These are the WORST things you could do for your PC...

We always tell you what you should do with your computers... today we are going to tell you what you should NEVER do... This is just my opinion of course...
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[@janpokrzywinski]

#1 rule: don't ever check the component prices a day after you purchased them. You really don't need the "I could have saved how much?" shock.

[@VaryprshotOfficial]

Price match or return and buy again

[@CaH6633]

What's done is done at the end of the day.

[@southsidesicario5716]

I’m guilty of this.. I just spent 3k on parts and after buying I was thinking I could of saved on that $270 motherboard or on that memory

[@user_Z-]

Lol nah I’m returning the product and getting it at that lower price either from that store or a different one

[@kr0ll3x]

@@southsidesicario5716 yeah almost the same here. spent $3500 on my pc and gpu prices dropped fast after that.

[@ThatGamerDude9000]

Pro tip: don't let the tears you are shedding over all the money you don't have anymore fall on the motherboard during assembly.

[@Demon_DC]

Hahaha! One expense after the other. It ain't cheap! Wonder what cost to own/operate is for us after parts, internet and electricity.

[@crnlive5096]

You had the money to get a motherboard? I'm trying an upgrade conversion. On a scissored shoestring budget (

[@johnmyers7943]

@@jillianangell2570 that is the plan JA. In fact, its the last thing on my list. $$$ is too tight to pull the trigger on it yet.

[@crnlive5096]

@@jillianangell2570 thanks for the advice and support. 1650S is my goal. I've done a ton of research and thats the best bang for the buck in my sich. Just refuse to pay full retail plus on used items. I'll wait until they come back in stock.

[@Sam-jb2gk]

Championship Racing Network I have a 1650S I’ll sell you for 100 bucks lol

[@rl5562]

Unwritten rule: Once you've finished your build, never ever screw the side panel back on before hitting the power button.

[@ararix3722]

Why?

[@rl5562]

@@ararix3722 Combo of superstition and common sense. I learned this from a friend/colleague building PCs in the days of white boxes with little to no fans, bare-metal interiors, disk drives, cd-drives, Molex power cables, and ribbon-type data cables. If you screw in the side panel, more likely than not you're going to have to take it off again to fix a cable, re-seat the ram, fix the case wires on the MB, etc.) The superstition part is because you screwed in the side panel, it's not going to work and you'll need to take off the panel to fix something.

[@Max0r847]

That's why I always put it 100% back together and then put away all the supplies/tools in storage. Then I do a christening ritual. That way I can force the looming problems to the forefront.

[@somebodyelseathome]

So you only screw it on after the power works?

[@nathanyoung3483]

@@somebodyelseathome I normally only screw the panel back on once I see the computer is up and running. Only because I've had to take it back off to fix my ram (I didn't get the ram in correctly). It was just a bit of a pain having to take it off again.

[@christophtrispec3083]

1) Do not work on your computer hardware while its plugged in. 2) Learn what directions your fans blow and tripple check your installation. 3) Update your drivers and windows before you start installing any games or apps.

[@user2C47]

What I am confused by is how someone can _not_ know which way a fan blows. Computer fans almost always blow from the front to the back. If you're not sure, just look at which way it spins.

[@christophtrispec3083]

@Rondo James your going to want a cooling mat. Laptops are designed to get hot. If your gaming or doing long hours on your laptop, try plugging in a dedicated keyboard and mouse, and keep your laptop on a cooling mat so you don’t feel the heat.

[@hunterbear2421]

me who tired putting more then one screw in my fan, figured out that tension was stopping it, so now my cpu fan is held in by one screw and you can hear it tapping. on a 2000dollar pc..... i hate that stupied fan i tired putting it on before i put the rad in, i tired after, i did everything in the end it just has a single screw but i have two fans instead of one. and i wiggled it and it didn;t have too much play so i should be fine....

[@fcv1_]

@@user2C47 if you the one who put the fans in, then quite obviosly you can screw up with the direction

[@capulini]

Update drivers is not a good idea with amd.

[@emkay9738]

NEVER buy a very cheap power supply from a unknown company

[@zeobide]

Underrated comment.

[@tk_mitternacht963]

Interestingly enough, a lot of prebuilts in my place use this even though it seems like a decent build I mean they have a good motherboard, gpus and stuff but the psu is suspiciously cheap and for a newbie that don't bother with such stuff could be tricked with it and bought a system that rigged to blow off after some time

[@prich0382]

One of the most important components of a PC, just never cheap out

[@nauroticdax]

Take it from someone who has had 5 psu's blow up that were cheap (and one that wasn't no idea what happened there) when your psu blows it WILL take something with it end of discussion it WILL kill SOMETHING. Now you might be in a situation where after replacing the psu everything works just fine but this is borrowed time...your hard drive your gpu your motherboard SOMETHING is on its way out and it is living on borrowed time. also sadly plus80 cert is no longer a good measure of a "good" psu alot of cheap chinesium psu's pass 80plus and are just as bad as the ones that aren't best stick to corsair thermaltake bequiet! coolermaster and evga (might be 1 or 2 i missed there) generally speaking if it is one of those you have nothing to worry about

[@melissas4874]

Cost shouldn't be the factor. The PSU in my build I'm about to retire after 10 years was cheaper than many others on the market at the time and had lower wattage than the others. It was a Corsair and I'd read a lot of reviews at the time. But bigger wattage and price isn't better and the smart choice of a PSU should take into account reviews, but also what your build will need. People should do their research.

[@belikezack]

Jay: Don’t set your PC on.... Me: FIRE Jay: Carpet Me: Oh....

[@clumsycaden5708]

Who would set their computer on fire!?

[@clumsycaden5708]

@@Googlegivemyoriginalnameback lol

[@TheFilminators]

So he didn't say not to set it on fire. Give it a try

[@clumsycaden5708]

@@TheFilminators bet

[@TheFilminators]

@@clumsycaden5708 is bigger is better then if my Temps keep going up it must be good

[@GamingGamer_YT1]

"Don't set your computer on carpet" Me: *sweats nervously watching my pc on carpet*

[@HupfderFloh]

Your pc: *sweats staring back at you*

[@Krushking99]

Nah, we're good 🗿👍

[@Katie-Bee]

i was gonna like this but the likes are at 69 so ill just comment this

[@hunterbear2421]

my pc that is sitting on a collectable fallout 4 cookbook that still in its wrapper

[@subyouwont]

If it’s in a case I don’t carr

[@LadyAmalthea0615]

Aesthetics is definitely taking priority in a lot of pre-built gaming PCs. My husband bought my son one for Christmas. When it arrived I couldn't see any intake fans. Come to find out the intake fans were in the front completely blocked by the LED front panel. The only way they were getting any air was from a very small slit on the side. I ended up removing the plastic LED front panel and placing a mesh one over it to allow the fans to actually get air. I guess I should at least be glad the fans were set to intake as I had another family member buy one where all of the fans were set to exhaust. The computer kept shutting down because it was overheating due to no air intake.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

Jay missed his 8 year anniversary 🤣🤣

[@saiprakashbaral8526]

​@@SaraMorgan-ym6ue what ? What's the correlation of that with this comment???

[@kantai3309]

Vacuum strat

[@donpeny6470]

If you don't need a silent PC then don't buy one that prioritizes running quietly using a visually appealing design. It depends on the build, but the tradeoff can have little to no effect on performance and an acceptable increase in temperature. They also do well in high-dust environments or serve as part of a low-maintenance build. It's not just about aesthetics and judging from where people stick their PCs, airflow isn't at the top of their list when making a purchase. Pre-builts cater to a target market.

[@IBleedBolts]

"$500 GPU" ... ah, the good old days.

[@manuxx3543]

How did it rose up so fast :(

[@coltonthurman2735]

@@manuxx3543 crypto mining and scalpers

[@bikerboy3k]

Laughs in 799 2080ti bought in November 2019

[@bikerboy3k]

@FortniteSucks and when you woke up you were all sweaty

[@bikerboy3k]

@FortniteSucks prove it. Make a video, write on a piece of paper "For Travis" put it next to the 3070 and post it.

[@takiyon]

1. Never forget your PC’s anniversary.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

it was anniversary of his channel

[@LS-BKLF]

@Joshua Guenin bruh 💀💀

[@oneblood100]

@@joshuaguenin9507 wow that’s tear shedding shit

[@purplekittigaming]

Oh I broke rule #1 again...

[@shado.69]

@@purplekittigaming again

[@Eliotxshadowfrost21]

I just built my first PC and i dont have a specific rule, but just a bit of sharing with my experience. PC part picker was my best friend. It helped me find compatible parts with the items i already knew i wanted. The next part, the build process. Guides on pc building are phenomenal! And also took me 6 hours to have everything put together leading me to say do not rush yourself especially if its your first build. When youve put it all together of course make sure to turn it on and make sure it works, but my best advice is to clean up the inside panel wire wise where all your components are, but only do that. Give yourself a day or 2 for a little time inbetween before you work on your wire management in the back. Having that time inbetween helps with recollecting yourself after the stress of putting it together. And the last bit of advice i can give which happened to me is after youve updated your BIOS on your motherboard if you get a blue screen when trying to install your operating system do not panic. Start by resetting your bios on your motherboard and then try installing your operating software. I spent 4 hours trying to figure out what was wrong and was afraid i damaged something in my build process but it was just a bad bios update. If you still get a bluescreen it is now time to PANIC!!!

[@rickertvimbrant2002]

Great advice.

[@jonathanmitchell5171]

Just finished my first build getting ready to post as completed on pcpartpicker: Highlyregarded LTT’s last pc build guide is 1:30:0 OP. used as a build order template to avoid logical mistakes and cover of alit if errors before you make them. I n my case moments before.

[@Dremth]

About the RAM slots thing, definitely carefully read your motherboard's manual. There is no standardized way of arranging the DIMMs. For the longest time, I thought it was always "every other slot" for dual channel, but my current motherboard has the channels alternating between each slot (though they did nicely color code them), meaning 2 sticks among 4 slots actually should go right next to each other in this board in order to get dual channel performance.

[@lilblackduc7312]

Depends on how the motherboard manufacturer laid-out the traces for the RAM. (Daisy-Chain, etc.)

[@parkermccarthy4265]

Watching this after you finish a build is gambling with your self esteem

[@thesonofdarkness936]

Ikr

[@Oakbeast]

fax

[@lovescamaros1]

If people use common sense these things shouldn't be an issue.

[@actuallyitsspelled6400]

@Good BOI stufo huh

[@lovescamaros1]

@Good BOI stufo clearly typing is all caps proves you lack common sense!

[@MrKillzy]

Remember to put your Displayport/ HDMI cable into your graphics card and not the motherboard.

[@GirthQuake3]

Happened to me on my first build

[@johannesvalentino1650]

Why ?

[@absbrah38]

@@johannesvalentino1650 If you put it onto the motherboard you'll either have the very bad integrated graphics which can barely handle a game unless it's old or you'll have a black monitor screen if you have no onboard graphics.

[@epochseven4197]

You might have to plug it into your mobo temporarily first until you get your GPU drivers installed first, though.

[@MyurrDurr]

@@epochseven4197 no you don't most of the time. The GPU can still output video without dedicated drivers. It happened to me for building my new pc. My CPU has no onboard graphics so when building, I plugged hdmi into the GPU. First but no probs

[@Drathstar]

If you're building for the first time make sure to use the risers! I had taken apart dozens of systems by the time I built my own from scratch and yet I didn't think about those little posts that the motherboard screws went into and I installed the board directly into the case and had it grounding out against said case! I was very lucky that my hardware all survived this debacle of an oopsie because I could have easily caused any number of parts to short out and die permanently.

[@lilblackduc7312]

That "Oh, NO" feeling you get when you realize...😰 😫 😩

[@nehemiahledwidge9131]

What are risers?

[@lilblackduc7312]

@@nehemiahledwidge9131 I believe the correct term is called: "Motherboard Standoffs". They hold the motherboard up, off the case's motherboard tray. They look like they are made of brass.

[@nehemiahledwidge9131]

@@lilblackduc7312 ahh I see. Thank you I’m building my first PC soon I want to make sure I get everything right

[@Drathstar]

@@nehemiahledwidge9131 I used the wrong word I meant standoffs, the little posts that screw into the case and then the motherboard sits on top of them and the screws go into them to mount the board. They keep the contacts on the back of the board from touching the case and grounding/shorting out.

[@InquisiitorWH44K]

Having been a bench tech in my early years, one of my never dos to your computer is never torque the screws that secure the motherboard to the case to 175 foot pounds. Can't tell you the number of times I've run into systems where someone thought that fasteners securing PC components needed to have the same torque as the head bolts on an engine.

[@ansharyan710]

this is absolutely horrifying and reduces my faith in humanity

[@WCGwkf]

And I don't tighten the screws down until all of them are started to make sure everything centers up correctly

[@HunterAnsorge-ok9jk]

I do a few turns before moving to another screw. I don’t tighten anything until she’s done moving.

[@herbiefps3395]

jayz: dont put pc on carpet..... me: looks at pc sitting on carpet

[@herbiefps3395]

@Vayzid that wasn't stolen but ok

[@moofey]

_laughs in built-in dust filter_

[@leegsy]

@@moofey It's not to do with dust, it's the fact that carpets can have static electricity build up in them, which is obviously not good for your PC if your computer is sitting on a carpet.

[@thegamingriot6618]

😂😂

[@lewislu8533]

At least you got a vacuum cleaner for the price of a pc

[@narx271]

Don't let The Verge tell you how to build a computer

[@Joey-xc6nh]

Scrolled too far to find this comment!

[@Chris-de2qc]

What if I don't have a table?

[@destronger5313]

@@Chris-de2qc use your bathtub.

[@cH4iN123]

@King James If you can't find a swiss knife try to look for a friend named Phillip he might be able to help you out with some head. Oof that joke was so bad I even aknowledged it myself while typing.

[@sexyjoseph]

Big fax

[@Felix-be4fq]

Ah so that’s why the people at best buy say the OMEN is a oven. That thing sits comfortably at 145 degrees Fahrenheit

[@nickv1212]

You can't spell OMEN without OVEN.

[@DannyGruesome]

@@nickv1212 wait.

[@nickv1212]

@@DannyGruesome I wonder what thanksgiving is like at the Gruesome household directed by Tim Burton.

[@acidburn7777]

dont use a cheap undersized power cable (the one from the wall to psu) if you have a high power PSU (1000W+) if this cable is too thin it can overheat and possibly catch fire. not terribly common, but there are very cheaply made versions of these cables available

[@dragonone1659]

DO NOT, and i have seen this, DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN the motherboard screws, it WILL crack.

[@BrianJonopulos]

Also screw them in a little at a time. Do you best to keep the pressure equal. It is very easy to crack any kind of board by not screwing them in properly.

[@JustAGuy85]

God damn, we're not trying to torque down head bolts on a sbc. Ease up lol.

[@darealmaul]

When I screw anything at all, I do so in the x format.

[@Warmongrel]

@@BrianJonopulos And always tighten them, and then their opposite on the other side of the board. Never tighten screws sequentially.

[@verdigo1]

And don't leave extra stand-offs in the case when swapping the motherboard for one with different hole configurations. Did that, was sorry.

[@husbeard]

I second a few things here; 1: Don't cheap out on the power supply (Melted a few drives that way) 2: Use "custom install" for applications to make sure they aren't adding bloat/spyware.

[@mleise8292]

When I posted a list of parts I would buy and asked for input, the no-name PSU was the #1 item people pointed out. If the power isn't clean, the motherboard and drives will have to deal with it and while motherboards can certainly do that, they'll age faster. And if you ever have stability issues and ask for help, you'll be hung up forever with people asking you to try a higher quality PSU first.

[@_Cookie_Warrior_]

Whats wrong with cheap power supplys?

[@4ds709]

@@_Cookie_Warrior_ cheap power supplies would just explode or catch on fire. buy trusted brands

[@blackflag486]

@@_Cookie_Warrior_ so it's not that they're potentially inexpensive (cheap). You can do your research and maybe find a good one from a no name brand that makes them in the same factory as the big boys.. but if you're not dedicated to finding out everything about it, you should stick to a good brand that has a valid warranty. Who knows if that cheap company named Zxeii PSU xyz will really be around to honor their 3-5 year "warranty".

[@adwaitagnome]

@@_Cookie_Warrior_ There's a couple of points to hit on here and some misconceptions. Usually you can trust certian brands, but sometimes even "good" brands they can let you down (one of the most infamous is the Thermaltake TR2 series) and interestingly, around a year or so ago a bunch of last-generation high-end PSUs had major flaws depending on use case (remember, people often buy these for peace of mind). The ones that I can remember off the top of my head is some Seasonic Focus Gold/Focus Plus Gold (and PSUs, like some Antec units based of them), EVGA SuperNova G3 and some other Superflower Leadex based units, as well as some Silverstone SFX units. These require a very certain condition to cause issues, but is still not acceptable considering how much these costed. But to answer your question, there are 3 main reasons why cheap PSUs aren't good. The AC to DC conversion in switching power supplies isn't perfect, which leads to ripple. High ripple can create problems ranging from system instability (especially when overclocking) to shortening the lifespan of your components (lf all you ever ate was Burger King for your entire life, you would be dead sooner then if you stuck to a normal dietary pattern). On some units, another issue can be cooling. Many of these cheaper PSUs rely on a 80mm fan at the back, and even worse, the heatsinks inside these are often very anemic compared to decent units, so there's a good chance that something could catch on fire inside the PSU, Which leeds to another combination of issues. The fact that these cheap units are often rated above the amount of power they can actually deliver. Oftentimes, a 500W PSU may be a rebranded 300W PSU, or even in one case were I have seen a 1600W PSU actually be one of the 550W Thermaltake TR2 power supplies that I touched on earlier. On a decent design, this wouldn't be a monumental issue (it would still be an issue to see your 500W PSU not working when putting a 350W load on it, though) but with these cheap designs, they often do not have any or very rudimentary protective circuitry. A good design would normally shut down when you put too excessive of a load on it, or if the internal components of the PSU run too hot, but this is not the case for some of the cheapo units. Even if a power supply running above it's spec will often send very high levels of ripple to your components (if it wasn't high enough on some units) and then there's the potentiality of something getting too hot, a fire starting, causing capacitors to explode, and ultimately leading to the death of components inside your PC. Sorry for the giant ramble. I'm writing this at 4AM and I really should be getting to bed soon.

[@trpla976]

As a new builder and gathering parts over a few months for a big build...id say, dont cuddle every night with the parts you have so far because you are insanely excited. Or at least, if you do, leave them in the anti-gov-infil wrap! Always wear protection when getting intimate with your pc parts. 🤘 love you guys, thank you for all your hard work and information.

[@hellow8642]

You should list all compatible parts you want and buy them at once but its alright. Just saying.

[@SgtJohnRemairez]

This is what I like about listening to Jay. You can tell he is definitely experienced in his 30 years of building computers. In my eyes I'll call him a master of his trade. Anyways the things he talks about are really important. What I am about to say can apply to almost any other thing in life too: sometimes the very little details are overlooked in certain aspects that we may would or wouldn't believe to have a significant impact. Jay's analogy that he uses with cars is a really good example of this too. Some people may not know that if you get an engine that guzzle's gas, you don't want a weak carbeurator or fuel pump to cause the engine to starve out. Vice versa you don't want a fuel pump and carb that delivers lots of gas into a small engine, or else you'll drown it. Anyways what's important is that when we get into expensive hobbies we want to avoid wasting money :P

[@scottyballz6447]

So get good at golf before you start playing the ProV1 balls which cost several dollars apiece? Lol

[@prathmeshpande]

Timestamps for the things discussed in this video. 1:53 - (Not) Setting your PCs on Carpets. 4:47 - Side Panels and Vertical GPU Mount. 8:20 - NOT Researching the Case before buying. 11:45 - Software Bloating/optimization. 14:38 - Hardware Mismatch. 18:53 - Honorable mention - RAM SLOTS. Happy to help :)

[@Saigonas]

MVP, thanks! 👌

[@KevinBFG]

Awesome, much appreciated friend-o!

[@alexhedden1724]

Thnx👌🏻

[@crashbandicoot5636]

My man u a legend

[@JN-hg5wn]

Awesome, thanks a lot buddy 👍🏻

[@leny1338]

My "don't do this when building a computer" would totally be "don't buy a cheap non brand psu". This is very common and can lead to a disaster when you least expect it.

[@Me8twad]

Followup is don't upgrade in a prebuilt case with an undersized/cheap PSU.

[@sirmonkey1985]

cough, do your research.. and that goes for prebuilt oem stuff as well because some of them might actually have decent psu's in them, they're just rebranded. years and years ago HP was using the same PSU's as BFG(RIP) just under the branding of the factory that was producing them. some of the OEM builders still do that today and it's easy enough to check it assuming what ever your replacing still uses less then the maximum output of the psu.

[@jasonlisonbee]

Yes. Even if your budget is very tight. Compromise with a weaker CPU, less RAM, or even a flimsy junk case, even go without a case vs use any PSU that isn't specifically highly rated by someone who does that as their profession.

[@steveninman2706]

Also, don't go overkill on the PSU. Remember, you don't need a damn 1,000w PSU if you are just running a bare basic setup. My personal R5 build has the same 600w that I was using since bulldozer days.

[@martinkuliza]

Right ??? Because Brand name PSU's always use Brand name parts right.. Like Nichicon and Rubicon caps LOL as if . No, i think if you open a brand name / "GAMING" PSU you'll find a Leylon capacitor the same as you would in a generic but i've also found, there is generic and there is SHIT GENERIC Generic , they have Leylon caps Shit Generic, Sanhua and your high end PSU's are going to have the same at the end of the day , Volts x Amps = Watts and the volts or the amps or the Watts ARE NOT BRAND DEPENDANT electricity doesn't give a fuck about your brand it just cares about conductivity and reliability of components Now.. if you can show me that your PSU has Ruby caps and ... on top of that that it's well designed and ALL THE COMPONENTS ARE HIGH QUALITY then... I will stand corrected but.. i've never seen that and i repair SMPS's (Switch Mode Power supplies) all the time i agree with your credo, for the record, ONLY IF WHAT YOU DEEM GOOD IS USING QUALITY COMPONENTS but.. it's not

[@ST0N3D]

Hey jay, ive been watching and learning from your channel and i wanted to say thank you for all the laughs, knowledge and build ideas. Heres to 10 years this year btw congratulations!!

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

are you putting your computer on a pedistal?

[@Kenobi487]

Just finished my build tonight. I installed my components and installed windows with Jays videos. Some things i would say. Take your time,watch plenty of videos and most import read the manuals!

[@brovid-19]

1.) Let jay budget it 2.) Let Kyle balance it 3.) Let Linus touch it 4.) Let the verge build it

[@bustergundo516]

The 4 pillar men of pcs.

[@YukiMystic]

3 makes a lot of sense XD

[@redgeoblaze3752]

5.) Let someone from Microsoft, Google, or Apple install the software for you.

[@dvxc]

The BEST thing you can do for your PC: 1) Steve from Gamers Nexus

[@bustergundo516]

@@redgeoblaze3752 you mean a ton of bloatware? Nope lol

[@theBropair]

Always click "custom installation" rather than going with "recommended" so you can see everything that's going to be installed and you can deselect components that you don't require.

[@garyortolano7374]

...always.

[@theBropair]

@@Agorger Yeah I've been using Ninite for years!

[@theBropair]

@Galaxy TS2 Completely agree!

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

I've seen browser windows with like 2/3 of the height filled with toolbars because of this. Another very important thing is disable the windows explorer setting that hides the file extension - that being default is the main reason for PCs getting infested by viruses in conjunction with a user that doesn't recognize things as executables. It's literally Microsoft's fault.

[@MrBilld75]

Pro tip (from a 22 year former PC Tech. myself), that I've seen amateurs fail to do for decades and wonder why they blow video cards etc.. Switch it off at the power supply, unplug it and hit the power button, to discharge the capacitors. There's a second reason not to put PC's on carpets too, ESD. And even though static is not as much of a worry these days, with protected equipment, it's still a good practice to drill into your head concerning any exposed, unprotected computer bits/chips and touch metal before reaching in there too. I watched a guy back in the day, in a shop, repairing a computer on the carpet. Lol. I knew it wasn't going to end well, we're talking motherboard on carpet kinda deal. And we told him it wasn't a good idea and he didn't know and acknowledged the lesson readily enough and was paying attention. But when he plugged the board back in and powered it on, boom, blew a chip right off the board and smoked the board. And then, the lesson truly hit home (look on his face said so, hehehe), as to how right myself and the boss were. We all laughed it off, it was an old test bench board anyway and he was a newbie and we expected stuff was going to get broken, while he learned. He was talented, ultimately and had a real passion for it, even years later.

[@Suavissimo]

THANK YOU for mentioning the tip about turning an unplugged p/s on & off again before working in the case. Yes-capacitors hold power, and PCs have lots of capacitors… Who woulda thunk it? 😀👍

[@MrBilld75]

@@Suavissimo Glad to help!

[@opsvixen]

In the day, when they still used LCD indicater on a FAX, I sparked two of them to death just because I was standing on a carpet. I practically blew myself off the carpet too, as the shock was more than the usual sparkie.

[@MrBilld75]

@@opsvixen Yeah, things were much less protected from static discharge back in the day. I had a friend who was a carpet installer and he would install anti static carpeting in some places. It wasn't common, because it was expensive carpet, but if your place of work had really important expensive computer equipment, then the owners woud spring for it sometimes. The other alternative was to put those anti static mats in front of sensitive equipment or under it.

[@lutylives1852]

Apologies for the ignorance, if the power supply is not plugged in, where is the energy going when you hit the button? Isn't the PSU not grounded without being plugged in?

[@ByAnyMeansNecessary.]

Hey man. I'm 39 and just found your channel and I'm learning alot. Thanks.

[@JohnVictorFlores]

I think this is the most important thing that you should remember when building a PC REMEMBER TO PUT THE I/O SHIELD FIRST BEFORE THE MOTHERBOARD.

[@zynaryane1373]

This is hard to put tho. I'm started to be bored of putting this. now i buy motherboard w/ it allready on it like include on it if i can. feel ya

[@robertmcquarrie452]

Fucked that up.

[@fear_the_lord1595]

I don't even know what that is 🤦

[@LetsGoRoadTrippin]

YUP! building a FreeBSD server, totally forgot to do that. Also, RAM is bad, put it in as manual instructed, doesn't work. All old parts, project shelved for now. Need DDR3 RAM, don't feel like finding it at this time.

[@soyever8619]

@@LetsGoRoadTrippin If you need DDR3 this days, I think you're doing something wrong

[@Kevin-xx3oy]

Number one mistake I see: using a screwdriver instead of a Swiss army knife

[@OmeGigaSavior]

Also, zip ties instead of tweezers.

[@ignacionadeo1306]

Hopefully it has a phillips head screwdriver

[@jimijimo3289]

Make sure to have a table

[@mathewakad2861]

Oh man the Verge video was a nightmare 😂😂

[@defconzero]

Number two mistake: not enough thermal paste

[@123b3d]

Im 35 yrs old and i just built my first PC thanks to your videos. Keep it going Jay💪

[@ABCDEFGHIJKELA...]

LOVE the Warthog background pic! :D My favorite fighter!

[@FNFleExZ]

My friend had 5 different anti-virus programs on his pc. They were all fighting against each other when he tried to stick in an usb storage the system was like yes no yes no yes no yes no yes no😂😂😂😂

[@TheDecree93]

I hate your profile pick but I appreciate it.

[@FNFleExZ]

@@TheDecree93 my pleasure

[@secularnevrosis]

@@FNFleExZ Hehe..I looked at it and...Wtf? Ok you got me.

[@xSixtus]

🤣🤣🤣

[@theaceofspades485]

When your anti virus IS THE VIRUS.

[@GymonXIX]

NEVER BUT NEVER, LET ALL OF YOUR APPS START UP AUTOMATICALLY WHEN TURNING ON THE PC, YOU CAN DISABLE THEM IN THE TASK MANAGER ON STARTUP, yea ❤️💨

[@4ngeldus739]

I still remember when I need to change the startup applications I had to run msconfig

[@ExperiencersInternational]

Only got Avast on startup, can't disable it anyways. I did have PowerToys on startup as well but PowerToys Run was giving me issues. I still don't understand how I'm using half of my 8GB of RAM with just Task Manager open.

[@PizzaPowerXYZ]

@@ExperiencersInternational yeah idk 1616gof ram and it uses 50% I should run windows debloater

[@Hextin]

Why? Im new to PC

[@simpson6700]

@@ExperiencersInternational just get rid of avast, as jay said, windows defender is good enough these days. i had to get rid of avast when windows 10 was still in beta and only missed it for about a week.

[@JustMyFish]

I love the advice given on this channel. I’ve been building PCs now since 2007. I started watching this channel, only two months ago. I just saw it in an advertisement and clicked on the link and I’ve been hooked ever since I’ve learned new things which proves this always something new to learn. And I love the straight talking attitude. Easy to understand that is what Jay delivers.

[@quinquiry]

Yes good advices are given..but i haven't understood why the guys laughed about the " AIO location" i didn't get it im from Europe... this being said there are lots of things we shouldn't do , as blowing compressed air on a video card fan while it's running (you can fry your card ) or using a vacuum cleaner with a plastic nozzle on your mobo (statics)...

[@Suavissimo]

Jay: Thanks for another swell, helpful broadcast. Yes, it's gratifying seeing the new gaming-driven boom in PC-building, after it seemed certain that laptops and progressively smaller premade, miniaturized devices had rendered obsolete any notions of DIY computing. People are taking computing power back into their own hands, and you're helping them do it as wisely as possible. Cheers!

[@chrismcfee6785]

Do not watch "The Verge" PC building guide...

[@Morpheus-pt3wq]

You should watch it only in case you wanna know how to NOT build a PC... Or you had bad day and want something to cheer you up.

[@personaverygrata2588]

oh on the contrary, DO watch it. that's everything you shouldn't ever do. it's almost a comedy show.

[@cheeseghostguy601]

it good comedy tho

[@Sebbo1298]

I watched this and was dissapointed. It isn't a professional video but based on what everyone says about it, I expected blunders such as putting the termal paste on the bottom of the CPU rather than the top - but no, just a few misconceptions and poor thermal paste application.

[@deathsmessenger]

@@Sebbo1298 what about the psu that was facing the wrong way???? your under selling how bad it was...you work for the verge?

[@toshi855]

Never buy a graphics card just to become a scalper.

[@rhajeranitubera5849]

@Esteb5n Caballero people who buy anything really(graphics card, concert tickets, phones, etc) and resell them to the general public at a much higher price(about 2-3x more, depending on the industry you're in)

[@Aerogrow]

@Esteb5n Caballero basically; manufacturing needs to outpace demand and it dies out.

[@rhajeranitubera5849]

@Esteb5n Caballero yup, that's why scalpers make so much bank. They basically become resellers

[@oreo1749]

@Esteb5n Caballero yeah, because there are so many scalpers stuff is always out of stock so people either wait or go to scalpers for stuff

[@blankblank1273]

Even of you say that scalping is quite profitable, there's an abundance of brainless rich people in this world.

[@ericb6309]

You might be right about all the new entrants to the PC building scene. I got into it in 2017 to begin putting together home servers and Linux boxes. Then later put together a PC for a family member, making a gaming and media editing PC, etc. And that’s countless trips to my area MicroCenter too. I think MC is doing alright these days despite being brick and mortar retail!

[@drebenv]

I made a whole cabinet for the two computers. I calculated the volume of the computers and the approximate volume of air needed. I added intake, intermediate and exhaust fans and added filters for each fan. I prefer to clean filters more often than whole computers. Although computer maintenance is also required, this is normal. It is important to have a fresh air flow and to clean the filters often.

[@HeIsDante]

"Don't put your PC on carpet." **Looks at PC I have on carpet**

[@burrito_bisen7056]

lmao same

[@johncaccioppo1142]

Something I figured out is that synthetic materials tend to have a tendency to accumulate static charges, which I was having a big problem with at work. My roller pad under my chair built up so much charge that conducted into my chair that every time I stood up the discharge would cause my computers audio jacks to react, setting of my theme sounds. Whenever I stood up, the sound of water splashing would occur, completely mystifying me and the engineers I work with. The solution: I put some fabric softener into a spray bottle and treated my plastic roller pad. After that, no more problem. And the whole room had that fresh, spring smell! Which was pretty annoying, but it goes away after a few months. With my new pad, I just treated the bottom of it and that was enough to prevent recurrence.

[@troymeredith521]

I have no excuse as I have those Ikea steel feets in box for....6 years maybe? lol. Need to build that platform...

[@shadyimyt1576]

I’m glad I watched this as I was literally about to move my pc onto carpet

[@Cagey7531]

idiots going to idiot.

[@somebody6433]

"It is easy to put money in the wrong components." - JayzTwoCents Me with $300 worth of Corsair QL120 RGB fans in a $1000 build.

[@EnzoV1993]

with a kraken x72 for a trash CPU. (also have expensive corsair fans)

[@TheHarleyEvans]

i don't get it, it sounds like your money was spent on EXACTLY the right parts ;)

[@Lectwar6]

I just did an ATX build and wanted to go corsair. I nearly vomited at the price of 7x ql140 fans

[@tomstein7131]

oh my god

[@jaalan7896]

Wow, suprised you were able to find 2 corsair fans!!

[@cael_1303]

Make sure you know what the correct airflow looks like. Make sure to reapply thermal paste every so often to avoid brackets cracking apart when you examine your pc to fix another issue. Make sure to take care of your pc and watch channels like this to avoid having to build a new one as well as what to do if you end up having to.. Although in my case considering my computer was built at the end of 2015 it was about time for an upgrade anyway.

[@The_Wailing_Doom]

Thanks for the video! I need to put my PC up on a stand. I tend to go for large ATX cases for maximum airflow and positive air pressure, so I can't put them on my desk. Finding stands that fit is also a challenge. I am not handy enough to make my own, but finding a piece of already-made laminated wood is a great suggestion.

[@stevebergh7303]

I use an old laptop table.

[@narwhal7473]

"Place your pc on a wooden board, not on carpet" Me using a Wii-fit board: "Interesting..."

[@Stewpa2000]

I bought a "width adjustable" stand with wheels. It keeps my case off the ground by about 2-3" for like $10. Its very sturdy and easy to move your computer around.

[@Shadowkarnage]

Me using old wooden chopping boards cuz im in lockdown and cant find anything better 🤣🤣🤣

[@welcherg]

I feel so seen, I had to keep my PC on the Wii balance board for the entire lockdown!

[@Anvarynn]

Mine is literally sitting on top of a piece of the packaging one of my furniture pieces came on. It's 4 planks of wood stapled together lmfao, with cardboard on the bottom (for that whole dust part)

[@danialonderstal3564]

Atleast your pc is lookin fit!

[@YoSomePerson]

Jay, as a european I have NEVER wondered why "there is so much carpet" in your houses. My own room has carpet floor. We are wondering why the heck you build your houses out of cardboard and that's basically it.

[@lennartjakob]

here's your answer, from a fellow european: most of the us has a much higher chance of being hit by a natural disaster than most of europe, stone houses would still break, but be more expensive to rebuild. added bonus: their way of doing framing and drywall on top makes it super easy to retrofit ethernet or rerun the electricity wiring.

[@jaylowlp6181]

They have carpets to cover their old wooden floors while we all have stone or ceramic slabs

[@nickpickerwi7787]

I could not imagine having a stone slab/concrete flooring for my house. Holy hell, would it be hard to heat. All that stone just sucking the cold in from outside/the basement, and pumping it into the house...jeez. I also couldn't imagine waking up in the morning, and making my zombie walk to the bathroom on a cold, immovable slab. Wood floors give, and carpet over a wood floor feels nice when you walk on it. Even a wood floor feels pretty nice to walk on barefoot or in socks. It would hurt so bad to walk around in a house with concrete or stone floors. Our kitchens and bathrooms mostly have linoleum flooring, too, especially if you rent...only people with money can afford tiled floors, and even then, only bathrooms and kitchens have tile. Nobody tiles the rest of their house, they use wood and/or carpet for comfort. As for the comments about construction, yes, we use wood because of the cost and ease of construction. You can also build entire walls and most of the structure of the house in a wood shop, and ship the walls to wherever the house is being built. And even if you have to build everything on site, you can be digging on a Wednesday and putting the shingles on the roof on a Wednesday two weeks later. They're extremely easy and fast to build.

[@padfoot1675]

@@nickpickerwi7787 Most people have carpet on their concrete and or wooden flooring over the concrete. Also, if you're rich you can get floor heating. Some places which I visite fairly often have that and its amazing if you're walking on socks/bare feet.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

@@lennartjakob I mean. No? I'm from the Caribbean where we build houses out of stone and concrete and it's pretty durable

[@chrlsraines]

My 1st build was like 21 yrs ago. I built a generic 386 w spare parts I found in an abandoned trailer in a rural area while at work 1 day, it worked fine then crashed and had to buy a fresh copy of windows to do a clean install and it worked fine for months til I went bought all the parts to build a new one. It was an awesome experience and started my love for building and working on my own pcs.

[@y_zass]

Good call on the cases and tempered glass. I built one PC with a window and said never again. I'm too OCD, I could not keep my hands off it and just kept putting more and more money into it, wanting everything to look just perfect. Now I choose function over aesthetic. My new build is in the Jonsbo V8 which has awesome side vents that are kind of like dark tinted windows that breathe. This is a horizontal Mobo layout case which is superior to vertical in every way imo. Less stress on CPU socket and PCIe slot(s), better for cooling, GPU stands up.

[@namstradomus]

Don’t rush your build! Take your time to make sure you’re installing something correctly or deciding what parts you need!

[@SirNarax]

My number one tip is not feel pressured about building one at all. Many just want an computer and you can be saved a lot of headache by just buying a system made already. To the inexperienced there really isn't any advantage to doing it yourself. I'd only tell people they should if they want to.

[@mohammeded-dahbi7603]

@Narax pre-built PCs are often poor quality plus building a basic system with aircooling or even AOI doesn't require that much knowledge, some ikea furniture can be harder to build.

[@SirNarax]

@@mohammeded-dahbi7603 No, wrong. They are not often of poor quality, poor quality computers are always of poor quality. You can't use the worst as a reflection of the whole. Just because the cheapest hammers are terrible doesn't make all hammers terrible. It was sound advice a decade or two ago but now a days there are plenty of decent system builders. Also, building a computer is not easy. Sure putting the parts together is easy but it is finding the parts that is rather difficult. To someone that doesn't have the knowledge already it isn't clear or even remotely obvious at all what is worth buying. There are a lot of things you take for granted and presume they are simple just because you understand them but these things are not simple and can take a lot of time to understand. The only advantage to building the computer yourself is that you get the flexibility to choose the parts you want. A person who is ignorant will not be able to make the most if anything out of this advantage and many good PC building services now a days let you pick the parts if you wanted.

[@mohammeded-dahbi7603]

@@SirNarax On the other hand, nowadays you also have plenty of services to help you pick the parts(pcpartpicker and newegg among many) and loads of easy to follow tutorials free on youtube, so there's really no reason not to do it at all and plenty of advantages apart from choosing the parts like being able to do maintenance and part replacement by yourself and also by understanding what goes in your pc and how it works in general allows the userto treat it in a way that will increase it's lifespan (a simple example would be not putting the pc on a carpet or in a cabinet).

[@SirNarax]

@@mohammeded-dahbi7603 Just because there are resources to educate you doesn't make it any easier to learn. It is still a massive hurdle and the hurdle to buying a computer yourself is always going to be infinitely lower. And if you are just going to copy someone else's build why not just you know, buy the computer built? Which will save you the time, isn't that much more expensive if at all and you won't have to worry about doing it wrong. Also being able to do maintenance yourself isn't a pro and isn't mutually exclusive. You can maintain a pre-made machine they are made out of the same components if you wanted to maintain it yourself. But many of these companies also provide to you that service. For many, working on a computer is not a pleasurable experience. "Do it yourself" is terrible advice now a days.

[@gingervsgaming7066]

Personally I recommend putting all the parts through pc parts picker and it'll tell you if something incompatable

[@mrwolf3996]

That's how I did it. Anything that doesn't match is easy to find and check again.

[@deloreigames8641]

I agree with this one with one small asterisk. For some Ryzen MoBos, because of multiple gen support, they will appear in Part Picker with a warning that they are not compatible. For example, a B450 with a Ryzen 3000 series. Sometimes the software will be right and you need a BIOS upgrade, sometimes it has a BIOS flash upgrade option, sometimes you need a previous CPU, sometimes it already comes with the up to date BIOS. Always check they supported CPUs on the MoBo support page

[@Labuuidosghiuhg]

@@deloreigames8641 OMFG GOD DUDE literally built a pc last week and did exactly what you said this is literally insane. But yeah it was a pain in the ass cuz it took me a while to figure out the problem

[@allxrtx6594]

Some of the warnings to do with BIOS are just wrong and dont apply. My friend and I had the same warning, as we have similar parts, and it affected neither of us in any noticeable way.

[@ericsprague4273]

Great tip!!!!

[@dougunderwood2313]

Thanks for making me feel ancient. You say you built your first computer at 10 and you've been doing it for 30 years. That puts you in your 40s I'm guessing. My first PC build was a 1x86. Then I moved up to the 286, 386, 486, then the Pentium series. My first 386 had 16 MEGS of memory that cost over 800 dollars. Ah, the good old days lol.

[@aptom203]

Here's one coming from an European I learned the hard way: You shouldn't forget to check the voltage switch on a multi-mode PSU and plug it into 230 mains when it's in 110 mode. It lets the magic smoke out.

[@polar1988]

My pc is literally sitting on a piece of wood from Home Depot, no rounding for corners, no sanding, just a block of wood

[@odach2034]

Simple yet effective

[@rovers141]

I took a drawer out of a dresser and set my PC inside it one time 🤣. It was just a temporary setup obviously, but it definitely looked ridiculous

[@jacksilvakes5941]

Thats my plan tbh

[@NightOwlGames]

if it works it works looks dont matter

[@polar1988]

@@NightOwlGames ur not wrong, but I’ve cut my foot on it a few times so I might want to get a little sanding

[@BubbleS1]

NEVER do anything you aren't confident about without researching it and asking multiple people who know about what you are considering doing.

[@yourhandlehere1]

Oh just dive in, try every single plug. Cross things up. No telling what you might discover.

[@BubbleS1]

@@yourhandlehere1 that is also good advice. You just gotta learn. The worst thing to do is really just not ever figuring it out one way or another.

[@yourhandlehere1]

@@BubbleS1 I tried putting a clock over my GPU and it didn't make any difference. All I had was a pocket watch though. Does it need to be digital?

[@BubbleS1]

@@yourhandlehere1 well first you need to make sure that it's over clockable otherwise it can't read the time on your pocket watch. Also it's a common misconception that you put the clock over top of it but over clocking actually means the gpu or cpu is over top of the clock so they can read it better.

[@yourhandlehere1]

@@BubbleS1 Well dragons! I guess it's not...there's no room to slip the watch in underneath.

[@BlueStraza]

My first rule: Never leave your PSU plugged in when working on your system!! I, myself, have fried more than one system thinking I flipped the switch in the back and didn't, and WHIRRR!! case fans and lights for a millisecond, then realize the PC won't boot or even power on anymore. Honestly don't see that AS MUCH with today's hardware but it still happens!! A close second: Don't think your heatsink/cooler is "okay without thermal paste." It was appalling how many people back in Socket 436 days said no thermal paste was okay. I learned the hard way, TWICE, that thermal paste is pretty much a requirement , and not. an. option!

[@ZaHandle]

You can plug it into a switched power strip and turn it off as well. You should be grounded that way

[@kualajdm]

Thermal paste bit was stretching, you would have to be completely incompetent in PC building to not apply a thermal compound.

[@louisianashiner6857]

Thanks for the advice.

[@MrAONZBRUTE]

Always love how the cameraman having a good laugh behind the scene, it gives some special touch to the show haha

[@mikmorpheus]

I agree it really feels much funnier ☺️

[@shaquilleoatmeal3703]

Im 37 and built my first PC just by watching your vids for fun during here at the shipyard. Last time I owned a PC was in 2010. Thanks for sparking up a joy I had lost man.

[@grizzlycmmg9578]

Hope the PC life is treating you well my friend Jay helped me get into the technical aspect as well, except i’m only 19, greetings from abroad.

[@somebodyelseathome]

I’m trying to build my own pc for the first time what are some his vids u recommend?

[@althor9997]

Good for you man. I have the same story. I was 30 and working in a heavy equipment warehouse. I built a gaming pc and a buddy of mine said I should apply for a help desk job at the corporation he worked at. I played on computers as a kid, but hadn't really worked on them in 15 years. Here I am 5 years later, and I'm a sysadmin, and it all started with gaming and watching these kinds of videos

[@juaquiqui-kun4333]

@@grizzlycmmg9578 shii me too, 19 n built a pc, only thing is that it still feels that I’m playin on my ps4 still except with 1440p. Don’t know the reason why my monitor or 3080 ti gpu can’t show the frames on the monitor

[@davey5361]

@@juaquiqui-kun4333 if you press alt z --> settings --> hud layout --> performace --> then just click fps and decide which corner you would like fps to appear. I prefer using steam (if you play your games on steam) for my fps layout it looks more clean and feels more accurate. Just click settings on the top left corner of steam --> click in-game --> In-game FPS counter, then just decide what corner you would like it on. I also prefer checking the High contrast color box. That's subjective tho haha. Hope that helped

[@tropic91ify]

I’m not even done watching all of the video, and I already found two mistakes with mine 😅 thanks for uploading!

[@shezmu24]

5:20 getting even more true, It was pretty much impossible to find a case with the features and size I wanted without a glass side panel. I'll admit its cool seeing in but my old fractal design r4 ran so quiet with the solid panels and noise dampening cloth. I'll probably reuse it for a future build its that good.

[@BrentJohn]

A few things I've learned to avoid over my years of building computers: 1. Don't overclock anything until you've tested and can confirm that the hardware functions properly at factory settings. 2. Don't spend money on good/expensive cooling unless you plan to achieve a significant overclock. 3. Don't assume you've discovered the problem until you've thoroughly tested every component that has a role in how it functions, regardless of how little. 4. Don't take the word of a tech centre as the gospel truth. Professional troubleshooters can still make mistakes and misdiagnose the problem.

[@haycheC]

Any advice to test every component? My PC shuts off when I play very heavy games, I’ve ran benchmarks for my cpu and gpu both at the same time, I’ve tested my ram, I’ve used a psu tester, there’s not much more I can do is there?

[@batchynator]

#2 is bad advice, there is no reason to avoid buying good cooling.

[@christianlawrence6315]

can i run my ryzen 5 3600 on 1.165 volts and lock it at 3.8ghz?

[@christianlawrence6315]

i have the stock cooler and the temps hit 80 sometimes when playing light games like csgo

[@ablet85]

@H C check your CPU and GPU temps under load. If it is failing during heavy gaming depending on the game it could be a PC part getting so hot it shuts down the system. If its CPU check that the CPU cooler is mounted properly and the thermal paste applied. If GPU overheating then you will want to look at case cooling. Check fans directions so it moves hot air out of the system or add a few more fans. You shouldn't need more then 3-4 decent fans on a case if it is set up properly. Depending on case having the fans or two at the front pushing air over the system whilst the ones at the back or back and top pull out the hot air is generally a pretty safe bet from my experience.

[@brandonstapp411]

Never put the side panel on before the first boot

[@TH3C001]

I carry that over from working on cars, never shut the hood before the first fire up!

[@redcobra1246]

Ideally first boot would be with the motherboard on its box and not in the case. But yes a second test boot after installation wouldn't hurt.

[@swaffdog6521]

Be sure to use standoffs under every screw hole on the motherboard. I have seen too many motherboards where only the corners were screwed down or only the six screws closest to the IO ports & PCIe slots and no standoffs behind the three holes toward the front of the case were used. More often than not, there were no standoffs under the DIMM slots. Even the plastic ones will work if nothing else. The best thing to use is a standoff for every screw hole--oh, and don't forget to put a screw in each standoff!

[@slip9637]

Why tho

[@swaffdog6521]

@@slip9637 Because if you don't use standoffs, the board can crack or break, also, the board can short out (the SMTs, etc. extend out the back of the board) on the case.

[@user2C47]

Unfortunately, not all cases come with all of the required holes.

[@ahmadpcgaming]

@@user2C47 giggity

[@lilblackduc7312]

If you look at the solder around the mounting holes in a motherboard, you may realize: They're Electrically Grounding the Circuits. You can thank me, later...🇺🇸 😎👍☕

[@sirloollonator]

I like the A-10 at your Desktop!

[@Kakariki73]

Never leave your rig unattended with the side panel off and wander off to the kitchen while your 'curious' pet parakeet is enjoying free flight in the room 😝

[@alprimeval4298]

LOL

[@ivanvalle8704]

Obamna

[@Kakariki73]

SODA!!! 🤣

[@andrewk6008]

Rufus noooooooo!

[@yellowdog5478]

We had to keep our cockatiels far far away while we were putting ours together- they always wanna chew on the most sensitive items 😞

[@NoisyboyMax]

I built my first PC the other day... Did a very extensive research even down to the type of mobo models and all that stuff. The "studying" part took me days and dozens of videos about each PC parts. I'm just really proud and I wanted to share it with y'all! I've been using laptops for more than a decade now so it's a pretty big step up! Now watching videos on good practices!

[@lilcomrade2600]

Hey, congrats man!

[@ahhotep1833]

Awesome!!! Congrats! :)

[@dominik8291]

I feel you man

[@Beautifuldifferencemaker]

I’m currently now just getting into it : ) any tips and tricks are gonna be useful

[@NoisyboyMax]

@@Beautifuldifferencemaker I've been cleaning mine regularly... At least once a month haha

[@LennieMoore]

I build my own DAWs for my music composing work and what I'm always looking for when researching what I build or upgrade is to make sure my data pipeline is as fast as possible, while being compatible with every other component. That said, my rules would be: Check the specs on every component. Make sure all components are compatible with each other. Be as thorough as possible. Take your time building. When working with new components, budget a little extra in case something isn't compatible and you need to swap for a new part. Have fun.

[@mushylog]

When I bought more RAM it was the first time I actually treated my PC, I did my research about it! Then I received the RAM sticks and when I installed them... it wouldn't click into the socket very well - I was PALE, terrorized LOL but it turned out that I just didn't put enough force into it!!! I'm really glad I looked up videos, articles and products for that, it really isn't as complicated / difficult as I thought it would be! It all makes a lot of sense suddenly, I'm grateful people out there make tutorials about anything, it's great

[@AbelWiekens]

"If it doesn't seem to fit, don't force it." 🙂 When building a pc with a friend, early 2000's, he managed to get a DDR stick to lock in upside down. (We were building it inside the case.) As we turned the PC on for the first time we got a big spark, and then the motherboard was dead.

[@c4_yrslf726]

I did that when I was something like 8yo but when I realized the issue (since nothing booted of course) I just placed them back around and everything was fine afterwards

[@bobobobo3142]

My pc had 2 rams. One malfunctioned so a friend debugged and removed the ram. System started running. As soon as he went home I inserted the other ram again in running system. It burned the motherboard.

[@seppdroid]

imagine forcing the 24pin connector the wrong way :( I literally jumped when my friend tried that one

[@Easelgames]

@@bobobobo3142 meijer?

[@debojitrabha2502]

That's not what she said. 😅

[@IBeforeAExceptAfterK]

Reminder that thermal paste goes on top of the CPU, not between it and the socket. There are actually people that make this mistake.

[@MediocreHexPeddler]

Alternatively, learn which parts are intended to conduct electricity and which ones are intended to conduct heat, and that, even though there is some overlap in which materials do those two things, they are not the same.

[@Mav180]

Jesus Christ 😂😂

[@itssitcomstupid]

No fucking way you're serious.

[@cammgt3rs370]

If you don't have thermal paste use Peanut Butter.

[@cloroxbleach6825]

Looking at you, Verge PC build

[@ShutterAce]

I was at Micro Center in Denver last Saturday and it was wall to wall people. There were salespeople coming out of the woodwork.

[@ghostofdoom2228]

11:00 Very true, I bought my case because I thought it looked cool, and it has plenty of air flow, but is has tons of clearance issues.

[@Tovinthorn]

My top worst things you can do: 1. Sticking with a single brand because of brand loyalty 2. Not spending the time to do proper research 3. Not exploring all options first (kinda goes hand in hand with two)

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

That's a good point about brands. I have my preferences but they're not locked down. Things change over the years and the best quality at the best price doesn't necessarily stay the same so you have to be open to new things. I used to be a Corsair PSU fanboy but now I'm running 2 EVGAs and they're freakin sweet. Used to prefer Gigabyte mobos but now I'm running 3 different brands. Same with Intel and AMD. Only thing I've stuck with over the years is Gskill RAM, and I now stick to Nvidia gpus (except APUs) because I like their drivers better but that could always change (eventually).

[@supersimon126]

I wanna add something to sticking to one brand. It might not have anything to do with brand loyalty but if you like RGB and you then buy parts with lights in them it could be in your best interest to buy same brand parts that then use the same lighting software so you're not dealing with 3 or 4 different RGB softwares all at once.

[@milesfarber]

it doesn't matter how much time you spend doing proper research if that research is a lie. Whenever a good part comes out, everyone is going to lie about it so it doesn't sell. They will tell you to run memtest86 which is a completely placebo program specifically built to make you think your RAM is working, so they can blame your expensive GPU instead. Then when you replace your RAM and all your issues are fixed, and you prove to everyone that your GPU is fine, they block you. The best way to build a PC is by gut feeling, because your gut feeling will not lie to you or provide you fake benchmark scores, fake 1 star reviews, and fake TDP.

[@----.__]

@@milesfarber memtest is a really useful app if you know what you're doing. Most people "researching" aren't reading reviews but looking at specs like supported memory, how the mobo pcie lanes are shared, V core et al. It sounds like you are pretty new to computers so it would be worth learning the vernacular so as you can research a build's potential yourself using the data sheets rather than relying on reviews to tell you how well they perform.

[@Tovinthorn]

@@supersimon126 I agree with that, but that kind of doesn't apply to my statement, because that's not about brand loyalty, but rather RGB compatibility/consistency. Great point.

[@directmiss]

#1 thing you shouldn't do to your computer: Forget to cherish it

[@AznSlickSlaya]

Love this kind of video. Thank you. ❤

[@taysanvader6011]

This helped alot now I know what to do when I build my pc

[@jonk7376]

I accidentally dumped a shitton of cranberry juice on my laptop and I think you should make a part 2 to this vid bc i didn’t see anything like that in your guide.

[@smievil]

spun my chair around which somehow caused a big beer glass filled with water to tip over onto my laptop, i also fell on the same laptop some year earlier while slipping on ice and the screen didn't make it back then so i had to use my old crt screen. I guess it went through a lot.

[@BustedReijii]

@@smievil bruh...i once spilled a whole cup of hot tea on my laptop, I can swear my reaction has never been so good...i literally grabbed my laptop and put it upside down in a splitsecond....so it lived...bet then after a few months I fcking puked on it...and closed it afterwards...was a great surprise in the morning, and it still survived :D

[@misterkaos.357]

Y'all need sippy cups

[@russellhattal3328]

Strange, my cranberry juice gave me an overclock. What brand did you use?

[@pourartistacrylicsbyshanno3987]

Tripping over your power cord and pulling your laptop off the desk is bad too.

[@user-wm8lm9qm8r]

Things I would never do while building a system: Letting Linus hold my motherboard

[@TheDeadmanTV]

Correction: Let Linus hold anything...

[@ericspecullaas2841]

Correction correction: never letting Linus near your computer components EVER!!

[@silverhawkroman]

@@TheDeadmanTV i bet his wife wouldn't even let him hold his kids as babies

[@mcmovinup4991]

Or just don't go near someone who says rgb give more fps

[@flyguy1ca207]

Good tips. Thanks!

[@Jasong8s]

Make sure the mother board case standoffs match up with the holes on the motherboard and that you don't have extras that will ground out / short out traces of your board to the case.

[@EdmasterMM]

Me, watching this hoping i haven't done any of the stuff he listed.

[@EdmasterMM]

Ok, I'm good, didn't check any box.

[@1967KID]

I pass the test since 1997, i was doing mods to cool vrm and cooling system.

[@cineblazer]

As someone who's buying and assembling their first non-prebuilt computer, this video was a gold mine. Thank you so much Jay for being so helpful/practical/down-to-earth. It means a lot to a newbie like me. Your experience and communication skills are invaluable!

[@oceanbytez847]

it is actually pretty easy. Get an A+ book as a troubleshoot guide and READ the mobo manual. You will be fine if you do that.

[@poingpoing6840]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnaogq1_mceil6s RTX 3090 first benchmark leaked comparison with RTX 2080 TI this vid is private

[@vaancor2955]

Let us know how it goes bud!

[@extremeegon1466]

Welcome to custom pc`s my friend!

[@iio58]

Good luck mate, enjoy!

[@AMP3083official]

Before building my PC, I did my research with guidance from a co-worker. But one thing he failed to mention (and I did not know to do it at the time) was check the MB's compatibility for the ram sticks and CPU. I didn't realize this until the building process, so I ended up halting the project, sending back the MB in exchange for the right one. So I agree that research is important, but more importantly research compatibility for your PC parts instead of just buying them.

[@cozakokotano6448]

Thanks, man, you saved me from many mistakes.

[@Nightey3s]

Don't watch the Verge But honestly, just like Jay said, research, research, research. Try your best to find out the best parts for your particular budget, including peripherals. You don't need a 4k 144Hz monitor if you're getting like a $1k system. Another point is that PSU, do not ever ever cheap out on it. You can get a budget psu, but don't ever switch your psu for a worse one just so you can get that better cpu. Chances are the better your parts are you'd want a better psu, for more power/efficiency.

[@YY15UPC]

i second this. i bought a 144hz 1440p monitor. now i have to spend a shitload to get good frames in 1440p. but ya know. it is what it is. Still love the monitor though

[@yeti4269]

Yeah I'm definitely experiencing this right now. Bought a pc second hand and not knowing the psu I upgraded the gpu and doubled my ram and constantly have to lower settings so I don't blow everything up. Gonna get a 650w gold psu here soon

[@justdashie1132]

For new PC builders they a common thing they try and correlate is PSU rating = Quality Which of course leads to them thinking low priced ones are “bombs”

[@ohaphril3991]

I think I personally have a perfectly balanced system. I bought a 144hz 1080p monitor to display my i5-9600k paired with my OC 1660ti

[@earthtaurus5515]

Nightey3s I concur with Jay as well about researching the build as by doing so you can avoid pitfalls were the motherboard i/o placements doesn't work with the case you've bought. Admittedly that's less of an issue now due to standardisation and cable management being a required feature as opposed to a luxury. However many cheap cases don't have such basic features. Not to mention, they may have very short front i/o cables too. The best places to find information is the motherboard manuals and case manuals. The latter is hard to find for cheap cases that get re-branded and sold.

[@patsu6814]

"don't set your computer on a carpet" well, thats a great start for me

[@abdus-s]

I actually built my whole pc on my bed and somehow everything except the motherboard worked I fried 2 motherboards before i found out about static I was also wearing socks on carpet Everything was rubbed on the bed too

[@josefkeup7468]

fan-mic I build mine on my bed and it works perfectly fine

[@sea-moosevs.spacetrousers3413]

Lol i built three computers on our carpet and my main one is sitting on a carpet with rubber feet. All if them worked just fine. If your parts die to sub 1-watt static it was already a bad part.

[@finder1138]

I just shoved a piece of cardboard under my pc. Seems to work just fine. As for static if you are worried, just get one of those anti static wristbands. Even the good ones are pretty cheap.

[@patsu6814]

@@finder1138 My pc has been sitting on my carpet for over a year now and its still fine, but I'll try this just in case thank you.

[@calthac1440]

Love your shit man. Learned so much.

[@kobrraful]

I love that this video popped up on my recommended after I just had to tear through forms because I found out the case I got is a Micro ATX, and the MSI board I found wasn't labeled as a Micro ATX on a couple sites but had several people saying it is. lol - for reference, I've also been building PCs for over 25 years now, and still run into the occasional headache with hardware

[@BananaGoatGaming]

Pro tip: always have a surge protector between your PC and the wall outlet.

[@davemillett1852]

Or if you live in an area with several power cuts a year, use a full UPS. The surge protector didn't stop my wife's motherboard getting fried a few years ago.

[@MrTimmy3333]

Haha misread that as a surge protector between your pc and wallet.

[@BananaGoatGaming]

@@MrTimmy3333 well I suppose in a way you are protecting your wallet if you use a surge protector. So your are correct 😀

[@adamboise3907]

My buddy has one of those whole house surge protection systems installed with individual surge protectors protecting his devices. He works from home, so it's a bit essential and piece of mind when you have to deal with pretty intense thunder storms during the summer.

[@BananaGoatGaming]

@@adamboise3907 I sell TVs and computers for a living and try get everyone to purchase a surge protector. Personally I don’t see why everyone doesn’t have one. For the cost of them it just doesn’t seem worth the risk of loosing an expensive item.

[@Blaiki]

Here in Brazil I think I've seen one household with a carpet in my entire life lmao

[@bored3268]

Realmente kkkkkk

[@firemonkey1015]

That’s cause it’s a hot shit stain lmao

[@rvk8402]

Thats because living in Brazil is like the purge 24/7, ain't got time for carpets

[@thomasjardanedeoliveirabou3175]

Come to brazil

[@smitmiras]

Obrigadoooo

[@jcruhrskov194]

I can't contribute with "what not to do", but these "be aware of"-videos really rules! Especially the "what not to install" or "how to uptimize your system" or "how to get around Windows' annoying demands when installing Windows". These vids are priceless! Thanks a whole lot, Jay + crew 😍

[@penelopelgoss2520]

I NEVER received a manual with my PC. Or one with the RAM placement 🤔. Great that I have a Guru who built my system per my needs and teaches me as I request. 🙂

[@destinationoflo364]

A motherboard manual, or PC manual as you called it, is found either inside the box your motherboard came in or on the box itself (usually accessible through a link or QR code scan). Alternatively, you can always search for it on the motherboard manufacturer's own website.

[@dat1guy745]

DO NOT MESS WITH ANYTHING INSIDE YOUR COMPUTER CASE WHILE ITS RUNNING!!!!!

[@subliminallyinc]

I like to live on the edge and top off my water reservoir while benchmarking.

[@pottingsoil723]

Also secure your fans when you are blowing dust out of them so they don't generate a charge while everything is off

[@SethVictor]

@@pottingsoil723 that's actually a good advice which I haven't thought about, thanks!

[@blidrob]

I fried a $300 sound card doing just that. Whoopsy!

[@chrisvalverde7658]

@@pottingsoil723 what do you mean by "secure" them? I'm asking cuz I'm legit about to build my pc this week😳😂

[@M0nstatruk]

Europeans: why have you got so much carpet in your house My european house: 80% carpet

[@necrobynerton7384]

agreed hell some people put carpet on their walls

[@riley42073]

@Darth Wheezius xd

[@aminbagheri9044]

Dude you should come to iran and see how much we love our carpets 😂😃

[@lucalattanzio7531]

He call carpet the moquette... We (also u probably) don't have that kind of "carpet"

[@edibleshoes2025]

In the UK it's mostly 50% hard floor 50% carpet

[@Darkosa1234]

I'll add a thing that people NEVER do: cleaning insides of their systems! Every time I'm visiting some relative's house, I'm asked to check why their computer is running slow, and first thing I'm doing without even powering it up is making them remove side panels and clean out all the crap inside. Usually only that already improves that PC's performance by quite a degree (because components no longer get thermal throttling because of the dust buildup).

[@outspoken5196]

Two biggest problems I see on PC build pages are: 1- people installing fans the wrong way 2 - plastering their CPU with thermal paste

[@Blox117]

@@00O3O1B aint no such thing as too much liquid metal

[@MrBangijal]

*The Verge flashbacks*

[@valhallasashes4354]

@@00O3O1B Actually that's not true. While yes, more thermal paste is generally not harmful in any way to your CPU or temps, it is actually possible to apply use waaay too much thermal paste. A friend of mine.... used so much thermal paste one time, that it spewed out the sides (which is generally ok...but) and actually managed to get under the socket and unbelievably onto the pins of the CPU. I'm not shitting you. I'd never seen anything like it. I still don't understand HOW he managed to get it UNDER the socket. But enough of it got under the CPU that it actually covered a couple pins which ended up causing POST to not recognize one of his RAM modules. It took me over an hour to clean up the mess (including socket and CPU pins) and teach him AGAIN how to properly apply thermal paste and reiterate to him, if he's unsure if it's enough paste, there's no problem with adding more, but NO, DO NOT PUT AN ENTIRE TUBE OF PASTE ON ONE CPU! One tube of paste should accommodate multiple CPU installs (At least 5 CPU's, unless you're installing a Threadripper, in which case 2-3 CPU's). Not one CPU. I still have the pictures.

[@Thomas_Speck]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4a6h4mKjptmnsU

[@deanj6019]

@@valhallasashes4354 That's very possible lol. If you haven't watched The Verge yet, your friend might have found out it was too much if he used a Thermal Applicator. :P lolol