Extreme IV Build Advice

[z0ki]

"zOki, I understand your worries regarding the mobo installation - I'm always concerned at that point of a build too... But here are some tips which always helped me and never had any issue with this process:

Hey mate thaks a ton for those points!!! That actually made it seem a lot more clearer for me and will be using it during my install of it!! Can't wait!!

I really appreciate that mate thanks

Greetings zOki from one Aussie RoGer to another!!! one of the best features you will find in your case, is that on the mounting plate, you should be able to see very fine lines etched into it, which guide you to mounting in the necessary standoffs. Just look for the ones that have E-ATX above them and you will be fine, or...you can do a test run and screw in the mounts to your board and place the board on the mounting plate to see where you will need to screw the mounts into the case

haha hey mate Glad there is a fellow aussie on here Yeah i've already put the stand off's in when i first got my case cause i was excited haha and just used the picture in the user manual guide to check out the fittings and its lined up!

WIll be picking up the rest of my hardware in the next day or so hopefully! So will post pics once i get it all up and running!

[Zka17]

You're very welcome, zOki! Please, let us know how is going, maybe some pictures too...

[z0ki]

Yeah i will def get some pics up this weekend hopefully! Ill put it in a separate thread

Just a quick question though i got this ram as recommended by a few people

G Skill 16G(4X4G) DDR3 2133MHZ PC3-17000 CL9(L9Q-16GBZH)

Where do i put the 4x ram sticks? Just the red? or can i fill up black and red slots on the right side?

I see there is a specific order to have them in but i do not quite understand it..

[Arne Saknussemm]

Put them all in the red slots. You need to fill all the slots of one colour to have the RAM run quad channel. The manual recommends red first.

[Sound Solutions]

Yeah mate i sure will! I'm either going to be building it this weekend coming or next weekend as I might be busy this weekend. The case already comes with 3x 140mm fans but you can have up to 10 I believe so I will be adding more fans to it which
should give beneficial air flow through the case plus its becoming winter here in Australia and possibly by the summer time I will look at custom water cooling loops

As for the XMP yeah I had come across something about it in the user manual last night when I had a quick read will check
again tonight for some night time reading

This is actually going to be my first computer build so will take my time with it from connecting everything correctly to
proper cable management will be worth the wait! hehe

Just a bit worried about inserting the motherboard into the case as i don't want the "stand offs" to touch the motherboard on the back I read that it can short circuit the board! So that's the only thing that has me a bit worried the cpu insertion seems straight forward but as i said inserting the motherboard to the backplate in the case and lining up the stand offs with the holes
could be a bit daunting as i dont want to touch anywhere else with the stand offs.

Fingers crossed lol

I'm using the same motherboard and case also, I made a paper template so I knew exactly where to place the standoffs. It only takes a few minutes with the potential to save you hundreds of dollars.