New PC... Any Tips?
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01-30-2018, 10:24 AM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:06 AM by Fearless Community. Edited 2 times in total. Edit Reason: Checked Encoding )
As you can tell by the title, I am building a new PC and I was wondering if anyone has any tips to make my building experience any less of a nightmare as I do not wish to ruin any of my expensive components.

The list of my parts can be found below:

CPU - Intel i7 7700k 4.2GHz

CPU Cooler - Corsair H115i v2 A.I.O liquid cooler

RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 3466MHz (Blue)

PSU - EVGA Supernova G3 750W 80+ Gold Fully Modular Power Supply

Motherboard - ASUS PRIME Z270-A ATX Motherboard

Case - NZXT S340 Elite Mid Tower (Black & Blue)

GPU - Asus RoG Strix GTX 1080ti

Solid State Storage - Samsung 960 PRO POLARIS 512GB M.2

Mass Storage - Western Digital Blue 2TB Hard Drive (From my current rig.)

Monitor - Acer GN246HL - 24" 3D LED Monitor - FullHD - Black/Copper

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01-30-2018, 10:39 AM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:06 AM by Fearless Community. Edit Reason: Checked Encoding )
Make sure to buy real pc parts!
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01-30-2018, 10:42 AM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:06 AM by Fearless Community. Edit Reason: Checked Encoding )
(01-30-2018, 10:39 AM)Falc Wrote: Make sure to buy real pc parts!

This seriously made me laugh, cheers mate.

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01-30-2018, 10:55 AM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:06 AM by Fearless Community. Edit Reason: Checked Encoding )
You using part picker? it helps you check compatibility between parts. Also you'll find doing cables is the most difficult part because the sockets refuse to go in without a bit of force. Just make sure you're not putting pressure on any delicate parts when you ram those cables in Wink

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01-30-2018, 02:48 PM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:06 AM by Fearless Community. Edit Reason: Checked Encoding )
Get someone to do it for you...problem solved.

As for the wiring.. In my experience the longer the better. Can always tie up the excess however trying to make a wire squeeze over the top of your CPU fan is not fun.
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01-31-2018, 07:17 PM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:06 AM by Fearless Community. Edit Reason: Checked Encoding )
Hopefully getting my A.I.O Liquid Cooler tomorrow, anymore tips?

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01-31-2018, 07:44 PM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:06 AM by Fearless Community. Edit Reason: Checked Encoding )
Don't touch the pins and the lid of the CPU
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All went well, thank you everyone for the tips! HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE shoutout to MasterNoda for the help with the cabling!

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02-09-2018, 08:51 AM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:06 AM by Fearless Community. Edit Reason: Checked Encoding )
Well to me your build looks amazing, and it will be able to run majority of games at 4K 60fps.

When building, I would make sure you have an anti static rust strap on to ground yourself as this reduces the chances of damaging any of your components. Also do a test run on your PC before you put it in your case, that's means assembling the PC outside the case first, and then booting it to make sure it posts, as finding a problem with your PC when it's already in the case can be really annoying.

When it's all working, dissemble t, and assemble the PC again in the case
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