How long did your first PC build take to build?

[trapizi]

Hi guys, I'm applying for a system builder position at my local computer store and they require me to have a fast building skill. I've only built 3 pc before and the third one took me around 3 hours. Is it fast enough? I have no experience in setting up a water cooling system before so will it take longer?

[1Scotty1]

I like to take my time with it, so it is properly done, I also like to take my time with cable management so even longer than 3 hours

[AlwaysFSX]

Took me 30 minutes..

[paprikman]

You gonna need to do it about 30-50 minutes, not more (if there's no water cooling, of course).

[RagnarokDel]

Hi guys, I'm applying for a system builder position at my local computer store and they require me to have a fast building skill. I've only built 3 pc before and the third one took me around 3 hours. Is it fast enough? I have no experience in setting up a water cooling system before so will it take longer?

depends if you do it all properly, It took me about 2 hours the last time I built one. I'm sure someone who does it for a living can do it in 1 hour and a half but you cant do that without getting some practice.

 

 

 

Took me 30 minutes..

You probably skipped steps. Being fast is good but not to the point where you just skip steps and dont tidy up the stuff. I also cant imagine any local store having to build that many computers.

[SImoHayha]

Hi guys, I'm applying for a system builder position at my local computer store and they require me to have a fast building skill. I've only built 3 pc before and the third one took me around 3 hours. Is it fast enough? I have no experience in setting up a water cooling system before so will it take longer?

For me completely cleaning and rewiring. It took me a good 3 hours

[Joshndroid]

i usually take a bit over 3 hours.. Including cable management and all that.

[ApolloX75]

Most stores don't want employees taking their time to gussy up a system. They want it built as quick as possible. I can build a complete system in under an hour with decent cable management. For anything pretty it takes a bit longer.

 

Mind you I've been at this for more than a decade.

[trapizi]

Ya I forgot to mention they want me to have good cable management as well

[Sam Z Man]

Ya I forgot to mention they want me to have good cable management as well

Well do you do well in cable management?

[RagnarokDel]

Well do you do well in cable management?

It's literally not rocket science.

[Sam Z Man]

It's literally not rocket science.

Oh I know some people who can't do it to save there life.

[Sors]

Without cable management, usually takes me around 10 minutes.

[Oshino Shinobu]

It depends on the components. For a build with an air cooler and a single GPU, it can be done well within 40 minutes. For a build with radiators and extra wires, it will take longer. 

 

My build, with full watercooling and custom parts took me a good 10 hours of build time. 

[trapizi]

Well do you do well in cable management?

I spend more time in cable management than putting components together though. It's very annoying to see a mess with my work.

[Sam Z Man]

I spend more time in cable management than putting components together though. It's very annoying to see a mess with my work.

I just use many many zip ties, like I go through at least 20 for a build sometimes up to 50 because it's quick and easy.

[evilarceus]

Depends. I'd say 30-60 for just building it, an extra 10-20 for cable management, and an extra 30 for watercooling.

[Snadzies]

About 30-60 min depending on the parts and the case.

 

Stock push pin CPU coolers and tool less disk drive / HDD bays save a lot of time.

If you use an electric screw driver that will cut a nice chunk of time as well.

[You_are_a_cunt]

Depends on how meticulous the builder is.

A speed build takes me 20-30 minutes (without cable management and such), whereas a very meticulous build takes me anywhere from an hour to three or even four hours, depending on cable management and number of components

[Dabombinable]

Just a standard air cooled build with no attention paid to cable management and no OS install: around 1 hour

The same as above with cable management and still no OS: 2 hours tops

When I go nuts with the amount of IDE HDD used and want to cable manage: 4+ hours

[Zytherman]

about 1 1/2 hours as long as there are no unexpected issues

and that is with taking my time to make sure no accidental damage is caused, and the cable management.

 

the more you do it, the faster and more confident you become 

[Litargirio]

Hi guys, I'm applying for a system builder position at my local computer store and they require me to have a fast building skill. I've only built 3 pc before and the third one took me around 3 hours. Is it fast enough? I have no experience in setting up a water cooling system before so will it take longer?

 

Take a computer and dissassemble and reassemble it a few times in a row. That will imporove your overall time.

[lightningterror]

about 1 1/2 hours as long as there are no unexpected issues

and that is with taking my time to make sure no accidental damage is caused, and the cable management.

Agreed. But the most annoying part is installing windows , drivers ,software and tweaking it to your liking which takes a lot longer.

[You_are_a_cunt]

When I go nuts with the amount of IDE HDD used and want to cable manage: 4+ hours

Dem IDE cables doe. I remember trying to CM my mom's old PC. took me 3 hours and then I said fuck it out of pure frustration that the cables weren't going to cooperate.

[79 Potatoes]

Built my pc in 20 min, though no watercooling.

Of course I'm not including Windows install, which took around 10 minutes