How to build a computer (part 6 of 9)

April 3rd, 2009

This is how you build a computer. Since my previous computer died (the motherboard or processor died causing POST to not occur (the beep you hear upon starting your computer)), I had to replace it and upon getting my replacement parts, I figured I’d record videos on how to put together a computer. This video leaves out the part about buying components and compatibility checking out - it, instead, focuses toward installing the components, pretty much from scratch. The video uses 28 segments …

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7 Responses to “How to build a computer (part 6 of 9)”

  1. ulillillia on April 3rd, 2009 9:15 pm

    It may have been that the motherboard was not compatible with those timings. Seeing the 2-2-2-4, this seems to be of the DDR type (as opposed to DDR2). I’ve heard that memory timings have almost no effect. They do result in an improvement for the smaller numbers, but 5% is hardly anything, and that’s for memory-intensive programs. For games, it turns 60 fps into 63 which is hardly noticed. At least, that’s what I’ve seen….

  2. AirPhforce on April 3rd, 2009 9:15 pm

    Yeah I understand.

    I was just upset at a few builds I had made in 2006. I was using OCZ ram and a GA-K8NXP-SLi. The OCZ ram was supposed to be at 2-2-2-4, the gigabyte board clocked it at like 4-4-4-15, and as I said, until I looked online and found the ‘code’ to access the memory settings I could not get the ram to run properly. It really put a bad taste in my mouth, if you understand what I mean.

  3. ulillillia on April 3rd, 2009 9:15 pm

    I was seeing motherboards going for about $100 and you are right in that the budget was limited. At least, however, I got the upgrade I’ve been wanting for about 18 months now…. I was hoping to go for an ATX motherboard (these are about 25% to 50% bigger by area), but the $400 cap is what stopped it. I set a budget and stick to it better than gecko feet. I don’t overclock so I have no need for those kinds of features. Overclocking voids warranties.

  4. AirPhforce on April 3rd, 2009 9:15 pm

    But a good video, as always. For a limited budget, Gigabyte does the job just fine.

  5. AirPhforce on April 3rd, 2009 9:15 pm

    I don’t knock them, they do the job, but that’s about it. Everything relating to memory timings (and about anything ‘advanced’) is hidden in a secret BIOS menu. This can be quite irritating when the board isn’t running your ram at the right timings, and you can’t find the screen to change them because you have to input a code. I’ve assembled alot of computers over the last 10 or so years, almost one a week for a while, and one thing I now preach, don’t skimp on the mobo. You get what you pay for

  6. ulillillia on April 3rd, 2009 9:15 pm

    I’ve never had any trouble with the Gigabyte brand. The only brand for computer hardware in general I’ve had trouble with is Maxtor for hard drives (one is noisy). Don’t discourage a brand because of one bad experience occurring once every 5 or 10 years. I checked ratings on Newegg, going with 4 and above.

  7. AirPhforce on April 3rd, 2009 9:15 pm

    I had a gigabyte board and it caused me nothing but trouble.

    Tell me, if you press CTRL+F1 at the BIOS menu, does a new menu still appear?

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