Computer build assistance

Yea I'm kinda avoiding Newegg if possible so I can purchase it all from one place and also because of the no tax and free shipping. Guess I forgot to look at the Mobo and didn't see DDR2.

Edit: The Corsair just sold out too ._.

The mobo I linked you to does have free shipping and if need be the tax for it isn't going to be too much.

GIGABYTE GA-785GMT-USB3 AM3 AMD 785G USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard +

A-DATA Gaming Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333G (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model AX3U1333GB2G8-2G ?

Very nice motherboard. The thing is loaded at a nice price.

I know little about A-DATA memory except to say they have had some terrific releases in the past year.

* I think you hit on a winning combination. Just F.Y.I. Gigabyte does have a qualified vendors list for memory per mobo model. You might want to check it out but it certainly isn't exshaustive.

Now that's a great combination, evilsmith.

Let us know how your build works out.

Hey, Sorry it's been awhile since I last posted. I haven't really gotten around to building the computer till today. After 4 hours of working on it I'm sad to say it doesn't work. I'm not an expert in building computers and it's been a year since I built my last one. To start things out the optical drive didn't fit my case and it was IDE, so I switched my SATA optical drive from my old computer. The PSU cords seem to be a bit confusing and all over the place and I'm pretty sure I've got everything plugged in (not sure if correctly).
Anyways so after I finish putting everything together I go and plug everything in. It boots up for the first time and it seems to be going alright. Then it says Loading Operating System and stays that way. Although on my initial boot it said insert a disk and I inserted my Windows XP CD everything seemed to be going alright. Then after a couple mins before I begin installing the OS I see blue screen of death. So I just reboot and try again but now it's just stuck on Loading Operating System and seems to get stuck there. I tried testing Hard drive from my old computer since it had OS and everything ready and it begins to load while on the loading screen I get the blue screen of death again.

So could it be RAM problem? CPU? or could I have not plugged everything in the right place? ( I've redone the Front Panel Header "F_Panel" like 6 times already). I hope you guys could help me out I don't want $600 down the drain ):. I'll try to get a friend to look at it too.

I have had this happen to me with a new build and I know many others who have as well. So I don't think you wasted your money. You did a lot of research and you listened to sound advice.

There will be others who have helped before and will come alongside and help you again.

I need to shut-down for the night but one question that comes to me is this: What is the order of your bootable devices? Is the CD drive first?

Thanks for the reassurance . and I have tried setting the CD Drive to first but doesn't seem to work :/. I've Goggled "Gigabyte Loading Operating System" and so far it seems to be a Hard drive problem. I'll try testing the hard drive on my working computer tomorrow to make sure.

What do you mean the optical drive did not fit your case? Even if it's IDE, the motherboard has 1 IDE port.

The PSU manual should explain exactly where each cord is to be connected.

Do you have a second HDD? Maybe you could try using the HDD from your other system and see whether you are able to install the OS.

It didn't fit my cast meaning I couldn't jam it in the case but its not a major problem I just used my SATA Optical drive from my other computer and it fit.

I don't believe the PSU manual had all that info but I can always try to double check.

I have tried putting a second HDD. The hard drive has an OS and everything else I have in it. But when it started booting it would load the windows to where you see the green bars (loading screen) going then it would reboot(crash) and you get a glimpse of a blue screen. (blue screen of death?) I've only tried it once but I guess I can try it again. I'll try to make sure it isn't a HDD problem and see if I can use the new HDD on my old computer.

I'll try to get pictures of what I've got plugged in and post em. So I've built the computer and tried to run it for the first time. It seems to start up fine you see the Gigabyte logo and it allows me to go into Bios after all that, a normal computer would start loading OS if they had one which I don't so it just says Loading Operating System and gets stuck there. Although I on my first initial boot up it actually asked for me to put a CD in so I just put my Windows XP CD Key it seemed to be installing normally but after a minute it crashed and give me the blue screen. So ever since then its just been stuck on Loading Operating System.

I'm not exactly sure what to look for to see if RAM and CPU is listed correctly or not but I'll go check again and post pictures of those too if needed.

It actually doesn't even ask me to press any key. It just gets stuck on Loading Operating System... _ As of this point the CDs I have for OS none of them are loading.

Since your second HDD already has an OS installed along with the drivers of the older machine it is but natural that there would be problems in booting into it. If possible try a fresh install of the OS on your second HDD and see if it works.

The BIOs doesn't seem to have any info on the name of my Processor all I see is 3100 mhz and bunch of other stuff for my voltage. And I've I already tried putting CD-ROM Drive before my Hard Drive in boot order. And as I've stated before I can't even boot in my CD so I can't even attempt a fresh install it just get stuck on Loading Operating System... _ .

@Ritwik7 As of now I don't really want to delete everything off my old Hard Drive what I think I'm going to try to do is install the OS into the new hard drive using my old computer.

Well Thanks for all your help but I think I've fixed it by installing Vista OS on my old computer. While installing I basically just removed everything and basically rebuilt it again. After that I put my new Hard Drive into the new comp and it worked. So thanks again.

Good to know everything works fine. However, when you say you installed the OS on your new HDD using the old PC, did you also install the drivers? Or did you install them after switching the HDD into the new PC.

I installed the drivers after I put the HDD on the new PC everything as of now seems to work fine.