Gaming PC Building Tutorial - Installing Graphics Cards

[blackiceromance1991]

damn ....that CF grafix card and PSU look cool...wish had a enough money...too expensive in my country for that thing..ati 6990 4gb ddr5 850usd.....lol....

[SuperMagicClan]

there is peple aout there who really spend on this thing

[Vlad21scorpion]

fat guy

[fluffydude56]

hey man what does SLI actually do? im new to building computers and was just wondering

[iamahermit]

@fluffydude56 SLI (Scalable Link Interface), Pretty much if you have two video cards in SLI it will share the load and give you better performance.

[fluffydude56]

@iamahermit oh ok cool man thx

[RoflCopter2207]

How many power wires are there from a corsair 850watt power supply, I'm new to pc building and I'm wandering where you get all those wires from

[Spartan117FS]

@RoflCopter2207

It includes all the necessary power cables that are plugged into the power supply.

If you need more, you can always get molex or sata splitters.

[ooohhhshiny]

I need help! i bought a graphics card that takes a 6 and 8 pin pci. thats fine but my power supply is one where you have to plug a seperate periferal cord in for each thing to keep everything clean. the problem is i can either have a 12v3 or 12v4 output from my power supply to my graphics supply and idk which one to use. i just randomly chose to try the 12v3 and my computer turns on but shuts down right after. please help or message me if you need more details.

[KlantimSwec]

Fato..

[demonsparkx]

hello and welcome to another episode of "is it a good idea to microwave this?" i sware i thought i was about to hear that lmao

[Playythis]

i envy you guys who have enough money to spend on those custom parts for a pc...

[Dreamst8r]

@Playythis its called not having a girlfriend lol. they drain all your monies

[OhDangJason]

@Playythis

lol, i actually found a really good build that can run crysis 2 on high settings, and its only 650 bucks, u just gotta know where to look :D

[Geezusbabyelephants1]

Could i crossfire Sapphire 6850's on a 650w 80+ bronze psu?

[Spartan117FS]

@Geezusbabyelephants1

Yes

[strikeBOXproductions]

btw my gfx card is ATI Radeon HD 3400 series

[strikeBOXproductions]

i have interl(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU 2.53GHz RAM 4G (3.25 usable) 32bit could my pc handle a sapphire radeon hd 6850? Please respond soon thanks

[Grimz92]

I have no idea where to connect the power supply to the computer. I only have one free cable for some reason. Where do I connect the other cable to the computer? I don't know anything about this stuff

[threatfiree]

@Grimz92 so why the hell would you build one D:

[CRACKPOTATOE]

That's one big fucking computer case ( ' )( ' )

[rakib567]

my computer has 280 power supply.

what graphics card do u reccomend?

[Spartan117FS]

@rakib567

I would not reccomend getting a new graphics card without upgrading the power supply.

[rakib567]

@Spartan117FS what should u reccomend for a power supply ????

i have a :

i3 3.30GHz

4.00 GB RAM

500GB HARD DRIVE + 320 GB HARD DRIVE

WINDOWS 7 64 BIT

LENOVO MANIFACTURE MOTHERBOARD

I ALSO HAVE INTEGRETED INTEL HD GRAPHICS 2000

WHAT SUPPLY SHOULD I GET AND WHAT VIDEO CARD??? :)

[uber123321]

@rakib567 is a real?

[Hellion73]

@Spartan117FS Hi, Just one question mate, i have a Elite 500w P4 power suply and i have a brand new EVGA GeForce GTX560 Ti 448 Cores, uninstalled yet, so, can i install that card whit my actual power suply? thanks in advace

[Spartan117FS]

@Hellion73

500 watts is sufficient to run a GTX 560, if you want to SLI them I would reccomend a bigger power supply.

[Hellion73]

@Spartan117FS Heya have happy NY tnx for the reply, i had upgrade my PWS as you suggeted for a 1200 w dvs, but i have a problemt: Everything is workin just fine, except when i play a game called Total War, one of my favs by the way, but in the moment i begin the action, my UPS stars to beep, and the speed fan voltage monitor that i use to check my sistem, shows the Voltage up to 80-85 c on the CPU. So, my doubt is that must i Upggrade my UPS to match the voltages of my PWS?

[Spartan117FS]

@Hellion73

Okay, it's really difficult to make sense out of this post for me, sot if you could clear it up a bit it could help. Could you please tell me what you mean by "my "UPS" stars to beep" What is this UPS? by PWS I assume you mean the power suplly? And I think you got voltages and temperatures mixed up. None the less, the power supply will never feed more electricity then it needs to so you dont need to upgrade other components to keep up with the power supply..

[Hellion73]

@Spartan117FS Sorry if i didnt explain more clearly to you about this issue. When i said "my "UPS" stars to beep", i refer to my voltage regulator and Battery Back Up wich when i play those games that i mention to you, begin to make a "beep" sound kind of alarm, and yes PWS stands for Power Supply. I ask you this 'cos i cant remember that where i read about an advice to upgrade the battery back up alongside whit the PC power supply, to avoid this kind of issues.

[Spartan117FS]

@Hellion73

I've seen alot of backup battery operated power supplies, and usually the standart maximum output varies from 500-800 watts, if you have a 1200w power supply, obviously the backup battery is not enough. You should check on the Battery Backup device what the maximum output is, and if it does not meet the requirements you will certainly need to replace the device. Personally I just plug my PC directly into the wall.

[sdm1234567890]

@rakib567 that is WAY too low!

[KwyjiboIsAnApe]

Your eight pin cpu power cable looks terrible hanging through your graphics cards. route it behind your case!

[sk8boy64]

What Kind Of PC Case Is That ?

[schmoc95]

i have an asus power peak 300w ATX and it doesnt have a pci express cable. What can I do?I need it to connect a grafic board ( NVIDIA GPU. (9800GTX+) . Pls someone healp me .

[Spartan117FS]

@schmoc95

You need a Molex to PCI-E cable adapter.

[schmoc95]

@Spartan117FS I bought one and it worked perfectly :D Thanks mate :P

[strikerm70]

Would be so much easier if you lay the system flat......

[Spartan117FS]

@strikerm70

Yes, that would work too. However I had to combat against my camera when I was building the system flat (as either the camera was getting on the way, or I was getting on the way of the camera.

[RichardLvsHisBabys]

nice video m8 emm am a bout to get the 450 gtx nvidia, how i come about uninstaling my old card first could u message me and send the steps plz :-)

[Spartan117FS]

@RichardLvsHisBabys

To uninstall the card, you just do the installation backwards.

Remove the retention screw that you see me installing at 2:55 then remove the card by holding down on the retention bracket on the PCI-E Slot. (on the video you can see the white bracket on the end of the red lane of the motherboard)

[m0cahacker]

where these kids get money to buy this?

[Spartan117FS]

@m0cahacker

I'm a grown adult working two jobs, full and part time.

[m0cahacker]

@Spartan117FS kk i noticed that when i went to youre chanel but here you look like a child are you still an artist?

[Spartan117FS]

@m0cahacker

I'm studying fine arts, yes. My life is pretty rough since I don't have much free time at the moment. I go to school during days, work during nights and weekends.

[VvUltimateHelpervV]

@Spartan117FS Neva mind,He has never seen something like this with kids...

[Spartan117FS]

@VvUltimateHelpervV

I might be on the younger side yes, and by many standarts and cultures I am indeed "Just a kid". However I did pay for the PC setup from the money I got from my job, and I also live in my own apartment and drive my own car. Do those things sound like something little children do?

[VvUltimateHelpervV]

@Spartan117FS Awesome...

[dasbasti1990]

have you got an episode of "how to plug in usb?" ive heard its almost that hard!!!

[Kojis92]

Can I put a crossfire on with HIS Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2GB and GIGABYTE ATI Radeon HD6950 1GB ? or it's just as long as it's the same which is 2x card of Radeon HD 6950? right?

[XZ1PB]

i have question can i put sli bringe to EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti and PNY VCGGTX550TXPB GeForce GTX 550 Ti i'm not sure if i can i don't what get burned some thing.

[Spartan117FS]

@XZ1PB

You will need two identical graphics cards to run SLI.

[XZ1PB]

@XZ1PB thx for the tip this my first time buying parts for my custom computer

[stigcheese]

Okies well i have Gtx 560 recently and am gonna soon fit it i was wondering do i need two 6 pin pci express supplementary power connectors in and connected to 2 Molex cables in each of them ?

[Spartan117FS]

@stigcheese

You will need two 6 pin connectors or 4 molex connectors with the adapters.

Make sure you have a good power supply, depending on your rig you would need a power supply around 600w

[noor263]

@Spartan117FS WTF Install the i intel thingy?

[Back25Attack]

My current computer has an nVidia GeForce 210 and a power supply of 350 Watts. If I want to upgrade my graphics card to a nVidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB would I need a bigger power suppy?

[Spartan117FS]

@Back25Attack

lol YES.

The 580 peaks at higher then 350 watts, you will need atleast a 650w to run a 580. Preferably 800 watts

[Back25Attack]

@Spartan117FS Haha, I figured. Is there any way to tell if my motherboard can handle the 580 as well? I don't know much about motherboards, and I want to make sure that if I upgrade to a better graphics card that everything will work right..

[Spartan117FS]

@Back25Attack

Well, I would not reccomend a GTX 580 for you if you don't understand what your motherboard/cpu are.

Since you have a 350w power supply, I assume that your CPU is quite old, and you would run into bottlenecking with anything above a GT540. To run a card like GTX 580, you will need a good CPU too.

If you are building a rig with a GTX 580, you should start from scratch, or have a previously top of the line board. However, the requirment for 580 is PCI-E x16 2.0 slot. On the mobo.

[Back25Attack]

@Spartan117FS So would it be better/cheaper to just build a brand new rig from scratch? I've thought about just doing that, but thought maybe it'd be cheaper to just get new parts. But my current computer is old, and can handle games at low-mid settings (CoD 4 and MW2), but I want to be able to play games like BF3 and MW3 at High-Ultra settings. And I also edit a lot with Sony Vegas and After Effects. So I'm assuming a new rig would be the best thing to do.?

[Spartan117FS]

@Back25Attack

Well a GTX 560 TI will be fine for running Ultra, you won't really need anything like a 580 for that.

But from the sounds of it, I would definately reccomend assembling a new PC. If you slam a GTX 580 in your current rig, you will still propably not be able to run ultra since the CPU will bottleneck your system.

[Back25Attack]

@Spartan117FS Would the GTX 560 TI work on my current computer if I just got a new power supply?

[Spartan117FS]

@Back25Attack

What CPU do you have?

[Back25Attack]

@Spartan117FS Intel Core i5

[Spartan117FS]

@Back25Attack

I need to know the specific model, clock frequency etc.

run dxdiag for specs.

[Back25Attack]

@Spartan117FS Intel Core i5 CPU  750 @ 2.67GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz

[Spartan117FS]

@Back25Attack

Yeah, that should be sufficient for a GTX 560 TI. Just get a good power supply and make sure that you have a PCI-E x16 2.0 port on your motherboard.

[Back25Attack]

@Spartan117FS Is that the same place that my current graphics card would be at?

[HHH1997]

er would be easy for a beginer to install it?

[Spartan117FS]

@HHH1997

Yes, very very easy =)

[TurbidAttack954]

Yo fatty it's gonna damage the wire

[Spartan117FS]

@TurbidAttack954

Yo noob, I have run the cable like this for the last 8 years of assembling my rigs, on some cases it's the only way plausible to run the wire since it's too short. Definately won't break the wire and will make the rig look ever so cleaner.

[DomeShotz559]

I was thinking of building an affordable gaming PC for around $600-$1000, but I don't really know where to start, btw, I'm completely new to building PC's and parts for PC's. I need help, can anyone assist me?

[nokiaovi1]

Paras suomalainen ikinä! :D

[dannyperez2k11]

how much would it cost to build something like that?

[Spartan117FS]

@dannyperez2k11

So far my rig has cost me a little above 3200 euros (4400 U.S. dollars), but Finland is super expensive. If you live in the states you can propably get the same stuff for 2500-3000 U.S. dollars.

[abshassan]

very nice bud, get these bad boys watercooled! ASAP. hehehe :)

[zodiac868]

Just curious, how much did all this cost?

[Spartan117FS]

@ItsBubbs

It's okay for the cable to touch any of the components inside your PC.

Just make sure that when doing your cable management, they are not blocking any fans. Including the fans that you may have on your graphics cards.

[xNeroBiersack6x]

another one who dies virgin ._.

[58headshot]

@xNeroBiersack6x lol u look like a little emo bitch.

[xNeroBiersack6x]

@58headshot i am :)