Yeah im selling him my current rig and a 23 inch LCD for like 380 and my new one cost me right at 800. Only problem is Thursday when it all gets in I've got to get it put together which I've never done and Idk if I trust myself to do. Trying to find a friend who might know how, really don't want to have to pay someone.
The first build is the scariest. Honestly though it's like assembling Legos. As long as you don't force pieces that don't want to cooperate you'll be fine. I would highly recommend buying an
Anti-Static Wrist Strap from Newegg, Radio Shack, Best Buy for like $5.
As far as assembly goes, the processor comes with a little arrow on one corner so you know which way to orient it with the motherboard. They fall into place, never force them into the socket. Make sure you secure the latch.
Most processors come with OEM heatsink and fan with pre-applied thermal compound. If so, I would just use that if you have no plans on OC'ing the processor. I'm running mt OEM HSF that came with the 3570K and I'm running 4.0GHz with no heat issues whatsoever.
If you have to apply the thermal compound it's easy. You can either put a dime sized drop on the center of the CPU and leave it as is, allowing the HSF to spread it with pressure. Or you can take a plastic bag wrapped around your pointer finger to spread it evenly across the surface.
Memory modules only fit one way, make sure they latch.
GPU's only fit one way, secure with screw.
SATA HDD and Optical Drives are self explanatory. I'd personally put the Optical drive on a SATA2 over SATA3, incase you slap in a few SSD's in the future.
The case pins for power, reset, hdd light, mic, headset, and grounds are tricky because they're tiny and hard to read. Most motherboards come with an adapter than you can plug into first, then stick directly onto the motherboard. Worst case scenario, check the manual, it'll show you which pins are for which cable.
When in doubt, ask us, I'm sure we can help.
Will post a pic later.