Well, this is it..
A couple weeks ago I made this thread regarding building a PC.
After various delays (research, delivery delays etc.), I've finally got all the items minus the thermal paste which I am hoping to receive tomorrow.
I made a number of change to the components, added some accessories (e.g. Cordless Desktop), and ended up ordering items from 10 separate online stores. I might expand on both the service and the changes I've made later.
The purpose of this thread though is to ask if anyone knows a decent, "how to put everything together" website.
Previously I've done various upgrades (added/changing HD, video card, memory, various PCI cards and the likes), but I've actually not build a new PC from ground up.
I don't think it'll be particularly complicated. I know roughly where things goes, but there are certain details I am not too sure about. e.g. How to mount the Coolermaster Aero Lite onto the motherboard (there is no instruction whatsoever). Where do I connect the fans (I've heard of 3 pins and 4 pins connector, not sure what those are).
I am sure I can find the "how-tos" for each steps if I look into it..
But it'll be helpful to have a high-level guide, or a "check-list" just to make sure I haven't forgot anything..


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, then I clean it again with more gin.

Anyway the std gunk on the bottom of a new HS is not awful though certainly inferior to AS/CM compound. So long as you don't detach the HS the std stuff is more than fine, AS/CM is just more desirable for techies. No actual need for a wrist-strap either, even for an occasional PC builder. Just ensure your hands get regularly rubbed over something earthed like a radiator or the metal insides of your PC case (pref when plugged in) and avoid touching static filled things (hair or carpet). A big thing which can help is to only plug the power lead in to the wall when the HSF is attached to the CPU, most modern mobos have an auto-shutoff but some don't. Whenever working inside your PC it's also best to unplug the PC from the wall or flick the switch off (0) on the PSU, then wait 10 secs.
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