hi guys... i ordered a computer from cyberpower last week and it is coming in sometime next week and i just need some help.. i am a computer noob.. but i would like to know how to identify the parts and stuff once i get it.. how do i check it the parts is the right one where do i look etc etc. i ordered a p4 3.2 dual core and i wanna see if its the right one and not a 2.8 overclocked to a 3.2 i want what i paid for so if i paid for a 3.2 i want a 3.2 not an overclocked 2.8.. can you guys help me figure this out.. i know cyberpower can be trusted but i would just like to take percaution. thanks

 

Bump this thread once you have the computer and it's setup..

 

There are many free diagnostic utilities that will give you a report.

 

ok will do... they said its going to be shiped this monday or tuesday... so i should recieve it by the end of this week coming

 

BUMP.. this is what i should've got...

CAS: CoolerMaster Praetorian 730 RC-730 Aluminum Tower 420W Case (Black Color)
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CD: SONY 16X DVD-ROM [+3] (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: (Special Price) LG GWA-4161 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Pentium® D 940 Dual-Core CPU @ 3.2GHz 800FSB 2x2MB Cache 64-Bit [+114]
CABLE: Round Cable Upgrade for Hard Drive, Optical Drive & Floppy Drive [+19]
FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS
FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (BLACK COLOR)
HDD: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive [+19]
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 104 PS/2 Keyboard [-1] (Logitech Office Pro - Black Color)
MOUSE: Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse [+2] (BLACK COLOR)
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5ND2-SLI nForce4 Chipset LGA775 DDR2/667 SATA RAID Dual PCIE w/7.1Audio,GbLAN,&USB2
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 DDR2/667 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select)
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition [+15]
POWERSUPPLY: STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY PLUS ONE-YEAR ONSITE SERVICE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
TVRC: Media Center Remote Control [+35]
USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6200 Graphics with TurboCache supporting 256MB 16X PCI Express VIDEO CARD

now i got liquid cooling do i add water or anything to it?????? what do i go to figure out i got what i paid for and what are somethings i should do.. my first time having liquid cooling

 

Not bad, I prefer AMD CPUs and I would've bumped up the video card to at least a 6800, but then again I game. If you ever plan to upgrade, your power supply won't be adequate. That CPU should be good for a while though.

Try http://www.pcpitstop.com/ when you get the machine. Simplist thing is to right click 'My Computer' then 'Properties' after that you can run through 'Hardware' - 'Device Manager' to see check what you got.

 

i got the machine already.. and ive been using it since yesterday i dont know if i should add anything to the liquid cooling or anything... but its running fine...