Re-Build!

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I've been pretty cramped up in my old case so I went out and bought a HAF 932 along with Xigmatek HSF last week. The reason I wasn't on the forums the past couple days is that I've been messing with my computer. For those who don't know, here are my specs:
-Phenom II x6 1055T Thuban
-Sapphire Radeon HD 5770
-Xigmatek BALDER CC HSF
-Cooler Master HAF 932
-Western Digital Caviar Blue
-HEC XPOWER780 600W PSU
-ASUS M4A88TD-V Evo/USB3
-etc
I just rebuilt my PC yesterday, and got it up and running now. I took pics, but the camera is elsewhere so I'll post them later. It was an interesting and semi-eventful build, which is why I am posting this up here.

1st happening: Now this was very weird and quite disconcerting. When I went to take the stock HSF off, it wouldn't budge. I had to strain so hard to take the heatsink off of the mobo that the CPU came with it, stuck to the bottom. Yes, it popped out while locked in place. It was even harder to separate it from the heatsink. I ended up sticking a plastic wedge between the heatsink bottom and the PCB of the CPU, twisting until it popped off. This took an amazing amount of force and absolutely mutilated the plastic wedge. I was worried when the CPU leaped into the air and went smack against the metal tabletop, but luckily no damage was visible. Anybody have any similar experience with AMD thermal compound? They ought not to use glue.

2nd happening: This occurred much later. When I finally went to start it up this morning, it gave me a screen in POST with a brief message that said something something "incomplete" something. It just flashed so quickly all I saw was "incomplete." When it went to load the OS, it said "no bootable partition in drive." I didn't have time for this so I turned it off and left. Now, it boots up fine. Any thoughts?

3rd happening: This is the one that I need some help with now. My case fan, particularly the red LED one in front, is making a clicking noise. I cleared all of the cables, and still it's making noise. It's not hitting anything, but I think I notice a slight movement in the casing.

observations: wow, this case is HUGE. Easily twice the size of my old mid tower. I feel like I shrunk... it also makes my desk even more frigid than before. Impressive indeed.
 
1st: you are suppose to twist the heat sink off, so unlatch it and give it a little twist, and it should come off with little effort

2nd, no idea....

3rd. try pushin on the fan, like the actual fan up, it could have separated a little from the motor... just my 2 cents...
 
Thanks! I tried it with the fan, at first I pushed gently and nothing happened but when I gave it a good solid hit it stopped. I feel stupid about the heatsink now...
 
Re: Re-Build! WARNING: LARGE IMAGES

Before:

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During (the build):

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Wow this case is huge!

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the old case, gutted

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Motherboard and video card, ready for action!

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Here we see the heatsink stuck to the CPU.

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CPU cleaned and ready to go. My leatherman was very useful in this process :D

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Testing the paste spread. Looks OK to me!

After:

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Re-built and ready for action!

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Hows my cable management?


What do you think?
 
looks good to me, do you have a top exhaust fan?

get 460, 470, 480, 580, 5830, 5850, 5870, 5970, 6850 or a 6870 and this will be a capable rig
 
1st: you are suppose to twist the heat sink off, so unlatch it and give it a little twist, and it should come off with little effort

2nd, no idea....

3rd. try pushin on the fan, like the actual fan up, it could have separated a little from the motor... just my 2 cents...


I'm pretty sure the second one has something to do with the CPU cache. It happened when I flashed my bios too.
 
I may be moving my comp over to a new case today. I need to get pics if/when I do. ;)
 
looks good to me, do you have a top exhaust fan?

get 460, 470, 480, 580, 5830, 5850, 5870, 5970, 6850 or a 6870 and this will be a capable rig

Yea, the HAF comes with a 230/200mm fan pre-installed up top and I stuck in an extra 120mm one. I think if I made all my fans intakes, I'd be putting over 450 CFM of air into my case.

and about the graphics cards- were I to upgrade, I'd probably get another 5770 to run in crossfire. From what I've seen that kind of a setup would perform at least as well as a single HD 5850.
 
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