f*ck computers

[AnonymousGuy]

I highly recommend using pliers to get those audio connectors in.

[SansVarnic]

11 minutes ago, caseyf said:

i thought they would work just fine because ive seen plenty of people do phanteks enthoo evolv + msi z170a m7 combos. im watching a video from bitwit too where he does it with no effort at all and it goes in super quick

That's just it with some experienced youtube builders they make it look easy. Sometimes it is difficult for first timers and the youtuber forgets this aspect.

 

I would strongly suggest (from experience with tight fittings myself) is to takeout the motherboard and apply pressure from the opposite side of the plug, this way you are not putting pressure on the connection to the motherboard and break it off.

Pliers or tweezers for the audio connector can help.

[caseyf]

1 minute ago, AnonymousGuy said:

I highly recommend using pliers to get those audio connectors in.

dude i f*cking love you, i got the audio in with pliers

[caseyf]

Just now, SansVarnic said:

That's just it with some experienced youtube builders they make it look easy. Sometimes it is difficult for first timers and the youtuber forgets this aspect.

 

I would strongly suggest (from experience with tight fittings myself) is to takeout the motherboard and apply pressure from the opposite side of the plug, this way you are not putting pressue on the connection to the motherboard and break it off.

i finally got it in using pliers on the audio and struggling with the usb 3, thanks tho

[SansVarnic]

Make sure the tab on th plug is lined up with the cut out. This one you may have push pretty hard it can sometimes be fairly difficult to insert.

[caseyf]

2 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

Make sure the tab on th plug is lined up with the cut out.

btw i did do that whole time, it would be stupid to only push right side and break it, i got it in like 10 mins ago tho so were good now

[OnionRings]

Glad you got it, my first build was a nightmare too but not this bad, I kept messaging my one friend like HELP

[caseyf]

Just now, OnionRings said:

Glad you got it, my first build was a nightmare too but not this bad, I kept messaging my one friend like HELP

i have a friend thats a admin on tomshardware but hes with his gf so i couldnt ask him

[Jordyboy3]

just use an adaptor and run it as usb 2 speeds

 

 

[caseyf]

Just now, Jordyboy3 said:

just use an adaptor and run it as usb 2 speeds

 

 

already fixed it

[Jordyboy3]

Just now, caseyf said:

already fixed it

oops didn't update the page

[The Sloth]

1 hour ago, caseyf said:

im a first time builder and holy shit im never doing this again, i know where shit goes after hours of research and i cant even fit them in, and i struggle to fucking get the audio fucking pin thing in and the sharp edges are fucking destroying my fingers and making me bleed and still haven't got it in. fuck this shit, how to builders on youtube fucking put it in like nothing, i cant even do usb 3. im ready to punch a fucking wall at this point

 

did a mod just delete my comment? 

[SansVarnic]

@caseyf

For future FYI your initial post was unwise and is not regarded well in this forum. You will not get positive feedback (obviously that was self evident from the first page.)

 

3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

did a mod just delete my comment? 

Mods will modify posts, I would suggest you use less profanity in your title and posting as we do have minors in this forum and it borderlines the Community Standards in regard to behavior. 

 

[Drak3]

47 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

As for the USB 3.0, simple... the plug is in diagonal, because the case opening isn't large enougth for the big plug. So it doesn't fit  nicely as you want. So it doesn't fit. You can cut the case opening larger to have more space, but that is a mod project, or you can pass the wire differently (less nice)

Thank god you said it so that I didn't have to. But there's another factor as well - MSI's USB 3.0 headers don't really seem consistent on how much pressure it takes to install the cable. My Gaming Pro Carbon has 2 headers, and one was an extremely tight fit, tighter than my Gigabyte mITX mobo, and the other was a smooth installation, almost like throwing a hotdog down a hallway.

[The Sloth]

Just now, SansVarnic said:

@caseyf

For future FYI your initial post was unwise and is not regarded well in this forum. You will not get positive feedback (obviously that was self evident from the first page.)

 

Mods will modify posts, I would suggest you use less profanity in your title and posting as we do have minors in this forum and it borderlines the Community Standards in regard to behavior. 

 

 

.... what, i didn't say anything graphic "intercourse" is a word that's vary civil, mods seem to be butthurt. OP has the word "f*ck" in his post. 

[caseyf]

1 minute ago, SansVarnic said:

@caseyf

For future FYI your initial post was unwise and is not regarded well in this forum. You will not get positive feedback (obviously that was self evident from the first page.)

 

Mods will modify posts, I would suggest you use less profanity in your title and posting as we do have minors in this forum and it borderlines the Community Standards in regard to behavior. 

 

yea im sorry about that, I was expecting a mod to just delete my post but i was superrrrr frustrated when first posted

[PCMasterDebater]

OP. I'm not responding to help however; you're not blaming anyone but yourself right now and I genuinely appreciate that. Far to often a thread is made with the poster just being mad at everyone else, you didn't. Your just mad swearing and shit. That's cool bro.

 

Thank you, and GG.

[SansVarnic]

26 minutes ago, caseyf said:

yea im sorry about that, I was expecting a mod to just delete my post but i was superrrrr frustrated when first posted

No problem your new here (at least going by thread count) and I wanted to make sure you were aware.  

18 minutes ago, PCMasterDebater said:

OP. I'm not responding to help however; you're not blaming anyone but yourself right now and I genuinely appreciate that. Far to often a thread is made with the poster just being mad at everyone else, you didn't. Your just mad swearing and shit. That's cool bro.

 

Thank you, and GG.

Agreed.

[Cryptonite]

29 minutes ago, caseyf said:

yea im sorry about that, I was expecting a mod to just delete my post but i was superrrrr frustrated when first posted

next time will be loads easier, trust me, it gets easier the more you do it. that sounds a bit wrong though...

[FiveNine]

Q connector masterrace

[SkylakeAlex6700k]

2 hours ago, caseyf said:

im a first time builder and holy shit im never doing this again, i know where shit goes after hours of research and i cant even fit them in, and i struggle to fucking get the audio fucking pin thing in and the sharp edges are fucking destroying my fingers and making me bleed and still haven't got it in. fuck this shit, how to builders on youtube fucking put it in like nothing, i cant even do usb 3. im ready to punch a fucking wall at this point

I did it first time about 3 month ago, have some patience dude... and maybe a nice cool beverage. ;-)

 

2 hours ago, 2Buck said:

I did it at 13 with no videos or help, and I'm not all that smart. It's so easy...

Same!

 

EDIT     ***** I now see everything is solved, Great!

Edited March 2, 2017 by SkylakeAlex6700k

[Aleks NE]

2 hours ago, caseyf said:

im a first time builder and holy shit im never doing this again, i know where shit goes after hours of research and i cant even fit them in, and i struggle to fucking get the audio fucking pin thing in and the sharp edges are fucking destroying my fingers and making me bleed and still haven't got it in. fuck this shit, how to builders on youtube fucking put it in like nothing, i cant even do usb 3. im ready to punch a fucking wall at this point

 

Ehh, good luck mate.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Make sure you got the right tools.

[Tieox]

10 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Make sure you got the right tools.

 

 

[SteveGrabowski0]

3 hours ago, caseyf said:

yea im sorry about that, I was expecting a mod to just delete my post but i was superrrrr frustrated when first posted

Dude don't feel bad. I have done much worse. The second build I ever did I fried my freaking cpu because I went against my better judgement and instead exactly followed the instructions AMD included with my processor. Their manual showed that you had to put thermal tape directly on the heatsink so I scraped what turned out to be the thermal pad off it, sanded the heatsink smooth, and applied thermal tape just like in the manual. And the cpu was dead in about half a second after turning it on. I called AMD complaining and told them I followed their instruction manual 100% and that it was in error, so they had to send me a new cpu. This was in 2001 or so (it was an AMD Athlon XP 1800+, the best gaming cpu on the market at the time) and for some reason the manuals they included at the time must have been based on 1990s processors that weren't that hard to cool. 

 

And then a couple of days later once I got the cpu replaced I finished the build and found out my gpu (ATi Radeon 8500) was fucking bad. Nothing but artifacts the first time I turned the system on. So then I had to wait two weeks on the RMA before getting a working Radeon 8500. It was a pretty epic gaming build for the day (I was playing GTA III on 1600x1200 back when all my friends were playing it at 480p on PS2) but man it was 2.5 weeks before I could play the fucker after getting the parts in, and getting all the parts in originally took about a week and a half since I stupidly bought from a bunch of different retailers to save every penny I could instead of just getting everything from newegg like I have done with every build since.