PC Building Simulator

[Chimi]

Just saw this on my news feed and looks interesting. I know a lot of guys here can build a PC with their eyes closed, but this might be fun for noobs or kids trying to learn.

 

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/07/25/pc-building-simulator-full-release-in-autumn/

[Billy_Mays]

Wait its coming out of beta? 

[manikyath]

this has been mentioned quite a while back, and IMO, if its more than like a tenner.. why not just go to an office surplus shop and buy a pile of hardware for next to nothing?

[GatioH]

Just now, manikyath said:

this has been mentioned quite a while back, and IMO, if its more than like a tenner.. why not just go to an office surplus shop and buy a pile of hardware for next to nothing?

Guess it’s for people like me where the nearest one is 400+ miles away

[Mira Yurizaki]

Does it teach you anything beyond putting it together?

 

Because honestly, building the PC itself is the most straightforward part of the process. It's everything around it (researching, troubleshooting, etc) that's more useful to learn about.

[DildorTheDecent]

Just looks like a polished version of the Cisco IT Essentials Virtual Desktop thingy. 

[SCHISCHKA]

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 Trying to insert RAM the wrong way will not make it vibrate and clang until it vanishes through a wall

wow. journalist needs to re-take high school physics.

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The Internet is littered with stories and pictures from people who spread thermal paste on a CPU’s pins or whacked a motherboard in without standoffs, frying their expensive hardware.

if i was in the business of hardware sales i would think this level of stupidity would be good for business.

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I hope there’s a mac version

best troll in the comment section

[Himommies]

6 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Does it teach you anything beyond putting it together?

 

Because honestly, building the PC itself is the most straightforward part of the process. It's everything around it (researching, troubleshooting, etc) that's more useful to learn about.

There's a "campaign" which teaches your troubleshooting

[aisle9]

I'm questioning the available commands I'd have in that game...

 

*pick up screwdriver

*swear loudly

*forget to install I/O shield

*disconnect everything and start over because the damn PSU is upside down

*forget to install GPU in Ryzen system

*panic when said Ryzen system has no display

*drink beer

*manage cables

*manage cables again

*disconnect all cables and start over because your cable management sucks

*manage cables

*sit on back panel to close case

*cut finger on drive cage

*cut finger on drive cage

*cut finger on drive cage

*go to hospital to treat blood loss from cutting so many fingers on the drive cage

[0ld_Chicken]

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[typographie]

13 hours ago, SCHISCHKA said:

wow. journalist needs to re-take high school physics.

Not sure if sarcasm, but I think what Alice was going for was that this is not Surgeon Simulator or Goat Simulator applied to PC building, as the name might suggest to those familiar with the trash Pewdie-bait gaming scene.

[SCHISCHKA]

1 minute ago, typographie said:

Not sure if sarcasm, but I think what Alice was going for was that this is not Surgeon Simulator or Goat Simulator applied to PC building, as the name might suggest to those familiar with the trash Pewdie-bait gaming scene.

I am not twelve enough for that scene