I'm building a pc now, HELP ME!

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#1 Coughs
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I've only put the cpu on the mobo and then put the heatsink on, then put it in case and put network card, sound card and graphics card in look:

What do I do next please help me?

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#2 SSJBen
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Insert your HDD and RAM of course.

Then connect all your wires. After that, some cable management.

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#3 1nverted
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I would suggest plugging in your case jumpers asap as they area always a pain in the ass to get to once all your cabling is in place. I would then setup or RAM and HDD's and do all your cabling last. What video card is that?

Oh, and we have the same power supply, Antec 850w TruePower Quattro right? It's a beast.

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#4 darkmagician06
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um...lol? you shouldnt be building a PC if you dont know what to do next. and why doesnt you motherboard have ethernet built in?

just pop in the ram, hdd, and cd drive and power everything and you should be fine

edit: watch these videos..there are 5 parts ill give you the first part link cause im lazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldJNp6wdfqI

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#5 Coughs
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3870x2, How do I get the hdd cages out of the antec 900 and what are the jumpers this is my first time building a pc sorry.
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#6 WDT-BlackKat
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To get the HD cages out you unscrew them then they slide out the front, complete with the fan assembly. There's two of them.

As another poster said, you definitely need to hook up all the front panel cables before getting too far along or you'll have serious trouble getting to everything. See your motherboard manual and the case manual for what plugs into where.

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#7 SSJBen
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The best place to get help is from your MANUALS actually.

READ THEM.

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#8 1nverted
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Are you aware that the 3870GX2 requires additional power from the PSU? Judging from that picture you have a case fan right up against the right edge of the card, which is usually where the power connector is. Make sure you can fit the cable.
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#9 xipotec
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Maybe I can help....
Manuals are you best friend, love em. I used my case and MOBO manuals every few minutes. They look like they are 15 years old now.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26255430&page=0

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