How hard is building a PC? I really wanna play PUBG and the good version of Tekken 7...

How hard is building a PC? I really wanna play PUBG and the good version of Tekken 7, but I'm not too good with mechanical stuff.

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

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

What's hard/scary about the CPU?

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

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

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

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

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.

Make sure you have enough dedotated wam

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

If a nigger 11 yo could build one you can too user.

>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.

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 Sup Forums 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.

>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.

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.

Kek, that meme never gets old

>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.

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>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.

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.

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

Pretty much.

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.

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

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

I had to hire someone to unJUST my attempt at building a PC after I couldn't get it to power on so I guess that makes me worse than a nigger.

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

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.

Not enough thermal paste.

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To much won't make it overheat

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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

wtf I can't believe this is real

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

xDDD haEHAhhaHA

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

I am
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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

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>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.

>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.

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 Sup Forums 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.

>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

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.

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

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

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.

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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.

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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