Avoiding Common PC Building Traps - Episode 1
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- What are some common pitfalls of building your own PC, and how do you avoid them?
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i read too often that people plug their Monitor into the Mainboard instead of the graphics card and run on Intel HD graphics for months or even years before understanding why the PC is so slow... or even think the shitty performance is normal. DON'T DO THAT!
ZeroB4NG I think modern boards shut off that port when a GPU is plugged in. Good point though!
did this when i built my first rig, but thank god it disabled the port so when i did that i just got a black screen. then realised my mistake and fixed it.
ZeroB4NG PC doesn't display when there is external GPU. since Pentium D era. kek fail
THANK YOU, I actually didn't know that. Saved me some potential headache before I get my first desktop PC next week!
My teacher got new gpu's for the programs we used but half the monitors were plugged into the motherboard slot and i was like oh my.
If your computer doesn't turn on, make sure it's plugged in.
Lmao that's what happened when i first built my PC.
Literally every time my sister calls me for tech help when something doesn't work.
"Did you plug it in?"
haha, and that the rear PSU switch is on! (made that mistake before *doh*)
Oh, god, I had to laugh at this as I made the same mistake on my first build. Checked, cross-checked, double-checked and everything was fine....oh..heh..it's not plugged in. Good tip, Andrew M.
I plugged mine.. In a plug that doesn't work.. Reached the front oi connection (thinking the problem started from there). After several tries my step-father come to see what's wrong and he ask "You know this plug does not work right?" I plugged it in another one and everything turned on :p
Check the length of the GPU and your computer case.
Holy cow that's a very good one and most often overlooked in a mATX case.
I had to snip one of my metal HDD slots to fit in my dual fan 2060 (single fan 1050 was installed prior)... It worked fine, however I went out and bought a new case now.
Nah that's what garden shears are for
@@pooleythebearlover yeah these were a little larger than snips so they were built for cutting metal.
May want to check the width as well if there are plans to use more pcie slots.
INSTALL YOUR CPU AND COOLER BEFORE PUTTING THE MOTHERBOARD IN! I just started doing this after 4 years of building and it’s so much easier
been watching the verge huh
Don't install an AIO cooler before putting ur motherboard in tho
bruh, I haven't even built yet and I knew that lmfao
Brendan Booth I learned one way years ago and never changed. It can be done either way, but since the harder way always worked i never looked into an easier way :)
@@thegreatmilkguitar nice, whatever works hey
A little notice about the force needed to close the arm on the CPU. For a good 10 minutes I was pretty sure I was going to break it.
Haha, I had the same experience building my rack server. I was scared I was gonna bend the pins or something.
And them older CPU's (and newer ones to some extent) that make that crazy crackling sound when seating it in place always break my heart. First time doing it, I was 100% sure I broke something.
George Gibby Yeah birth isn't pretty with a brain that big.
LMFAO, those were my exact thoughts back when i built my first computer.
yes, but also! something i did on my first build is not check properly if my cpu was seated properly before trying to lower the arm. i knew that there was going to need to be some force behind it so i assumed the trouble i had pushing the arm down was normal when in fact it was because of cpu wasnt in correctly. LUCKLY, i didnt ruin it but it very well could have.
When you are freaking out wondering why the system won't post for the first time, double check your power supply is on
Woodepic Media also that you plugged in that damned fiddly CPU power plug properly.
Also check to see if your RAM is seated properly. I've had so many panic moments because of this
Also make sure you plug in the 8 pin CPU power cable into the motherboard near your cpu!
also check if you're actually pressing the power button and not the reset switch! I've had calls due to this
The_Dude and have plugged the power and reset switch, and hdd leds etc. in the right pins! Once I messed up and had the reset button as the power button and vice versa.
If we're taking rookie errors, making sure all your components are compatible is probably #1
And yes I know PC part picker will tell you 99% of the time but I still think it's an important point and I doubt everyone looking to build a PC uses that resource
pc part picker fucked me. I got a power supply that didn't work with my computer.
Daley can you help me with picking a power supply?
Mike, Power supplies are pretty standard what do mean didn't work?
Daley my pc needs 250 to 300w will 400w suffice? Or do i really need a 500w psu
Lol when I was younger I forgot to screw in my gpu it has been hanging for 6 years before I noticed
Sometimes, I found, some GPUs or addons can't be screwed in (bent up tips, slightly too short, manufacturering error forgot the screw holes or made the screw holes too big, etc), so I found that a plastic brace for those slots work as a great replacement, and is potentially even better so long as the case supports it.
@@rjgraylight umm.. my english is kinda bad but what exactly is a brace
Cuz im having some "verge pc build" flashbacks 😂💔
@@ali_new_world it's like an "L" shaped bracket designed to support weight at the other end
Hahahahaha legend
25-ish years ago, I was a kid and saved my pocket money for ages to buy extra memory to put in my 386SX and play some game or another. I went to the shop and asked for "Memory". I had absolutely no idea I would need more info than that. I ended up carrying the whole desktop (made of steel, I guess because it was the computer equivalent of medieval times) to the shop in a toy wheelbarrow so the helpful guys there could sort it out. If you are reading this bald nice guy, you might remember the kid with the plastic wheelbarrow. Thanks for the help!
Wholesome.
I once bought ECC memory, not knowing that would cause problems. I did sweat it, as my sparkly new rig was a sizable chunk of my savings
Love it.
Hey it’s me, the bald nice guy. Thanks for the nice words. Take care now.
I like how you specifically remember this nice guy by his bald head, like it's the only defining feature of him lol
Definitely make sure that your motherboard actually supports overclocking if you purchase a "K" series CPU...
Pilot KaZZ or fx!!!
Why pay more for the K series then?
Pilot KaZZ
that's pretty dumb to spend extra money on an unlocked K skew CPU when you could get nearly the same thing for less simply locked.
ner Namez maybe will oc in the future. Hence can still buy a unlock cpu with cheaper mobo and then use it for now. And then buy a proper mobo for oc in the future.
If your computer doesn't power on the first time, double check that the PSU voltage switch is set to the proper voltage.
One of my older builds wouldn't power on and I spent a full day trying to trouble shoot until I just happened to glance at the little switch and noticed it set to 240 volts instead of 115v. I flipped it to the proper voltage and it fired right up.
that happened to me with an Amp for my soundsystem once. it was set to 110v - and it fried the whole thing. i send it back and they where so sorry, that they send me a better one with 400 Watts Sinus instead of 200 Watts Sinus.
witch caused some idiot to fry my loudspeakers ;)
And that your PSU switch is ON. That one got me for a sec.
You're lucky it wasn't the other way around. You would've blown up your PSU.
For some odd reason, your power strip/surge suppressor needs to be turned on also (sooooo many things that need to be turned on).
Absolutely, but dont do that when its plugged in and never chage from 240 to 120 in a country with 240 in the walls... the fuse will go and if you are unlucky so will the entire computer. (and also the fuses can be a bitch to change)
Always have a tutorial going on in the background even if you’re an experienced builder to ensure you don’t forget anything
Thats the most underrated tip in this comment section
Thats a solid tip. Im gonna do that.
That's a nice idea TBH
Any particular tutorial you recommend?
Really?
Make sure you have all the cables you need. eg don't assume that your drives will come with cables.
flagpoleeip the drives almost never do. atleast i havent seen one that does. but when building the system you will likely find some sata cables with the mobo (go watch an unboxing of your device if you arent sure)
I picked up a 5 pack of SATA cables just for this reason. My motherboard ended up coming with 2 anyway, just the amount I needed, but still, definitely good if your mobo doesn't come with any or if you are needing to hook up multiple drives!
I've never seen a drive come with cables.
I've never seen a motherboard come without cables for the drives.
Cestarian Inhabitant yes everyone buys new, and only needs 2 sata cables.
flagpoleeip I do hope you get your motherboard new... not second hand.
Read the motherboard manual. Your graphics card will perform better in certain PCIe slots. The same goes for your RAM.
DigitalImpostor Ram performs the same regardless of the slot, unless you're talking about multichannel.
Martín Varela That's exactly what I'm talking about.
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read it before buy, so you can avoid incompatibility potholes. that can be done online, as the manuals are downloadable in pdf-format nowadays.
the best pcie slot is always the one closest to the cpu
The magic of re-seating parts should never be overlooked. And my god MAKE SURE you press the ram sticks in there hard enough so they actually click into place (also make sure they are in the right slots). In two builds I had loose RAM. I thought I put it in there all tight, but nope. It was loose and computer wouldn't boot.
Also when I upgraded to GTX1070 to better compliment the i76700k, The GPU fans would spin at 100% whenever I booted a game and got stuck there. I thought my card was broken until I just took the card out, blowed in a bit of canned air just to be sure into the PCI-e slot, put the card back in and boom, no problems whatsoever.
So don't be afraid to just re-seat gpu's if you get bizarre issues.
I had ram go lose right after I put my gpu in my very first build. Turns out, it hit one of the ram levers, propping one end of the ram up.
The first time I built my RAM was in the wrong spot and I had no idea why it wouldn't boot.
The second time I built it, my cpu wasn't seated well--behold the magic of re-seating!
Finally, don't panic and RMA everything just because the computer won't work. You don't need to RMA as often as most people do...
ProjectiluvOP i didnt place my two ram sticks in wrong spot cos my MB had only 2 slots lol
ProjectiluvOP i didnt place my two ram sticks in wrong spot cos my MB had only 2 slots lol
They're called RAM for a reason, you gotta ram them in!
My first time building my own gaming rig was 2016. I was so stressed out that it took me like 3 days. I would stop and take breaks. To me it was like disarming a bomb. But after you do it once it seems really easy. Now I just install and uninstall parts like it's nothing.
WulfOne I spent like 7+ hours on my first build I read the manual Like 5 times and for every cable I watched a video on where to connect it, worth it in the end tho because my pc worked fine
Always the way with everything
First pc I built was not my intention: a tech friend was going to give me through it, I bought the parts, and then he just kinda disappeared for months. Those parts sat in my apartment for weeks. This was in pre smart phone days, so I was terrified of starting the process and getting stuck with no computer to check for help on the internet. Disarming a bomb is one of the best descriptions for a first build I've ever heard. Just built my forth pc and, of course, something has gone wrong, but instead of rage and tantrums I've isolated the problem to one of a couple of things, and only cried twice. Progris!
Tom Harper “And only cried twice!” Lmao best quote I’ve heard all day
good lord. I built my first PC in 1999.
Man, I feel old.
Don't wear a long sleeved shirt when you build your computer. I got my sleeve caught in the socket, and ripped out a bunch of pins
CrackedDylMil really? ouch!
Darth Chocolate Yeah, it was a nightmare.
lol may suck, but it sounds funny.
ToasT Not true. I accidentally bent 3 pins and I could bend them back with a tiny screwdriver.
nanevak I think he is saying it's hard not impossible. I accidently broke a pin in my motherboard :(
*ALWAYS TURN OFF YOUR PC BEFORE TOUCHING IT*
I accidentally touched my GTX 1050 Ti with some metal on the backplate circuit thing and because I forgot to turn it off it short circuited and I had to buy a new one
@arab guy dont do him like that
F
arab guy why? i have a 1050. is there a better alternative?
@@ushankaman6143 rx 570 is way better and cheaper
Damn Gamers thanks!
im tryna build a pc. budget is $1000 which i believe can affort a mid-tier pc. so what GPU do i recommend?
DON'T FORGET THE THERMAL PASTE... i did... once...
I spat on my CPU for thermal paste
LOL I had a stock cooler
HOW DID YOU FORGET
ECCENTRIC LOL
SoggyOreos I WAS A DUMB DUMB AND DIDN'T KNOW IT EVEN EXISTED.
btw why am i shouting i need to go chill...
I was 8 when I got my first computer. I remember how I saved up for a year to upgrade the graphics card because I can’t play GTA Vice City (don’t blame my parents I got it from a friend) only to buy the same graphics card and realise that I couldn’t run GTA because I connected the monitor to the board’s VGA port instead of the one in the card.
PCs are way too complicated for non-techy people.
@@DerToasti Haha, I can understand this and i don't even have a pc
@@DerToasti if you think that you're an idiot
@@DerToasti It's been 2 comments i've seen from you here and you still prove yourself being an idiot, hope this is the last one
holy shit man exact same thing happened to me.
Twist the heatsink off of a CPU if it's stuck... DO NOT JUST PULL.... I accidentally ripped my CPU out of the socket while the socket was still "closed" with the retention arm down... Luckily nothing broke, but that certainly wasn't good for the components. Plus I just had a processor stuck to my heatsink afterwards and had to Google how to remove stuck heatsink. Fun times. Also, if any screws are making new threads in the heatsink, make sure no particles of metal fall on the motherboard because I am not entirely sure, but I believe this contributed to the fireworks show I had on my new motherboard... (The flames had the color of burning aluminum powder.)
soooo did u ever get that cpu off cos if not u might have bought thermal glue instead of normal paste
MoDRun Nah, it just made a very powerful vacuum. The thermal paste is very nice, I think it's Arctic Silver or something. I just had to twist the CPU and it came off, but it was certainly concerning........
*only applies to PGA sockets
Happened to me when upgrading a friend's computer, only no amount of twisting would get the stock amd heatsink off. Tore the cpu right out the socket and had to soak it in alcohol for 30 minutes before I could get the cpu off the heatsink. Luckily I only bent a couple of pins which I righted with a credit card.
Maybe you should remove the screws on the sink first, before removing.
Genius idea, isnt it?
And noob builder recommendation:
go to a build your pc for you site, build the pc you want using their selectors, then take the parts list to newegg or amazon. The software does the compatibility checking for you.
exactl what i have said to others in the comments
My graphics card started to die, so i decided to splash out and buy a gtx1080ti. Arrived yesterday, got it fitted, powered up, and in doing so realised my old graphics card was fine, it was a bad connection from my psu 🙃 moral of the story check ALL connections before splashing out.
On the bright side, now you have a very powerful GPU.
you got 2 of them now at least.
Conor What was your old GPU?
@@r1nc3w1nd7 Can I buy the old one? :D
@@danogh2227
I'm not the original poster. Conor Galloway is. 😕
Before gathering the parts and building pc:
- *Get a job*
No Name also get a gym membership. Anyone else have some more good gatekeeping tips?
@@chubber911 stfu
Shit u right
@Aaditya AJ then good on you and can I get a free pc
@Aaditya AJ THEN WHY YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS XD
NEVER FORGET THERMAL PASTE
even for a brand new cpu?
jax201214 Especially for a new CPU
how much thermal paste is enough?
LacePlays pea sized amount
@@CDNShuffle horse poo* size amount
Take some deep breaths before placing your intel cpu in the socket ..my first time ever my hands were shaking like F***...i almost damaged the pins😂.
Also - place it in the motherboard before mounting the mobo in the case. :D
@@thomasr7129 lookin' at you, The Verge.
Same here
A good magnifying glass/cel phone and a needle is a good plan B.
@@thomasr7129 Whats the significance of this advice other than ease of workflow? I dont see a problem with it other than the potential to be inconvenient
Make sure you use tweezers and a swiss army knife that hopefully has a philips screwdriver.
Underrated comment right here
The verge attendence here boyy
xD this cracked me up
Verge has left the chat
Don’t forget the brace, make sure to hammer it in
4 years ago: “has there ever been a better time to build a PC”
He never would have anticipated 2020
🙃
Or 2022
@@arabiangigachad3277 Or 2023 BABY CHEAP AF
@@Jozztime fr it's never been this cheap I think this is the perfect time to build a pc
@@arabiangigachad3277 Now it is even cheaper :P DDR costs like nothing.
A common one for me is forgetting to leave aside $200 for Windows
me too
In my view, that makes the cost increase to the point where I might as well buy a pre-made in many circumstances.
DKL -or piracy works-
Check ebay for windows 10 pro, I needed it for gears and it was only 9 dollars. Seriously, stop paying so much for software obviously everyone needs. I think the used pc market used all of their old motherboards to get the free 10 keys while it was available, and are selling them up. For 10 bucks, the worst thing you can do is open a dispute.
Try using Kinguin.net. normally windows isn't more then $30 on there and haven't had any issues with fake or already used keys and even Paul's Hardware uses them.
Here is a good tip for a new/ first time PC builder. Have a rag or something handy to wipe your sweat, do not let it drip anywhere on the PC.
A sweatband, kerchief or do-rag will not only help keep sweat from dripping onto your expensive components, it'll also help to keep your hair contained. This is especially important if you have long hair--TIE IT BACK! The last thing you want is an errant lock of hair to waft into the blades of a case fan!
If your sweating while building a pc maybe you should be building some exercise equipment.
Steve Huston because there aren’t any hot days anywhere in this world
Steve Huston I don't sweat when I run a mile but screwing some metal together I might be drenched
Darn, he was trying to help and you're all just trying to roast him
Don't buy a piece of hardware because it appears "gamery" or because it says "GAMER EDITION."
Looking at you, MSI.
Yeah when I got my MSI GPU in the mail I couldn't even count how many times the fucking box, manual, and card itself had the word "GAMING" written somewhere. It felt almost patronizing lol
Tbh the "gamer" tag is useful as it tells you that hardware is appropriate or at least desirable for gaming. The best advice is "don't pay more for gamers edition" (unless it looks sufficiently cool that the eye candy is worth it)
Nowadays if I'm looking at mobo I'm checking the SATA3 slots
To be fair, some of the features can be useful. Most 'gaming' stuff looks terrible though.
Also... Don't NOT buy a piece of hardware because its says Gamer...
Linus: “Has there ever been a better time to build your own PC?”
Me, 3 years later during a pandemic: Nope
Edit: why tf does this have 1.3K likes? Who are you people?
Dankenstein lol us and ten million others, took me an entire month just for the parts I needed to come back in stock and ship /._.\
David Call really? Where are you getting your parts from?
Dankenstein lol newegg, amazon, compsource, walmart, best buy, literally wherever had the part in stock without crazy mark-ups and could ship the earliest/fastest
David Call fair enough. I bought all my stuff for like stupid cheap on eBay. Definitely a low end rig but it’s fine for what I’ll use it for
The price has raised, and I don't even know if I'll buy before or after the pandemic
Expensive doesn't always mean better value. Don't assume something is "good enough" or "worth it". Research the parts before buying them. Read multiple reviews to get a better idea what works best for you.
Don’t spend a lot of money just for the aesthetics. Performance first!
@@nylen_1142 yes Qualität is important. Also cheap stuff can be terrible too expecially with those $30 PSUs that can fail so terribly.
@@DeBellion76 Sure. That's why it's important to look at commentaries made by who bought them.
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True tho. I got free 4 RGB fans with the 40$ full tower tempered glass case.
0:21 Instead of a hammer, use a screwdriver.
Jackson Hejtmanek yeah I made that mistake with my first build
and no chainsaws or flamethrowers
i do all my soldering with a flamethrower
Never buy a prebuilt just because it's intimidating. Do your research, its worth it.
Any tips on how to research properly?
goldy wire watch a tooon of Linus tech tips and jayz two centz. They have videos for everything
@@moeslylsak7929 Thanks man
Moe Slylsak lol I’ve literally watched hundreds of hours of Linus’ and others’ videos and it just barely prepared me for my first build. No matter how much you watch it’s never gonna replace the struggle of doing it yourself for the first time.
goldy wire look first for a general, cover-the-essentials PC build guide. After it look for the specific topics you have doubts on. It can take weeks of browsing sites such as Newegg looking at interesting parts, to plan out your ideal build. Difficulty can vary depending on your uses for the PC and if you want color matching, RGB, overclocking. Aesthetics can get expensive quickly as many parts aren’t available in the colors you want, unless its a common one such as red.
When you realize Linus is still gesturing even after the camera cuts away... and no one will ever see those gestures.
Wow that's so sad to think about.
i realised this aswell hahah
The most underrated comment
The forbidden gestures
this is actually bugging me out a lot for some reason
Careful inserting the I/O motherboard shielding... It's sharper then you'd think..
Careful inserting your RAM.
my heat spreader cut me :((((
Demorthus can confirm that bloody I/O shield *is* sharper than you think.
Demorthus yep
Firecul42 I can confirm that XF
beware pointy bits on your (non backplate) GPU that got me on my first build lol
Make sure you're buying a PC and not an Alienware,
Hey nederlander
Destruction 100
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
lmao
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
CABLE MANAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT! It makes upgrading and cleaning so much easier, and also improved temps.
It does not improve temp, but the rest is indeed true :)
(Luke made a video speaking about temp and cable management).
I never understood the whole "it improves temps!" Never did make sense and it has been proven wrong.
Krytern UK He's saying it because not having cables blocking the case fans off means they'll actually get air flowing through the case which might improve the temps. In the 'upgradable' build which Paul did (the one that had a 700$, 750$ and 500$ version and that he did 'First 5 things to do on a new computer') had shit temps which were improved by adding a fan to the case, which proves that having fans which actually do something in the case benefits temps. Again - it isn't amazing but still - worth doing + looks nice.
It does improve temps a bit, or at least it did for me. I had ~60c CPU temps, and after tidying up cables the temps became 50-55c. Not a dramatic difference, but a difference none the less.
doesent do shit for temps.
Check out previous linus videos on the topic.
step number 1: avoid the verge
what?
Draigon18 This crappy tech news company called “The Verge” made a tutorial on how to build a PC. It was so bad and inaccurate it was known as a guide to what not to do in building a pc. Deathwing is basically saying “Don’t follow the Verge’s tutorial.”
Most new motherboards require a separate 6-8 pin connector from the power supply to power the CPU. I didn't know this on my first computer build and wondered why it wouldn't power on properly.
dragnridr05 Same for me, twice xD Figured it out tho
Yup. It took me _way_ too long to figure that one out.
yup, and my mobo had a debug lcd that read 00. Wouldn't even give me a debug code for it.
Wait is that legit? wasnt it 4pin? which socket did it start?
was only 4 pin for mine, probably like that for other cheap mobos
Attach an old baseball card to your fans to make your pc sound like a motorcycle.
Riceyes ytty best tip 10/10
I just did this. Holy shit, it's amazing. My wife now hates you but what do women know?!
How is this not top comment?
dunxy, I don't know but the comedy time was spot on for me. Riceyes you win the internets todays.
Baseball cards are few and far between in Denmark... :P
Use PCPartPicker for compatibility and wattage required and what sites the parts are cheapest on. It is really helpful for new builders.
PCPartPicker is a website btw.
it doesnt show all sites and doesnt seem to update real time
Samuels Oluwatoba Yea but for a first timer it's a really good site.
Not a 'spert, but I've heard mixed things about PCPP's wattage calculations. I used this website, Linus recommended it in another video. outervision.com/power-supply-calculator
I'm saving up for a build and it's a great resource, it's making finding things so much easier. I had no clue about motherboard specs so instead of going through 100's of them I could just filter out most of what I wanted and then only had to go through about 20 within my budget for stuff like USB ports.
Make sure your Memory sticks are seated properly. Check both ends, look carefully, if it's a little dark and you do it by feel they may be out ever so slightly and you could burn out a ram slot on your motherboard or worse. Some new motherboards only have a clip at one end of the slot making it harder to get both ends of the RAM stick seated properly. If your PC is unstable it may be a RAM issue.
Before u buy any thing, build your pc on this website, to check if the parts are compatable
Pcpartpicker.com
Good luck.
Brian O'connor I used to use that website, got banned because I rocked of one of the mods and the head of that department is about as competent as a drunk 3 year old.
So, in the 4th video, they talk about metals and liquid coolers. I don't actually know if they account for that. Do they?
pcpartpicker messed up on me once though. new ryzen 7 system and guess what? the motherboard won't just take any ddr4 ram under the supported speeds, many things i looked at were incompatible. *check the motherboard compatibility list on their website first*
Pc part picker shoudnt be the only way you check your components because its not correct 100% of the time
Yes you see that website can help even a 3 year old build a pc great parts filter and awsome compatibility filter
*TheVerge has left the chat*
Watching the video from "theVerge" has caused me physical and mental pain...
@@thatguy9419 which video is that?
My favorite part was how he was icing the CPU... Oh man painful 😂😂😅
@@trap404 The Verges PC build. Bitwit's response video is my fave ruclips.net/video/0vmQOO4WLI4/видео.html "what you doing you not icing a cake" 😂😂
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1. make sure that the cpu socket is the right one
2. ddr 3 Ram only works with ddr 3 socket(same with other ddr types)
3. Check if your mainboard fits in your case(Atx, micro Atx and so on)
hope that helped you ;)
Merlock LP thats great info!
How do you make these mistakes...
What about fitting everything first on the mother board and then place the motherboard in the case?
What about not watching the paper since the cpu cooler is loose on the core, whilest I followed each step.(Meaning u have to excally know it.
AND MANY MORE.
Merlock LP I wish I had seen this before building my first pc. I experienced problems 2 and 3. Great list
When I was younger and I didnt know nearly as much about video cards I went to walmart and picked up a random agp card and tried shoving it into my case but it wouldnt fit so I was on the phone with my friend literally breaking and bending metal pieces into shrapnel thinking as long as I could fit the card into the case it would work but it wasnt even the right format for my board. It was some weird micro gateway that required some connection that only a couple of cards had... But I remember my friend was like what are you doing cause all he could hear was me pounding my case with a hammer and trying to bend the metal hahah. We still laugh about to this day.
Jake G that’s when you find out components many times aren’t as delicate as they seem. Makes you wonder how you didn’t do more damage. Maybe got lucky…
Plug in that 8 Pin cpu power header
Always gets me
Or 4 pin.
Same
ECCENTRIC 4+4 pin
James TheGamer okkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
just remember it's the 4+4 8pin not the 6+2 8pin
Clean your pc every now and then specially if you have pets or carpet or your system is on the floor.
My cat likes to sit on my pc nice and warm, cat hair or any pet hair or DUST can fill up your system.
This causes the places were air is forced by fans trough narrow spaces to heap up.
CPU and GPU coolers collect a lot of dust this way and drop in performance sometimes even causing the dust to heat up so much it starts burning a little.
Your power supply and dust and hair do not go well together i have seen many pc burn or send out smoke clouds because of not cleaning them.
Never re use a power supply that smoked even if it works! parts can be damaged or become unstable causing voltage pieks or lows that damage your other hardware.
Laptops need cleaning two put a vacuum cleaner against the air vents some times ( when the system is OFF) to suck out the collected dust,
Use a soft paint brush to remove dust that is stuck in the fan or heat sink don' t blow it you may accidentally blow in some spit and spit and electronics don' t mix.
Main board: look for main boards with solid capacitor these have a far greater life span and do not explode like there cheaper and older, round counterparts.
Even boards with reinforced Pci-e slots they can break with heavy cards like a 3 slot or 4 slot model not properly screwed in or by accidentally pushing down on the card while cleaning your system.
Air cooling: do not cheap out on your fans for air cooling look for popper air flow fans, you may think 10 euro fans are a good buy but they mostly last you a couple of years before they start making noise or start preforming worse. Buy some form noctua or corsair or other well know fan brand and you have a fan that will give you 4-10 years off silent service.
But again if you don't clean your system even expensive fans can be damaged by dust or hair if it stacks up.
Filters are not always included with a case: make them your self or buy one: Fly door netting or a old stocking from your mom will do but a real filters will do a better job. Don't put to much filters or material that is very dense in front of your fans this will chock your system causing less airflow more heat and worse performance.
Water cooling: again do not cheap out on fans a specially with the heat sink of a radiator you need a lot of pressure to push air trough. So get air pressure fans form a good brand like Noctua/corsair they may cost 20-30 euro but will preform much better/cooler/ and more quiet. dont forget to clean out your radiator because of the narrow heat sink it will collect dust faster.
put a filer on your radiator fans to prevent a lot of dust from even getting to the radiator do not place the filter between the fans and the radiator but on top of the fans so you don' t hinder the air flow.
Don't mix metals in your water loop even with anti erosion stuff in your water, it wont always stop some metals to react with one and other cause all sorts off mess in your loop.
Cooling liquid DO not use tab water or any kind of liquid that was not made for a water loop.
Cooling liquid should contain, anti erosion, anti bacterial or other life from killing additives.
If your not sure buy a pre mixed form the water cooling solution your loop is from like EK waterblocks has a wide variaty off pre mixed and colored cooling liquid.
hope some of you find this helpful.
*I put my hard drive upsidedown and now I can’t get it out RIP*
Reminds me when I put in the power cable upside down on my dvdrw xD
Henriko Magnifico me too xd
-in that amrs of an Angel faintly plays in the background
"Useful repository of tips".
Lol
I built in the inwin301(nightmare), and had to shove in my 3.5in 2TB drive which is supported. It will be included in the case when I sell the case... Anyone want to buy an inwin301?
The most frightening thing for me was plugging in the Intel chip into its spot on the motherboard, freaking out by the amount of force it took to snap in....all I could think was that's $600 I won't get back if this goes wrong
Uhhhhh bud, it shouldn't take that much force.
@@MarluART it didn't take much force, it was just more then I expected. It was the action of locking the chipset into place that had me nervous.
@@SouthdownGarage Ohhhh the locking mechanism. My bad
The thing that always stressed me out more was getting the fan on. Putting a serious amount of downward force onto a clip with a screwdriver, where if it slips it's 100% going to score the fuck out of your motherboard.
This was about 15 years ago though, I've no idea if modern fans are like that. I just bought a prebuilt for my most recent PC, because there was a big sale on, I wanted to get back into PC gaming after a 15 year break and I couldn't be fucked with the hassle of building it myself.
When plugging in/out basically any pc component you have to apply an unreasonable amount of force.
when buying a processor make sure that your motherboard is able to use all of the CPU benefits, for example if you arebuying a Processor with 'k' on the like the 'i7 2700k' make sure that your motherboard is a 'Z' series motherboard, becase K series processors can be overclocked only on a Z series motheboard. Also if you do buy a 'K' series processor you must buy a cooler since 'k' series processors are not boxed with Heatsinks/coolers
A nice information for those beginners. Great job!
@usucdik Lol don't worry. The K series not coming with coolers is somewhat new. the 3570k came with a stock cooler.
usucdik lolz
What about ryzens setup?
@@Peterpiperspickledpeppers all ryzens behave like intels k processors and can be overclocked. You just need a compatible AM$ Motherboard, theres no special series that unlocks overclocking
I managed to assemble and entire custom watercooling loop without taking the sticker off the CPU block.
Don't do that.
JayJapanB LMAO
Lol JayzTwoCents did that too before
+seth newman Link to video?
no issue with any of my own personal build but remember thermal paste guys. don't pull a mclovin and scrape off old thermal paste with a katana and putting it on your new processor.
luigi90210 mclovin is a professional pc builder bro
DavidDaCactus to "pull a mclovin" has to become an acknowledged term
"AMD cpus are the best"
MrChanw 11 amd fx -1300 crysis 3 4k over 9000 fps
Haha salazar st.
Make sure you hear the click when you put in RAM, otherwise your PC just wont boot
Or run like crap.
Or blue screen
Also if your PC does a restart loop (some beep really enthusiastically), don't freakout. Don't interfere. It's "training" the RAM.
@@countschnitzel8903 if it's beeping it's saying that there's no memory installed. Memory training is a silent process
@@idkrossplay Errors would come _before_ the "silent process"
If it's beeping, there's ~30 different things it could be "saying", 100s of things could throw the same error code. The codes, themselves, are indicators that point you in the general direction of modules that failed in some way. It could be total or partial incompatibility or nothing other than a fluke. What happens is, the machine can't make sense of it's parts, tries again, fails, at a certain point falls-back to "defaults", then "tests", then "learning mode" - intermittently restarting and informing you of the failure by beeping at you.
It goes "through the motions", especially *if* you're installing newer hardware into a dated MB(opposite is also true) *or* are putting together a configuration not specifically made to be put together and immediately, flawlessly recognized.
The amount of different combinations of parts is also infinite, for all intents and purposes.Things like RAM have so many different brands and types and "stats" that 99.9% of them are not ever tested on the boards. There's a large probability it won't immediately work, even if they're theoretically supposed to be OK.
Error codes and failure to start are by definition - panic inducing. For someone who has no experience and confidence - doubly so.
_"Oh, it's saying this, herp-derp..."_ - isn't something anyone should be saying with any certainty.
Something I got wrong when building my PC:
My case has usb ports on the front side, but my motherboard doesn't have a connector for them. I just assumed it would have it, but it didn't so now those usb ports are useless.
Also, I have a 5.1 speaker system, but the integrated audio card doesn't support it, since it deosn't have all the proper jack ports, so I can't really use the 5.1 fully, but at least it works as stereo, kind of.
you can always buy a USB or PCI-e expansion card
Hm. yes. but still that's more money I could have saved if I knew about this before I built the PC.
The Evenger ^ This, I don't think they're too expensive.
Metsuryu just get a USB 3.0 to usb 3.0 header adapter, then your front ports will work. For your surroundi issue, you can pick up some pretty cheap 5.1 pcie sound cards. Look into that
Well, I do have enough USB ports as is, it's just a mild inconvenience having to go find it on the back of my case every time instead of suing the front ones, but I don't want to waste money just for that. As for the sound card, I'm happy with my audio for the moment, so it's no big deal, but it's something I'll consider when I have some cash.
Make sure you completely figure out your non-stock heatsink "instructions." My first build I had to take apart twice because it was unclear on screw sizes, and its diagrams literally were:
1.) A picture of all the parts.
2.) A picture of the parts all assembled.
3.) A picture of the whole assembly attached to the motherboard.
There were no instructions in English either.
No Celebrity I feel so bad for you 😂😅
Some heat sinks are actually cancer to install, but still receive high ratings because they are second to none in terms of cost to performance ratio
Did you get it from Ikea? xD
Should the fan on evo212x be placed to blow cool air onto fins or other side to blow hot air away?
i just ordered my first pc build... I knew what i wanted after tons of research, but nothing prepared me for the countless brand names...
I wanted either a rx 480 or gtx 1060, thinking i would see nvidia and amd... Hahhahahaha
I wish someone would have told me that brand names can play a lot into your build!
im a guy, i expected to go shopping and buy a graphics card... But noooo, there are 1000's of types of 1060s and each one does something slightly different and blah blah blah...
Seriously, you guys should warn us noobs that pc build buying is like being a teenage girl shopping for clothes....
Subaru Blue get the one that looks best in your opinion , unless you absolutely need (want?) some feature. if you have a small case without ample cooling , get a blower style design
i am literally installing my drivers right now... :D
well, maybe its of use for somebody scrolling through here, wich one did you get?
Goes to www.google.com > types into searchbar "best rx 480/gtx 1060" > ctrl+c shown model > goes to google.com again > where to buy "ctrl+v" > orders.
coooooooooool1000 I bought a gtx 1060 Zotac Mini, not the best 1060, but definitely the best priced.
Don't overtighten mother board standoffs they strip real easy
Eric Donnelly I had to tho, they would stick in the motherboard
Good ones don't do that but instead strip really easily.
But still "screw in with confidence"
@@gavinwhite3871 and apply 300grams of thermal paste
What does "strip off" means? Loose Thread?
It's a great idea to not leave wires hanging about, so they don't interfere with the fans - not only does it sound annoying, it's also a disaster waiting to happen... cable management is your best friend!
Remember to use the PSU as the power supply, not your RGB Hue+.
ohhhh shots fired!!!!!!1!!!!!1!!!!!!
Jec Comment of the year right here
+1
SALAZAR LOL
poor walter white LOL
Remember to use *flex tape* when water cooling.
That's a lotta damage!
But I'm broke
if you saw your CPU in half and put it back together with FlexTape you can overclock it much higher than a stock cpu. The thermal cooling of a split CPU is far superior than stock or even deliding as the split CPU combined with flex tape aids the thermal dissipation meaning a much cooler CPU.
T2020 He's only half right. You need to cut it into two pieces if it's dual core or cut it into 4 pieces if it's quad core
LegendJim flexon!
Things I wish I knew back then? One of it is when it comes to purchasing RAM, you should not just look at how many gigs you want but what are the clock speeds.
This also applies for processors. Just because its labeled core I7 it does not mean all of them are the same
@N this is a major pitfall I've seen several people fall into. They look at its rated speed and buy it thinking everything will be fine only to discover that their motherboard does not support XMP and the advertised speed is only achievable under XMP and without it the ram will default to something like 1333. No one tells you that XMP Ram is basically false advertising if you don't have an XMP compatible board, there isn't even a set standard as to how much slower it will go since it's up to the manufacturer and some cards can have five or seven different settings in them of jdec and XMP, my bro is currently using ram with 5 jdecs and 2 xmps and my pcs ram has one jdec and 2 xmps
Also, check the CAS latency, a RAM with a high CAS latency can be worse than a RAM with a lower speed but lower CAS latency
If you're a college student, check on your schools website or with the IT programs / bookstore and see if they offer a program to get your Operating System, and some other software, cheaper than MSRP... I got my copy of Photoshop CS6 for $179 when the MSRP was almost twice that, and then I got my Windows 8.1 Pro for damn near 50% off.. simply by going through my school's webpage, and being enrolled in a single IT class.
nikkolaus oh shit you may have just saved me a good bit on an os
In bulgaria, we save.
My photoshop C6 is 300 bucks, my AE CC is 300 bucks My AE CS 6 is 300 bucks, my sony vegas is 300 bucks, my windows is 150 bucks :)
That costs x2 my pc :D Im buyin a new one tho
everything is free on piratebay
I get Microsoft free through my university. Now I am going check it out for photoshop and premiere
About to start building a PC
I can get Windows 10 education, Microsoft Office 365, Solidworks & some other engineering software all for free 😊
Too bad they don't have any of the adobe suite or video editing for free cause I'd like Photoshop and Sony Vegas as well
make sure CPU cooler fits in case
Prathamesh Labhade i did a hyper 212 evo and it was 1.5 FUCKING MILLIMETERS TOO BIG
Prathamesh Labhade
Thank you for adding that. Aftermarket cpu cooler height can be an issue but can also put pressure on your ram and nearby components. Search to see installs of others using your mobo and cooler to see before buying.
James TheGamer just grab some snad paper and set aside 30 min of your life
Make sure your ram fits under the cooler
Prathamesh Labhade and graphics card
Didnt happen to me but you only need a very small amount of thermal paste as you are just trying to fill the imperfections on the surface
assault410 On my gpu due, I put like 0.5cm^3 of thermal paste. Used a ear-cleaning-stick thing to try to clean it off. I spilled theemal paste over my pcb. *I remeber what happened to my old gpu wih conductive thermal paste*. I'm like *gdaf it's non-conductuctive now. And it runs at 2100mhz now much quieter than the stock gtx 1080 cooler.
Yea, I also have much more (non-conductive) thermal paste than needed on my GPU. It's better to have more, than less, as you could have seen in Luke's video. Though that's not true if you have a conductive paste.
Pavel Ohrádka Yup, I got some quality, non-conductive paste and put some extra on just to be sure. I don't think I had enough the first time on my CPU because there was a bunch of extra space there when I took the heatsink off.. Temps were a bit higher too, so I've decided extra is always a better choice. 😛
I just think its important to point out to beginners that they do not need to turn the cpu into a thermal paste canvas
assault410 No, as long as a certain amount is there, it should be fine. I'd just rather be safe as i prefer a lack of fireworks shows in my case... Had one on my table before, not fun.
What I wish I had known before building a PC? That I should have built it myself instead of asking some twats who call themselves "PC Specialists" to do it.
Yeah i did the same. I mean my pc is fine. It works really well. It was relatively cheap and after checking it a few days ago i can now tell that everything has some good af quality. However i only got into pc build after buying mine... which was like 3 months ago..... and now im pissed, because i know that i could have gotten my PC waaaay cheaper if i had just made it myself. Even with different BETTER parts.
Just ask on reddit. The hive will work it out.
Use PC part picker to find parts, prices, compatibility, and reputable stores to get those parts. Be sure to select your country first (if you're not from the US) you can find the country selection at the top of the page.
Imperium Commenting Network this is what I did n just built my first pc. Was scary shit but I plugged it in and it worked perfect 😊 happy days!!
@@Scrapzilla69 I'm building a PC for my folks (first time putting one together in full) but my brother is helping with the more delicate components (he's younger but more knowledgeable in this area)
I always have trouble with the case buttons a (power, reset, on/hd lights etc)
I nearly had a heart attack when my PC didnt boot because i messed those up
How do you tell what connects to what in regard to those?
Personally, I've ended up only plugging in the power button. I find the lights distracting and thus far I've never really needed the reset switch.
Read the manual for the motherboard, there is a specific set of pins called JFP1 which handles the front panel (FP) plugs.
Mike Soda manual for motherboard tells you and they are labeled.
I/O shield goes in before the motherboard
I wish i knew about bottlenecking before i built my pc
This pentium won't bottleneck my Titan XP, right?
Marshall Mohror 0_o of course it would bottleneck lol
...
+Marshall Mohror Nope! Not at all! Best budget CPU of 2017.
Patrick Fakhoury I learned what bottle necking was when my creepy uncle took me into his basement wine cellar.
"Lego for adults"
I don't like what you're implying here.
Legos don't conduct electricity. You don't need ESD precautions with legos.
What’s wrong with legos? I may just be reading it wrong but it very much looks like your implying legos are for kids.
@@mourningmartyr5285 i think he means "Lego 18+", as in "for adults only"
I want to make my next case out of lego after hearing that...
It means that when you step on your newly built computer, it hurts like lego :)
Don't spend money on ram, you can always download more if you need it.
Ogoun that doesn't work noob
James TheGamer It works you scrub
James TheGamer,
It does work, try it out for yourself. I can finally run Minecraft.
Download free RAM at www.freeram.com with your credit card information.
it worked for me ty now i can play COD without any lag wow
When I was building my first PC (I am actually still using it) I didn't know the dell motherboard I had wouldn't work with power supply replacements.
I needed about 400 watts to power the thing, so I went ahead and bought a power supply unit. It didn't work so I assumed it was defective. I then bought a replacement assuming it'd fix the problem. It didn't, so I bought a different model... then another one... and another...
I asked for help on forums and everything but to no avail.
Finally, I was at the library one night and saw a "building your own PC for dummies" kind of book. I flipped to power supply units and behold this: *some dell motherboards aren't accepting of power supply unit replacements.
I nearly flipped my shit.
Why would you flip your shit just flush it nasty ass!
Lol they use custom designs to produce en masse and make them cheaper. That’s why you’ll find so many seemingly great deals on used business PCs.
@@anthonymagana9237 brilliant
Tnx for info
Lots of time companies like Dell who made proprietary components simply just change the pin settings on normal psu's and all it takes to make a normal psu work is swapping the orders of the pins to match.
I built it and I realized I had forgot about the monitor and keyboard
and system
Lmao who still uses a monitor and keyboard in 2017? Thanks for the tip grandpa 😂😂
JaekSean I don't feel like an old guy, but what do u use if u don't use monitor and keyboard D:
Same
At least you still have your mouse.
Don't buy a small case, it can be incredibly fiddly to get everything in.
Also better air circulation
Johnny Red this is the most important part, IMO
Really just depends on what you're looking for. If the size doesn't matter, definitely go big. If you want a small case because it has to fit in a small space that might be worth doing so.
⠀ or redesign the space it's going in so that you have room for a proper case.
ITX is love
that loose screw fucked me on my first build last week
dragonslayer557 noob
dragonslayer557 rip
+dragonslayer557 ,can you give us an update?
Instead of you screwed screw. The screw screwed you
dick
Accidentally bending and even breaking some cpu pins , when replacing a cpu . My current pc had an intel i3 in it , wanted to swap it to something newer and got an i5. When removing the i3 I somehow damaged the pins and ended up having to buy a whole new replacement motherboard, it was not a fun ordeal.
I did that once with my i7 2600k build and didn't notice the bent pins, after turning on the pc, it was too late, I fried both CPU and mobo.
Kasra A.M. oh shit >< , I was lucky then all mine did was beep and not boot up. That must have been hella expensive to replace.
Wind of change How does one manage to do that? I want to know so I can avoid it when I upgrade here in a couple of months.
Not sure how it actually happened , think I bent them by putting it in the wrong way or somehow when removing it. Not sure how I did it , what I do know though is that i made the problem worse by trying to bend back the pins, don't try and bend them back.
Wind of change
Noted
Remember, when setting IDE jumpers, your main hard drive is Primary Master, and your optical drive must be Secondary Master. Primary and Secondary slave can be anything else.
...oh wait, don't need to do that anymore.
don't forget to plug in the internal auxiliary cable from cd drive either.... wait... do you have a cd drive?
Andrew Hunt Have you set the right IRQ for your sound card?
Classic tips!
Make sure the jumpers on your motherboard match the settings required for your ISA cards... wait ... nevermind
Don't pull on the IDE cable. Pull the connector.
Ended up ripping off the 1st connector of an IDE cable.
3:30 Ripped out PCI-E slot!
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How helpful
I wish I had known that the 8 - pin CPU power connector on my power supply could be "unsnapped" into 2 4 pin connectors. It would have saved me the trouble of cutting the 8 pin connector off and splicing on a 4 pin one! (it worked though). Also, not only do I always screw the graphics card in, but I also prop the other end of the card up with a cardboard tube!
wow...I think mine was already split into 4 and 4. Guess it depends on the board you get.
Don't build your PC with a cat nearby....
Don't PC your build with a Cat nearby... :D
Don't cat your build with a pc nearby
Don't PC your cat with a build nearby.
Actually, you shouldn't PC your cat, ever. Cause cat don't give a scat.
Don't build cat scat on a Pc
Scat a cat ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Good advice for newbies and experienced builders.
I would add that you need to make sure RAM heights will not conflict with the Heatsink and Fan.
That your GPU is not too long for the selected CASE.
That your selected PSU supports the level of GPU you intend to use (Right amount of PCIe power connectors with the required pins, i.e. 2x6 pin or 2x 8 pin) It is possible to buy MOLEX or SATA to PCIe Power headers but I prefer the PSU to support them natively.
That your board has the required PCIe Lanes available to support the SSD, HDD's, TV Tuners, or any other add ins you need to install. Be especially wary of *'s as they often point to small print explaining that if you use the SATA ports you can't use the M.2 slots or that if you install 2x GPU's you will only get 8xPCIe lanes for each.
Search for reviews and forum posts about the hardware you intend to buy, I was once totally burned buying a Creative X-Fi Extreme Music if I remember right, it turned out to be a rebranded older chipset meaning it wasn't actually an X-Fi chip on the card...Not impressed. Creative totally ignored my attempts to contact them on this matter which I thought was a bit cheeky but the card was quite cheap so I wrote it off and gave it to a friend.
3:33
nice recommended solution for a ripped PCI-E slot - just update your drivers, bro
On my first PC build, I hadn't bothered to add up the total amount of required power and blew out an old 600 watt that I figured would be fine. Now, years later, I'm building systems like a pro, helping friends with parts list, and assembling their computers for them. I've done a total of four computers this year for friends alone, leaving aside updates to my personal rig and my girlfriend's setup. Hard to believe I've come so far from an exploded 600 watt PSU.
Lol same :D
Oh shoot I forgot to screw in my GPU
You mean all the weight is on your PCIe slot? -_-
as long as it isnt a heavy graphics card, it will probably be fine. but. just check
Go fix that.
Digging4Answers yeah, do that next time
Digging4Answers I don't usually bother because I switch GPUs around so much that if I did screw it in, I would have carpal tunnel.
N1 rookie mistake is downloading ram from a shady website. Make sure you're on a trusted ram website before you download it.
Oo downloading RAM??? Wtf? I thought thats a physical component you need to manually put it into your mobo
downloadmoreram.com
You don't. Physical hardware is outdated. The future is now, old man.
pianosenzanima it's a meme
You can buy physically RAM and reduce your chances of getting scammed, but I prefer to download it from a trusted website. That way, it's cheap and scam-free. I'm sure buying RAM is going to be out of date soon. Don't let Corsair brainwash you into buying RAM.
@@pianosenzanima1 r/woooosh
even though magnetic screwdrivers aren’t string enough to damage anything still don’t stab anything with one
Anything or anyONE
Also make sure your magnetic screwdrivers are in fact magnetic screwdrivers and not string.
This may negatively affect screwing rates
Check the size of your motherboard, it looks awkward having a micro atx board in a full size tower :-(
The first time I build a PC I bought no name RAM, huge mistake! The system randomly shut down.
Doubt it's because of the RAM.
It RAMdomly shut down.
shut up
better download more ram m8
He said no _name_ RAM. As in, unbranded.
to wear gloves (20 years ago cases were sharp!) -multiple cuts, blood everywhere.
If you were to build a typical computer now you would probably find that the computer that you are trying to build probably will never cut you ONLY if you have a motherboard with a io shield integrated into the motherboard.
bleeding edge ;)
@@Oliver-bn7jt I got a nasty cut once when trying to pop the IO shield inside the case. Good one :)
@Badog98 what PSU keeps the switch on the inside? Let alone why dafuq would you not just touch the metal part of the case to ground out? No point in using anti-static wristband or gloves if you just use your head.
I'd wear gloves just to avoid the risk of skin oils causing corrosion on any contacts I may accidentally touch. Food handling gloves are thin, cheap, and convenient for a lot of different uses!
Don't use the entire tube of thermal paste. it was a nightmare to clean up.
quite a bit considering that the thermal goop was all dry and gross xD
A rule of thumb is don't cheap out on the case. Going with one that has plenty of room even if it's pricier is always good
On my fist pc I cheated out hard on my case and it made building so difficult
free fix - dont use a case at all
But also don't go overboard on the case if you don't have a lot of budget
Some people over spend on their case. "Epic RBG full tower case - $200" while taking up a big part of their budget. Sadly. For my first build I over spent on my case until my friend noticed it and recommended a cheaper case with more airflow. Just because it's cheaper doesn't mean it can't have tempered glass or whatever your heart desires. With the rest of the spare money I changed the gtx 1660s to an rtx 2060. Totally worth it.
@@heavygaming6596 very true. Being too cheap or not cheap enough are the issues. It's in balance that the answer is found.
A mistake I made was forgetting the mouse, keyboard and Windows while building my pc.
Can confirm. Forgot all about windows when budgeting my components... PC was $100 over-budget, needless to say.
you can download windows in like 3 hours put them in usb and you are ready to go
I have never bought any copy of windows... so it's never part of my budget
How do you download Windows from a PC without an OS? ;)
Henrik Paulsen 😏
Check ram compatibility before you buy RAM to save headaches, I had a build go way south because I didn't do this. There is usually a list in the motherboard documentation to find compatible models!
Make sure to securely fasten your LED strip lighting to your case instead of relying on just the double sided tape supplied. Lost 2 gtx 970's and fried 2 pci-e slots in one go as the LED strip became loose through a night of downloading and fell onto the SLI bridge causing an instant short.
Alex W LED strip... Pc's arn't cars that should be "Pimped out"
the2great2bob Many people would care to disagree.
Also OP is based for having the same name as me
the2great2bob
they might as well be considering how much money we throw into these machines. LEDs are fine as long as it's tasteful
ForsakenMultirotorsAus Holy moly!. Good thing i have an eye for quality and bought a solid strip in on colour + dimmable.
Still waiting for it to arrive.
Hopefully i dont need to mount it upside down above the gpu tough.
Get a fucking SSD. Do not cheap out and get a old 500 GB HDD... Like i did. *Flash Backs*
+Fierelier just get more than 1 drive...SSD for OS and Software, HDD for Mass storage
Costs are coming down, a boot drive can be had for as little as 30$. in a year or two, prices of 500+GB SSDs will be so low it will not make any sense at all for non professionals to buy HDDs unless you're building a NAS.
true it depend on your budget. But seriously you can get a 120 gb ssd for around 40 bucks, you don't really need more for your Windows and software and if you never have used one, it's the best thing you can do to speed up an aging system by far.
Just as an example: combined with a Western Digital RE4-GP 2TB (~60$) for storage. So 100$ for heaps of storage and the highspeed system performance the SSD will get you is a steal not a trade-off, no matter how you look at it!
Of course it might still be over budget for you but I would recommend saving up at least that much, it's worth it. Cheers!
Cora Taylor could you link it please?
This is so key! A computer is basically unusable without an SSD.
Everything I have installed never went perfectly, some troubleshooting has gotten me through everytime. Don't expect everything to be super easy, take your time!
Dont build your pc on a carpet
awesomefacepalm I assume you mean WITH the PC on the carpet.
awesomefacepalm I've built mind on carpet no probs not even a static wrist strap!
Yeah it depends on the carpet. And on the clothes you are wearing. Better you don't build on a carpet.
I have built many PCs on a carpet. Never had a issue, not once. People overestimate the problem of static.
Krytern UK But with the money put into a build id rather play it safe
Save money on your case, use duct tape and cardboard
gud advice
whats a case? i just have a bunch of stuff connected to my motherboard?
ThatGastrodon naaaah
My friend did that. Work well, still like to have something to protect the $550 of parts I just bought personal.
Magyver you way into your imagination!!!!