How hard is building a PC? I really wanna play PUBG and the good

I would unironically place it on the assembly difficulty of LEGO Bionicle.

>>379717680
I think the hardest and scariest part is the CPU and everything after that is a piece of cake

>>379717869
What's hard/scary about the CPU?

>>379717680
A little nerve wracking since you're handling expensive electronics and you have to screw tiny screws in

It's cheaper but you'll pay that cost with your labor

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>>379717939
Making sure it slots properly and putting the stuff on it so it won't overheat

>>379717680
the only thing what happened when I put together my PC was, that the RAM-cardtridges got destroyed, and that was maybe the fault at the manufacturer

>>379717939
You can use too much thermal paste which can cause the CPU to overheat if you don't do it right, and you have to make sure you know where to put the cables. I haven't had a problem with anything else related the Computer building other than the CPU installation

>>379717939
Putting the HSF on it can mean motherboard bending quite a bit, which can be a bit unnerving sight. Other than that, assembling a pc is pretty much as difficult as assembling ikea furniture.

>>379717680
Make sure you have enough dedotated wam

>>379717680

You could easily have built one at 11 if you had the money. It's not hard. There are plenty of Youtube videos walking you through it.

Heads-up, the latch to lock in the CPU requires more pressure than you might expect.

>>379717837
>>379718459
Big difference is that you're using tiny and very expensive parts.

>>379717680
Building a PC is piss easy, I did it when I was 13 reading forum guides. Just follow a YouTube video to the T and you won't have a single problem.

It's terribly easy. For setup, ask a friend or read into it on PC-building websites. Picking parts was the hardest part of the whole thing for me.

Double-check everything. When you get the parts, take things slow, reread your steps and make sure you're grounded. You don't need a static wrist-strap.

About an hour of building for a simple machine. Get a small SSD too for a few games and your OS.

>>379717939
Nearly everybody has a different method to doing it which they think is "right" so it causes a lot of misinformation and confusion when it comes to applying thermal paste.

You can get it assembled for like $35 at your local computer shop or online, why waste your time? Unless you're some NEET with all the time in the world because mommy is paying the bills.

>>379717939

Also worth noting is that the system used to secure the CPU to the motherboard tends to require a lot more force than you would like to use on hundreds of dollars worth of equipment and can make an unpleasant grinding noise.

I had a meth-addicted schizophrenic friend to whom i gave my hand-me-down pentium 4 pc.
He wanted to upgrade, so he bought an athlon 64 x2 proc.
He ripped out the pentium with pliers and then smashed the athlon into the (wrong sized) socket without lifting the latch.
He showed me his progress and asked me what was wrong as i stared at this poor proc with half its pins busted off.

who /whizzkid/ here

>>379717939
It's small and fragile, does feel like you're handling very expensive tech instead of assembling IKEA furniture

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>>379719478
Forget hundreds, I was actually about to cry a few days ago when I had trouble putting in a RAM stick and I thought I would break it.

>>379717680
>dumb shits working at a newspaper company don't know the difference between build and assemble.
He assembled a computer. Any 11 year old with half a brain and the right equipment should be able to do most of the work.

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>>379717680
I had a ton of trouble doing it.
I graduated from GMU with an English degree
It took me about 20-40 hours of reading up about it on /g/ and the /install gentoo/ wiki
and about 8-10 hours actually putting it together. I also used youtube videos of my exact case + motherboard. It took me an hour just finding videos that showed that stuff.

This is what I built. I only knew after the fact about dual channel ram configs so I haven't gotten around to replacing the ram sticks in there now.

Picking out the right parts and obtaining them is by far the hardest part

Like others are saying it's easy to put together but takes a while, the troubleshooting afterwards is the most frustrating part.

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>>379720908
>dell

did you buy a dell branded GPU?

I built a computer following the falcon guide years ago.

It worked, but the CPU ran hot. I'm talking 90+º. I thought maybe I didn't apply enough paste or the heatsink wasn't big enough. So I bought more paste and a bigass heatsing, took out the CPU, applied more paste, put on the heatsink, turned it on again and it was still 90+º.

The computer has been running for 4+ years (maybe more?), always at that temperature. The CPU is a i5 2500k.

So what's up with caring so much about the CPU temperature. It seems it doesn't matter much.

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>>379720908
whoops that was my old pre-built computer

I've always been super paranoid about building my own pc. I know it's probably not that hard and I've replaced hard drives and cpu and heat sinks before. I guess I'm scared of fucking up and having $800 worth of parts lying around.

Niggas, how the fuck are you supposed to connect the power, reset and HDD cables?

That shit drives me up the fucking wall.

>>379718575
Kek, that meme never gets old

>>379718618
>tiny
other than the CPU, that's wrong

is there somewhere where you can just put in a price range and have a list of parts pop up? I'm scared of buying something expensive and having it not fit or be incompatible.

>>379721891
logicalincrements

>>379720476
>putting together a new build
>drenched with sweat its so nerve wracking so I get absolutely naked
>start having a panic attack when installing the heatsink and cpu

At least I only have to experience this once every 5-7 years.

>>379722182
just be yourself

If I was building a high end rig now I'd pay whatever $50 and have someone else do it. I hate building PCs, I hate tinkering with stuff, I break everything and nothing works. It's just not worth the hassle and stress anymore.

>>379717680
>I really wanna play PUBG
You say that now. It's trash.

>>379722403
Pretty much.

>>379718402
This. I received RAM from UPS and when I opened the package there was actually something rattling around inside the RAM chip. Needless to say, I had to return it.

>>379722074

thanks anon this is exactly what I'm looking for.

>>379717939
CRUNCH

>>379717680
Hard enough where the town negro makes the news when he does it

>>379717680
Just ask for an AMD build in your nearest computer shop.
Hint: Show them this paper you posted.

>>379717939
If you do plan on building a computer, watch about a million videos of people putting the CPU together, you only get one chance

If you fuck up the seating or the paste your CPU is done.

>>379717939
Not enough thermal paste.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSCVahyh3Dk

>>379718403
To much won't make it overheat

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>>379723567

>>379723567
Needs a parody where someone just empties a whole tube all over the thing. Actually, HowToBasic should do that. Then smash an egg on it.

>Cool clock Ahmed

It's not hard.
The only way doing it at age 11 is impressive is that he could afford to. I didn't have that kind of money until my early 20s.

>people think it's difficult to build a PC
>can just copy a popular streamers build and call it a day

>>379723567
wtf I can't believe this is real

>>379724059
>implying popular streamers aren't retarded
>implying you want an unoptimized pc

>>379717680
super easy, you just stick it all together like lego, usually you barely need a screwdriver

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To everyone talking about the difficulty of CPU and CPU heatsink installation, just buy a third-party heatsink next time. Intel heatsinks are especially stubborn, so just go with a Cooler Master that uses screws and a backplate instead of that awkward pin bullshit.

As for thermal paste, five small dots arranged like a dice face should be fine. I personally prefer to use larger dots and flatten them a little bit with an old credit card, but I don't push the paste around with it.

The store I get my parts from offers free assembly after a certain point. I honestly can never handle the stress of putting in the cpu so I take them up on it with no shame.

>>379717939
If you're not a clumsy chimp, absolutely nothing.

>>379717680
It's really easy if you aren't retarded. The only "hard" parts are

>making sure you buy stuff that works together
>putting in the CPU/heatsink because everyone has their own method

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>>379725216
I just cake the entire motherboard in artic silver, just to be safe. That's just how I roll.

>>379725541
As a follow up, when I assembled my first computer I took my old one apart and played around with all the bits. Ask around to see if you can find someone that is chucking an old PC and then play around with taking stuff out and putting it back. Experience will make you more comfortable.

>>379723910
xDDD haEHAhhaHA

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>>379717680

The hardest part is connecting the power button/case lights to the motherboard. It's these tiny little fucking pins and fiddly as fuck and they can be put in the wrong place (the only part of the entire computer that can, though nothing bad will happen if you fuck up).

Everything else is basically putting shit in it's right place. You can watch a 20 minute Youtube video on it, it's that easy.

>>379724059
Nah, they just use prebuilts they get for free so long as they put an ad and coupon code in their channel description and maybe a video showing off their new epic rig they got.

>Thermal paste
>Hard to apply

I've never bought a heatsink (new) that didn't come with it pre-applied. Even the standard one that comes with your CPU will have it pre-applied.

Unless you're some how fucking up, you'll never need to apply it yourself.

>>379726553
This. It took me two tries instead of one to get those hooked up right.

>>379717939
You fuck around with thermal paste way too much, use lasers and shit to position it in the socket, and then it makes that fucking sound, and you're sure it's broken. And then PC powers up just fine.

>>379717680
easy, I built mine when I was 14 with no help apart from internet. Anyone can do it

>>379726553
I forget which one, but one of my pins is almost impossible to get to with a dual slot gpu, and the gpu pushes down on it hard making me uncomfortable

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>>379717680
>whizz
They mean wiz kid, right?
Because whizz is piss.

>>379717680
It's easier than actually using a computer. It's easier now than at any other time in the history of computers, just beccause of all the online guides and components that are made specifically to be easy for noobs to install. The most difficult part in my opinion is trying to fit all the componenets inside the case and manuever around all the thick cables from the PSU but if you have a large case you won't even notice.

>>379717939
Literally nothing. Line up two triangles, slap it in, pull the lever, push the heatsink on, done

>>379725216
I am
>>379722182
And I bought a 512 for my latest rig and it was infinitely more nerve wracking installing then the intel fan I got with my last rig.

Especially when the x-bracket came broken and I had to fix it myself.

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I apply thermal paste like a fucking pro. Check out my temps, bitches. Overclocked to 4.6Ghz and on a roasting English summer's day.

>>379727341
I have bear claws so its easier said than done.

I can't believe how many of you think building a PC is difficult.

The future is bleak.

>>379727564
Difficult? No. Nerve Wracking when youre a shut in with very little funds? Yes.

If you can control your hands well enough that the first thing people think when they see you is "this nigga got parkinsons", you can build a computer. I don't know how it was 20 years ago, but CPU pins are not going to bend/break easily. You just line up the corner triangle, lower it in while maintaining control, and then its in.

>>379727564
I'm just incredibly scared of fucking something up so I'm gonna save up and pay a few dollars extra to some custom tailored computer from some "pre-built" site. Besides, I'm a fat fuck so going down on the knees and up again is not that nice.

>>379722683
did you ignore the rest of the page
>britain's top black weekly

>>379728240
It's a real story though.

https://outline.com/A8NChn

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>>379717680

IMHO the worst part is those fidley fucking power button cables that are retardedly labeled.

Other than that, everything is pretty fucking easy; honestly, the software side is far and away the bigger pain in the ass and takes more time.

>>379727564
many people don't practice it or do the yearly clean out of their tower.

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>>379717680
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>>379727881
>Nerve Wracking when youre a shut in with very little funds? Yes.
this pretty much me. the only reason I even attempted this shit is because a sugar mama friend bought the parts for me.

people don't realize just how easy it is to fry your motherboard by doing something stupid. it's equally easy to avoid doing it, but the possibility is there, and can happen.

p.s. clean your case at least once ever 3 months. you can buy a cheap ass wet-vac for $40, and turn down the air pressure(or stand far back) and blow your shit clean.

>>379728060
>Besides, I'm a fat fuck so going down on the knees and up again is not that nice

First of all
>what is a table?

Second, you're way more likely to fuck up your comp downloading all that little girl anime porn. It's actually super simple to build a computer if you aren't a neanderthal.

>Don't screw things down things retard strength hard
>RAM clicks in satisfyingly
>Literally line up the arrows on the CPU and don't push it town, let the holder do the work
>GPU clicks in nicely
>Work on hardwood


After you've done it a few times you legitimately give zero fucks. I fixed my friend's computer in socks, on a carpet, during a dry winter. I'm being real, if you have a handful of braincells to rub together then you're fine.

And even if you do fuck shit up, wrap it in the box and RMA it. Just say "shit don't work" and they'll take it.

>>379728060
the fat part is an excuse, but don't let someone convince you to build one if you're not comfortable. seriously, if you are not well off to replace something if it goes wrong, don't bother. and if you are not sure of yourself, just avoid it.

best advice is to go to goodwill, buy some old ass dell e-machine for like $25 or so, then practice taking it apart and putting it back together. any comp you find today will be atx format, with sata connections. and if it's ide, it's still pretty much the same shit. but practicing on a throwaway model is nothing shameful to do, if you have no money.

I actually bought a barebone as my first, then put the memory, gpu and hard drive in myself. this gave me enough confidence, since I didn't have to fuck around with the cpu.

seriously man, don't let /v/ bully you into doing some shit you not comfortable doing. no shame in buying a pre-built, but at least be smart and try not to overpay too much. paying over a grand for an i3 or i5 is a no no.

'expensive lego' isn't just a meme. the 'expensive' part is why it's really not unreasonable to buy prebuilt, if you find a decent deal. even just a years warranty can be an enormous sanity-preserver.

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>power switch has two pins with one pin separation wide on a single piece of plastic
>mobo has those pins right to each other

I bought a PC for around $650 and it runs a lot smoother than I'd imagine.
Doom ultra settings at around 60 fps and everything else is much better.
Tekken 7 and PUBG should be no exception.

For reference, I'm using poverty GPU and CPU
i3 6100
GTX 1060

>>379728475
My 2013 mobo came with a combinator where you plug everything into the separate plastic piece, then you plug that entire piece into the mobo.

>>379731427

And the best part is, replacing a GPU is stupid easy, so upgrading in the future is a snap.

>>379731696
True, but I think the CPU bottlenecks more right now, and it might be a hassle to change just because of Windows 10.

>>379731427
optimized well, and that 1060 is not too bad. most games don't require an insanely powerful cpu, so an i3 is not really poverty. especially if you get one with a nice clock speed. but I'm curious how well your system will perform in an open world title like gta5.

people building superman rigs are looking to max everything in the latest titles, which not everyone cares about doing. i'm comfortable running all my games at medium settings, as long as I i'm getting 60 frames.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_9m7xkzwnQ

>>379730727
Yeah it's an excuse I guess. I do know what kind of parts are good/decent so I know what I want, it's just more that I don't want to do the work and just want the thing to work and have good cable management. I'd probably half ass it if I were to put together a computer by myself so I'd rather trust someone who works with this kind of stuff and pay $100 - $200 extra. As long as I can tailor it however I want and not have to put it together myself I'm happy, just don't trust myself to not fuck something up and I'd rather not take the risk.

>>379717680
https://youtu.be/skCmOWfesrs

>>379721086
Some CPU's actually send to programs how many °C you are AWAY from overheating

The most difficult part is troubleshooting when something's not working

>>379732137
good man. and yeah, cable management can be a bitch if your case is shit. the well between my back panel and motherboard plate is super thin, so my shit is in place really fuckin' tight.

regardless, my lian li case fuckin' beautiful. I laugh at these cooler master peasants, with their sub $100 cases.

>>379733878
>screen won't turn on
-make sure gpu is set properly
-try plugging monitor to onboard graphics
-if still not turn on, reseat your memory

>doesn't power on
-check cables and make sure plugged in tight
-make sure power button is connected to right port
-check and see if you put the reset button as power
-unplug opticals and try to power on with only hard drive and gpu connected

damn, I remember going through shit like this before. being a newbie at this shit was a headache sometimes, but it was great when you got it all setup and working.

and anon from above is right, software is the most annoying part. shit has to update and reset multiple times, and good luck if you don't have the board disk with drivers.

>>379735061

I've built like 4 computers before and never had as much trouble as I have this time. PC just stopped turning on one day and I've been trouble shooting for like 2 fucking weeks now. I've bought so many replacement parts I own a goddamn second PC now practically.

>>379717680

Anyone can put one together. It's basically legos. Just follow the instructions. But none of those dumb fucks will do it RIGHT. There are an enormous of details that technically don't affect whether or nothe computer will start, but will hinder the performance by a ton if not done well. (like cord positioning vs airflow, PSU wattage, making sure fans aren't upside down, etc). And we haven't even touched on hardware and its drivers and how it interacts/conflicts.

But, sure, anyone can put it together as long as they have access to youtube. It's just gonna be a shit job unless they're experienced. Also, I put my first computer together in 1997 when we still had to fuck with dipswitches, IRQs, and all that. It is MUCH easier now, 20 years later.

>>379735810
>Also, I put my first computer together in 1997 when we still had to fuck with dipswitches, IRQs, and all that. It is MUCH easier now, 20 years later.

Useless information

>>379735061
>>doesn't power on

Also, literally check to make sure your PSU power toggle is set to "on"

Because... yeah, definitely almost rebuilt a new build because I couldn't be fucked to check such an obvious oversight.

>>379735810
This is the kind of shit I come out with when I'm impressing my normie friends who think I'm some rocket scientist level genius because I know how to put a wi-fi card in their shitty prebuilt

>>379735810

Literally none of this is accurate.

>>379735616

Did you forget to install the supporters on the motherboard and screwed the motherboard directly into the case? If so you might have fucked it.

>>379739225

What part is wrong? Anyone can build a PC, but it takes experience to get it right. And I remember building computers with dipswitches, IRQs, manual master/slave settings, picky BIOS. Everything is automated now. I mean, fuck, the god damn bios has internet access.

Literally everything he said is correct. And every reply is from 13 year old edge lords would destroy every electronic component if they tried to assemble a PC 2 decades ago.

>>379740239

God no, I'm not that dumb. I even went as far as to take the standoffs out and put them back it. What happens in the power supply will start up for about 2 seconds then go off. No lights either, only the cooler fan and psu fans start up for those 2 seconds.

>>379727525
There's nothing to it, you petty cunt.

>>379740850

>airflow and cable position
>heavily affecting performance

you're literally wrong, retard

>>379717680


literally adult legos

>>379739225

not him but really

>>379740850

this too

it's not too hard

ive been building pcs for 22 years

im a pc tech ata hospital for 13.

im pretty good, but a lot of the 'build a gaming rig' stuff is not very hard these days.