My build, ready to be made.

[mrnothersan]

EDIT: For those of you who were wondering whether I was 14 or not...The answer is that I am 14 :) and the pictures are now fixed!!

Hey,

I am making a build shortly, when my new case arrives.

Here are the parts that I am going to be using:

Gigabyte GA-7VA Motherboard:
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8809/motherboardp.jpg

Heatsink:
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/1468/heatsink.jpg

Heatsink Compound/Paste:
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3021/heatsinkcp.jpg

RAM:
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6024/ramap.jpg

Sound Card:
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3425/soundh.jpg

Graphics Card:
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1640/graphics.jpg

Seagate 80GB IDE Hard Drive:
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/5914/harddrive.jpg

CPU:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7956/processor.jpg

Misc Cables:
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2396/misccables.jpg

USB Ports:
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/856/usbports.jpg

Fan (I have another one similar to this and also some other smaller ones):
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6826/fanbp.jpg

Card Reader (Free Gift from Aria):
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/6025/cardreader.jpg

IDE CD Drive:

[No Picture]

Floppy Drive (if needed):
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/7025/floppy.jpg

Please post feedback on this build and tell me what you think.
Also, please tell me what the piece that I am not sure about is.

Thanks
Dominic

[slater]

Hi, the pictures are not showing up for me so can you please list your specs or links for your components

[Boogiemaster]

Please fix soon i have the popcorn :D

[system7]

Just a teaser...;)

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/2061/ga7va.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/i/ga7va.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

I remember those! :D

[Terbinator]

Is this a troll?

[Josh]

He's 14 and is trying to teach himself how to build computers. Give him a little credit. :)

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[Boogiemaster]

Nice going :)

[Terbinator]

He's 14 and is trying to teach himself how to build computers. Give him a little credit. :)

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Thats no where in the OP :confused:

But if that is the case then rock on lad.

[system7]

I had a lot of fun fixing up one of these a couple of years ago!

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/3620/viakt400a600pl7.jpg


That's a 4-y-o Via KT400(A)/600 chipset made by Matsonic with typical VIA 3 RAM slots. Athlon 2400+ (166 GHz X11) and 6200 AGP graphics, apparently compatible on 3.3V (AGP2X) and 1.5V (AGP8X) according to the two keys on card and motherboard slot. Rumbling/Blue Screening HD is an IBM "Deathstar" which was still made in Portsmouth North Harbour as recently as 5 years ago. Added newer 40GB Seagate boot drive. Power supply was a filthy dirty FSP 300W 12A with a fan set up to blow air down on the motherboard. Most strange. Replaced it with a FSP 350W 14A for good measure and put a 80mm casefan down on the right in that box. Gave everything a careful brush and hoovering and wipe with a damp cloth.

Memory was shot and giving errors in memtest86+ and freezes. Replaced with working OCZ Platinum. VIA KT400 chipsets are really picky on memory and I found out why. Default motherboard speed on original DDR400 3-3-3-8 Elixir memory was an unlikely 233 MHz at 2.5-2-2-6. Setting manually in bios to 200 MHz and fast OCZ SPD of 2-3-2-5 got everything running OK. All drives now running CS jumpering on UDMA ribbons.

It's actually a quite serviceable PC and will run Doom3, if you like that sort of thing. :)

[Josh]

Yea hes a new member :) good luck dude remember to post if ya need help

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[Boogiemaster]

Get doing custom cases next ;)

Sent from my fingers :p

[system7]

Going back 3 years, just dug up another fixed VIA KT400 from the system7 annals:

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/7811/ecsl7vtafixedjz1.jpg


When my friend Jeremy told me his PC had a bit of a virus problem, doubtless from following all those spam Pron links in this forum, and wouldn't boot, I naturally offered to have a look. Big mistake. It was the lost weekend for me... :(

This is a 3yo ******** ECS L7VTA Athlon 1800+ photographed after I cleaned it. It was completely encrusted in brown tar from smoking, and full of fluff. :wink:

Here's how it panned out:
Scratched Windows XP and Drivers disks. Unusable.
Dismantled and cleaned CPU heatsink and fan, added voltage reduction cable to quieten it.
Intake fan grinding, and graphics fan failed.
Replaced flaky Maxtor 80GB HD, reading at 20% of normal speed.
Failed LAN chip. Ran internet off USB.
Both Opticals hardly able to open for grime.
Floppy needed hoovering.
Cleaned power supply.
Reinstalled Windows after disabling LAN in bios and created ghost cloned backup partition.

Otherwise, I was quite impressed, especially with the power supply and cooling. Anyway, it's running fine now. :)

[El Wayneo]

@ System7 if you want to post pictures of junk PC's you have made then start your old thread mate.

[system7]

@ System7 if you want to post pictures of junk PC's you have made then start your old thread mate.

Bugger off mate! :D

Nothing wrong with recycling! And some people can't afford all your Sandy Bitches an stuff! ;)

I am simply helping tomorrows' Bill Gates' get started in PC building. :cool:

[El Wayneo]

You could've just posted a how to build a PC guide there's millions about.


I don't have a Sandybridge Rig.

[Smifis]

I see a Rivalry between El Wayneo and System7 brewing... :)

[El Wayneo]

Rivalry?, my niece builds better.


She's 4.

[Smifis]

LOL!

well system7 has one of these 'long time' members from NT and the forum was his baby, she obv he did whatever he wanted, it was a much kinder time, he was always there and people just accepted that and didn't think of it in any other way.

Here, he'll just get trampled if he's not careful however he does have a wealth of knowing of of 775 socket irrc.

[system7]

I think I shall log out now. ;)

Good luck with this KT400 build, mrnothersan.

Keep us informed. :thumb:

[mrnothersan]

Thats no where in the OP :confused:

But if that is the case then rock on lad.

What is "the OP"?


Nice going :)

Thanks :)


Yea hes a new member good luck dude remember to post if ya need help

Thanks, will do!! :)


Get doing custom cases next ;)

What do you mean by that? :)


Going back 3 years, just dug up another fixed VIA KT400 from the system7 annals:

Looking good!! Does it still work now? :)


Good luck with this KT400 build, mrnothersan.

Keep us informed. :thumb:

Will do!! :)

The pictures are now fixed...Please post your comments about this now! :)

Thanks
Dominic

[mrnothersan]

If you can't view the pictures, please tell me :)

[ChrisDeston821]

I can view them just fine, and OP is Original Post (The post that starts the thread). I wish I'd gone back and done a older build too, that was all I had knowledge of from when I was young but decided to make my first real build pretty top of the line ish.. There's always time I suppose :D

Best of luck on your build Dominic, look forward to seeing how you get on.

[Hax]

The unknown plate is a joystick/game port. Normally connects to the sound card. This port was also used with the correct cable for MIDI.

You don't really need it unless you have something to plug into it.

[mrnothersan]

I can view them just fine, and OP is Original Post (The post that starts the thread). I wish I'd gone back and done a older build too, that was all I had knowledge of from when I was young but decided to make my first real build pretty top of the line ish.. There's always time I suppose :D

Best of luck on your build Dominic, look forward to seeing how you get on.

Thank you :)


The unknown plate is a joystick/game port. Normally connects to the sound card. This port was also used with the correct cable for MIDI.

You don't really need it unless you have something to plug into it.

Ahh thanks, I won't use it then. I will take it out of the pics! :)

[Spaceboy]

you have 2 different types of RAM there - only sticks 1,2 and 4 can be used... notice the "notches" in the bottom of the sticks.

Otherwise, good luck :thumb:

[mrnothersan]

you have 2 different types of RAM there - only sticks 1,2 and 4 can be used... notice the "notches" in the bottom of the sticks.

Otherwise, good luck :thumb:

Lol thanks..Didn't notice that. That other one must have been from a different PC :)

[Cosford]

Good luck mate, although I couldn't help but notice that you don't have a PSU (power supply unit) in any of your pictures?

Enjoy it mate, I recently learnt how to take and put back together computers by a similar method, dis and reassembly ! :

EDIT: and presumably you have a processor not pictured aswell.

[mrnothersan]

Good luck mate, although I couldn't help but notice that you don't have a PSU (power supply unit) in any of your pictures?

Enjoy it mate, I recently learnt how to take and put back together computers by a similar method, dis and reassembly ! :

EDIT: and presumably you have a processor not pictured aswell.

I have the CPU pictured..:)
And yes, I do have the PSU, I forgot to take pic

Thanks
Dominic

[Tricky]

lmao nice rig!! ;)

[mrnothersan]

lmao nice rig!! ;)

Thanks mate

[scrivz69]

Good luck with the build mate, let us know how you get on.:)

[mrnothersan]

Good luck with the build mate, let us know how you get on.:)

Will do :)

[f12f12]

its the perfect way to start on pc's.

in fact this is what we do at college start with the older kit just to know the basics then go up a level.

only thing you wont learn by your self is how to dispose of electronic waste and data protection and all of that.

[mrnothersan]

its the perfect way to start on pc's.

in fact this is what we do at college start with the older kit just to know the basics then go up a level.

only thing you wont learn by your self is how to dispose of electronic waste and data protection and all of that.

Yeah, cool..Thanks! :)

[mrnothersan]

Any other comments here? :)

[A Ginger Sheep]

Any other comments here? :)

What do you want? One of these maybe....?

http://www.jonburgerman.com/images/uploads/BP11badge.jpg

[Martin]

Is this a troll?
Cut him a break.
I wish I'd been able to do this at 14.

[mrnothersan]

What do you want? One of these maybe....?

http://www.jonburgerman.com/images/uploads/BP11badge.jpg

Lol :P What actually is that? A kind of badge?


Cut him a break.
I wish I'd been able to do this at 14.

Lol thanks for that comment. It's been hard going but I think I will get through the build!!

[Smifis]

O

M

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Have you never watched Blue Peter?

[mrnothersan]

O

M

G

Have you never watched Blue Peter?

I suppose I have to confess...Not that I can remember :o

[cruciate]

Lol :P What actually is that? A kind of badge?

Now you see Sheepy old pal, we are both old! 14yr olds just wont get your humour!

[Smifis]

...wut?

[mrnothersan]

Now you see Sheepy old pal, we are both old! 14yr olds just wont get your humour!

Lol :thumb:

[Cosford]

only thing you wont learn by your self is how to dispose of electronic waste and data protection and all of that.
I dunno, us youngsters are pretty good with fire!
Muahahahaha

[Nixon]

Plant this in while I can.

Do electronics GCSE, do double maths A-level, go to university to do electronics engineering.

[f12f12]

or do pc support level two at college.

[ArthurHucksake]

Don't do what 75% of the buyers of this kit does, that is get any old crap job just to pay for new PC hardware so you can sit on your hide and play games and cause the odd nerdstorm when you upgrade.

Not talking from experience, honest.

I did tech support for years and worked for some gawd awful companies. The final straw was working nights in a call centre, explaining DOS commands to poor folks trying to repair botched recovery partitions on nasty Packard Bell machines. EVIL EVIL EVIL job.

[Nixon]

I don't think we are here to give career advice... I was only joking earlier

[mrnothersan]

And the build failed because the motherboard is blown!

[f12f12]

well what's the lesson learnt here?

PC's will make you go mad with frustration.

[SilveR_172]

I credit the fellow , 14 Cash is low when your that ages as i found out , And yeah for your first real build its fine Sorry to hear about the motherboard mate ! ,

What would you have been useing the system for ?

[mrnothersan]

well what's the lesson learnt here?

PC's will make you go mad with frustration.

Yep, definitely. Somebody is offering to teach me how to build a proper PC so I will go with that and also I will get a motherboard!! :)


I credit the fellow , 14 Cash is low when your that ages as i found out , And yeah for your first real build its fine Sorry to hear about the motherboard mate ! ,

What would you have been useing the system for ?

Not sure really! Just good fun...:)

[mrnothersan]

Will be trying this build again, providing my things have arrived on Friday :D I really hope it works this time!

[doctorfonz]

Will be trying this build again, providing my things have arrived on Friday :D I really hope it works this time!

Excellent -don't loose faith, and don't give up. 2nd time lucky?

[mrnothersan]

Hi,

Just tried to build the computer with a friend using a new motherboard and guess what happened. I pressed the power button and.... ........ IT TURNS ON!!!!!

It now has Ubuntu (latest version) running on it perfectly. Now that I know I can build my own computer for the future

Thanks

[Lisa]

Well Done! xx :thumb:

It's a good feeling when it all works isn't it.

[aspdend]

Excellent - well done - when you are new to the forums, people tend to presume you are of an age and experience that means you can and will build cutting edge PC's - although this is not always the case...glad you got it going - now how about some pics of the finished article (with side panels off) so we can see it in all it's glory.

[mrnothersan]

Excellent - well done - when you are new to the forums, people tend to presume you are of an age and experience that means you can and will build cutting edge PC's - although this is not always the case...glad you got it going - now how about some pics of the finished article (with side panels off) so we can see it in all it's glory.

Yeah, will try and post some pics soon :)


Well Done! xx :thumb:

It's a good feeling when it all works isn't it.

Yep, it definitely is!!! ;)

[Pullen]

Hi,

Just tried to build the computer with a friend using a new motherboard and guess what happened. I pressed the power button and.... ........ IT TURNS ON!!!!!

It now has Ubuntu (latest version) running on it perfectly. Now that I know I can build my own computer for the future

Thanks

Awesome, it's a good feeling isn't it? :)

I started when I was fifteen (only a year and a half ago) and I jumped in the deep end and bought £1,000 worth of stuff, didn't have any confidence when I started building it, but luckily everything went my way and I only made a few mistakes lol. As soon as you turn 16, get a part-time job to fuel your inevitable addiction to upgrading :D.

[Pancake]

When i was born i knew i to build a PC... its like breathing

[Lisa]

When i was born i knew i to build a PC... its like breathing

Don't hold your breath then....