How NOT to build a PC - The Verge of Awful Computers

[@cjo7370]

Im surprised the guy didnt advise us to download more RAM

[@meowishman4187]

download some more graphics card fans

[@happy3818]

lmao

[@goldwagger]

Download a pc

[@Auden.]

Download a keyboard and mouse

[@RexVonTerror]

HAHAHA I actually searched that up before building my first years ago. I'll never forget searching for "upgrade ram download" and "unlock more ram program" on Yahoo when Yahoo was a thing cx

[@anonymousnoname7934]

Let's all pray for the ppl that followed this "guide" for their first pc build...

[@drummonkeystuffuk1875]

I'm surprised he didn't try to install the graphics card into the ram slot!

[@longfang_1764]

"I feel bad for the people that watch this and their PC explode" Lyle

[@moosevision8113]

i watch the reactions to this video to learn how to not screw up my first build. the more i learn about PC's the more hilarious this video is.

[@jediael9906]

Bro if someone used this to build theirs rip all the components lmao

[@ifeanyi1264]

My parts were delayed so I’m watching this again, I feel sorry for the verge having a man like that on their team

[@nyljohnvictoracierto9402]

"I wanna go all out, so I spent $2000". *Uses a swiss army knife that hopefully has a phillips head screwdriver*

[@RexakonGaming]

Nyl Acierto LMFAOOOOO

[@brorjoseassen6224]

XDXD, also the way he is spamming his Q while playing LOL

[@adas2051]

John McKay hey man, no need to be that racist. Anyone would have made fun of a dude’s pc guide if he was of this calibur.

[@Fatal155]

I'm fuckin done LOL

[@LeyLynn]

He spent all his budget on pc parts. Didn't leave him any money left to buy a simple screwdriver

[@gtigaming3059]

wallmart : write that down, write that down

[@LaneTM]

Underrated comment

[@dracouniverse]

Yes ok boss writes it down lol

[@ryanhall8770]

Okay to be fair most prebuilts have crappy power supplies, I had an HP Prebuilt with an RX 480 and only a 300w PSU. And most prebuilts have crappy airflow as well

[@ryanhall8770]

Junfeng Chen no not really my friend asked me what would be a good PC and I told him I’d build him one because it’s the best value but he didn’t trust me and bought an HP prebuilt... I checked it out and told him it was good but in reality it was literally one of the worst gaming prebuilts ever. Just build a PC

[@ryanhall8770]

Junfeng Chen I built my own system in 2018

[@Meteora.]

When u build your PC without reading the IKEA manual

[@JG-wt5yh]

EzLiar/_Creamy HA. HA. very funny

[@Red-bj7kt]

I almost laughed until I realized... You can't get a PC from Ikea ._.

[@fyka2902]

It's funny because building a computer is easier than reading an IKEA manual.

[@carljosephavelino4128]

Thats why he was using an allen wrench

[@yerboishrek2871]

Wait, IKEA supplies a manual? That explains why I have a headboard rather than a tv stand

[@RelentlessVegas]

If you were stranded on a deserted island would you rather have 1. Food and Shelter 2. Water 3. A swiss army knife that hopefully has a phillips head screwdriver

[@abgacg22]

Welp, gotta need that philips head screwdriver to survive, don't care about the knife or the food and water supply.

[@ruskibruski]

I would rather have some tweezers

[@IceBear702]

Thermal paste applicator.

[@ciucxd3667]

I want the knife so I can kill myself knowing what it was used for

[@ifeanyi1264]

Cpu installation brace

[@Scitch87]

Fun fact: Most of the Budget of $2000 was actually used to hire a guy who disassembled the system again and installed everything correctly.

[@Joelama123]

really? now that's hilarious. Edit: apperently a questioning tone dosn't really come through the internet very well

[@bjently]

@@Joelama123 /r/woooooooosh

[@TheSledgehammer205]

"Correctly"? They still messed up the cable management and then took still pics for the article.

[@SeraphX2]

The RAM was still also wrong in the marketing pics. So even the replacement guy didn't know what he was doing.

[@enderbartnik3148]

@@bjently now whoosh the other two!!!!!

[@jackrusso4700]

This entire video is just “Amazing, every word of what you said was wrong”

[@squishylemon2641]

69th like

[@aawillma]

The worst part is a lot of what he did was wrong but almost everything he said was wrong. If he just shut up, or dubbed in narration later, it wouldn't have been nearly as bad. Some of the mistakes he made were fine, like not installing the cpu until the mobo was installed, but the verbal diarrhea of blatantly wrong information is why he got, and deserved to get, roasted so bad.

[@aidenheerema849]

@@aawillma also, he accused everyone who pointed out his mistakes as racists and called them "angry nerds"

[@ZSpieg]

They got a few things right, like when he put the case sideways on the table

[@marknguyen7231]

I figured it out. It's a $1000 PC but with all the interest Capital One charges it ends up being a $2000 build in the end.

[@andiiramii2775]

lmaooooooo dead!

[@SoCalDan530]

Thats what I thought. A scam to get people to use their Capital One card.

[@SlasherSRL]

no the other 1000$ is paid to a pro who fixes the pc so it actually works after they have recorded the video

[@owdf8575]

No he broke the first one. So he buy a new one

[@longfang_1764]

"He not fighting static, he's fighting cancer"

[@synthgd3810]

Longfang_1 yes

[@dbsm206]

I'm gonna copy-paste this joke from bitwit and be popular.

[@maltysaltyy]

@@dbsm206 Imagine being salty bout him making a reference lol. He put the " " for a reason mate. They are there to quote someone ;)

[@gabrielguzman9646]

“What Would Jesus Do bracelet”

[@saif-wz7bt]

HAHAHAA

[@robindeguzman2667]

Those zip ties at the start of the video really helped out with the cable management

[@Adrian-dh1dl]

Robin Deguzman lol ur right

[@DrakenKorin619]

was just about to comment about that doesn't seem many caught that

[@zeemonkeyman1]

Robin Deguzman They’re tweezers mate not zip ties, derrr

[@hectec69]

There was cable management?

[@gdeeable]

Robin Deguzman 🤣

[@somefigure]

This is how pre-built pcs are built lol

[@nix294]

Bruh , even pre-built ones are better than the one in the video , that's when you know when you're messed up big time .

[@apollo1211]

Dell prebuilt pepelaugh

[@chocomitony]

@@apollo1211 my dad got one of those for a decent chunk of change and i wanted to cry

[@49_Planets]

Depends on the place but yes for sure lol guys like this work in Alienware distributors

[@jakecronin1301]

Lol can confirm cuz I got a prebuild for my first pc last year. I feel so stupid now lmao. The gpu came without screws In the pci bracket bruh

[@kronosuber9849]

I followed the Verge's guide, and I think you guys are just being too picky. My computer works great. Edit: My computer exploded after I typed this comment.

[@jum8082]

Wait how did you edit the comment

[@kronosuber9849]

@@jum8082 I did what is called a "pro gamer move".

[@goldwagger]

TNCY he downloaded more ram

[@hazardous458]

jumyie Phone

[@justinc2633]

@@goldwagger he downloaded a new pc

[@th3pr01234]

Roasts his pc assembly. Continues to roast his league skills. FATALITY

[@MattelRack]

th3pr01234 judging by the PSU being put on backwards, that PC’s probably gonna roast itself

[@agushex]

Yasuo adc new meta?

[@PastMourning]

@@agushex umm... kinda? People do do it and becoming more popular with how bad adcs are doing.. I still think it's dumb but ppl try.

[@seppalastname4574]

Maggle nope, the end product looks different than how he build it, some technician probably made it for him because Verges one just burned or something like that

[@PastMourning]

@@geoli6407 Yeah and graves was intended to be an ADC.

[@jamesvandam7060]

This is who walmart uses to build there computers

[@wolfsden6479]

james vandam lmfao

[@carrasco9590]

*this is what fix it for you

[@Kykot1999]

dude even walmart did a better job than this piece of crap

[@Auden.]

@@Kykot1999 true

[@bag-chaser]

@@carrasco9590 but, how james spelled it was right on the first part... he just used there instead of their but the *majority of the fucking internet spells like this*

[@saiftalpur_7]

Here's an advice: The VERGE should have immediately changed the title of video to "How to NOT build a PC." and they could have saved their a$$.

[@dub6019]

Problem is they had sponsors so it wasnt possible 😂

[@jozie3372]

@@dub6019 I feel bad for their sponsors

[@EndomouEnd]

Kyle (bitwit) did it anyway

[@EmberFuryGaming]

@@EndomouEnd they didn't do it cuz of sponsorship, they couldn't take down or change anything about the video without Capital One's permission

[@lanceryderwilson8618]

That would be offensive for that arrogant kid Stefan

[@fuzzy4461]

Why is everything a brace to this man

[@umphreak9999]

I think it's related to his lisp, maybe he had gnarly braces as a kid

[@camacakegd3714]

And brackets

[@bigfoot0241]

Simplify it for new PC builders? Bruh, people can learn what the right parts are. I'm building my first PC and I know fully well what the IO shield is and what a socket is. If you are going to claim it's a tutorial in ANY extent, use the correct terminology. You would want to know the correct part terms in any other circumstance like working on a vehicle.

[@zmaj6524]

Then you put this brace in your mouth for a few minutes.

[@papayer]

And everything makes a clasping sound too apparently.

[@vince7329]

Well to be fair, it isnt titles "How to Build" its called "How We Built"

[@slash1463]

Vincent Poblete it says “how to build” on d intro

[@omar-7005]

Then why is he giving instructions in the vid?

[@biscuit9220]

@@omar-7005 Thats why it says "How We Built", the word "how" already shows why he was giving instructions.

[@IR-Fan]

Soviet Union anthem play

[@Jonsiboi]

Vincent Poblete dude

[@homemadesocks]

Guys calm down, the verge mispelled the title, its actually how NOT to build a $2000 gaming pc

[@johan23501]

Or: how we fucked up a $2000 gaming pc, so you can't doing it wrong

[@udontneed2know801]

give this man a like! xD

[@Baltho82]

im agree

[@Defaultlol]

He "misspelled"

[@stympt1nag]

verge fanboi stfu ! they did it wrong ! do u have any proof ?

[@unpeakingzwrld2083]

HE CALLED THE POWER SUPPLY A BRICK.

[@xSGMHxSAMOAN777]

Lol his pc will become a brick after that build

[@johnnyrocket6588]

@Elp lol

[@magekmusic]

Power brick isn’t that bad rlly a lot of people say it

[@niwtonnac]

I prefer tesseract

[@acts238isthetruth]

Some people call power supply’s or power strips a brick but maybe he’s talking about the computer he’s trying to building,...after he does the software portion. imagine the verge doing a how to update your gpu bios video 🧱 😂

[@David-ob1so]

This is like talking to that one kid in school that did something once and thinks he's an expert on it now

[@ZaggyGaming]

That's basically me xd

[@ilikeotters7517]

Lol I built a PC 3 times but I’m not a nutcase like this idiot lol

[@AHappyBlackGuy]

Or talking to that one kid that just because his parents know a lot about something they think they’re also knowledgeable on the subject. “My dad’s a dentist so I totally know how to fix cavities”

[@Capncheeks]

*kickflips once "yeah, i'm kind of sponsored by Tony Hawk. " i realize this is a skateboarding joke on a PC video but w/e im goin for it.

[@MathewZ788]

yea i have them dumbasses

[@ggk7605]

An anti static bracelet that is not grounded?! Seems usefull

[@avfc1985]

The reviewer focused on the 'protecting yourself' quote without mentioning that it's a rubber band and not an antistatic wristband. I don't know much but it sort or proves the point that its easy to mess up. The reviewer being critical of a person doing something wrong while also getting something wrong himself. Humans are mad ha

[@vipervidsgamingplus5723]

Avfc this guy is the reason we have not had aliens visiting, we are way too stupid.

[@tsk2326]

He not fighting static, he fighting cancer.

[@dshaprin]

The wors thing is that there are some scam products, that claim to be wireless anti-static bracelet

[@elfedorausado]

It’s a WIRELESS anti static bracelet

[@2faceJanus]

Did you hear him call Zip ties tweezers?

[@pracyan]

@@joshualong7212 did you even watch the video? He's that dumb and more.

[@marekkowalczyk6858]

Jason Blasl what about installing the fan wrong way XD

[@MathewZ788]

yeaaaa lolllllll

[@cmginfinity18]

I did hear him say that, yes. And oh god.. the thermal paste. That will be everywhere.

[@jurgisflorijonasvaiginis3427]

@@joshualong7212 edidtor must have took wrong view too because starting with how lightheaded he holds all the hardware - wtf? it is pretty expensive not even mentioning that nearly all electronics are pretty fragile. I dam shocked watching his shaking hands with stuff

[@phelipe_8033]

I'm on the Verge of a heart attack

[@wintruzz1111]

Haa get it?...

[@andrewscasualmtb]

As long as you have a brace you'll be good.

[@ccw1245]

LOL

[@RimuKora]

@@samuwuel Also don't forget the tweezers

[@syedsalman6258]

420th like B)

[@Sama3L]

An antistatic bracelet that's not connected to something grounded is completely pointless

[@DaTechn9cian]

As if they wasn't already useless lol

[@queenbiscuit311]

DaTechn9cian they arent useless unless you want to constantly keep touching your power supply while its plugged in every few minutes

[@DaTechn9cian]

@@queenbiscuit311 I feel like all u did was agree with me lmao

[@queenbiscuit311]

DaTechn9cian they aren’t useless just not necessary because it adds a bit of convenience

[@caseynathanson7911]

“He’s not fighting static electricity, he’s fighting cancer.” -Lyle 2018 Bitwit

[@shrekteama]

I'm still waiting for that allen wrench to be used.... anywhere at this point!

[@vipervidsgamingplus5723]

Shrek Sol he sat on it and it poked his brain and destroyed his brain. In other words his brains were in his ass.

[@narwhal4304]

He used it to build the table you obviously needed.

[@arrrgee]

I hope he got his allen wrench from a-Zues just like his motherboard!

[@ColterN10]

this man took 5 lines of nutmeg

[@Razor-gx2dq]

I can tell

[@TheCobCAP]

that's gonna be one shitty hangover

[@MinecraftManiaHDXD]

Only true CT children will understand

[@t-drakeo3183]

You can only take 3 before u doe 😂😂😂🤙🏿🤙🏿

[@Kairos_fate_cleaver]

i want to die

[@christianmbabazi9722]

"This man is a Idiot" Few minutes later... "You're are a legend. More please"

[@ccw1245]

Hes being scarcastic

[@augstsh]

one can be both

[@haseenabadshah5381]

"You're*

[@calleturegard3884]

@@ccw1245 i think everyone got that

[@christianmbabazi9722]

@@haseenabadshah5381 🙏🏽

[@phorumz8621]

"Im playing league of legends" *click* *click* *click* *click*

[@zoomer1673]

He has to download rgb

[@nix294]

The mouse click is normal . But , even Yasuo's Q is on cooldown , he's still spamming Q . He need a new Q key after a couple of matches .

[@NoName-st2jl]

@@nix294 what he needs is a new pc

[@parsaimankhan7394]

He missed the q on the minion and then auto attacked the minion.

[@howaboutsomesoyfood]

he didn't buy any items lmao

[@MikeThePole]

I just discovered half an hour ago that this "tutorial" ever existed and I've already dedicated myself to watch every possible reaction video to this. Oh and last time I've tinkered with a pc was like 20 years ago in the age of Celerons and what not, so not much experience here but I still cringe watching this. This is beautiful

[@moviemogul83]

Mike The Potato me too. It’s so amazing. This also got me subbed to some awesome PC channels I never knew existed and now I’m interested in looking into building my own PC (Not with The Verge’s video)

[@jaalanodaicyr868]

I have one pop up in my recommended every once and a while and I always make sure to watch it. gives me such a laugh.

[@rcslyman8929]

The biggest cringe in Verge's video was missed here... the radiator fan screws being used to connect the rad to the case, and drilled down through the radiator. You can laugh at everything else because it's just stupid mistakes that, worst case, can make the computer run less than optimal. Most are just, "haha, this guy's such an idiot" moments. The radiator install? He straight up guided people on how to completely ruin their AIO. Like, beyond repair, they'd have to go out and buy a new one. That's borderline criminal.

[@burneracc2567]

@@moviemogul83 congrats, just do it, build one yourself. It is extremly easy (that is if you didn't do it already).

[@maxpigeon]

I watched BitWit’s reaction, and I’ve been watching as many as I can find 😂 I saw a video of the guy in the video crying about it while gaming with some friend too. Gold

[@aiRCoft]

Looks like The Verge removed the video, lol....

[@georgerule]

Wait really? LMAO

[@princelumpia3412]

it actually got removed a couple days after people posted their response videos haha it wasn't removed that recently. I think like a couple days after they released their video.

[@aiRCoft]

@@georgerule Yup, lol....

[@isaiasrodriguez6510]

lmao

[@coded8527]

Did someone reupload the video?

[@JMEditz05]

Hes basically the 16 yo that installed a gpu ONCE and told everyone:"yeah,im a pro,i built atleast 15 high end gaming pc's." Dear lord i just came back to this one year later and find over 700 likes and a whole ass "ok" chain in the replies.damn i wish i was still that funny.

[@sjae117]

Julian Mackay ok

[@zxynttv7450]

ok

[@idkafknhandlebrah]

ok

[@Praneel]

Ok

[@wavyanto]

ok

[@yumesora3469]

They forgot to upload it on April fools day?

[@alminhelex]

That's honestly what I thought XD

[@yumesora3469]

@@alminhelex I just finished building my new and first pc and it's freaking easy and when I saw the video I was literly saying yikes 😂😂

[@klootsack4524]

That would actually be brilliant if they did😂

[@kharismax3414]

maybe on Halloween

[@m4rvinmartian]

It's gotta be a troll, or Verge did this just to get the negative responses and then write an article about it.

[@GORILLA.GANG.]

8700k 1080 losing to bots in league of legends

[@JT-sk5nw]

"I'm yas main" *instalocks* *goes 1/15/3* "WHERE ARE MY GANKS?????"

[@kaimas1005]

@@JT-sk5nw most are yasuo main, becouse they cant afford skills xd

[@raul1899]

Not only losing. Massacred. Bot is 100%. He's almost dead 😂

[@keatonreinson7619]

he.. he.. he has no items.......

[@victorbarcelo4807]

@@keatonreinson7619 "I am playing League of Legends. It's actually one of my favorite games" *Doesn't even know the store exists*

[@WingDingCL]

Definitely won't feel bad when I build my first PC after watching this

[@josnuffthegamer58]

Lmao same

[@rigzmoviediaries654]

That’s why everyone is watching this video lol

[@QbertTehKiller]

Key to success: don’t do anything the verge guy said to do

[@oxsus6757]

Same 😂😂😂

[@derpynerdy6294]

Sucks I only game my mother the parts to be bought for computer because I can't leave my house because restrictions of covid, it finally arrived and I love it, but was disappointed to at least not in there to observe or build

[@I_am_David]

The guy who is building the PC looks exactly like someone my grandma would call for tech support when realizing she has no idea what he's talking about and then calls me instead

[@kgkomrin]

Oddly specific

[@I_am_David]

@@kgkomrin yep

[@kgkomrin]

@@I_am_David go to his twitter and in every post people are making fun of him it's hilarious

[@I_am_David]

@@kgkomrin I saw it's pretty freaking funny

[@darthmperator]

ok first I want you to jam the CPU into your m.2 port and make sure you are not touching carpet or the house will explode.

[@AaronGrant]

THE IMPERATOR underrated comment, I was laughing for 3 minutes straight

[@realm2090]

THE IMPERATOR this was too funny

[@quadrupledoublewithturnove9161]

Lmao

[@ecka8505]

DYING

[@amadeo317]

Instructions unclear, PC stole Camaro

[@גובות]

You cant tell him what to do. He is automatically smarter than you because he has glasses.

[@defencebangladesh4068]

hilarious

[@QueenCece6]

Does having glasses make you smarter? *YES*

[@nissanandfnacguy]

You obviously haven't built a computer

[@elhanan6297]

חחחחח מצחיק

[@idkmyownnameplshelp9218]

@@QueenCece6 yes

[@thomasdiver5225]

They purposely titled the video “How we built a $2000 custom gaming pc” and not “How to build a custom gaming pc” because they knew what they were doing was completely wrong

[@stympt1nag]

"So, how do we build a custom gaming PC? Well, it's not impossible to build your own Windows desktop. In fact, it's a great way to learn about what makes most computers tick. Building your own desktop is a great way to ensure you'll have a computer that perfectly suits your current (and future) needs. Here, Stefan Etienne shows us how to build your own gaming desktop." "Here, Stefan Etienne shows us how to build YOUR OWN gaming desktop" explain please i'm so eager to hear what you'll say.

[@BoomNoBastic]

They did add a "How to build a custom PC" lol revisit the verges stupid video to 9 seconds in.

[@thomasdiver5225]

GE PLAYER he also installed the ram wrongly so that he would be getting dual channel and the cable management was terrible.

[@jokinace4061]

@@thomasdiver5225 agree

[@MsUltrafox]

It wasn't completely wrong if was EPIC LEVEL FUBAR.

[@stealtho]

The cable management looks like the amazon rainforest invaded the supposedly $2000 pc

[@Majorroja]

Stealtho it would be on fire... ohh I get it

[@stealtho]

I doubt that anyone would’ve understanded my joke, but somehow, an intellectual did, epic

[@Iceiniums]

@@stealtho it would be on fire..ohh

[@stealtho]

Daipenmon *oh*

[@vanilluhSKY]

i got that almost instantaneously, made my day HAHAHA

[@NoName-rq8ec]

Video: *Deleted* Internet: *Got u fams

[@nix294]

What's on the internet , stays on the internet

[@thelonelyowl2654]

I wondered why I couldn’t find the original

[@lsg-longshotgaming9123]

Power Supply = "brick"

[@drww1]

i mean i call the xbox power supply a brick just cause it metaphorically weights the same so maybe thats why he uses that

[@maxmustermann1203]

Power Supply = high voltage case

[@SuperDud3ed]

I've heard it be called a power brick.

[@PastMourning]

@@SuperDud3ed I've never heard anyone call a power supply that goes inside a computer a brick, only the power adaptors that convert AC to DC for laptops and consoles and such. There is a huge difference between a power adaptor "brick" and a power supply. Calling them a brick is more of a slang term though so, it isn't well defined and gets the points across so yeah it doesn't matter.

[@blizzard7122]

Echo power brick isn’t bad, I’ve heard it said that way

[@gris186]

I once lost 50% of my blood to the IO shield

[@sankalp5641]

It's a brace

[@tbg8882]

@@sankalp5641 oof

[@sankalp5641]

@@tbg8882 lol

[@ComputerLinc]

Lol

[@matteobarsanti8139]

gris186 it happened also to me with the io shield but once I also cut my fingers while delidding my old 4690k and now I’m dead since I lost 100% of my blood

[@chonkyyeetus9738]

I dont know why he is getting hate... like i followed it step by step and now like i have a great fireplace to warm up my hands and roast marshmallows its pretty nice

[@jmanstew9500]

You had us in the first half not gonna lie

[@georgeevans2083]

Who feels bad for the parts

[@GemayelDaniel]

Yea... its like giving a lambo to a spoiled crappy driver. It hurts to see it misused 🤣🤣. I feel the same here!

[@raphaelgardner35]

Its borderline ram abuse and the cables have experienced a irresponsible college kids room

[@eitkoml]

I feel bad for all of the more qualified applicants who got passed over for Mr Affirmative Action.

[@fireblazer6661]

I feel bad for the CPU drowning in thermal paste. The shit probably oozed out the sides when he put the heatsink on, lol.

[@IceBear702]

I feel bad for anyone who may have used this vid as reference to build their first pc. So sad.

[@OmaOmaO]

I just built my first pc and I thought I was dumb af... I feel a bit better after watching this. xD

[@cubaze5170]

same

[@adeokodra6710]

You should

[@samsterbtw8653]

Yeah sameee

[@ziriware9798]

@@Fleau oh shit it hurts if you got water cooling lmao I've built about 5 pcs now and trust me this was painfull 🤣

[@ziriware9798]

@@pixel0176 oh lorddd have fun mate try and keep cable management high like high and have fun ahha

[@berkeotus8560]

The power supply is backwards.

[@offlinemana2941]

I wouldnt even be surprised if he put the cpu backwards xD

[@TheBugsbunny1988]

No that is no power supply it's a brick

[@offlinemana2941]

lazarus methare Its a mini stove

[@smirk976]

That guy is a legend...let him live

[@JamesDavidWalley]

And his RAM sticks are in the wrong slots for dual-channel.

[@notViperX]

"to protect you and the parts" rather to protect the parts from him lol

[@TheMaan2008]

Lool

[@equinoxcae6799]

Lmfao i love this man

[@le0shadow]

lul

[@Smoji069]

Yo he made the Walmart OVERPOWEREDDDDDDD.

[@MD_Builds]

Naa those were much better builds... even Linus could say they were alright

[@raul1899]

Amen hahaha

[@BubbaTech]

Walmart did a crappy job, but even they did better with everything...

[@paul1467]

Dante walmart might not have done an amazing job. But this is beyond insulting them

[@hiturshotskiddo.1874]

The Walmart overpowered is cheaper and better then this shit.😂

[@raul1899]

When you put apple users to build a $ 2,000 PC.

[@seamusbyrne8259]

Sorry, that's gonna cost me $4,000.

[@ComputerLinc]

Lol! True

[@bueblinr1]

Yeah i am actually an apple fan but broo thats true plus you could not fix it by yourself and need to buy separate cables😂😂

[@myshadow8038]

Lmao

[@totallyeinstein5151]

Lol

[@mattloveohiost5]

9:35 when you feel the diarrhea coming

[@intergypsi1487]

you are under rated

[@darkis9154]

mattloveOHIOST5 yes

[@MathewZ788]

hehehe

[@jurajanal2277]

OMG the best thing I have red today

[@brendantenhaaf2121]

😂😂😂

[@GiornoGiovannaJJBA]

11:30 "I'm playing LoL, It's one of my favorite games" 11:36 "I'm not doing so well because I'm distracted" 13:10 ** Compulsive Q spamming for no fucking reason ** Yeah, I see, you're a pro... Kekw

[@masterrzeke]

Please use G.E.R get back in time and do something, and stop this guy from making this pc. It's Pepepains, the most Pepega man ever

[@SleepLessThan3]

He has no items lmao

[@naveenmukkatt5031]

his items LMAO

[@claytoniusdoesthings9598]

He's playing Yasubitch. You press Q, you right click, and occasionally press R, and you win.

[@beastern1807]

Is nobody gonna talk about the wireless anti static bracelet lol

[@bogdangabrielonete3467]

Thats not an antistatic bracelet, that's a live strong / w.w.j.d. band...

[@petitedada826]

Lyle's live strong joke had me dying ngl

[@Sp0n937rOn]

He not fighting static he fighting cancer!

[@cosmicscommentary2361]

He fighting cancer not static He not fighting static he fighting cancer

[@subzero308]

Its battery operated...

[@rossvillaluz6580]

"I can't even make fun of this guy anymore." The strongest line I've heard in this video IMO. I've been rewatching this video lately just for this line.

[@MooSaidChicken]

It might seem like this guy is going harsh on him, but he really isn't. That video needs to be called out. It's not good for a channel that big to be spreading that horrible of information. Imagine if someone was trying to learn how to build a computer and used that video as a reference, they would be fucked.

[@plumbob109]

*installs motherboard into tower before putting cpu on it

[@jasonmanable]

@@plumbob109 in my opinion... this one is either a preference thing or depends on your set of components.. for an AIO Watercooler i prefer to do everything in the case. (If it is possible) besides that.. EVERYTHING IN THIS GUYS VIDEO WAS HORRIBLE... A pain in the ass to watch. I mean how...how wtf..

[@TheJayrod97]

Your absolutely right. I’m getting into my first build soon but before I buy anything I’m looking at a lot of mistakes people make and I’m glad I found this video before the other one lmao

[@patriotic_canadian]

9:36 Can’t get enough of this reaction.

[@gettinyukky]

asian man insults black mans intelligence verge new article

[@ahmadaldhaheri5965]

its not insults its teaching

[@horrorwonder]

@@ahmadaldhaheri5965 it's sarcasm

[@ahmadaldhaheri5965]

@@horrorwonder yeah yeah how would i know if you didnt tell me, i didnt know what verge is so i ignored the last sentence

[@itsKarlDesigns]

@@ahmadaldhaheri5965 youre smart

[@ahmadaldhaheri5965]

@@itsKarlDesigns you didnt say anything new

[@nwsvoid7356]

hearing him talk about it short circuiting sounded like those people talking about guns going off at random of their own volition.

[@falosny]

@v KEITH v misfires dont happen its user error

[@ezra7686]

@v KEITH v Only if you have improper trigger discipline.

[@Hardcaslte]

"Stefan, if you're watching this..... this is you in a still frame." LOOLL Every one of these Reaction videos I watch it's just gold every time.

[@AndrewSangalang]

I love his gradual rise from tired to fully-awake as the video went on

[@AndrewMycol]

Even though I’ve never build a computer before, I have never seen someone screw up a pc tutorial so badly than this dude from The Verge

[@JustinWalkerplus]

I am not going to lie. This is the first video of yours that I have watched. Your call out on his LoL play in the middle of this react watch was hilarious! Just for that I have subscribed.

[@julenherrero4217]

Same here, it suddenly came up to my recommended and it was the league part that killed me.

[@clu52]

he didn’t buy items..

[@oik8800]

I get the feeling this guy is an iron 4 mastery 7 yasuo main

[@eminem2]

The Verge HR - "We need some diversity in our videos" Manager - "Get it done" Video Project leader - "Well, we know about 1 black guy, but he is a car mechanical engineer and knows nothing about computers" Manager - "Did I hear "engineer"? What are you waiting for, make him do it"

[@eminem2]

@Illidan Stormrage I think nobody can be intelligent and honest and racist at the same time. These 3 don't add up. Swap racism for flat earth and the equation breaks for the same reason. 200 000 years ago (roughly) we split off from the neanderthal and other relatives and we are part of the gene pool of the earth, 98% dna similar to chimps, if we will draw a line about some fractions of percentiles of melanin in each other's skin, we are mad crazy, like depending on specificity, there are 7.5 billion individual "races" by DNA.

[@Danyal_]

host_runner k

[@MathewZ788]

They must be crumbling thinking how did you know this information?

[@kiddhkane]

@Illidan Stormrage Why would that be racist?

[@mahzorimipod]

@John McKay He is getting his degree in computer science from NYU

[@Nikolaiwww]

The best thing is he claimed it was racial motivated. I dont care about color if you can or can not build a computer.

[@justaidan847]

Wait really bruh I’m dead, I’m done💀

[@ajones2367]

I think maybe he saw a few offhanded racist comments and decided to focus on that more than the actual mistakes he made

[@Rex-golf_player810]

@@ajones2367 yeah but i dont think its fair to say all the criticism was racially motivated Idk what he said though maybe im a dumass

[@WolvenSpectre]

On his twitter his response was 'If people cared as much about toxic gamer communities as they do about thermal paste..." . How the Verge which is usually good content hasn't fired this guy off of his bad past work and blaming reactions on toxicity and racism, I don't know. I reported this as being false and misleading video because it is way to dangerous to have a reputable name like The Verge and this as a guide on how to build.

[@loreaver3882]

I can see were he's coming from but If you don't realize the internet is toxic you shouldn't be on it

I think they can save face by adding a single word to the title that word is How "not" to build a computer and then they'll all good!

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

*crash my car into a schoolbus* "wow if only the people criticizing my driving cared this much about hunger in Africa" holy shit you can literally bring up any subject that is worse than the mistakes you do in life and excuse yourself from your fuck ups no matter how bad

[@darknes4150]

FrostWind probably a diversity hire they are using to play off any of his mistakes as "racism"

[@dickr9345]

WolvenSpectre He originally stated it backwards as well, guess he fixed it because I swear the tweet I saw said "if people cared as much about thermal paste as they do toxic gaming communities" Naturally a couple noticed right away he had his attempted jab assbackwards and corrected him.

[@vladfifty-two8530]

As a future pc builder (building my first Gaming PC sometime this November) I am happy to see that the bar can go so, so very low. Takes a bit of the pressure off 😁

[@cloud9821]

Vlad Fifty-Two I am sure you’ll do great my dude, the upgrade and experience is worth it

[@SuperAmazinglover]

As someone who has built his own PC for the last 15 plus years it is really easy and very simple hard part is trouble shooting defective parts If you have never done that before check out Jayz2cents for a good guide on how to build. I also build most of my pc outside the case then transfer it to the case once finished gives me more room and less cramped when setting the GPU and other parts.

[@vladfifty-two8530]

Andy Ortiz Wow, that’s a lot of experience mate. thanks, I’ll check Jay out.

[@vladfifty-two8530]

Cloud Thanks for the reinsurance bud, can’t wait to build. I can’t imagine what 1080p at 100+ frames looks like

[@windowgoat7716]

Vlad Fifty-Two Same, I’m building my first PC in the next couple months, pretty nervous lmao.

[@izanami705]

Also the part where he "adds on" extra thermal paste without cleaning the stock paste on the cooler 😂

[@jamestiller5119]

he jizzed on his CPU +Naxatra Vasaani

[@islamilluminatedd]

Not only that but I never seen anyone use that odd square pattern.

[@halo3pownage]

i only see the square used on threadripper cpus but thats how AMD says to apply thermal paste to the processor because the IHS is so fucking huge

[@izanami705]

@@halo3pownage watch the original, he even mentions that is GOOD to mix the 2.

[@klootsack4524]

Yeah haha what a moron. Not even mentioning HOW he applied it. Even a new pc builder with little to no experience but with common sense wouldn't make these mistakes lmao

[@elijahdominguez6366]

I've learned more about how to build a PC by watching PC gamers rip apart this video.

[@hotsaucemagicbox]

This was the first guy at the office to say "yeah I'm a gamer" and they thought that was enough

[@FenrirFire18]

The real thing about this video is The Verge shut it down, and blamed it on toxic gaming communities. When in fact, they wouldn't admit to instructing people on how to build a sitting fire hazard in their home...

[@JMPERager]

That anyone even follows then and believe what they say, same goes for Buzzfeed, actually terrifies me, because it proves how many people are so incredibly ignorant and stupid. And these people are loyal sheep and will attack anyone who goes against them... It's scary, especially when the internet ignorant media takes them seriously and attack innocent internet profiles.

[@noobguy57]

@Amarok yep they did.

[@chrisearl7941]

I thought they said it was April's Fool video that someone messed up and released early (which actually sound very plausible)

[@pathos1016]

Chris Earl No way, this video was released in September. Nobody would make an april fools video in September

[@BlightVonDrake]

This video was made exclusively to make money with no care given about the people that will be scammed by it, no care at all about spreading misinformation and potentially ruining peoples first building experience. Absolutely toxic.

[@bohab787]

Why attribute to evil what can be attributed to stupidity?

[@justinroberts8103]

@@bohab787 Do not assume the two are mutually exclusive.

[@haruocool]

Is no one gonna talk about how he didn’t even talk putting on the cables

[@elfedorausado]

Dr3gono _ another youtuber did, but most of them are too flabbergasted by the time it comes up, they simply forget to mention it lol

[@patttpatttyoooo]

Next tutorial he does : How to delid and apply liquid metal to a processor

[@Jack-sf5df]

How to do liquid nitrogen overclocking

[@UnacceptableViews]

oh god plz no.. rip cpu

[@ashlynnanderson1744]

"now unfortunately, it looks like this CPU just didn't make it and that's a shame, but it happens sometimes, it's just a risk you're taking when you open up a CPU" when he smeared liquid metal all over it

[@gonzos-twin]

patttpatttyoooo I cannot wait to see those

[@CrazyGunNoob]

More like how to create a resume after you destroy your old job.

[@abramo7700]

Thats right, we got an Intel Core i7 8700k

[@JohnTheMadnesss]

That's right, we got Phenom II

[@abramo7700]

that one guy from that one place That was epic!

[@ThatGuyErazo]

Dang! An Intel core i7-8700k core processor? Wow! Only a few million people own those!

[@isaaceyfish]

laenmowre Lyle: woah that’s amazing. So rimited, only found at every retailer in the world 🤣

[@drummonkeystuffuk1875]

@@isaaceyfish Not to mention his was an engineering sample!

[@NightZilla]

I feel so bad for that i7 8700k and the gtx 1080 being misused

[@eduardusadrian4002]

Lmao,league ftw baby LUL ...

[@petitedada826]

I won't be surprised if he used Minesweeper as a benchmark

[@JoJosMinds]

I’m dying this man said “you gotta get your logo scraped off this thing!” XDXD 13:42

[@Char1ieJr]

He doesn’t even call them zip ties, he called them TWEEZERS!!!

[@narcoleptic8982]

Charlie Jr. and then instead of using them for cable management, he... threw them in the garbage, I guess.

[@komrad822]

THATS WHAT IM SAYING BRO! Like he said Tweezers and not zip ties but never displays the tweezers WTF.

[@Sound_Spark]

hey, better then finding a random swish army knife and hoping it has a screw driver extension.

[@voldy3565]

I keep calling things wrongly but still know what they are...

[@Azzyzazz]

YOU SEE IVAN WHEN YOU DO EVERYTHING WRONG YOU LEAVE NO ROOM FOR ERROR

[@shortievid]

They have disabled comments for the video. I just feel bad for beginner PC builders who are going to follow their video

[@lISamuraill]

dad can i have $2000! dad: ok son but u build it yourself. son: Okay! Watches the verge video son: Omg i did it! 30 minutes later its on FIRE gg

[@ttrroollttooll6911]

some poor soul pc gaming builder maybe already do it

[@dagsmate]

"I'm using a CPU Installation Tool" Literally everybody: *But why? Why would you do that? Why would you do any of that?*

[@sixthbyte]

Is that Phil Swift from Flex Seal Liquid I hear?

[@Uncle-Mike]

Now I live in constant fear of my power supply coming into contact with the case of my computer, shorting out and electrocuting me through the USB cable on my keyboard. What other hidden terrors lie inside my PC?!?! Help me, The Verge!

[@Mr_nah]

Where is an anti-static bracelet? I see a rubber band!

[@morganqi3495]

"That's not anti-static wriststrap that's a livestrong bracelet! You not fighting static you fighting cancer!" - Lyle 2018

[@dflatt1783]

It prevents the static discharge feedback loop phenomenon. It can be fatal. Unplugged computer parts kill millions each year. Safety first.

[@57F.K]

Sadly a lot of people actually believe that a rubber band functions as an anti static bracelet. Or the ones that believe that wireless anti static bracelets work. xD

[@Mr_nah]

@@57F.K that's because there are a lot of stupid people (and they think they are smart) that is so creazy. It is just physics!

[@dynel8372]

Please stop talking shit, that is not how the current works. First of all the bracelet is not connected to the ground so it won't protect you from a potential discharge. Second of all the only discharge that coud happened is form the cappacitors in your power source(that you don't have access to) but that won't kill you because the discharge of current it's for a verry short period of time. The only danger in this building pc video is his own stupidity. Thinking that a piece of rubber on your arm will save your live is just mind blowing!

[@randompersonasdf]

he sounds like an extremely disappointed Asian parent witnessing their child get an F

[@joevexotic]

plays yasuo against bots, has 50 hp, missing q and didnt buy items. this is truly the man i want building my pc

[@jaredvarner6099]

Man, he built a worse computer than Lyle from Bitwit did... But seriously.. you cant blame this guy totally! they must of ask around the office if someone wanted to build a pc on youtube and handed him a script to read. what i want to know is why no on did any research on this... damn, the instruction booklet that came with motherboard has better advice than this video.

[@vali69]

Well lyle reviewed this video as well xD

[@春長]

It must be, I mean, If I remember correctly, Corsair did have a case that require the use of an alan key to open its side glass panel so the one writing the script must have thought that the alan key is a required tool for Corsair's, if not all, cases.

[@LuckOfTheDrawReborn]

Corsair Carbide 275r requires an allen key, yeah. Literally the only time I've needed one though.

[@alerdikie]

Lol that guy calls himself "tech journalist" and its the basis knowledge

[@FaizKTG]

They probably didn't want to spend lots of money so they hired the most inexperienced PC builder ever...

[@yourneighbour5738]

Why do journalists keep on doing shit they do not understand? It's not 1990's anymore.

[@renzmercado2653]

I always go back here when I'm having a bad day. This is my 13th time watching this.

[@Sotisesnygg]

You're not alone lmfao

[@fluvv9642]

Me aswell

[@qxotc]

This is my 8th time watching this

[@JoelElRican]

This is like my 3rd time. LUL

[@Rickyp0123]

I like how by the end he's not even laughing anymore, just genuinely concerned.

[@skyirwin1445]

When your thermal paste skills look like a Jackson Pollack painting.

[@Benedulce]

You got that from Lyle's channel... LUL

[@skyirwin1445]

That is probably true, but seeing as how I've taken a couple of art classes in college, I probably would have thought of it anyways.

[@Rob07601]

Good Guardians of the Galaxy reference.

[@bbgun061]

He didn't even use his precious Thermal Paste Applicator.™

[@emhyrvaremreis8341]

Pollock, if you don't mind...

[@RelatedTitle]

Hey this is really useful, if you want to build a pc just listen to that guy pretending to know how to build a computer and do the exact opposite of whatever he says.

[@i.suk.6146]

Yeah I dont understand everyone complaining. The video was meant to display what NOT to do....right? Oh no... Oh dear god...

[@fattydab8923]

I. Suk. I’ve never built a pc but I’m gonna build one for x-mas this year and even I know more than this nerd

[@i.suk.6146]

@@fattydab8923 I've never built a pc before either but I want to and I've done research and watched videos

[@josiah1851]

HEY, just built my first pc and did the exact opposite and now its perfect and up and running 500 fps on battlefield

[@draganjovanov3660]

Stefan: ...A swiss army knife that hopefully has a screwdriver on it Stefan again: *uses a screwdriver instead* A swiss army knife that hopefully has a screwdriver on it: Am I a joke to you?!

[@iamthinking2252_]

The Swiss Army knife may have ended up lacking a screwdriver

[@heaveb9029]

I bet his water cooling is just pouring cold water inside the pc

[@subzero308]

Well that's good thats what u want so it doesn't over heat keeps it wet, cool and refreshed works perfect for summer time gaming win win...

[@brentrichards1200]

That video reminds me of Buzzfeed videos.

[@Andoxico]

Just a few things ya missed 1) Not only was thermal paste puked onto the CPU, but the pre-installed thermal paste on the water cooler was never removed. 2) He forced the longer radiator screws (the ones you use to go reach the rad through a fan) *through* the radiator. 3) He installed the PSU backwards so that the fan has no way of pulling sufficient air. Additionally, they later posted a picture of the "finished" "build" from another angle. While it also revealed even worse cable management, you could also see that the CPU cooler bracket is missing a screw.

[@tytothetoetaker9788]

So what your saying is that this man made an average PC with 2000 dollars up his ass.

[@JMPERager]

The PC he made wasn't even average, it was below horrendous. I knew more and was better with computers when I was 10 years old!

[@SrgntSprnkls77]

he also didnt buy any items in his league game massive kek

[@steamfanboy7536]

12:00 when you realize that he isnt even playing on the pc he “built” look at the cables there is none but the powersupply connected

[@ahmedjhider4695]

dont you know if you dont plug in your gpu youll get higher frames

[@tsdobbi]

There are at least 3 cables I can see coming out of the back of the system.

[@Retsom3D]

there are cable´s in the back: monitor, Power Supply and Mouse(maybe) and he might be using a wireless keyboard.

[@thomasvandenbergh1098]

@@Retsom3D he might? it's a logitech craft & the usb c is unused xd

[@arturzinurov4781]

Steam Fanboy yikes

[@russofolk2040]

OMG 5 years already? Time flies.

[@tuomask3384]

12:55 "why do you have 50hp againsta bot. This is your life Stephon if you are watching this this is you in a stillframe." And whats so funny about this is the build up of this nonsense to this sequence where he is actually playing the game. OMG i died laughing.

[@Johann55555]

And he didnt even buy items!

[@maxfaust4494]

Next they are gonna teach you how to overclock, all you have to do is throw a clock inside and dump a gallon of liquid nitrogen into it

[@supercoolmunkee]

Is it going to be sponsored by Squarespace?

[@debianlasmana8794]

@@supercoolmunkee nah....skillshare

[@j.b.2263]

Thats dumb. Everyone knows you need 2 gallons and some rgb.

[@drummonkeystuffuk1875]

No no, liqui.... Just no, you wan't to overclock, you put a clock and petrol in it! And a naked flame for good measure :P

[@cookie7993]

Didn't he call the zip ties a pair of twizers....?

[@parkedvanproductions8059]

Yes, yes he did.

[@SirWetBiscuit]

Yep. Pretty sure he also said "...comes with a big bag of Velcro cables..." among countless other screw ups. Soooo so bad

[@Psycorde]

And proceeded to never use them, lol

[@Doomedrpgthecozygamer99]

AFreakingCookie yes he did 😂😂😂😂😂 I still can’t believe my ears

[@brni_iscooler]

I'm losing my brain cells rn, did he seriously just put the motherboard before the CPU and fan?

[@m1co294]

You can but its not recommended

[@Victor-jv7ql]

At least it wasn’t his biggest mistake, don’t give me wrong.

[@JNitroxx]

@DG_Lucifer I mean yes, obviously you can do it. But if you show this method in a tutorial video, you're just straight stupid. He even installed the GPU before the CPU. He installed every component in the wrong order in terms of easiness.