>tfw never built my own PC
>only things I have changed is RAM on my desktop are RAM, keyboard on chinkpad/hard drives
>the very thought of fucking it up scares me
>CRRRREEEAKK when putting CPU in and the thermal paste
>getting all the cables managed well as well as airflow
>making sure I know the connectors on the motherboard
>connecting the cpu heatsink
>worried about ESD (as previously one RAM stopped working when I put another in)
I have always ended up letting someone build for me because then I know it can't be fucked up.
The first step to being good at something is being shit at it
>>54870665
>I have always ended up letting someone build for me because then I know it can't be fucked up
Wrong!
You have it backwards. When someone is building a machine for someone else, they'll do it quickly and take the bare minimum of precautions because there's a strict limit to how much they care.
When you're assembling your own machine, you do it slowly and carefully and take precautions.
Finally, do keep in mind that be being aware of ESD and knowing ahead of time that heatsinks make cringeworthy sounds when being installed, you are already more learned than probably 90% of PC builders.
>>54870742
The guy who built my machine made all the cables go in the front rather than behind the motherboard. It is such a mess inside but this system is old now.
Still fucking scared.
>scheduled to be at work at 5 am
>nobody else is so I'm not allowed to go in
>sitting in car for an hour now waiting
>first time builder
>tfw I just broke a $150 motherboard because I screwed the cpu cooler too tightly
>returned for either rma or repair
Strange, I dont regret it and I learned a lot
>>54870665
I built my first pc recently. Putting the heatsink on was definitely the hardest part. It's secured onto the motherboard, but the fucking thing can still rotate as you're putting it on. My heatsink is at a ~3 degree angle relative to the CPU.
>>54870665
Nice blog, retard
>>54870725
this
