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cdb · 8th Nov 2009, 22:38

My current pc is 8 years old and slowing, so I thought I'd do what I planned for years and build a new one.

This is what I've ordered so far:-

Coolermaster HAF932 case
Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer motherboard
Intel i7 860 cpu
Zalman CNPS10X Quiet CPU Cooler
8G (4x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600) memory
2x 1TB F3 spinpoint hard drives
blu ray reader/dvd writer combo
usb floppy/card reader combo

As soon as the OCZ Z1000m 80 plus gold psu comes into stock I'll have one of those.

I have a tube of artic silver 5 thermal compund here from a couple of years back. Will it be ok to use some or should I get some new stuff, if so, what's best?

Now I now I also need an OS. Win 7 64bit is planned.

Do I need a seperate modem card like my current pc or do the Realtek 81112L Dual Gb LAN connections on my motherboard act as the modem connection?

I'm going to use the monitor, mouse and keyboard from my current pc. Mouse and keyboard are a couple of years old if that and the monitor is still going strong from 2001 (18" 1280x1024 lcd)

Is there anything I'v forgot?

Any advice/suggestions welcome.

Forgot to ask. How do I copy all the files off my old ide hard drives to the new sata ones? (photos and stuff)

Horizon · 8th Nov 2009, 22:44

double post

Slizza · 8th Nov 2009, 22:46

EDIT: Never seens the other post....

cdb · 8th Nov 2009, 22:55

Mods delete this thread please.

Editing the 1st post to add a question seemed to duplicate the thread instead.

8th Nov 2009, 22:38	#1
cdb No comment Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: N Yorks Posts: 33	New build, Have I forgot anything? My current pc is 8 years old and slowing, so I thought I'd do what I planned for years and build a new one. This is what I've ordered so far:- Coolermaster HAF932 case Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer motherboard Intel i7 860 cpu Zalman CNPS10X Quiet CPU Cooler 8G (4x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600) memory 2x 1TB F3 spinpoint hard drives blu ray reader/dvd writer combo usb floppy/card reader combo As soon as the OCZ Z1000m 80 plus gold psu comes into stock I'll have one of those. I have a tube of artic silver 5 thermal compund here from a couple of years back. Will it be ok to use some or should I get some new stuff, if so, what's best? Now I now I also need an OS. Win 7 64bit is planned. Do I need a seperate modem card like my current pc or do the Realtek 81112L Dual Gb LAN connections on my motherboard act as the modem connection? I'm going to use the monitor, mouse and keyboard from my current pc. Mouse and keyboard are a couple of years old if that and the monitor is still going strong from 2001 (18" 1280x1024 lcd) Is there anything I'v forgot? Any advice/suggestions welcome. Forgot to ask. How do I copy all the files off my old ide hard drives to the new sata ones? (photos and stuff)

8th Nov 2009, 22:44	#2
Horizon Dremel Worthy Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 483	double post __________________ Vote for Freeman '09 Vote Now & Oct 8-15

8th Nov 2009, 22:46	#3
Slizza beautiful to demons Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 720	EDIT: Never seens the other post.... __________________ Case: Coolermaster HAF:PSU: 850W Corsair :Mobo: Asus P6T Deluxe CPU:Core I7 920 @3.6Ghz Memory: 6Gb Corsair 1600Mhz :HDD:1TB Spinpoint +320Gb Spinpoint :GPU: Nvidia GTX 280

8th Nov 2009, 22:55	#4
cdb No comment Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: N Yorks Posts: 33	Mods delete this thread please. Editing the 1st post to add a question seemed to duplicate the thread instead.