Mistakes While Building A PC

[cfclay21]

Post your mistakes here! 

 

Mine is once i ripped out a pci socket because i forgot to undo the clip thing

[Sharif]

mistake still yet to come as my pc is build by my brother 

[DudeWazap]

I'm too ashamed.... :mellow:

[Nineshadow]

Don't forget the I/O shield brothers...

You'll regret it later.

[lucky74dog]

I think it'd be funny reading about other peoples mistakes when building their PC,and I could learn what not to do when building mine'

[MbV93]

I didn't do any cable management... my rig's insides are a mess.

[lucky74dog]

I'm too ashamed.... :mellow:

Everyone makes mistakes.  It'd be better to laugh about it and not do it again.

[UnknownEngineer]

forgot to add the riser thingy under the mobo in to the case (i couldn't figure out how to).

it is still not there and my mobo is slightly bent because of it. Still works thos and has been working for 11 months now. 

[TheEpicCanadian]

Dropped a screwdriver on a brand new graphics cards PCB while installing a new CPU cooler...

[MegaDave91]

Surprisingly, I put my first built together correctly the first attempt.

[Bikkabo]

Don't forget the I/O shield brothers...

I got electrified by mine today - I feel fully charged

[Thunderjolt]

Forgetting to mount the rad for the H100i and screwing in the fans... Sigh, I had to take out the whole motherboard...

[Mitrailleuse]

My case has a removable roof,i removed it to install fans inside and put it on a chair,and accidentally sat on it and broke most of the pins of it,but it stills works fine.

+I sat on the back side panel and it is bent now,super hard to close it,so i hate having to open the back side....

[That Ging3r Kid]

With my first build, I forgot to plug in the 8-pin and I called the support line. 4 hours of my life wasted.

[IdeaStormer]

I once almost commented on a thread that already existed, :huh:

 

Psst. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/90207-whats-your-personal-tech-fails/

 

Different title same thread, then there was one from before as well so its a double.

[DudeWazap]

Everyone makes mistakes.  It'd be better to laugh about it and not do it again.

Mine wasn't to bad it was just embarrassing.

 

After finishing my first build I pressed the power button on my case and my PC didn't turn on. I checked that the power cord was connected and my PSU was on and everything looked fine but it didn't turn on.

 

That is when I started to get mad and I started to undo my cables on the back and take off my GPU's and sound cards to see what the problem was. After about 30 minutes of searching and getting frustrated it turned out I forgot to plug in the power LED cables to the motherboard....

 

I felt stupid and ashamed but the good thing was I was the only one in the room so nobody saw me. B)  And till this day nobody will ever know...(Even though I just posted this on the internet and now the whole world will know)

[ViruZ_HUN]

i did not understand why my PSU dont start my PC. So i touched inside the PSU something which seemed to eb wrong and i get 560 watts of power in 2 secs inside my body untill i could drop the PSU, Damn that feeling that my heart almost blowed up. it felt like if i where doing a failed OC on my heart, it started to hit faster and faster, But i survived but i could die,

 

HA POWER CANT KILL ME ONLY OC ME!.

 

i also once started a computer without connecting the power from the PSU to the GPU.

and once when i wanted to take out a GPU i pressed my finger to the button to take lose the GPU but instead i pressed hard on some pointy stuff and i started to bleed.

 

Oh, and once i dropped a PC and it never started again( mom got pissed of)

[DudeWazap]

i did not understand why my PSU dont start my PC. So i touched inside the PSU something which seemed to eb wrong and i get 560 watts of power in 2 secs inside my body untill i could drop the PSU, Damn that feeling that my heart almost blowed up. it felt like if i where doing a failed OC on my heart, it started to hit faster and faster, But i survived but i could die,

 

HA POWER CANT KILL ME ONLY OC ME!.

 

i also once started a computer without connecting the power from the PSU to the GPU.

and once when i wanted to take out a GPU i pressed my finger to the button to take lose the GPU but instead i pressed hard on some pointy stuff and i started to bleed.

 

Oh, and once i dropped a PC and it never started again( mom got pissed of)

Were you able to move faster and lift more weight after you OC yourself?

[swifty7]

@dudewazup

 

at first I thought you forgot to switch on your psu...lol!!

[ViruZ_HUN]

Were you able to move faster and lift more weight after you OC yourself?

I got better condition so yes, i may do it when i get new PC and turn 1000 watt or more inside myself!! MUAHAHAHHA

 

(dont think i will survive that)

[DudeWazap]

 

 

(dont think i will survive that)

I guess I shouldn't be looking forward to any benchmarks then.

[YouRezz]

Put in the wrong motherboard standoffs.. had to take it out and do it again

[ViruZ_HUN]

I guess I shouldn't be looking forward to any benchmarks then.

well benchmarks:

 

Heart: 80 Burned out, the body heatsink needs to be changed

Blood: 3 liters of blood got burned

Speed: Heart is still working but runs on 210 celcius but is OC'ed to 32 Hherts(hearthers) instead of 10 Hherts.

Condition: Body running up to 230 KM/ hour

Lungs1: breath 80% faster

Lungs2: got killed during the OCing

heatsink: melted

bones: 20% melted

[DudeWazap]

well benchmarks:

 

Heart: 80 Burned out, the body heatsink needs to be changed

Blood: 3 liters of blood got burned

Speed: Heart is still working but runs on 210 celcius but is OC'ed to 32 Hherts(hearthers) instead of 10 Hherts.

Condition: Body running up to 230 KM/ hour

Lungs1: breath 80% faster

Lungs2: got killed during the OCing

heatsink: melted

bones: 20% melted

You might have gotten a bad chip I guess you will have to RMA it.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Installing a motherboard and CPU cooler before realising that I forgot the I/O shield.