How long did your first PC build take to build?

[Kingler]

Thanks.

 

 

One hour? Does that include OS installation?

The speed of your components are really the only factor take into account when installing the OS, so it really depends. 

 

 

The Corsair CX psu series has a very bad rep. for failing quickly and/or exploding,

No.. just no.. It's perfectly fine.

[ClobberXD]

The Corsair CX psu series has a very bad rep. for failing quickly and/or exploding,

 

Thank you for bringing this to my attention! WHEW! Any other 550W or 600W PSU at the same price point?

[Kingler]

Thank you for bringing this to my attention! WHEW! Any other 550W or 600W PSU at the same price point?

They aren't the most reliable but they won't explode on you lmao, I've had my fair share of CX PSU's. But considering your components you might want to allow a little more headroom for upgrade so I suggest a Seasonic S12 II 620w.

[Centurius]

The speed of your components are really the only factor take into account when installing the OS, so it really depends. 

 

 

No.. just no.. It's perfectly fine.

 

While blowing up is a bit of an exaggeration the CX series is not fine for a 980Ti or  high end building in general. It's not advertised for those things either.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention! WHEW! Any other 550W or 600W PSU at the same price point?

Not sure if it's a similar price point where you are but the EVGA G2 is always a pretty solid buy.

[firestronk]

The speed of your components are really the only factor take into account when installing the OS, so it really depends. 

 

 

No.. just no.. It's perfectly fine.

Wrong pus . Regardless I have never had a good experience with the Corsair CX series. Many others have reported loud coil whine and it being DOA. There are also quite a few reports of it frying people's components. 

[ShiroArikawa]

depends on how much time you want to spend with it making everything perfect

it can be 20~30 minutes or it can be a couple of evenings

I'm in the 15 minutes club that's without thinking of aesthetics though.

[TidaLWaveZ]

For me the physical assembly is the quickest and easiest part (unless a custom liquid cooling loop is present).  In the past I would always spend more time messing with BIOS or troubleshooting issues once the OS is installed.  It used to be completely common to not get a perfect boot right after initial setup.  Maybe I've smartened up or the technology is getting friendlier (or both), but with my X99 build everything went super smooth first run. 

 

I would say allocate a couple hours at most from beginning the physical build to having all drivers installed and ready to go.

[Ginka]

That was too brief...

 

'How long does it take to assemble the internal components of a PC?'

 

I am furnishing more details, for more accurate prediction:

• i5-6600k
• ASUS Z170-A
• Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR4-2400
• ASUS Strix GTX 980 Ti
• Corsair CX600M
• Cooler Master MasterCase 5

(Peripherals not included)

 

Thanks!

My first time, 2/3weeks ago, took me around 3 hours from opening the boxes to Installing the os.

I was afraid of breaking everything ^^

 

[Kingler]

Wrong pus . Regardless I have never had a good experience with the Corsair CX series. Many others have reported loud coil whine and it being DOA. There are also quite a few reports of it frying people's components. 

Well yeah, if people use a product not intended for its use (CX PSU's are meant for mid-tier workstation builds) it's obviously going to malfunction. I don't really think we should blame Corsair for that

[DXMember]

I'm in the 15 minutes club that's without thinking of aesthetics though.

can you even unbox that fast?

[Sportiva]

When i first built my pc it took me 3 hours, that includes,

-Out of case post

-Build

-Cable management

-OS

-And all drivers

[DXMember]

Wrong pus . Regardless I have never had a good experience with the Corsair CX series. Many others have reported loud coil whine and it being DOA. There are also quite a few reports of it frying people's components. 

that thing has no discrete graphics it will be fine

[Arwanell]

depends

i spent 2,5hours on my first build

now i can make it in about half an hour

[ChevbeeHD]

That was too brief...

 

'How long does it take to assemble the internal components of a PC?'

 

I am furnishing more details, for more accurate prediction:

• i5-6600k
• ASUS Z170-A
• Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR4-2400
• ASUS Strix GTX 980 Ti
• Corsair CX600M
• Cooler Master MasterCase 5

(Peripherals not included)

 

Thanks!

bout an hour for mine so probably a similar time

[firestronk]

that thing has no discrete graphics it will be fine

That's what I said on my old pc build. I was wrong after it fried my entire computer. 

[Samfisher]

The Corsair CX psu series has a very bad rep. for failing quickly and/or exploding,

The CX series has a bad rep cos people skimp out on buying a good PSU when building a high end rig, it has nothing to do with the PSU itself which was made for office use, which it clearly states.

[soup]

The physical build is the fastest part of getting a new system; researching the 'best' part(s) for you can take many weeks  .

 

The physical build can take anything from ½ ~3 hours depending on how anal your cable management is.  Then same sort of time for O/S, driver installation .

 

For your  first build the time taken tends to the higher end; don't force and don't rush, enjoy yourself .

[Guest]

The Corsair CX psu series has a very bad rep. for failing quickly and/or exploding,

I had mine for almost a year now, havnt happend anything yet, even tryed my friends 6990 with it, might just be lucky tho

[ClobberXD]

While blowing up is a bit of an exaggeration the CX series is not fine for a 980Ti or  high end building in general. It's not advertised for those things either.

Not sure if it's a similar price point where you are but the EVGA G2 is always a pretty solid buy.

 

I shall definitely look into it.

 

Thanks.

[ClobberXD]

OK Guys. Chucked the CX PSU out of my list.

 

Thank you guys for every post!

[Centurius]

You're very much welcome, enjoy your new pc

[Haswell_rasperry_pi]

If you are going to cable manage, it could take hours. But it should take 30minutes- an hour. It depends on expirience and remembering to put the i/o shield in first.

[ShiroArikawa]

can you even unbox that fast?

I rip everything out.

[Ja Krispie]

My motto is that it will take as long as it takes. Some people work faster, some work slower. The key is to make sure it's done right. I usually take 2-3 hours (including OS install) to make sure everything is done properly. Some people do it quicker. Best thing is, don't worry about how long it takes, just enjoy the ride!

[whatareyoud0]

My first ever build took me around 4-6 hours, since I was a total n00b before. Now, it takes just an hour if I'm really in a rush, but yeah normally just around 2-3 hours.