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Cable tying all your cables together super neatly, then realising you missed one, so you have to redo the whole bundle.

Also, unplugging 24 pin mobo connectors!

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THIS.

BTW...

Uh, hey, um, I think you've got enough thermal paste there bro... 

How big of rice kernels do you buy? XXXL? Geez  :P

I only use a tiny amoiunt, and it still covers all of the CPU, doesn't ever touch the socket...

this is just a random picture from the internet   :P

i'm not stupid enough to put THAT much thermal paste...

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Cable management for me as it is so time consuming.

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Front Panel connectors, easy.

Also: when I don't have enough fan headers. It's just as bad as when your 24 pin doesn't reach.

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I do it for free for anyone that asks

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This fully represents Me in a microcenter's parts department

Replace orange soda with building a computer

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Yep, that's one of the reasons I'm here ^^

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

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I would love to build computers. I have never built one but if I had the money I would

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Is one of the best parts of my Job, troubleshooting isn't fun.

Mystery is the source of all true science.

 

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I greatly enjoy building them, but absolutely hate when I need to take the motherboard out of the case for whatever reason.

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Hell yes, even if I didn't, the reward is well worth the time taken.

Since it's an enjoyable experience, all the better!

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Holding a GTX Titan and putting it in a pci express slot would be a dream come true. Too bad I'm broke as hell.

 

P.S I'm making a pc soon. Hopefully it is a fun experience and I don't stuff anything up. 

As one of my close friend who has previously built a pc "Its like lego for adults, but if you stuff up, you are completely f*cked"

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When I built my first PC I was sweating so bad. I was freaking out about every single thing. every few minutes I'd grab anything metal just in case I generated some static (my apartment back then didn't even have a carpet.) took me two hours to get it done. Years later- and after a few pc builds, I'm still paranoid as hell... Nothing is sweeter than hearing that one single clean beep after the motherboard posts. 

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Putting on an AIO water cooler on my build wasn't so bad. The part I dislike the most is when the build is over and the software has to be loaded. I'll echo that sentiment.

 

I haven't done any crazy water cooling. I think that would be harder, but I'd imagine tinging colors would be cool.

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sometimes I pay people to build their PCs 

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Having been a computer technician, and built 100+ computers, the magic dies out pretty quick. My next build, i doubt i'll build myself. I'll likely just get NCIX to do it, or someone else. I don't know. 

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Its all fun and games until something goes wrong

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I genuinely do

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I LOVE building computers, quite possibly one of my favorite things to do hands down. Actually just helped a pal a couple weeks back build a brand new rig, upgraded him from a 500$ laptop to a $1500 gaming machine.

 

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All i've ever done is remove my uncles trackpad in his laptop, then replace it of course. 

I've planned my build and i cannot stahp thinking about it.

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I used to.

Used to

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Yeah totally enjoy building of computers. I have just started to planing my next build. Something in m-itx form next to my TV.  

Failure is not an option!

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So the trend is you enjoy it if you only build sparingly (like me) but you will have diminishing returns on enjoyment if you build hundreds. Nothing is new.

 

I'm sorry your love died.

Play the greatest game ever. TF2. http://www.teamfortress.com/

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