comes to installing the OS, I would strongly suggest that you only connect the HDD/SSD you want to install Windows on. Once Windows is installed and working okay, then plug the rest of the drives in. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, it simplifies the install process - you know exactly which drive you're installing on because it's the only one. Secondly, Windows often has a tendency to drop the System Reserved Partition and MBR or files related to either on other drives. This complicates things later on if you choose to remove/format a drive other than the OS. Again, you're just reducing the confusion and potential for issues if you install with the one drive in.

Also, if you do need to get into the BIOS, I believe that motherboard requires you to press the DEL key, rather than one of the Fn keys. Just to clear up any confusion there.

Yeah, originally I was going to get just an upgrade from the laptop that I am using, but after 4-6 months of looking at computers and computer parts I eventually decided to go with a gaming pc. I still have to do the first boot, but I'm still looking up bios info and related stuff.

Is this the right order of stuff to do:

1) First boot/make sure everything works

2) Install OS

3) Overclock CPU

[Guest]

Alright' date=' so I have put four of the fans in the front (I'm still waiting for some fan splitters I ordered to come so I can attach to the controller), installed MB, installed SSDs, installed reservoir (had to drill holes in side of case), installed PSU. All I need to do now is boot up the system and see if everything is working, finish assembling the custom loop, and software stuff. I think I'm good with cables and where everything goes now, appreciate the help. I still need help on what to do with the software side of the build like BIOS, how to create an OS hard drive, how to install an OS (don't know if it's important to mention or not but I'm using an external usb cd/dvd drive), and how to overclock.[/quote']

That is one serious system for your first time building, wow! When it comes to installing the OS, I would strongly suggest that you only connect the HDD/SSD you want to install Windows on. Once Windows is installed and working okay, then plug the rest of the drives in. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, it simplifies the install process - you know exactly which drive you're installing on because it's the only one. Secondly, Windows often has a tendency to drop the System Reserved Partition and MBR or files related to either on other drives. This complicates things later on if you choose to remove/format a drive other than the OS. Again, you're just reducing the confusion and potential for issues if you install with the one drive in.

Also, if you do need to get into the BIOS, I believe that motherboard requires you to press the DEL key, rather than one of the Fn keys. Just to clear up any confusion there.

Yeah - do that and you're fine :)

[walden_emrys]

Alright' date=' so I have put four of the fans in the front (I'm still waiting for some fan splitters I ordered to come so I can attach to the controller), installed MB, installed SSDs, installed reservoir (had to drill holes in side of case), installed PSU. All I need to do now is boot up the system and see if everything is working, finish assembling the custom loop, and software stuff. I think I'm good with cables and where everything goes now, appreciate the help. I still need help on what to do with the software side of the build like BIOS, how to create an OS hard drive, how to install an OS (don't know if it's important to mention or not but I'm using an external usb cd/dvd drive), and how to overclock.[/quote']

That is one serious system for your first time building, wow! When it comes to installing the OS, I would strongly suggest that you only connect the HDD/SSD you want to install Windows on. Once Windows is installed and working okay, then plug the rest of the drives in. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, it simplifies the install process - you know exactly which drive you're installing on because it's the only one. Secondly, Windows often has a tendency to drop the System Reserved Partition and MBR or files related to either on other drives. This complicates things later on if you choose to remove/format a drive other than the OS. Again, you're just reducing the confusion and potential for issues if you install with the one drive in.

Also, if you do need to get into the BIOS, I believe that motherboard requires you to press the DEL key, rather than one of the Fn keys. Just to clear up any confusion there.

Alright, cool. Do you know how to get back into BIOS after you've installed an OS?

[walden_emrys]

Alright, I've been looking at overclocking guides and though they are useful, I haven't found one that tells me about the settings that they are changing. I mean detailed "I'm changing this because this controls this". I'm the kind of person who needs to learn all the parts of something so I can put the picture together and understand it. Anyone know of any detailed guides to overclocking?

[Ethan]

Alright' date=' so I have put four of the fans in the front (I'm still waiting for some fan splitters I ordered to come so I can attach to the controller), installed MB, installed SSDs, installed reservoir (had to drill holes in side of case), installed PSU. All I need to do now is boot up the system and see if everything is working, finish assembling the custom loop, and software stuff. I think I'm good with cables and where everything goes now, appreciate the help. I still need help on what to do with the software side of the build like BIOS, how to create an OS hard drive, how to install an OS (don't know if it's important to mention or not but I'm using an external usb cd/dvd drive), and how to overclock.[/quote']

That is one serious system for your first time building, wow! When it comes to installing the OS, I would strongly suggest that you only connect the HDD/SSD you want to install Windows on. Once Windows is installed and working okay, then plug the rest of the drives in. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, it simplifies the install process - you know exactly which drive you're installing on because it's the only one. Secondly, Windows often has a tendency to drop the System Reserved Partition and MBR or files related to either on other drives. This complicates things later on if you choose to remove/format a drive other than the OS. Again, you're just reducing the confusion and potential for issues if you install with the one drive in.

Also, if you do need to get into the BIOS, I believe that motherboard requires you to press the DEL key, rather than one of the Fn keys. Just to clear up any confusion there.

Alright' date=' cool. Do you know how to get back into BIOS after you've installed an OS?[/quote']

Yeah, same way as before. The Asus Splashscreen will always show up before the PC finds the HDDs and boots Windows. That splashscreen is where you want to press the bios key (I think it's DEL for you.)

[greenroost1445]

You have one crazy first build...

[walden_emrys]

You have one crazy first build...

Thanks, will try to get some photos up when I get access to a good camera :)

[walden_emrys]

Alright, so it looks like the SATA data cables that came with my motherboard won't be able to reach the SSDs that I have installed in my case without going straight through the front so I'm thinking about getting these http://www.amazon.com/CB-SATA-11D-Individually-Sleeved-Extension-Premium/dp/B003ZDNY0C/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1359504937&sr=1-15&keywords=sata+data+extension. Will the extra length of cable have any adverse effects on the data? Also, is there a certain type of cable that I have to buy for a sata 3.0 (6gb/s) connection? It seems some people online says that the cable matters and others say that it doesn't.

[Guest]

Alright, so it looks like the SATA data cables that came with my motherboard won't be able to reach the SSDs that I have installed in my case without going straight through the front so I'm thinking about getting these http://www.amazon.com/CB-SATA-11D-Individually-Sleeved-Extension-Premium/dp/B003ZDNY0C/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1359504937&sr=1-15&keywords=sata+data+extension. Will the extra length of cable have any adverse effects on the data? Also, is there a certain type of cable that I have to buy for a sata 3.0 (6gb/s) connection? It seems some people online says that the cable matters and others say that it doesn't.

You'll be better going with one long cable rather than two short ones stringed together - the joins can degrade signal quality.

[walden_emrys]

Alright, so it looks like the SATA data cables that came with my motherboard won't be able to reach the SSDs that I have installed in my case without going straight through the front so I'm thinking about getting these http://www.amazon.com/CB-SATA-11D-Individually-Sleeved-Extension-Premium/dp/B003ZDNY0C/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1359504937&sr=1-15&keywords=sata+data+extension. Will the extra length of cable have any adverse effects on the data? Also, is there a certain type of cable that I have to buy for a sata 3.0 (6gb/s) connection? It seems some people online says that the cable matters and others say that it doesn't.

Do you know where to find a long SATA 6gb cable? If worse comes to worse I'll just run the cable through the front, it won't look too bad since I'll be able to run them behind the reservoir and my case is black, but I would rather run the cables behind the case.

[Guest]

Alright, so it looks like the SATA data cables that came with my motherboard won't be able to reach the SSDs that I have installed in my case without going straight through the front so I'm thinking about getting these http://www.amazon.com/CB-SATA-11D-Individually-Sleeved-Extension-Premium/dp/B003ZDNY0C/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1359504937&sr=1-15&keywords=sata+data+extension. Will the extra length of cable have any adverse effects on the data? Also, is there a certain type of cable that I have to buy for a sata 3.0 (6gb/s) connection? It seems some people online says that the cable matters and others say that it doesn't.

How long are your existing ones?

[mgsstar]

For the second time - post disapeared. Anyway, let's try for a third.

1. BIOS

This is acessed straight after your system POST's which is the very first thing it'll do when you power it up and it'll like check RAM, video card ect. Hit whichever F key it is for your board (it'll say while POSTing), it'll probably take a couple of attempts for you to get it. To navigate you may be able to use your mouse, i'm not familiar with that board otherwise just use the arrow keys. All the menus are pretty self explanatory so you won't have much trouble.

2. Installing an OS.

In your BIOS, navigate to wherever the boot order is. It could be called "Boot" or "Startup" or something like that. Change the boot order to the following: 1. Optical drive or wherever your OS to install is, 2. wherever you plan to install to (SSD, HD ect), 3. whatever else.. Save and exit BIOS and then it'll guide you through the rest. You may need to reboot for it to take effect.

3. Overclocking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qof3BAytnU - That'll probably help you the most but I tend to tinker with the multiplier, base clock and voltage and see what is stable by testing for 12 hour lots with Prime95 or the Intel burn test. Your board may also have an auto OC mode which is where the board automatically OC's to what it feels is safe which may be ideal for you.

4. Cable management

- That'll probably help you too. Personally I run all the cables that I know I will need from my PSU out the back of the case and then just start plugging things together, first with power, then data then anything else. Once I've got everything connected, I move around to the inside and make it look tidy before tying down at the back being careful not to strain or over tighten cables.

5. Waterblock

I haven't done a waterblock install so I'll leave the ins and outs to someone with a lot of experience but the general gist is delicately remove the casing from the card then very carefully bolt on the waterblock, sandwiching the card between it and the backplate.

Let us know if you need any more help

heres a guide for that: http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/news-reviews-article-guides/guides-and-tutorials/59508-make-a-boot-able-windows-usb-installer-the-correct-way

[walden_emrys]

Alright, so it looks like the SATA data cables that came with my motherboard won't be able to reach the SSDs that I have installed in my case without going straight through the front so I'm thinking about getting these http://www.amazon.com/CB-SATA-11D-Individually-Sleeved-Extension-Premium/dp/B003ZDNY0C/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1359504937&sr=1-15&keywords=sata+data+extension. Will the extra length of cable have any adverse effects on the data? Also, is there a certain type of cable that I have to buy for a sata 3.0 (6gb/s) connection? It seems some people online says that the cable matters and others say that it doesn't.

They look to be about 16 inches

[walden_emrys]

Alright, so I'm in the process of doing my first boot on the rig and I've run into a problem. There is an 8 pin cpu power connector and a four pin on the motherboard. My power supply didn't come with a four pin connector, only an eight pin. What effect will this have on my motherboard? I know you only have to plug the 8 pin in, but will I still be able to overclock? Please help as soon as possible.

[Guest]

Alright' date=' so I'm in the process of doing my first boot on the rig and I've run into a problem. There is an 8 pin cpu power connector and a four pin on the motherboard. My power supply didn't come with a four pin connector, only an eight pin. What effect will this have on my motherboard? I know you only have to plug the 8 pin in, but will I still be able to overclock? Please help as soon as possible.[/quote']

Sorry it took me a while to reply..

Anyway as I understand it you have a motherboard that takes a 4in auxiliary power but the PSU only offers an 8 pin? This is on the top left of the board I assume? Just put the 4 pins that match in if you can. It's strange for the PSU not to offer a 4 pin..

[walden_emrys]

Alright' date=' so I'm in the process of doing my first boot on the rig and I've run into a problem. There is an 8 pin cpu power connector and a four pin on the motherboard. My power supply didn't come with a four pin connector, only an eight pin. What effect will this have on my motherboard? I know you only have to plug the 8 pin in, but will I still be able to overclock? Please help as soon as possible.[/quote']

Sorry it took me a while to reply..

Anyway as I understand it you have a motherboard that takes a 4in auxiliary power but the PSU only offers an 8 pin? This is on the top left of the board I assume? Just put the 4 pins that match in if you can. It's strange for the PSU not to offer a 4 pin..

No, the mother board has a 8 pin and a 4 pin. And yes, the psu doesnt have any cables or connections that I see that offer a 4 pin.

[walden_emrys]

Alright, so I'm a noob/ done building for today and severly disappointed. I put in the h80 from corsair to do my first boot (build custom loop after I'm sure everything is working) and I test it by itself and it works. I put it on the case and pluged the molex in and the molex pins for the h80 disconnected from the plastic housing. What do I do now? Is there a way to fix the pins? Or do I just count my losses and start building my custom loop and hope nothing fails requiring me to take it apart?

[Guest]

Alright' date=' so I'm in the process of doing my first boot on the rig and I've run into a problem. There is an 8 pin cpu power connector and a four pin on the motherboard. My power supply didn't come with a four pin connector, only an eight pin. What effect will this have on my motherboard? I know you only have to plug the 8 pin in, but will I still be able to overclock? Please help as soon as possible.[/quote']

Sorry it took me a while to reply..

Anyway as I understand it you have a motherboard that takes a 4in auxiliary power but the PSU only offers an 8 pin? This is on the top left of the board I assume? Just put the 4 pins that match in if you can. It's strange for the PSU not to offer a 4 pin..

There should be two 4+4 pin connectors for the motherboard that are offered by the AX1200i. Plug one in and plug the other four in. If they're jointed together, see if you can put the 8 into the 4 otherwise leave it out. Just don't expect huge huge overclocking. From memory too also halfway down the board there is an additional port for more power that takes a 6pin.