Building an AMD system

CDsDontBurn

It'll short the board......i know this from personal experience .

WildChild

Stock heatsink was used in this guide as shown with thermal pad shown also, As far as the voiding of warranties yes ...using anything other then the thermal pad included with the stock heatsink according to AMD will void the warranty, because of this simple reason, to many people were just slopping the thermal paste on the cpu's by lack of knowledge, and frying them, they are less worried about the 64 bit chips because of the covering over the core.

GutterPunk

what about oem that doesnt come with hs/f they dont have warranty right?

WildChild

Usually they give depending on where you purchase from a 30/60 day warranty, I have seen some that give a year's warranty though with OEM cpu's. But the warranty is not valid with AMD as a retail box cpu would be (3 yr warranty on retail box)

AMD Warranty Info:
Right from the Warranty:

This Limited Warranty shall be null and void if the AMD processor that is the subject of this Limited Warranty is used with any heatsink/fan other then the one provided herewith.

This Limited warranty does not cover damages due to external causes, including improper use, problems with electrical power, accident, neglect, alteration, repair, improper installation, or improper testing.

CDsDontBurn

through my work, we manage to sell OEM AMD processors with a 1yr. manfacturer warranty. Depending on the circumstances, we will RMA the processor and the customer will get a new one 4-6 weeks later.

GutterPunk

hmmm so only retailer can rma or what?

WisMerHill

Maybe another tip to include:

When using a videocard which needs a molex powerconnector (like R9700Pro, FX6800 and so) it's advisable to use a seperate rail for only the videocard and so not to connect any other devices to that specific string

CDsDontBurn

i don't know, but my guess is yes.

GutterPunk

well newegg has an odd policy on not accepting cpus back... well its not odd its understandable... people forcing processors in place and such. but still sometimes u get those retailers who are jerks about it.... i think unless i had a biz i would only buy retail for now

CDsDontBurn

retail is alright. All you get is a HSF and 3yr. manufacturer warranty vs. CPU itself, and 1yr. manufacturer warranty. stock cooling sux. I wouldn't spend less than $25 on cooling. i'm really looking at a thermalright sp-94 right now to keep my scottie cool and get 4.2 !

GutterPunk

well im gonna hit 4.0 w/ a new hs/f i hope 2.8c

CDsDontBurn

that's a 1.2 Ghz OC man.....g'luck.

martmcin

very useful guide, keep them coming!

nbacrazy

seems easy

k1ng

Nice guide.

narwal

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon Jon has our first guide done, which is "building your first AMD system", click the link to visit the guide. Please post your comments or questions in this thread, cheers.

Very comprehensive! Easy to understand with the help of illustration.

By the way, do I need to wear a non-static wrist strip before touching those components? thx.

Zardon

nice to see this guide from 4 years ago is still getting hits !

If you discharge static by touching the chassis you should be ok, just dont be walking around or leaving the hardware on static surfaces. an anti static wrist strip is always a good idea if you have one however.

narwal

Since my laptop's warranty expired by the end of Feb 2008, I'm thinking to get the following computer components for a new budget type (desktop):

1. Abit NF-M2 Socket AM2 Motherboard
2. Crucial PC2-6400 DDR2-800 1GB
3. AMD A64x2 4000+ Dual-Core Socket AM2 CPU (ADO40001AA5DD) BOX
4. Lite-On LH-20AIP 20x DVD writer IDE
5. Acer ALi916W 19" LCD (DVI) monitor
6. Creative SB Audigy Value 7.1 PCI Sound card
7. Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (x86) edition
8. Hitachi 120GB SATA-I hard disk

Anyone would like to offer your insight this configuration, thx.

temeteus82

get 2GB ram vista works better.

narwal

thx for quick response. Would you like to tell me more about why do you suggest to use 2GB instead of 1GB? thx again.

temeteus82

You might want to read this : Vista Workshop: More RAM, More Speed

And let's not get off-topic in here. If you have more questions you can start a thread where you can ask the questions.

SSXeon

Yeah good guide, building a pc isnt hard (you just need to be calm and careful) and its also fun as crap. Tho thats some pretty outdated hardware.

Anyways good write up!

narwal

thanks. will consider that

Mourgolikos

Very good job!
It is very detailed! And the pictures are clear!

Thanks

WildChild

Where it may be outdated @ hardware, the basic actions are basically the same, maybe ill do an updated one shortly, with updated hardware etc.

WC