Ripley's build it or not! (Big pictures)

[Gman]

Not sure how I missed this one, great post Ripley.  An excellent reference and guide, especially for new builders on a budget.

I've built a good dozen or so, probably more as well, using your method for static combined with Lawndart's (a cheap mat).  I'm not sure if the mat makes a difference or not, but I've never bothered with the wrist thingy, and haven't fried anything (yet).  It's not enough of a risk to really bake my brain over, or get too concerned with.  I replace and swap components probably every month, and replace/build new systems x 2 or 3 boxes every year or two, and haven't had a failed component or fried a single thing.  Maybe I'm just lucky.  Just did it again this week swapping 2 970s with two new 980s going into aircooled box 1.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Not sure how I missed this one, great post Ripley.  An excellent reference and guide, especially for new builders on a budget.

Thank you for your kind words. I realize the instructions are not perfect but I had 15 minutes before an online meeting to patch this thing up from the uploaded images I saved on the previous day.

The main thing I would like to improve on the tutorial is how to connect the reset and power switch cables. Those are tiny and tricky. I think Im going to make a new tutorial on the i5 4690k system Im building next. This time I even bought an anti-static wrist band just to please Olds!

[ebfd11]

Ripley a little trick I do for power and reset pins is to use a little scotch tape and tape them together, depending on the mother board inputs. Two of them are easier than 1 to put on and if they are close enough i will bundle them all together as one then plug them in.


Some mother boards also have the jumper plug and that makes life so much easier.

LAwnDart

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Some mother boards also have the jumper plug and that makes life so much easier.

LAwnDart

Yes I actually have saved the jumper plug from an old motherboard I used to have, it makes things that much easier.

[guncrasher]

Ripley a little trick I do for power and reset pins is to use a little scotch tape and tape them together, depending on the mother board inputs. Two of them are easier than 1 to put on and if they are close enough i will bundle them all together as one then plug them in.


Some mother boards also have the jumper plug and that makes life so much easier.

LAwnDart

I prefer tequila, but whatever .


semp

[mbailey]

From someone that has no idea how to build a computer, but is thinking of taking the plunge, thanks Ripley, great post......definately a confidence builder, and very informative. I'm going to practice the Whiskey part first, and then move on from there

Seriously tho, Appreciate you taking the time    

[MrRiplEy[H]]

From someone that has no idea how to build a computer, but is thinking of taking the plunge, thanks Ripley, great post......definately a confidence builder, and very informative. I'm going to practice the Whiskey part first, and then move on from there

Seriously tho, Appreciate you taking the time    

Just don't stop to the whiskey part! Cheers!

[Drano]

From someone that has no idea how to build a computer, but is thinking of taking the plunge, thanks Ripley, great post......definately a confidence builder, and very informative. I'm going to practice the Whiskey part first, and then move on from there

Seriously tho, Appreciate you taking the time    

It's ridiculously easy. After building the one I'm using now there's zero chance I'd ever buy another Dell-type rig.

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