Assembled PC - not sure what to do next

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Hi
I have assembled my PC but I'm not sure what to do next. Can anyone advise please or where I can get help
Thanks
Ken
 
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kenghock68 said:
Hi
I have assembled my PC but I'm not sure what to do next. Can anyone advise please or where I can get help
Thanks
Ken
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Usually, there is this "Power On" button on your PC, how about try pressing that & see what happen?:s11::s22:
 
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Take a hammer and destroy that PC

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install OS and drivers
check temperature of cpu / gpu / disk drives
go into bios to tweak settings to your preference
run some programs to check speed, response, stability
 
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My thanks to dawnknight.

I should have been more specific. System powers up ok. I was looking for a procedure or checklist I could use as a guide.

Lots of comics here :). Take care as these tend to be manic depressive. See what happened to Owen Wilson and more recently Robin Williams.
 
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Dear kenghock

If u dun know how to ask, dun blame others for being "comic".

No one owe you an answer to your questions.
 
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kenghock68 said:
My thanks to dawnknight.

I should have been more specific. System powers up ok. I was looking for a procedure or checklist I could use as a guide.

Lots of comics here :). Take care as these tend to be manic depressive. See what happened to Owen Wilson and more recently Robin Williams.
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:s13::s13::s13:
 
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coyote said:
Usually, there is this "Power On" button on your PC, how about try pressing that & see what happen?:s11::s22:
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U should tell ts to plug in the power cord to his psu first, else wait he never plug and press on button pc can't power up, then he blames u for giving him bad advice
 
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cenedra said:
U should tell ts to plug in the power cord to his psu first, else wait he never plug and press on button pc can't power up, then he blames u for giving him bad advice
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not so much of plugging in the system, but some newbies actually thought their com won't power up when actually they did not on the PSU switch.
 
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Install Windows
Install Drivers for your mbo and GFX
Update Windows ( check for updates and install them (make sure windows says there is no updates) ( you need to check for updates a couple of times , Install update reboot and check again)
Install Google chrome
Install Microsoft microsoft security essentials

and you are good to go.
 
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  1. Install Windows
  2. Install drivers
  3. Check Device Manager see if all hardware installed fine and got any problem (error or warning).

If you want, can consider running to benchmark or stress test:

  • Intel Burn Test (CPU)
  • Prime95 (CPU)
  • Mem Test (RAM)
  • HD Tune (HDD/SSD)
  • 3D Mark (Video)
  • Furmark (Video)

But imo, not required unless you want to be 100% absolutely sure your hardware stable like a rock or you intend to do something mission-critical on your desktop PC.

Quite time-consuming to run these tests.
 
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ykgoh said:
  1. Install Windows
  2. Install drivers
  3. Check Device Manager see if all hardware installed fine and got any problem (error or warning).

If you want, can consider running to benchmark or stress test:

  • Intel Burn Test (CPU)
  • Prime95 (CPU)
  • Mem Test (RAM)
  • HD Tune (HDD/SSD)
  • 3D Mark (Video)
  • Furmark (Video)

But imo, not required unless you want to be 100% absolutely sure your hardware stable like a rock or you intend to do something mission-critical on your desktop PC.

Quite time-consuming to run these tests.
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I setup PC, can post can BOOT, drivers installed game shows normal FPS, system is ready to go :s13:
 
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devilwahaha said:
I setup PC, can post can BOOT, drivers installed game shows normal FPS, system is ready to go :s13:
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For those of us who play games on PC, we still need to migrate the save files...good luck hunting down the save files which are all over the place. Luckily most of my games are on Steam cloud.
 
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Normally what i will do, just like my own PC, and other clients and forumers PC:

1. Install Windows 7 or 8.1
2. Install my trusty USB wireless adapter
3. Start downloading all drivers
4. Install all downloaded drivers
5. For AMD GPU users set overscan to maximize screen
6. Start force download of Windows update. IIRC 158 updates for Win7 and 30+ updates for Win8.1
7. Format HDD if any
8. Download Furmark and complete 15mins 1080p burn in test
9. Prime95 stress test for an hour
10. Memtest86 testing
11. HD Tune Testing

Total time for Win7 from start installation ~ 4hours
Win8.1 ~ 3.5hours
 
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For those of us who play games on PC, we still need to migrate the save files...good luck hunting down the save files which are all over the place. Luckily most of my games are on Steam cloud.
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Migrating save files is surprisingly easy, I did it once for Far Cry 3, simple copying of some config files throw inside some folder and voila :D

Anything less than 1TB worth of stuff wont take very long anyway if you transfer via internal SATA.

Besides, I will probably finish the game first before "migrating" to the new system to avoid the hassle altogether. If i started the game on the current PC, means the current PC definitely able to run the game well :D
 
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Hi Guys
Thanks for all startup guidance, its very much appreciated. Also please accept my apologies as no intention to cause offence. Dry humour is hard to convey online. I'll stay with slapstick.

Currently, I don't see the option to get into the bios when I start up the PC. I was planning to set the boot sequence to USB first in order to install windows.

Another problem is that I can start the PC, ie the fans power up. However, I cannot turn it off when I press the power switch again. I know the switch works because the systems is off when I fresh plug in the mains and hit the switch to turn it on.

I'm running the following setup if this info helps
MSI A88XI AC
AMD A10 7850
AMD R9 2x8 gb
HIS R7 250 iCooler 1GB GDDR5
Corsair H75
Samsung 850 128gb
Silverstone Tek 450W SFX Gold
Coolmaster elite 110 case
Mad Catz Rat 7 / Strike 5
 
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