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I think it'd be interesting if we listed things we do when building PC's like things you consider good practice!
One of my biggest things is leaving my side-panel off until I know it boots up!

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Keep my finger on the power button on the PSU during first bootup so I can react if something sounds wrong.

 

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Keep the case open on first bootup

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Keep my finger on the power button on the PSU during first bootup so I can react if something sounds wrong.

 

Your signature is against the Code of Conduct btw

Oh shit! Thanks man!

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Post it outside the case

That's about it. Rather see if the parts work before I assemble it.

Yeah, I do that too but I always keep the side panel off for first boot as is tradition.

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I'm seeing a lot of recurring ones, does anyone have any weird ones for example like "Hold left nut/Chesticle on first boot"

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I always make sure I have something ghetto in my system. In my P4/9800GT rig, the HDD is just laying on the floor of the case. In my current rig, I drilled holes in the Core 1000 for more places to zip-tie cables. 

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I always make sure I have something ghetto in my system. In my P4/9800GT rig, the HDD is just laying on the floor of the case. In my current rig, I drilled holes in the Core 1000 for more places to zip-tie cables. 

Oh my god, that's perfect hahahaha

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I always listen to Justin Bieber so that way, if I mess up with the PC, at least there is always something worse.

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1. Side panels off!

2. Keep a POST speaker handy...

3. If no POST speaker available, look at the screen...

4. Hands on the PSU switch if something wrong.

5. Use ALL the cable ties provided... NO CABLES MUST BE VISIBLE, at least on my opinion...

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1. Side panels off!

2. Keep a POST speaker handy...

3. If no POST speaker available, look at the screen...

4. Hands on the PSU switch if something wrong.

5. Use ALL the cable ties provided... NO CABLES MUST BE VISIBLE, at least on my opinion...

Yeah, I hear you on that!

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I always listen to Justin Bieber so that way, if I mess up with the PC, at least there is always something worse.

Smart

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hands on the PSU switch sounds like a bad idea to me. What if your PSU bursts into flames?(yes this can happen) youll get burned.... probably safer to have hand on the plug at the wall

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hands on the PSU switch sounds like a bad idea to me. What if your PSU bursts into flames?(yes this can happen) youll get burned.... probably safer to have hand on the plug at the wall

Yeah, but a quick singe isn't too bad.

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1. External post

2. Internal post with basic hardware

3. Always keep both side panels off when first boot

4. I've saved cable management for last no matter when in the build

5. I was listening to Raider/good Dubs when building so that'll probably continue 

 

Can't think of much more right now, it might come to me later

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keep an old vga crt ( Samsung syncmaster) in case I need the vga output for diagnosing boot issues.

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i always forget to flip the switch on the psu before hitting the power button  :angry:

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Keep my finger on the power button on the PSU during first bootup so I can react if something sounds wrong.

 

Your signature is against the Code of Conduct btw

it's like 2 and a half lines tho 

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Build it blindfolded

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i always forget to flip the switch on the psu before hitting the power button  :angry:

That would scare me to death hahaha

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it's like 2 and a half lines tho 

My old one was about 7 hahaha, I changed it.

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