AVOID these BIG Mistakes when Building a PC!!!

[@Cucur95]

Can we just stop to appreciate the lighting of this video? Always blows me away

[@HardwareCanucks]

We can always stop and appreciate :) -D.

[@iamalanavery]

I would love a how-to explanation of how you (Hardware Canucks) do and understand lighting because it is THE best on the youtubes

[@AlexeySazonov]

I think Dima is putting a lot of effort in colourgrading as well.

[@AleXRuja]

i think ever since D got the Asus pro art monitor the video quality is through the roof!

[@mini-_]

The worst thing is the seeing the total cost on the receipts

[@jimmyrichards5595]

Welcome to the ‘New Normal’. Wonderful, isn’ it? 🤪

[@xavierz6687]

@@jimmyrichards5595 oh no a covidiot

[@UraniumFever911]

then buy used...

[@kingcrashplays]

@@UraniumFever911 with tech I’d rather buy new over used. It’s hit or miss with used parts and you probably won’t get your warranty.

[@lovescamaros1]

it sure adds up fast and I'm still piling up my parts but my build is close to 5k.

[@kyoudaiken]

The WORST THING is waiting for the damn parts to arrive.

[@xomegaxz5799]

Yeah man my parts have been sitting there for a month now because the cpu is still on the way

[@HardwareCanucks]

... like this? oh wait ... wait some more ... [ parts out of stock or delivery was lost ]

[@noxious7061]

In my case waiting was actually the best part, ordered all the parts in the evening and it came before I got home the next day!

[@mythic017]

I just need the damn psu to finish my first build. I preordered last week as the website said "expected 4 Jan" that date is long gone. When I ask them they said "wE nEvEr GoT oUr DeLiVeRy" I should've ordered from corsair's website. They had it in stock for a few hours on that day. Would've been cheaper aswell.

[@xomegaxz5799]

@@mythic017 wow, what psu are you getting lol. I've never seen a psu that's out of stock in my country.

[@StefanEtienneTheVerrgeRep]

The worst part is when people screw, but they forgot the confidence.

[@pietrmuffei8874]

Not as bad as having the verge on thermal paste application.

[@valuehunter5544]

I also hate it when my swiss army knife doesn't have a philips head screw driver

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

As Lyle said, “screw with confidence”

[@pretzel3779]

I hope you remembered the Bluetooth Livestrong Anti-static band

[@phodder]

Y'all got any more of dem tweezers?

[@hamad-ml1hw]

Removing the motherboard power cable Oh god its like thor hammer

[@shapelessed]

This feeling when you're switching from an old I5 to a Ryzen 7, but the frist thing to do is to waste 10min of your life unplugging that little piece of $h...

[@Zez1nas]

Yea but you know what is worse - 8pin eps when the case and vrm cooler is not alowing you to get a solid grip on it (for example: corsair 400c + asus b450-f)

[@clawwer4404]

yeah I had that problem with the usb connector :(

[@shapelessed]

@@Zez1nas B550-f here...

[@seabomb1]

yes it took me half an hour just to get it out

[@mutasimrahman6833]

As someone who has built 45+ PC's before, these are all totally on point!

[@justfasial01]

USB 3.0 cable for front IO is such a PITA

[@red_guardian]

I totally agree! I bought a slim extension for it and it makes it so much easier and it actually looks good too

[@veilz8496]

@@red_guardian Where did you get it?

[@justfasial01]

@@red_guardian didn't know that was a thing, I def need one.

[@NiqueSir]

@@red_guardian Yeah bro, spill the beans.

[@Ari_Tran]

@@red_guardian Yo where did you get it

[@CarthagoMike]

Doing everything perfectly, only for the system not posting. Heart attack inbound.

[@dkhemmen]

I installed a new CPU last week. Installation went fine and dandy, pressed the power button... nothing happens. I had one of those mini heart attack moments before I realised I hadn't plugged in the PSU :')

[@oceyho]

well that means u did not, lol.

[@mattevans1643]

Flips PSU switch. "Oh thank god"

[@pdureska7814]

8 years ago i built my first pc on challenge from my son. $2500 of stuff. i bread boarded the important stuff outside the case and you guessed it no post. i spent 2 or 3 weeks online, sending my mobo back and forth to the manufacturer (wont name them) but finally got smart and " thank you Amazon" they just up and sent me a new board that finally worked. thank you Corsair who when i explained my dilemma just said send back the ram and we're shipping 2 new sticks to you...no questions asked and i even told them i did not think it was the ram (hey it was platinum dominator ram to boot). As opposed to the mobo manufacturer who sent me in circles saying it was the ram or the psu (Seasonic platinum...i dont think so) or even the CPU. They must have thought i had my own inventory of extra parts to try out...morons! my first build was the most frustrating but in the end the most satisfying!

[@imo098765]

@@pdureska7814 yeah, l know of people that a similar experience, how am I supposed to troubleshoot this with no parts.

[@CadManLine6]

Little tip for my first build in 2020, to keep all the screws and fittings well organised, use a baking tray for cupcakes or tarts and all the separate compartments keep your screws really well organised and reduces the chance of losing them or mixing them up.

[@johnqua]

I just want to say that I absolutely LOVE this video and the format of it and everything about it. I am at minute 2:49 but the way you talk in this video seems so sincere and different from all of your other videos. I LOVE IT! LE: I own a NR200P case and I can agree that their front IO cable management is on point!

[@19thHour]

That feeling when you drop something and it falls behind the motherboard...

[@c0c0nutbeans]

I lost a screw in the graphics card for 10 minutes once

[@nataflet]

Or into the PSU.

[@alessiobahr5850]

I lost a screw in the case for two years, still can't get to it

[@TonGregorio]

dropped a screwdriver that hits the motherboard

[@jankees4037]

Just hold the case on an angle and it will fall out. You can't do this easily with cars, but with cases no problem.:D

[@Temnis]

Try HUE products from NZXT. The naming and incompatibility is so confusing, that I ended up buying incompatible parts two times now (after informing myself on their website about their products).

[@kemdom]

But they made a universal front I/O connector, which is like... AWESOME. I was ready to use pliers when my parts arrived and all I had to do is line up the connector with the pins and voilá, done. Best FP I/O experience ever. And the panel itself looks so simple, amazing. :D Sorry, I'm gonna let myself out now, my H510 just started cooking my parts. :D Edit: just continued the video, I have to say, mounting my rad to my removable fan mounting thingy was a piece of cake. FORTUNATELY, it wasn't an NZXT AIO, so no CAM software needed. :D

[@petergriffin-cq5kw]

@@kemdom I agree

[@fujacky]

@@kemdom I agree. My only dislike is the poor airflow. And only one top exhaust.

[@MattChure]

The worst part is hearing jokes about the Verge's PC build 6000 times

[@nfugitt89]

Jesus, yes. Move on, people!!

[@kushgoblin51020]

Man, I thought I was the only one!

[@whodis715]

“Verge pc bad, me achieve comedy” surprised there isn’t a fart huffing reddit page about it where everyone gets karma for making the tiniest of snarky remarks

[@anorax001]

Amazingly that guy still thinks he didn't do anything wrong even now.

[@kimjong-un6841]

The worst thing is the price. It's easy for me but not for the people who live in my country.

[@pretzel3779]

Impossible. Oh yeah also, your subjects are leaving the country, practice your aim quick.

[@saskiafalken6350]

Communism is always benevolent you heretic

[@sunnohh]

@@saskiafalken6350 i love communism and all but quit being a tankie

[@RGMUFC1]

Communism as system is ok, point of communism is equality, nobody is richer and nobody is poor, country is self sustained, everything is ok. BUT the problem is always a leader. Couse dude in charge doesn't get it, that country and people living in it, it's not their toy. That's why communism is so hated couse some people just don't get it and those people are in charge. That's why communism always end like a shithole of a system and that's why were better off, couse of people.

[@saskiafalken6350]

@@sunnohh Tankism is based tho. Normal commies have allergies and never were productive in their life.

[@StefanEtienneTheVerrgeRep]

The worst thing is when you have your parts, and you totally forgot the Swiss Army Knife.

[@dawasaoki6524]

I once forgot my live strong bracelet when building my pc, and my whole neighborhood burned down as a result.

[@thingbing3092]

When your swiss army knife ends up not having a philips head screwdriver in it

[@meerlux1174]

I forgot to use a bracket on the back of my power box

[@TalesOfWar]

I ran out of tweezers. Bad times.

[@zilliq]

Is that a reference to the verge video?

[@TechnoReviewsPlay]

Great video brow, i love your content 😍 you are my role model

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks thanks 🙏 -D.

[@TheSambev]

That in-box lighting for the case box was sick. Great little touch there, HC!

[@HectorDomino.]

One more thing I want to add, from IDE cable we've gone to SATA cable, which was a gift to us. Now it came back in the form of PCIe Riser Cable! So one more time we want to go forward for a SATA like Riser Cable.

[@993mike]

I’m a 60 year old guy who’s been a PC gamer since the beginning who loves building high end PC’s, and I’ve never worked in the tech world. Building now is SO much easier than 10 or 20 years ago, with so much integration and plug & play compatibility. Plus, not only do you save a chunk of money, you also get to hand select all the components. Big fan of Asus motherboards, G Skill memory, EVGA graphics cards & power supplies and especially the new Phanteks P600S case I used on my last two RTX 3080 builds last year for my son and I.

[@BTaesthetics]

That intro lol. Great video as usual bro.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks for watching man 🤟😎 -D.

[@NinjaKai34]

Thanks, Dmitry! Now i can finally narrow down my case choice. Been looking at about 4 of them, and you mentioned most of them in this video.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

D'Mitry, good sponsor spots sir. I enjoyed that. I felt like you hit a lot of great points of the issues with building a PC. I am especially frustrated by hardware incompatibility. There's nothing like having a piece of hardware give you issues for whatever reason. :( Happy 2021 and could you all make a video about gimbals?

[@dinocorreia1202]

I follow you for years Dimitry. Dozens of times i've changed my mind due your advices and "how to". A big thankU and Happy New 2021

[@J-Vill]

I saved up for a whole half year to finally build my first pc about a month ago, I was so excited when I was building it but so nervous something wouldn't work, luckily everything went perfectly it took me 18hrs because cable management lol but My RIG is up and running like a dream

[@gruffalocrumble494]

OMG love this video. It's all so true 😂 Also, thank you for the windows tip. Need to do this for the first time in a while so it'll come in handy :) Also, not sure if it was just my phone, but I didn't get the link popup for the cable management video. Thought you might like to know 👍🏻

[@oroths]

Just built my first PC in over 10 years ... So glad you recommended going to the 4000D case. That case was very easy to work with. Biggest problem I had were those front panel connectors and cable management. But overall was not that difficult. Thanks for making videos that help guide people it really does make a difference.

[@RemarkableMaxC]

Not gonna lie, having gotten the Phanteks Evolv X as my first case, I couldn't have possibly had a better experience with a case for a first time build. Really happy with that case.

[@edgarekuerhare1624]

When you finally have enough money to buy the parts but then the Price suddenly increases

[@keibohow69]

buy the parts separately then and when you have all the parts put the pc together, waiting until you have the money can be a pain, or when you have the money to buy all your parts one part is out of stock. now that's a pain.

[@ItsRainingLemons]

@@keibohow69 no point buying your parts over time. You won’t know if something is doa until you have all your parts. Who knows when you’ll get all your parts? At that point you probably can’t return/exchange the parts.

[@lightoferebus]

That was me a few months ago. I was swearing I was only 200$-300$ short of building my dream first desktop pc... Now I'm missing more than 1100$ somehow!! 😂

[@deadsilentyt9009]

Here's one for you guys. I waited 3 months for my Asus Rog Strix 3080 to come in and it arrived DOA, dead on Arrival. And I have no back up gpu. How frustrating 😤

[@rap33042]

I feel your frustration as Ihave experienced many of the things you mentioned. One great tip, though, that I never thought of is to put all those boxes in the Case shipping box. Thank you for that one! 👍

[@MartinOlminkhof]

For me every single screw in my Define 7 was overtightened at the factory and each one had damaged the paint coat underneath it.

[@Edsdrafts]

Tip on dust cleaning - invest in decent portable leaf blower. They are small battery powered and do not generate static. I got myself a Makita one years ago and proudly used it on removing dust from PCs, servers, car engine bay, drying bike after wash etc. Ear plugs not included. Do all work with blower outside. It still makes me smile remembering my friend using it indoors on 5 year old PC that spent it's life on floor, never cleaned...

[@The_Chad_]

One of the best investments I've made to aid in my builds is a good set of molex tools so I can customize my cables. It doesn't necessarily make the building process any easier because it is quite time consuming, but you can cut every cable to the perfect length, making cable management a dream. You can also sleeve them individually yourself too, saving money on pre made custom cables or extensions. It's quite a rewarding feeling when the cables in the back of your case looks as good as the front.

[@samisartawi]

Of course it's plugging the small cables down the board or cable management at the back

[@stephenreiter6585]

how about the case front audio io cord being 6" shorter than it needs to be to reach the correct spot on the motherboard

[@matthewlin3678]

"use the case box" sff enthusiasts: *cries in lack of space*

[@1sonyzz]

flat cables on psu's - first got them with seasonic psu's, I love them - except 24pin one is still not flat (bummer)

[@metaldude2410]

I just built my first ever PC yesterday and the most annoying thing was plugging in the 24 and 8 pin connectors to the MoBo...

[@waffles87]

I almost finished building my new PC last night, then realized my Mobo needs a BIOS update and doesn't have a port to flash it. So now I'm on the hunt for an older AM4 CPU.

[@MichaelThomas-be7gq]

Love it and the hat tip on the Corsair 4000D was much appreciated, thanks.

[@phodder]

Things I've taken for granted: Asus mobo (love that front connector block), phanteks case, noctua fans, seasonic psu.

[@shivalah]

„Displaying your hardware boxes, we all did it“ never did that.

[@porterjeronimo2984]

All the best for the New Year Dmitry!

[@HardwareCanucks]

Thanks thanks :) same to you! -D.

[@rededd0196]

Favorite vid so far this year! Now we have the added frustration of finding the parts we want to build a new PC. Keep up the good work 👍.

[@awesome8831]

Because of high demand, getting a prebuilt is more affordable and worth it. That's what I did, I bought a prebuilt that was cheaper than getting the parts separately.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Yup - that's a really sad reality, but with plenty of good pre-built systems around, its always a fantastic alternative. -D.

[@jayeshmange2424]

I have seen prebuilds cheap out on many things, like power supply and ram etc.

[@awesome8831]

@@jayeshmange2424 That's what I got except the power supply. The separate parts I wanted was a better CPU which was the i5 9600k, 1TB SSD, and 16 gigs of Ram. Instead, I just got an i5 10400f, 8 gigs of ram, and an NVME 500gb SSD. I can upgrade them so it's cool.

[@MegaJoohyun]

Where I live is cheaper to buy everything separately, specially if you do it through Amazon or so, some sellers even scam you if you don't know much about it, it's risky af

[@FirestormX9]

@@HardwareCanucks like the nzxt prebuilt systems! lol ;D

[@PhenonIV]

Its hard to actually build a pc now not because of the building process but because of the parts themselves, I've been waiting to build a pc for a year now and I finally got the money collected and now every gpu on the market (not only 3000 series) are over twice the normal price. Sad time to be a builder

[@TalesOfWar]

Same. I'm at the tail end of my "upgrade every 3-4 years" cycle now and the launch of new CPU's and GPU's was the perfect time to upgrade. My 8700K and 2080 Super are hardly crap, but compared to the performance jumps, especially in CPU's in the last few short years the next upgrade will be rather significant.

[@mohamedahmed1023]

Excellent video! I second the frame cutout near the GPU! I've stripped a handful of screws because of angling the screw in wrong because of the frame. And definitely agree re. the GPU lock slot. It's astonishing how frustrating it can make removing a GPU. Also agree re. the non-reusable bags. I also find the plastic zip ties when managing the cables to be total junk. Even the velcro ones they provide are usually mediocre. Double-sided velcro ties work so much better.

[@nielderfp]

Agree. My worst part is 'starting'. What about external cables , e.g. Network, hdmi etc - you always have to twist the connector 180 degrees to plug it in.

[@SmokinGoodd420]

Awesome content canucks! I also put all my boxes in my case box too. great minds think alike!

[@HardwareCanucks]

Gotta save the boxes for a few years , only to realize they just occupy space. Still though ... #worthit -D.

[@Scimitar55]

Great video. Practical advice on preparing for a straightforward build.

[@adras98]

Its been years i see Dimitry Videos and still thinking Starlord retired from Guardians to do tech videos. Great video like always BTW.

[@marcusellby]

For mounting fans+radiator in the top, first secure the fans with a couple of regular fan screws, then use the radiator screws for the holes left. After that, just replace the fan screws you used for securing the fans with radiator screws. If you have modular PSU, just plug in the 12V EPS cable in the motherboard before installing the motherboard in the case. Agree with everything else, although I love cable managing the back, it's so satisfying to get it perfect even though you don't see it :D

[@StudioOnyx-fr]

Exact same problem on the Meshify 2 from Fractal last month with the 2 top screws. I had to use a drill to remove one percing through it.

[@UserAmenEmvrio]

Nice idea making this video, thanks for the all round tips!

[@ObsidianP]

I was filled with so much discomfort after seeing Dimitri pull from the cable instead of the connector.

[@wedgoku]

I just recently built my new gaming PC, I could not wait anymore- I have been using my intel core i7 4790k since 2014, if you are planning on upgrading your PC just do it now since there is limited stock on all PC components going into 2022! |Noir-PC| CPU: Intel Core i5 10600k @ 4.5Ghz stock [6 cores 12 threads] ($284USD) CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken M22 120mm AIO ($80USD) CPU Thermal Paste: Kingpin cooling KPx ($13USD) Fans: 2x 120mm Noctua NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM ($50USD) Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING Socket 1200 ($271USD) Ram: 32GB (2x 16GB) 3200Mhz DDR4 Corsair Vengence LPX ($110USD) Graphics card: EVGA RTX 2080TI XC Gaming Hybrid (watercooled) ($1400USD) OS Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 Pro M.2 NVME SSD ($350USD) Music Storage: 500GB Samsung 860 EVO Sata 3 SSD ($75USD) Powersupply: Corsair HX1000w ($250USD) Cable Extensions: FormulaMod Sleeve extension cable kit ($24USD) Cable Ties: Attmu 50 PCS microfiber cable ties ($7USD) Sata Cable: Silverstone Tek 180 Degree SATA III Cable ($10USD) Case: NZXT H210 small ITX ($80USD) Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HK 4K (3840 x 2160) Nvidia G-Sync 60Hz IPS gaming monitor (cost not included) Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB (cost not included) Mouse: Glourious Model -O (cost not included) Total Cost for PC (Before sales tax): $3004USD

[@slaviccheekibreeki]

The WORST is accidentally following the Verge building guide as a rookie.

[@randallparker8477]

The worst part is WAITING! Waiting for new releases, then waiting while all the markets are being hoarded/stolen for less than MSRP, then waiting for the Kings Ransom prices to come back to sanity. I went to order the X570 board for my next build, a week after it's release and had to do a notify me. The price then was $219... within 72 hours there were "offers" for up to $500. 3 months go by and I get notified and purchased it for the original price... THANKS NEWEGG! At the time they were still "offered" for $390 or so. I've done several builds going back to building my 1st pc... 386 w/ 1 MB Ram, a 10 MB Hard drive that was the size of todays power supply's and a 10 inch floppy disc 720 KB if I remember right. I have all the parts for a X570 MSI Tomahawk WIFI except the CPU I want. I'll be using a Ryzen 5 3600 for now... the 5600 or 5800 is still a rumor as far as I can see due to politics and scalpers. My current "old system" works fine, an Asrock FM2A88X with a AMD 880K Quad core, and duel Sapphire 7870 XT BOOST Tahiti's. I'm not a gamer or editor, but it has worked for 8 years for writing, researching and lots of streaming. I just have to WAIT to update my "box of rocks" as my late dad used to say. He used my old 486 for 10 years.

[@ericturnipseed8664]

Totally agree with your list... for me the motherboard screws are the biggest pain... pick the wrong screw and you may not get it back out of the standoff... I wish the motherboard screws were either a different color or a totally different head to not confuse them with SSD or PSU screws... so frustrating. One tip... when screwing in the motherboard screws, turn your screwdriver in the opposite direction slowly until you hear/feel a click (as the screw drops in to the threads), then screw in normally... totally eliminates a cross threading fiasco.

[@revnto7k]

I enjoy building almost entirely, but the worst thing for me is with a fresh install, getting the PC back to a good state with software etc. Great video!

[@GamesplayChris42]

In reference to the CPU power connector on a motherboard, if you have a modular power supply connect those cables to the motherboard before installing in the motherboard and feed them through as you install the motherboard.

[@Don-ol9ir]

The round, braded, yet very hard to bend because of filtering caps cables (looking at you, EVGA) made me miss the flat cables real fast.

[@m.4243]

That last tip about updating your windows installation was essential. It cuts a tremendous amount of wait time.

[@savouryduck]

I build a new PC every 5 to 6 years and maybe put in a new GFX card during its life so Im always glad of tips as its not an every day event for me. Im waiting to build a new machine in the spring when availability hopefully is normal. And at the moment im trying to select a case when allows the 24 pin to go out and around the back without needing to be kinked up or down so its looks nice and level. same with the Gfx card power cable. I helped a friend build a PC recently and in order to get the 24 pin to keep on the level we took a hacksaw to the back and opened up the grommet space then put black carbon fibre vinyl around the slot to make it look neater. I love the act of building a pc, same as using a soldering iron when im building a new racing drone.

[@dloc2907]

Such a good organization video. Really appreciate it.

[@kasimirdenhertog3516]

2:11 my recent Gigabyte Z490 board came with this kind of thing, so they’re still ‘current’ for some manufacturers. Also, while switching power and reset can be annoying, at least that’s ones own mistake. I had a case that had the power button and power LED mislabeled, so I checked and checked but could find no mistakes, until I took a power button from another case and that worked perfectly. That was a rather fun few hours panicking about your new build 🥵

[@dmiracle74]

I agree about the screws. I have a collection of them dating back to the early 90's. My friend asked me why I had them. I told him. Standards are wonderful. So many of them to pick from. LoL

[@jeffsmith6659]

Jeez....you nailed it on the M.2 heat sync screws. Tiny PITAs. Regarding M/B front pin connection, my Gigabyte came with a cool little bracket. The Gigabyte 'G Connector'. Nice

[@eisbaer5011]

i cant recommend plugging in the tiny IO cables first, if big/strong cables push or pull the tiny ones the pins can get damaged, same with the front usb c cable, so be careful

[@Techspin]

7:33 missed your cable management guide... wanted to see that 😀

[@foulplay99]

I bought a collapsible workbench for our woodworking room, and ended up using it for about the last 5 PC builds. I used to build my PC's on the floor but it's an uncomfortable experience at best. On a workbench I can easily orient the case any way I want, and have a dedicated space for tools.

[@sineptorro9190]

The 24 pin power connector, you have to hammer it in and when you want to remove it it`s like glued in

[@JMatrx]

About the CPU EPS cable, I use to slap it in the motherboard BEFORE dropping the motherboard in the case, and already route the PSU end into the top case opening so you can route it with ease afterwards without dealing with it.

[@CarthSader]

Best video so far this year, 2021 and we still using pins for connections... just like my first PC in 1984!

[@LB-yx4yw]

I love the meshify 2.. but I also hate the same screws you are talking about!! Gosh they are tight and taking them apart more than once will damage the screws. (And that is with the correct best fitting screwdriver)

[@gscurd75]

Right now it is trying to find the parts you actually want instead of having to settle for what you can find.

[@Shizzmoney74]

For the SATA cables, get the ones that have the adjustable connector so you can put it in at a 90 degree angle without having to bend the wire because usually that will break with the straight go SATA cable very easy

[@techwhatever5513]

additional point on m.2 ssds: those that come with their own heatsinks make installing the screw even more painful, as it can make it hard to even see the socket the screw is to go into

[@bundat267]

The quality of your production is stunning

[@MartinOlminkhof]

When installing a radiator with pull fans in the top of a case (or at least the last time I did that in a case without a removeable tray) I made it a bit easier by using half the number regular fan screws to attach the fans before installing the radiator.

[@MrNuclearGuy]

The worst part is not making sure you have all of your components, or if you ware upgrading, making sure that the components you are reusing are in good condition. My desktop is in the middle of an upgrade, but I had to stop when I noticed that my AIO was not in a condition where I could comfortably reuse it. So now I have to wait for a new cooler to come in the mail. There always the little things to, like cable extensions, extra zip ties, etc. that if you don't have, can be very frustrating.

[@finkejak]

I agree on the PCi locking mechanism, even using a screwdriver i'm nervous of slipping off and damaging my motherboard... Apart from that, my main hiccup is the motherboard standoff screws, that get unscrewed when removing the motherboard, so that i then have to remove them once again with the motherboard outside the case and screwing them in the case again.

[@TheSkippyboy]

The worst part about my first PC build was finally getting my hands on a 5900x and trying to place it into my socket and it wouldn't fit, I flip it over and see the pins were bent. I had an aneurism of sorts, luckily after 5 minutes of shock and some very fragrant language, I was able to fix the pins with a razor blade! Beyond that though, everything else on the computer build went together exceptionally smooth!

[@ForzaE2]

Saved it for future builds. Thank you.

[@rakdoss8455]

The absolute biggest pain for an enthusiast in my personal experience is fan cables. The wiring is thin enough to have a small connector footprint, but the daisy chains get rapidly out of control after 3 or more fans. I feel like it's at a point where psu companies may as well have a dedicated modular slot just for fans, instead of buying a header hub (which are still a mess for the most part) More fan companies need to do what Lian Li did with their new design, but at the very minimum can we just get rid of molex? It's been at least 12 years since SATA power cables. In would also like Power units to be more clear about connecting CPU and PCI power. Whats the difference between both of those cables, why are they not interchangable and why is there a split in ANY of them. like... no one wants a split PCI power cable. It looks horrible. I also want to see more small form factor cases which take advantage of larger boards. As gorgeous as a LianLi Dynamic or NZXT case or In-Win tower can look, i still feel like there's so much underused negitive space. More cases like Singularity where the cable management is a feature is an excellent idea but wont become affordable until more companies attempt it and make it more competitive.

[@forestmanzpedia]

12:11 Good thing I switched to Linux in summer 2020. I use Windows 10 as a VM. Updating Linux takes so much less time than Windows.

[@lucas_vlanc]

Cooler Master Ergo L "Gaming" Chair review? noticed that you have been sitting on it for videos quite a while now, when is the review coming in xD

[@TimBoundy]

Whinging about SATA cables being hard to bend and route? I still remember loving the switch from IDE to SATA.

[@OriginalMergatroid]

Great video bud. Really enjoyed it. You hit all those nails on their heads.

[@jrlx86]

I had the same problem with my meshify 2 case and the top screws! What a windup... managed it in the end but one of the screw heads was wrecked. Replaced both screws with better ones. Why didn’t those screws have the hex head on too!!!!

[@CarthagoMike]

Doing everything perfectly, having the system post, but when you move the system you hear a metal sound inside the case...

[@jankees4037]

Haha, or a fan making some weird noise.

[@AliTweel]

We used to slipstream windows installation and put only new updates to it instead of downloading the entire OS, what happened to that?

[@texasT6]

That’s so right about the boxes on a first build. I’m guilty of taking a pic of all my boxes prior to my first rig....now I toss those bad boys in the garbage after over tested that the component works properly.

[@nataflet]

For the M.2 I used the standoff screw for M.2, I couldn't use the good screw, it's just way too small, especially when the motherboard is already in the case. Also when the SATA ports are below the video card. And when sometimes you need to buy separate 90 degrees cables. And the very hard to bend 24 pin cable, to the point you feel like you pusing way too hard into the socket or when you want to remove it. On Ryzen there is 97% chance, the CPU comes out with the cooler even if the CPU bracket is down.

[@markolafploeg3265]

So tru. Hope companies do better and listen to this information.

[@gogolapeter]

11:55 For Windows 10 there is a tool to update directly to the latest version. I went from 1706 directly to 20H2 in one go. without that it would have been a day of updates.

[@CobiesTech]

We all needed to hear all this , pc building is extremely fun, but the combination of all these annoyances can disrupt the excitement

[@Just_Mike64]

Thanks for the USB tip, saved me hours for a reinstall. Such a simple thing to know, but if you don't.... Love your content keep at it !

[@tonyoliveira5977]

Totally agree on wiring. Why do they not universalize power button wiring so you just plug a sing cable in? I miss the Asus Q-plug. And yes about front panel wiring too! And YES about MoBo stand offs! For Effs sakes! Bought screw organizers ages ago,, one for black and one for silver.

[@power3173]

my biggest pain of building a pc for the first time two weeks ago is that the corsair 220t has thumbscrews on the back panel that don't go the full way off so I had to wrestle to take it off and the room in the back for cable management is so small that my back panel has a bump