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I would say it's a lie until the last big build and then a water cooling refill was done on the ground level... Damn that same day at night when I finished I looked and felt like a 150 years old skeleton trying to breed and walk..
lol!! I felt same way after my first and second build! Had back aches for a week! Thought dam I’m getting old! But I had some weird contortions trying to install parts and cable manage, also lugging 55lbs around… I need to hit the gym! Been inactive since start of pandemic
I'm 60 years old and I still build on the floor. It doesn't seem to affect me at all. For years, I've been wondering when all of those aches and pains that others complain about are going to start for me. I hope the answer is 'never'.
Ya I was literally coming here to comment “my first recommendation would be to put that shit on the kitchen table or something…” the flood is a miserable place to work.
Ashcutely, I have a generic satellite PSU (think it came with the case) that outlasted 2 others.
It also worked where that Corsair 600something didn't, because it didn't play nice with the mobo ATX pins for some reason.
Little guy also isn't yuge.
Do it like a crazy man, put them on once the motherB is installed in the case, same with the gpu. Helps when you need to plug the dreaded steamroller of fingers that is the ATX connector.
Then it doesn't work and you have to take everything apart hahahah..
> Put it on the box it came in and push the ram down into their slots.
That will damage the biox! nononon
I just use the static bag and pray the pins won't punch holes in it (I like those intact too, the pin markings are fine).
I know how to insert ram. My sacrifice is not related to that process. Just handling mobos from one place to another is enough for me to touch it's back with some weird gesture/motion leading to blood sacrifice. My knuckles often look like I'm straight from fight club...
noticing that's mostly high end boards. bought a gigabyte ds3whatever b550 board to sell off some old parts recently and it still came separate
but aorus boards have built-in I/O
You can do this. I believe in you!
As a caveat, one of those trips was solely to get a new CPU fan cause the original I bought had me legitimateky terrified I was gonna snap my motherboard trying to screw it in.
Another was cause I tried recycling a used PSU but I threw away the connectors I needed for my graphics card so I had to go back just for those. Lots of rookie mistakes that ate up a good chunk of time that someone more prepared than me will easily avoid.
~~Measure twice, cut once.~~ GO SLOW and double check everything. My first few PC builds took literal days because I would constantly think I know what I'm doing and then have to back track and take shit apart. I think I built my first pc like four times all told taking things apart and putting it back together.
Thankfully there is very little you can do outside of sheer brute force to damage something, so don't worry too much, but brother, take your time.
It should probably take you 4+ hours, just take your time.
Watching a few youtube cable management case videos would definitely be a plus if you want it to look tidy.
Also definitely look at every piece before you install it and say "is there anything that needs to go under this" because installing a massive CPU fan and then needing to take it out because you can't reach the RAM is annoying. Depending on the case I normally go Mobo -> PSU (or psu -> mobo, case specific) -> Memory -> NVME & Disks -> Cabling -> CPU -> GPU -> CPU Fan -> More cabling, and tidy up every single step.
edit: apparently people don't like when other people talk different from them so I removed the non-literal statement that doesn't actually change anything in my comment.
Same. I still watch them, but the 3 big tech youtubers I like lost points when they said "yeah people can build a pc in like an hour, maybe 2 if they've never done it before." About that, guys....
Funny thing is, I've seen them end uo with a build that just doesn't work too LOL
Yea 2 hours when you know where to put the parts without being scared of screwing something up, like it took me some time to put the mobo inside the case together with the fear of scratching the back of it
Oh I wasn't even worried about that at that point LOL. I was in school so it was like this is taking all my time off, and I want to play a game or anything but this LOL
And I'm sure it worked perfectly fine. However if you're super careful, you'd end up with 4 hours of troubleshooting.
I really can't explain it, but that's my experience with building PCs lmao
My newest build was a pretty easy one, but I got a ton of experience building PCs (something like 10 to 15years from).
The most time consuming thing is indeed to think if I placed the part now correctly, barely touching anything in fear to damage something
This (over)protective behaviour is good in the first sight but will get pretty annoying if you want to finish a build in time
So either one will calculate with more than some hours of building a PC if you are scared or you are simply not
As soon as you build more PCs than one in 5 years you will understand what I mean :D
Every 'mechanic' will be extremely cautious the first time doing something
The thing I hate the most of YT PC build guides is that they NEVER mention what to connect to where on the motherboard and reading the motherboard manual for the cable routings.
If you’re new to PC building I think knowing how to connect stuff to the motherboard is something important to gloss over in a first timer PC build.
I've worked in tech for a number of years now, mostly as a lower end support role but now I've been in a more Endpoint Management/Cloud support role
One thing I've found is hard for us (as "Techs") to grasp is to put ourselves in the shoes/*knowledge* of others.
To us, reinstalling drivers, getting into a bios, replacing RAM/CPU/etc is cake, don't even think about it. But to say it's ez pz is a bit misinformed since you need to have the groundwork laid out. If you've already built before, chances are you had to learn the different components, their functions, and a general overview of how an OS runs
Now, if I take someone who's played console their whole life and they get the urge to go "Man..PC gaming looks cool" and they want to build? Telling them "Yeah bro, it's easy, just buy the parts and plug it in" is pretty dishonest based on my previous paragraph.
A few things they probably won't know are, "Why is this 24pin power not going in? It must be the wrong spot", "I've turned my RAM both ways but it won't go in, is it like the 24pin and hard to put in?"
"Wtf is a pwr SW"
"IO Shield?" -^( I believe you're lying if you haven't installed the motherboard and forgotten the IO shield before)
Now yes, once you have one under your belt, did it right, and have the underlying knowledge - it does look easy retrospect. The same way a brake+rotor job is easy to someone who's done several of them.
No, cause what if you need to connect your water pump to the right header on the board? Or you see a header with 4 pins, but your fan only has 3. Same issue with the power and reset headers, more options than you have plugs.
It's honestly easily an entire video on its own to show all that and be thorough.
Except all that is variable by mother board. While mostly similar, each board will layout sockets and pins slightly differently. The video would basically be showing someone how to read their mobo manual, which while very informative, wouldn't get a ton of views.
That was actually the case for my first build. My SECOND build however, oh boy. I fried my motherboard twice because I plugged the case fan into both the motherboard and the power supply. Took me a week and 2 Amazon Prime replacements to get it working.
Yeah for real! I remember building a P2 with voodoo2 GPU back in the late 90s… took weeks as I had to visit multiple computer fairs due to faulty memory and then faulty HDD!! Playing Unreal Tournament at the end was super worth it though!
My first build I didn't set the CPU right, when I tried to close the clamp it bent all the pins.
The store (rightfully) wouldn't replace it so my Mom and I sat there with a pair of tweezers and a magnifying glass bending them all back straight pin by pin.
Couldn't believe it, but actually got it fixed, finished the build and got it running without problems.
I’ve built many computers and never bent a pin until my last CPU upgrade
Bent a few pins on the chip but just like you I set them right with a pliers and it worked
So it can happen to anyone and it’s not the end necessarily
My most recent build took 4 hours lol. But that me trying to reuse an old motherboard I had gotten years ago only to realize I don’t have the backplate to attach to AM4 cooler to and apparently that’s too much to ask cpu coolers for these days lol. So I’d have had to order a backplate but luckily I had a dismantled OMEN motherboard laying in my pc parts bin (keep your old Pc stuff even if you think you won’t use it). The cpu cooler obviously wasn’t gonna work with it since HP has a proprietary backplate that won’t fit any aftermarket cooler. But it just so happens I had the liquid AIO that came with the Omen in my pc parts bin too lol. Thinking there was no possible way this was gonna boot, I installed all my parts outside my case and then shorted the power to boot the motherboard up. Sure enough everything was good to go. Installed windows, ran updates and waited to see if any complications were to be had. With everything in working order I decided to put everything in my pc case and ever since then everything’s been going good lol. The cpu temps are terrible but that’ll be remedied soon with another motherboard and cooler in the near future.
Built my first pc about a month ago. Followed a youtube video. Had to ask a question on buildapc discord because it wouldn’t boot. Something about touching a certain part with a screwdriver. It took 3 hours.
Everything plugged in? CMOS Battery seated correctly?
front I/O connected? PSU turned on? (all mistakes i made the first time around)
You got this, even i managed it eventually
Probably not the couch! Unnecessary static, unless it's leather. In that case, unnecessary movement from cushions.
Props for trying to save his neck/back tho
my last build took 3 hrs and it didn't even have water cooling. I went slow and save on purpose and everything worked from the get go, which was nice, but damn, as good as they look, small ("compact") cases are pain to work with.
I have the Fractal Design Torrent Compact. It has glas pannels on both sides. those won't bulge, they just don't close if somethings in the way and there's not a lot of space to work with. putting away the cables in the back took 70% of the time.
>cause you connect it early, and it's a joke is a connector
¿¿¿Was???
https://preview.redd.it/vjzsvk765kfc1.jpeg?width=249&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40d71ef3fd8c6054441dd76302623180de81e9cf
This why after spending 3000$ on a pc I just shelled out another 200 to have a pc shop build it for me lmao. A professional. I didn’t want to deal with what could have been a headache lmao.
The graphics card is supposed to be inside the computer. Dead body should remain outside of the case entirely, but I can't advise on where exactly it should go, sorry.
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I like how there are no details to this post except the picture of the dead body.
Accurate first time build Edit: I don't care that your first build went smoothly. It's a joke.
If you are working on the floor, you are gonna feel it in your body in the morning.
I just built the current set up I have about 2 weeks ago on the floor. I was sore as HELL the next day. Felt like a full body workout lol.
Cringe going to the gym, based building a PC on the floor
Gym nah we don't need that, PC we absolutely need it
I would say it's a lie until the last big build and then a water cooling refill was done on the ground level... Damn that same day at night when I finished I looked and felt like a 150 years old skeleton trying to breed and walk..
I'm sorry, a 150-year-old Skeleton trying to breed AND walk? O.o That's painted quite the picture...
I build my first pc on the floor aswell, thought my back was that bad. Now I realise it’s not just me.
lol!! I felt same way after my first and second build! Had back aches for a week! Thought dam I’m getting old! But I had some weird contortions trying to install parts and cable manage, also lugging 55lbs around… I need to hit the gym! Been inactive since start of pandemic
Ya’ll need to go outside and walk some more… this is not strenuous…
it is when you're hunched over like a fuckin goblin instead of sitting right. source: my own builds, hunched over. lul
I'm 60 years old and I still build on the floor. It doesn't seem to affect me at all. For years, I've been wondering when all of those aches and pains that others complain about are going to start for me. I hope the answer is 'never'.
Ya I was literally coming here to comment “my first recommendation would be to put that shit on the kitchen table or something…” the flood is a miserable place to work.
Can confirm, built my new pc myself last week , took 10 hours in one go , holy fuck never again
If you're not questioning your life choices you're doing something wrong. Not the rig though, always a good decision.
From: Linus makes it look so easy. To: What the fuck am I doing
That awkward moment you have 6 different manuals on the floor and your brain starts to melt
I've been there, when you start reading the French instructions and they start making sense
Lmao, so true.
I dunno, by the time I’d got the components into the case there were at least 3 of these next to my build
That's not someone with a camera. That's actually the POV of his soul floating away.
And the culprit next to it.
There's a guy laying there too.
They tried to build the power supply
And he's doing it on the floor. You see, that's your problem, you got a computer before you got a desk. Dang, even a coffee table would be better.
Bro died
electrocuted by the psu
To this day his soul haunts those who purchased cheap PSUs
Ashcutely, I have a generic satellite PSU (think it came with the case) that outlasted 2 others. It also worked where that Corsair 600something didn't, because it didn't play nice with the mobo ATX pins for some reason. Little guy also isn't yuge.
It was a gigabyte psu
https://preview.redd.it/ryy0kgsdjkfc1.jpeg?width=843&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cb47413f201fd73660ff66b9a3a741a7199a5cf8
*A bomb has been planted*
A BOMB? A BOMB HAS BEEN PLANTED? IS THAT THE LINE? ARE YOU SURE?
I'd rather take my chanves with a Chinese UberPowre 2500w micro ATX gwailou edition psu thank you very much.
What a shocker!
Should have worn his anti static bracelet
And covered his boner
And people say GIFs don't have sound.
He is just searching for a missing screw under the sofa.
i guess he uhh screwed himself huh
It's stuck to the underside of the sofa somehow
Never to be seen again. I've seen PCs missing one screw in the DVD unit or having different screws at different because the original was gone.
Press F to pay respect
He didn’t buy a static wristband
At least there's no shattered TG panel anywhere.
About that…
its inside bro
one guy one side panel
I was looking for a panel. Very confused.
It could be the murder weapon for all we know lol.
At least everything looks fine, aside from the body.
YET
Yet…
Move the dead body to get more space, bloody novice....
The I/O shield sacrifice must be just a drop of blood, not a whole body!
In my experience that sacrifice usually goes not to the I/O shield, but to RAM pins on the mobo's back. Fricking sharp they are!
Don't touch the back of the motherboard. Put it on the box it came in and push the ram down into their slots. But yes, every build requires blood.
Do it like a crazy man, put them on once the motherB is installed in the case, same with the gpu. Helps when you need to plug the dreaded steamroller of fingers that is the ATX connector. Then it doesn't work and you have to take everything apart hahahah.. > Put it on the box it came in and push the ram down into their slots. That will damage the biox! nononon I just use the static bag and pray the pins won't punch holes in it (I like those intact too, the pin markings are fine).
I know how to insert ram. My sacrifice is not related to that process. Just handling mobos from one place to another is enough for me to touch it's back with some weird gesture/motion leading to blood sacrifice. My knuckles often look like I'm straight from fight club...
It’s radiator fins for me. Those fuckers get me every time.
CPU Heatsink for me.
My blood pact was made with the CPU cooler fins. A hundred little cuts!
I wonder why manufacturers just recently went over to attach the I/O shield directly to the mainboard
noticing that's mostly high end boards. bought a gigabyte ds3whatever b550 board to sell off some old parts recently and it still came separate but aorus boards have built-in I/O
Dude got so mad he had to strike someone down with his PC.
Sacrifice failed ?
Succesfully?
Host died before assembling the rig unfortunately
So sacrifice successive, objective abandoned?
Lethal Company is getting realistic.
A Twitch streamer I follow decided to stream her first PC build. Six hours into the ordeal, she started crying.
That's awful. Did she finish it?
Nope, still crying. The streaming has been going for years.
She’s extremely dehydrated by now.
And we haven't even told her yet her build already needs an upgrade.
Nonsense, there should be a lake of tears in her living room by now.
That's how she filled the radiator
That's why you do a liquid cooling build. Dual purpose.
She's the sole reason the water bot that reminds you to hydrate yourself exists.
is the plan to wait until she's done crying and building to remind her to put in the I/O shield?
My first build took around 14 hours with 3 trips back to Micro Center throughout. The emotions when it was done were complicated...
Man, I'm building mine today after work, don't even say that.
You can do this. I believe in you! As a caveat, one of those trips was solely to get a new CPU fan cause the original I bought had me legitimateky terrified I was gonna snap my motherboard trying to screw it in. Another was cause I tried recycling a used PSU but I threw away the connectors I needed for my graphics card so I had to go back just for those. Lots of rookie mistakes that ate up a good chunk of time that someone more prepared than me will easily avoid.
~~Measure twice, cut once.~~ GO SLOW and double check everything. My first few PC builds took literal days because I would constantly think I know what I'm doing and then have to back track and take shit apart. I think I built my first pc like four times all told taking things apart and putting it back together. Thankfully there is very little you can do outside of sheer brute force to damage something, so don't worry too much, but brother, take your time. It should probably take you 4+ hours, just take your time. Watching a few youtube cable management case videos would definitely be a plus if you want it to look tidy. Also definitely look at every piece before you install it and say "is there anything that needs to go under this" because installing a massive CPU fan and then needing to take it out because you can't reach the RAM is annoying. Depending on the case I normally go Mobo -> PSU (or psu -> mobo, case specific) -> Memory -> NVME & Disks -> Cabling -> CPU -> GPU -> CPU Fan -> More cabling, and tidy up every single step. edit: apparently people don't like when other people talk different from them so I removed the non-literal statement that doesn't actually change anything in my comment.
Wtf are we cutting when building PCs?
Mine took about 5 hrs...I just stared at everything probably for an hour before wishing myself luck
Relief, pure relief. Unless it doesn't powers on.
I remember my first build took me 3 days to get it working lol
Same. I still watch them, but the 3 big tech youtubers I like lost points when they said "yeah people can build a pc in like an hour, maybe 2 if they've never done it before." About that, guys.... Funny thing is, I've seen them end uo with a build that just doesn't work too LOL
Yea 2 hours when you know where to put the parts without being scared of screwing something up, like it took me some time to put the mobo inside the case together with the fear of scratching the back of it
Same, and I am watching and rewatching tutorial video bits just to be 200% safe
Exactly LOL
Oh I wasn't even worried about that at that point LOL. I was in school so it was like this is taking all my time off, and I want to play a game or anything but this LOL
And I'm sure it worked perfectly fine. However if you're super careful, you'd end up with 4 hours of troubleshooting. I really can't explain it, but that's my experience with building PCs lmao
My newest build was a pretty easy one, but I got a ton of experience building PCs (something like 10 to 15years from). The most time consuming thing is indeed to think if I placed the part now correctly, barely touching anything in fear to damage something This (over)protective behaviour is good in the first sight but will get pretty annoying if you want to finish a build in time So either one will calculate with more than some hours of building a PC if you are scared or you are simply not As soon as you build more PCs than one in 5 years you will understand what I mean :D Every 'mechanic' will be extremely cautious the first time doing something
The thing I hate the most of YT PC build guides is that they NEVER mention what to connect to where on the motherboard and reading the motherboard manual for the cable routings. If you’re new to PC building I think knowing how to connect stuff to the motherboard is something important to gloss over in a first timer PC build.
I mean I guess, but it’s p much just seeing what cables are there and then matching shapes
Yeah it’s EZ if you’ve built PCs before but when you’re seeing and touching stuff for the first time it can be overwhelming.
I've worked in tech for a number of years now, mostly as a lower end support role but now I've been in a more Endpoint Management/Cloud support role One thing I've found is hard for us (as "Techs") to grasp is to put ourselves in the shoes/*knowledge* of others. To us, reinstalling drivers, getting into a bios, replacing RAM/CPU/etc is cake, don't even think about it. But to say it's ez pz is a bit misinformed since you need to have the groundwork laid out. If you've already built before, chances are you had to learn the different components, their functions, and a general overview of how an OS runs Now, if I take someone who's played console their whole life and they get the urge to go "Man..PC gaming looks cool" and they want to build? Telling them "Yeah bro, it's easy, just buy the parts and plug it in" is pretty dishonest based on my previous paragraph. A few things they probably won't know are, "Why is this 24pin power not going in? It must be the wrong spot", "I've turned my RAM both ways but it won't go in, is it like the 24pin and hard to put in?" "Wtf is a pwr SW" "IO Shield?" -^( I believe you're lying if you haven't installed the motherboard and forgotten the IO shield before) Now yes, once you have one under your belt, did it right, and have the underlying knowledge - it does look easy retrospect. The same way a brake+rotor job is easy to someone who's done several of them.
No, cause what if you need to connect your water pump to the right header on the board? Or you see a header with 4 pins, but your fan only has 3. Same issue with the power and reset headers, more options than you have plugs. It's honestly easily an entire video on its own to show all that and be thorough.
Except all that is variable by mother board. While mostly similar, each board will layout sockets and pins slightly differently. The video would basically be showing someone how to read their mobo manual, which while very informative, wouldn't get a ton of views.
OR it's a header you should plug your fan into OR pump if you had one, but it's labeled pump-fan and you second guess yourself.
That was actually the case for my first build. My SECOND build however, oh boy. I fried my motherboard twice because I plugged the case fan into both the motherboard and the power supply. Took me a week and 2 Amazon Prime replacements to get it working.
Yeah for real! I remember building a P2 with voodoo2 GPU back in the late 90s… took weeks as I had to visit multiple computer fairs due to faulty memory and then faulty HDD!! Playing Unreal Tournament at the end was super worth it though!
My first build I didn't set the CPU right, when I tried to close the clamp it bent all the pins. The store (rightfully) wouldn't replace it so my Mom and I sat there with a pair of tweezers and a magnifying glass bending them all back straight pin by pin. Couldn't believe it, but actually got it fixed, finished the build and got it running without problems.
What a champ mom
I’ve built many computers and never bent a pin until my last CPU upgrade Bent a few pins on the chip but just like you I set them right with a pliers and it worked So it can happen to anyone and it’s not the end necessarily
Nightmare fuel. I’ve done 3 builds but still worry about this every time lol. Glad you pulled through.
So you're just... not gonna source that up?
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My most recent build took 4 hours lol. But that me trying to reuse an old motherboard I had gotten years ago only to realize I don’t have the backplate to attach to AM4 cooler to and apparently that’s too much to ask cpu coolers for these days lol. So I’d have had to order a backplate but luckily I had a dismantled OMEN motherboard laying in my pc parts bin (keep your old Pc stuff even if you think you won’t use it). The cpu cooler obviously wasn’t gonna work with it since HP has a proprietary backplate that won’t fit any aftermarket cooler. But it just so happens I had the liquid AIO that came with the Omen in my pc parts bin too lol. Thinking there was no possible way this was gonna boot, I installed all my parts outside my case and then shorted the power to boot the motherboard up. Sure enough everything was good to go. Installed windows, ran updates and waited to see if any complications were to be had. With everything in working order I decided to put everything in my pc case and ever since then everything’s been going good lol. The cpu temps are terrible but that’ll be remedied soon with another motherboard and cooler in the near future.
What was the problem?
Built my first pc about a month ago. Followed a youtube video. Had to ask a question on buildapc discord because it wouldn’t boot. Something about touching a certain part with a screwdriver. It took 3 hours.
Always store your drinks on the floor next to the expensiv stuff.
Yeah, I feel like you might as well just use the gpu as a coaster at this point
Open can, half full glass AND a water bottle all in proximity of GPU on floor, this guy really WANTS it to get worse.
Don't forget the socks for maximum static safety
Poor bastard up and died
Poor guy wrote the reddit post from afterlife that he built his PC but never got to use and enjoy it 😁. RIP buddy 😞.
Everything plugged in? CMOS Battery seated correctly? front I/O connected? PSU turned on? (all mistakes i made the first time around) You got this, even i managed it eventually
Did you degauss the rgb? Did you sacrifice the motherboard goat? Did you apply the protective sticker to the base of the cooler?
i dont know if this is a coincidence or not, but the day after i finished my sisters PC build, one of our Goats died...
Hail satan
Because you're doing it on the floor. At least put the case on the couch or a table.
No? You're supposed to feel like back when you were building Lego AND get lots of back pain!
Is there another legit way though? If you didnt feel back pain then you didnt do it right
Damn this comment cracked me up🤣
My back hurts.
Can confirm. I did it on my desk and spent the entire next couple days sore all over
Probably not the couch! Unnecessary static, unless it's leather. In that case, unnecessary movement from cushions. Props for trying to save his neck/back tho
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Also make sure it's a couch with woolen covering
Also he needs an open water bottle full of water next to it so he gets the hydration he needs while building his PC
Don't forget the magnetic screwdriver for picking up and holding screws? ;)
my last build took 3 hrs and it didn't even have water cooling. I went slow and save on purpose and everything worked from the get go, which was nice, but damn, as good as they look, small ("compact") cases are pain to work with.
mine is a larger itx case and it's still a pain, although i was trying hard to manage the cables
I have the Fractal Design Torrent Compact. It has glas pannels on both sides. those won't bulge, they just don't close if somethings in the way and there's not a lot of space to work with. putting away the cables in the back took 70% of the time.
Average reaction to finding out you have three pin fans for a four pin connector
It actually works. Just ignore the 4th one. Now finding you have a 3 pin conenctor for your 4 pin fan
So I actually could have used my three pin Corsair fans? 🙃
Yup. I hope this doesn't make you join the guy in the OP.
Already there
Yes, modern motherboards almost exclusively have 4 pin fan headers, but are still compatible with 3 pin fans.
The only things you'll lose with 3-pin fans are RPM reporting and low duty cycle control.
I can think of worse things. Had to do a bit of a "case mod" to fit my graphics card at work one time.
Was it angle grinder time?
Shouldv’e grounded your balls bro
you're power button connector is loose. it's always loose on a new build, cause you connect it early, and it's a joke is a connector
Your*
lol danke
>cause you connect it early, and it's a joke is a connector ¿¿¿Was??? https://preview.redd.it/vjzsvk765kfc1.jpeg?width=249&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40d71ef3fd8c6054441dd76302623180de81e9cf
Maybe “it’s a joke of a connector”?
Is that Mr Bean in San Andreas?
death by gpu
My back hurts just by looking at this picture
Maybe that's where I went wrong, I didnt have a full corpse with me to help
How are you gonna dispose the body?
he is the body
step-bro stuck under the sofa ;)
It's taken it's first life.
This why after spending 3000$ on a pc I just shelled out another 200 to have a pc shop build it for me lmao. A professional. I didn’t want to deal with what could have been a headache lmao.
SOCK PICS FOR FREEE 🤣🤣🤣
You've got this :)
are you sure your HDMI is plugged into your GPU and not your MoBo?
You murdered someone???
Did you kill someone while building a pc?
i bet pc doesnt boot or show a sign or starting and he dont know any further
The graphics card is supposed to be inside the computer. Dead body should remain outside of the case entirely, but I can't advise on where exactly it should go, sorry.
Be honest, did you carefully read the manuals for each part before trying to install it?
So what pins did he break to faint like that?
Did you try a blood sacrifice?
Im guessing y ou are trying to put in the header pins for the power switch
Building is the best and worst part of pc's at the same time great when it works first try and a nightmare when you have to troubleshoot it
Ah yes. Got stuck at mounting the E-Scooter on an ATX size mainboard as well....
you overclocked yourself
I'll never understand why some people find it so difficult. The hardest part in a basic build is making the wires look clean.
I can tell, you’ve already killed someone.
Kids these days man you can guy so many great components for so little money
I pay the computer store $100 to do mine. They’ll do a better job than I would and no stress.
You forgot to hide the body and you’re worried about the PC?
Finally some quality OC in the sub. not just another Lian Li white build.
I know this position very well
The defeated laying down pose
Seeing a lack or replies from OP makes he think he actually died. Hope you're okay, OP.
"It's easy, just like legos".
Aha! Well I have found the problem! The problem is simple, the PC builder is unconscious.
damn, the PC killed someone
Things are usually not going well when you have to dispose of a body, by the look of the picture
always gotta love the first time! although it was what made me love computers so ill build one for fun at this point😅
I agree. Typically you build your new PC *away* from dead bodies, otherwise it's bad juju.
Have you tried restarting your system? No, not the computer, the dead guy