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How hard it is to build a PC?

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On a scale of 1-10..... negative over 9000

You basically can't fuck up as long as you have eyes and hands.

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How hard it is to build a PC for the first time?.

If you've played with Legos this is kinda the same thing. "Align the thing with the other thing and push" :P

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How hard it is to build a PC for the first time?.

Pretty easy. unless you do everything with force, just watch youtube videos and follow

 

On a scale of 1-10..... negative over 9000

You basically can't fuck up as long as you have eyes and hands.

^that

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If you've played with Legos this is kinda the same thing. "Align the thing with the other thing and push" :P

 

legos are harder,

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It's easy to learn, but hard to master.

Especially cable management :P

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The trickiest part would have to be inserting the CPU into the socket, applying thermal paste (properly) and mounting the cooler, which isn't hard to be honest.

It's more time consuming rather than hard/tricky, that is if you want to take your time, do cable managment, mount everything safely etc. But it's fun and feels really rewarding even after years of doing it. :D

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There are two steps that you can't forget and if you force things to fit together and then power it on, it could lead to problems. Firstly, the motherboard standoff screws. You can't forget these. It's that simple. The other thing that can go wrong is if you bend a pin on the motherboard (if LGA) or CPU (if AMD). Other than that, it's next to impossible to screw it up, and those two problems just don't happen if you know to be careful when performing those steps. It's really easy.

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It's not too difficult. The hard part is choosing parts that will be compatible with each other. Putting them together can be time-consuming if you do it for the first time, but as long as you're careful almost anyone can do it. Especially if you watch one of Linus' very useful build guides.

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Not really that hard, you just have to have patience (especially when putting a CPU in it's socket..). The only think that i found remotely hard (and it was still easier than let's say... math...) is connecting everything (like power and reset button with the motherboard)... But let's be hones, you have everything written on the Mobo, so you'd have to have doble digit IQ to fuck it up.....

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Fear of static electricity?

 

 

tuch a tap, radiator, case, dont work on rug, dont wear fluffy stuff n all.

^

DAT.

Or if you are that concerned just get an anti static wristband, they are dirt cheap anyways,  I used mine quite a few times, even when servicing parts it's very useful.

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Fear of static electricity?

Never had any... If something dies from static then i would just RMA it because no one can tell :D

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building a PC is really really easy...all you need is the knowledge of which parts go together and tons of patience...thats about it... have fun! :D 

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Can you do lego?

wut da fuk is Lego? I started from computer.
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Thanks guys for your posts here! Have fun!

May internet and computer be with you forever!

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