Yet another vid card thread

[Dark_Raven]

Not hard to open the case, stick the card in and install the software.

[Darque]

Installing the cards is the hardest part! 

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then I'm awesome

[Fenghuang]

To be fair the whole thing's just plug'n'play, and Bok only has to take stuff back because he doesn't research his specs enough. I just find seating the cards hard because some of them are so damn flimsy. I'm always worried I'll break them.

[Bokishi]

I do research, just some part is sometimes defective.

[angshuman]

Hooking up all those itsy-bitsy wires from the case (USB, audio, power, HDD, etc.) onto the motherboard is the most annoying part. In general, wiring up is annoying. Installing Windows/Linux is a close second.

[Dark_Raven]

Installing the cards is the hardest part! 

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then I'm awesome

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You can do that?

[metadigital]

I think static is an overlooked danger. It will FRY components like RAM as one's fingers pass within a spark's distance.

[Dark_Raven]

Which is why you ground yourself by touching the case before you start to do anything inside the computer.

[metadigital]

Yes.

 

 

Have the power cable connected (there is an earth lead in it) as you touch the case, then take it out, and continue with the "operation".

[Dark_Raven]

Or wear one of those wristbands that you put on your wrist and attach it to the case.

[mkreku]

Or touch a radiator just before you start working on your sensitive equipment.

[Darque]

Installing the cards is the hardest part! 

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then I'm awesome

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You can do that?

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Cards, drives, OS's... I even set up the router here.

[Dark_Raven]

I can't do networking. Tried it once and it did not work.

[Bokishi]

Installing RAM is pretty hard to. Always a combination of push hard and be gentle.

[Darque]

networking sucks I hope I never have to do it again.

[Darque]

Installing RAM is pretty hard to. Always a combination of push hard and be gentle.

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Oh, I can do RAM too

 

the only thing I wont attempt is a power supply and a motherboard/CPU

[Dark_Raven]

When I tried it, the computers did not show up on each machine. Everything was connected, everything was on, I followed the instructions on how to do it, and nothing.

[Darque]

Did you set up each computer to connect to the network and allow file sharing between them? (I'm assuming you were using XP)

[Dark_Raven]

Yes to all the above. Win XP was on both computers.

[Darque]

Hmmm, I'm not sure then

 

It's been 2 years since I set it up, and I never encountered something like this

[angshuman]

Or wear one of those wristbands that you put on your wrist and attach it to the case.

Aye, it makes you look like a pro. :cool: I always wear mine when I'm assembling someone else's machine in front of them.

[metadigital]

I always think it looks dorky. But that why it is more important to do it. :D

[WITHTEETH]

Dorks unite! I've got one too, you have to play the part. :D

[mkreku]

When I got a new computer case (on my birthday, exactly one week ago) I moved everything from my old case to the new one and installed a new GPU and soundcard. That was the first time I ever installed a motherboard for myself. I have, however, built other people's computers from the ground up. It's funny that I think it's much more stressing to build my own computer than others. Shouldn't it be the other way around?

 

My new computer case:

 

 

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[Bokishi]

Nice mkreku