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Old 03-23-2006, 04:57 PM   #1
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ripped apart my computer today!

today i ripped apart an old computer that i got from my dads office. it is one of those workspace pcs, (the kind that lies flat not up) and it is very very old and its pretty crappy. i took it apart and put it back together, but it would not turn on as it was broken in the first place. hopefully this will give me the go ahead to build my gaming rig. also, i want to put a dvd drive in my good computer, and are there any errors i could make that would seriously damage the system? i know about static shock and that but what could seriously go wrong? James.
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Old 03-23-2006, 05:01 PM   #2
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Biggest thing on a BIY computer is to buy quality parts especially the PSU. Cheap parts have caused new builds to go up in smoke and flames,
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Old 03-23-2006, 05:33 PM   #3
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ok. is there anything that could go wrong with an existing computer? like if i put a dvd drive in on one i have already built, whats the worst that could happen?
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