The Verge Ridiculed for "How We Built a $2000 Custom Gaming PC" Video

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Wow that's a lot of paste , like holy crap. Does he think the whole tube was supposed to go on one CPU.
That's why manufacturer gives you a whole syringe instead of a small sachet.

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Anyway, TheVerge probably has too much Apple influence in them that they don't even know how to build a pc.
 
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I see you lot are jumping on the obvious aspects but there are three bits that really grind my gears

1) Anti-static
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THIS isn't an anti-static band... that is just some rubber band (support some cause...). There is NO earth bonding connection, no 1M-ohm connection to bleed off in a controlled fashion the charge you have or the objects have
THIS is what is needed...
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Notice the strap is bonded to the mat and then the mat+strap are bonded to some EARTH point.

At the very least when I am building I always tie the CASE to EARTH and then bond myself to the case. Also leaving parts in their bags as long as possible or on the bag...

2) Wooden table...
Wood does NOT remove the need for an ESD https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/93293/wood-workbench-as-esd-protection/


3) PSU rubber feet...
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They are not there to stop things shorting... They are there for Anti-vibration. The case of the PSU will be at EARTH potential due to
1) screwing into the case
2) your mains lead (assuming you are in a 3prong plug region

so do you really think those rubber feet are there to stop the case being electrically connected to the PSU?
 
The cringiest moment for me was when he used the long radiator screws (intended for use with fans) to secure the radiator to the case. "These are really long because they've got to go all the way through."

Next video: "Why is there a puddle under my PC?"
 
What a disaster..... especially if The Verge acts so high and mighty about "YouTubers" not being competent or whatnot, its nice to see them get egg on their face here. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of incompetent "news" people on YouTube, but there is also quality content. I can't really understand why the Verge would, being a moderately professional site - or at least with professional money backing it - put up this kind of content. Its the equivalent of a major newspaper running an unverified "X political figure is a reptoid from the planet Bannon" kind of story - presumably the first time an editor would see the finished product, they'd say "You can't post that kind of crap! Its unsourced, provides bad information, and is overall just ghastly!".

Furthermore, if the Verge wanted to do a "build your own" video okay, that's cool. However, why didn't they come get Kyle / [H] Staff or someone from another respected tech/PC hardware enthusiast/ boutique builder? When one of those dumbass morning shows cooks whatever recipe of the week, they don't just tell the hostess or Jim the intern to come on and just make something with whatever's in their kitchen, damn any cooking knowledge, do they? No, they research and get some celebrity or not-so-celebrity but accomplished chef from some reputable restaurant that has the skills to prepare the kind of dish they want. They aren't some independent person doing their own streaming or video creation, they have big investments of Vox Media behind them!
 
Based on this video, I decided to plunge forward with a problem build. See, I have an ATX mobo and an ITX case. Yeah, my bad.

So, based on what I learned about PC building from the pro's on this video, I took a saw and cut off the excess parts of the mobo I wouldn't need and which were keeping it from fitting in the case. Then, and this was the hard part, I used a drill to create holes for the ITX mounting studs.

Now, it fits!
 
I am saving this video for later, but i will say that real men build their own computer, hell if you could build a laptop i would probably have one of those too.
Been building since 700 MHZ was "OMG you will never need that much compute power"

I hope the video are not taken down before tonight, sound like it is one of those videos that really should be removed by owner.
 
I didn't catch this at first, but came across the videos today.. I've done some bad cable management in my younger days and just recently put a PSU in an Optiplex 755 where cable management isn't good but it really can't be better.. I've never done anything else wrong he has.

The Ram, PSU grounding and TIM application keeps a chuckle.

When I was about 10, i hooked a cd rom audio cable from the sound card to an LED header on the mobo because I wasn't paying attention to where it needed to go. And let some smoke out. Sound card and everything still worked after that, except no playing CD's
 
So, I've seen complaints about a lot of the things wrong in this video, but there is one thing I haven't seen people mention. He put the power supply in with the fan against the case. If that thing ever needs to turn the fan on, it is never going to get the cooler air it is demanding.

Also, I've seen better cable management from back in the IDE days, before cases came with routing holes and room behind the motherboard tray.
 
It's almost has the guy in the video was coached by someone to build a computer. You could tell he didn't really know the right words/phrases for the parts and tech. Overall, it was really strange.
 
The Verge is first and foremost a social commentary site, then a fashion and style site, then technology. No surprises here.
 
“Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward—reversing cause and effect. I call these the "wet streets cause rain" stories. Paper's full of them.
In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story, and then turn the page to national or international affairs, and read as if the rest of the newspaper was somehow more accurate about Palestine than the baloney you just read. You turn the page, and forget what you know.”

-Michael Crichton
 
It's almost has the guy in the video was coached by someone to build a computer. You could tell he didn't really know the right words/phrases for the parts and tech. Overall, it was really strange.

This is similar to my thinking. Just a hunch, but I get a feeling the guy in the video never built one before and was just reading and following along with a really crappy script
 
Well, why would it come packaged that way if you weren't supposed to? I mean look at a package of Oreos....you eat those all at once.
And using a thin layer of the oreo filling as thermal paste would be more efficient than that giant flood :)
 
You did watch the video right? My first thought was that is was sarcasm and troll bait.

Admittedly - no, I didn’t watch the video.

I assumed the video was created as an act of good faith to promote the hobby (and maybe generate a few clicks on the side). And I hate it when people crap all over someone else’s honest effort but aren’t enthusiastic or motivated enough to do as much themselves.

However, after watching he video, you may very well be right. It looks more like trolling for clicks, and that is one sure way to make sure folks click your video...
 
Admittedly - no, I didn’t watch the video.

I assumed the video was created as an act of good faith to promote the hobby (and maybe generate a few clicks on the side). And I hate it when people crap all over someone else’s honest effort but aren’t enthusiastic or motivated enough to do as much themselves.

However, after watching he video, you may very well be right. It looks more like trolling for clicks, and that is one sure way to make sure folks click your video...
It may have been in good faith...but if it was then someone at theverge failed him.
 
“Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward—reversing cause and effect. I call these the "wet streets cause rain" stories. Paper's full of them.
In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story, and then turn the page to national or international affairs, and read as if the rest of the newspaper was somehow more accurate about Palestine than the baloney you just read. You turn the page, and forget what you know.”

-Michael Crichton

I noticed this several times when mainstream media reports on tech or on stuff out company does. Even if you contact the media about mistakes they wrote before releasing it, they discard it as "nobody really knows the difference anyhow" and they didn't change it.
I stopped watching mainstream media ever since.
 
"I bought Vengeance LED RAM for two main reasons: One, because it has LEDs."

I made an actual fist when he said that. Yes let me make my parts determinations based on completely unnecessary lights.

I am not sure I even want to watch more. From the thread it sounds like it will be tech fingernails on a chalkboard.
 
"I bought Vengeance LED RAM for two main reasons: One, because it has LEDs."

I made an actual fist when he said that. Yes let me make my parts determinations based on completely unnecessary lights.

I am not sure I even want to watch more. From the thread it sounds like it will be tech fingernails on a chalkboard.
The video was done by someone who has never seen a build video and has never so much as read a "how-to" in pcworld.
No tech or tech fingernails were used in the making of this vidja.
 
everything on the verge should be ridiculed. That site is ran by the thinnest skinned liberals I've ever known. They like to dish out shit, but don't you dare call them out on it. (just like they blocked comments). They actually think their shit smells like roses.
 
I dare say I think this forum needs a thread dedicated to trash talking/fact checking/praising/condemning for all the tech-tubers/tech-press out there.

I think there'd be some really entertaining arguements conversations.
 
The Verge was caught with their pants down this week after uploading a video on how (not) to build a $2000 gaming PC. Now disabled, the comment section was quickly flooded by actual hardware enthusiasts who pointed out everything wrong with their technique, such as applying thermal paste twice, "cringey" RAM installation, and using a swiss army knife. Ironically, The Verge’s Producer and Lead Video Director, Phil Esposito, once tweeted that Tech YouTubers (many of whom do a better, if not superb, job with such videos) “are not journalists.”

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.
This has got to be one of the biggest train wrecks of a "compooter expurt" ever. Wow, someone make sure to copy the video, it will surely be pulled. I would suggest everyone contact the Verge and explain to them that you will not watch any of their videos anymore, and to promptly show this clueless person the door.
 
He could have read any of the instructions that came with the parts he bought. "They're just really long screws because they go through the whole cooler, and it take a long time."

...
But I've met a lot of people that say "but if I read the instructions I won't learn as much."

Usually it's the last words spoken before the PC gives up the "magic smoke."

I'll be here all week folks, next show tomorrow at 7 pm!
 
I want me one of those magical CORDLESS grounding straps. How the hell does that thing work? /s
It runs on magical unicorn de-ionizing technology, from this genius's imagination that he knows what he is doing. He is a legend in his own mind.
 
When he just started his YouTube channel I posted in his video and got into a debate. I can't remember what it was about, but at some point he told me to stop commenting and unsubscribe to him. Wasn't like bad language was used or anything like that. I didn't agree with his opinion and debated him on it, and then he just wanted me to leave. Like YouTube comments work that way. I don't remember what it was about but he definitely didn't act mature about it.

Somehow he has nearly 400k subscribers.
God help us all.
 
When he just started his YouTube channel I posted in his video and got into a debate. I can't remember what it was about, but at some point he told me to stop commenting and unsubscribe to him. Wasn't like bad language was used or anything like that. I didn't agree with his opinion and debated him on it, and then he just wanted me to leave. Like YouTube comments work that way. I don't remember what it was about but he definitely didn't act mature about it.

Somehow he has nearly 400k subscribers.
same here. been doing this longer than hes been alive but I dont know what im talking aboot...
 
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