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post #1 of 32
6/7/12 at 11:01am
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Just ordered all the parts for my first build.

So here's the full setup I've ordered, and I'll be beginning the build as soon as everything arrives. Could start as soon as the middle of next week or next weekend. I'm located in Memphis, Tn. (The Hub) Nearly everything will be shipped from nearby, so I imagine it will arrive soon. Will try and post individual photos of things as they come in.

CASE
Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139013
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MOTHERBOARD
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD 990FX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736
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CPU
AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103961
450

GRAPHICS CARD
ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121623
450

RAM
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145344
450

SOLID STATE DRIVE
Corsair Performance Pro Series 2.5" 128GB SATA III (SSD) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233226

POWER SUPPLY
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139016
450

MONITOR
ASUS VH236H Black 23" 2ms Full HD Widescreen LCD Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059
474

DVD/CD DRIVE
ASUS DVD Burner 24X - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135240
450

OPERATING SYSTEM
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116992

Here are a few shots pre- POST test. (Wish me luck) before any cabling. Will have shots of that up soon.
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Here are the photos of the Post Test. It went smooth. Thank the computer building gods. This novice has been successful. Also a big thanks to my friend Dr. Vlad. He held my hand. : D
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And finally, a month later, I get to putting up some pics of the final build.
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Edited by bsziraky - 7/11/12 at 3:49pm
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6/7/12 at 11:02am
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subbed! always nice to see a high end amd build.
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post #3 of 32
6/11/12 at 6:44pm
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Check out the new pics. Thank you guys. Some final pictures going up soon, after the SSD arrives. Thank ya'll for this source of information, and thank you Asus and Corsair for great products. And NewEgg for good delivery, and biggest thanks to my friend Joe.
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6/11/12 at 7:17pm
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Check out the new pics. Thank you guys. Some final pictures going up soon, after the SSD arrives. Thank ya'll for this source of information, and thank you Asus and Corsair for great products. And NewEgg for good delivery, and biggest thanks to my friend Joe.

Yea I feel that I need to upgrade again now.
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7/10/12 at 5:05pm
hey i got that same mobo and IT CAME WITH THE RED STICKER on the top right hand corner of the box saying AMD FIRMWARE READY FX PROCESSOR AND IM PAIRING IT WITH THE FX 8150 like urz so did u ever update the bios or every thing worked out smooth ??? PLZ get back to me
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7/10/12 at 6:14pm
Nice looking build! subbed
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post #7 of 32
7/11/12 at 6:26am
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Yeah everything did turn out fine. After getting windows installed I ran the AI Suite II program and tried to auto update the bios, but it would get stuck loading or something, and I would close and chose to not mess with it since everything seems to be working fine atm. Ive been pretty lazy and havent finished posting the pictures of the final assembly. Thank for making a post on here, now that I know a few people are looking at it, Ill try and get that taken care of.
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7/11/12 at 8:11am
thanks for the respond!!! u rock thumb.gif
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7/11/12 at 10:19am
looks nice, i wish i had a little more budget for my GW2 rig, that sabertooth looks awesome(especially for ocing)
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post #10 of 32
7/11/12 at 3:53pm
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So, I posted some final pictures. Just a heads up with this motherboard, if you leave the default auto-overclocking feature on, even on normal mode, it will overclock itself past the ability of the stock fan for the cpu. It got hot on me a few times and scared me until I changed a few settings in the bios and limiting it to its default clock speed. It can go much higher, but it needs an after-market cooler. Also. I had trouble getting it to post, until I went ahead and plugged in the wire for the power button on the case. You can see that in the post test photo. Much easier than trying to short the pin. If you have any questions I'd be glad to help you out as much as I can. I'm still a novice. Good-luck.

P.S. if you would like a link to a great tutorial, this one helped me immensely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPIXAtNGGCw&feature=related
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