My first home-built PC! (Large pics, beware!)

[Coke]

I decided to build my own computer. It is my first try, and I'm only 14, so don't be too harsh.
Specs:
Powercolor HD4850
Intel Q6600 CPU
850 Watt PSU
4 gigs of GSKILL RAM
Antec 900 Case
Asus P5Q-E Mobo
Seagate 250gig HD x2
Acer 22 inch Monitor
17 inch HP Monitor I found

Without further ado, the pics!

Old Setup: (Could barely 3 box on)

Boxes from Newegg: (fast shipping btw)

Unpacked:


Almost done:


Case completed and hooked up:


Tada! All done!:





And the reason the case side isn't on right is because the side 120mm fan will clip something, and I don't want that to break inch:
And yes, I have cleaned my room since then


Also, when I shutdown my PC, I have to go inside of it and hit the power button on the mobo to turn it on, any way to fix it?

[Schwarz]

there should be little wires that have labels on them that plug into your mobo. Read mobo documentation and it should have all a picture/description on where what connections go where.

[Coke]

Yeah I did that. The restart button works, but not the power button. Oh well.

[aNiMaL]

Antec 900 ftw

I have the same case, and had no trouble hooking up the powerswitch,

I'll try to remember to check my cables and see if I can give some tips.


The only downside is the standard fanspeed control,
each fan has it's own 3-speed switch attached to it with a small wire.
Honestly, the switch from the big fan on top ended up in my cpu fan and one of the front fans' switch ended up in my gpu fan.
Maybe I was just having bad luck that day tho

I'll not post pics, because I cannot guarantee I'll clean my room up afterwards :P

[Maxion]

I have that same case too, and I remember from when I built it that there was something about the back panel light that had to be off or on for it to turn on normally, but it seems to be different now, but try different ways of having that on or off. also make sure the sires to the mobo are in the right spots as he said.

[TMNT]

Dude it looks like you live in a fricking crack house haha

[bugilt]

Did you post a setup a while back. Looks a bit cleaner if so. Nice rig.

[Coke]

Nope, first one I built.

Not a crackhouse, just messy. Clean now tho.

[TMNT]

Post one of your clean room i want to see how clean. If its not clean im calling child services...

[Coke]

Post one of your clean room i want to see how clean. If its not clean im calling child services...

Haha, I would, but the battery in the camera is dead.
The little orange and white things were BB's I was shooting at coke cans when the internet was down. So boring here.