don't forget the I/O shield!
Step 1 : be able to afford it
The last step is always reopening the case and attaching that one forgotten cable.
You forgot the most important step, forgetting to turn on the power at the back of the PSU then slightly freaking out thinking you broke something mid build 😂
I basically fallowed theses exact instructions when building my PC last month. Turned out great, had little problems, and booted the vary first try.
I"ve been building over 20 years, no short can give you what you need. Never mentioned connecting front panel which is usually a serious challenge for first timers.
1.motherboard on box 2.cpu with contact frame 3.cpu cooler contacts 4.m.2 drives 5.ram 6.put io shield in case 7.put motherboard in case then plug all cables for psu cables and fans/hubs/controllers and random accessories and case cables 8.cpu cooler 9.gpu 10.turn on the psu and hope nothings wrong
This man successfully forgot the IO shield
Otherwise same, but I would put PSU in the case before motherboard and do most of cable routing before putting in motherboard. I would also add any HDD's or 2.5 SSD's or extra case fans at that point. Only reason for this is that in some cases I have worked on, the cable route for cpu power can become really hard to access after motherboard is in place.
In 2004, I saw a competition on campus where students assembled a fully functional PC in less than 15 minutes. A skill that was highly valued by companies selling PCs back in the day.
GPU always goes last. When disassembling, GPU is removed first
Just saw a video today where someone had the fans on first before the motherboard and it bothered me a bit cause he had to work a bit harder to avoid the fans, in particular the one at the back 😂
ah I'm so old. Static discharge was such a big concern back then lol Plastic bracelets with cords clamped to the case, graphics cards smaller than a cellphone. Modems. zip, disk, and 3.5 floppy drives, and everything on a ribbon cable lol I don't miss it.
You know this is a good idea since i wanna build PCs as a hobby
I always like to finish off the build with the ram. Last thing always. The satisfying clicks feel like a nice little reward for all the stress 😂
Hooking cables to the PSU first is crazy work.
I miss the time when you had HDD and Sata SSD, and one of steps, most likely after installing mother board, was placing hard drives
One thing Zach forgot to mention is to do all connections properly first before doing a cable management, that way, when you are doing a cable management, it will be easier as all of the cable, headers, any necessary need, are in place
we need a pc order tierlist
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