Is building a computer hard?

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Justgetmein

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Cause I'm scared of the power supply and all the wires.
When you buy a power suply or a mother board does it come with detailed instructions?
 
mobo manual should help you with everything. do it, its easy :).
 
Justgetmein said:
Cause I'm scared of the power supply and all the wires.
When you buy a power suply or a mother board does it come with detailed instructions?
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you can write, so ima gona assume your literate, and thus can read and comprehend directions. i was nervious the first time i built a computer, but i think i got directions with the case, the mobo, the psu, and the cpu.

i would recomend you go slow and not rush, and if something doesnt go right you have thousands of people here at [H] who are more than happy to help you out
 
Yeah, it's actually a lot easier than I thought it was going to be before I built my first one. Pretty much everything comes with pretty detailed instructions, and you can search online for answers to questions that you may have. Go for it.
 
lozaning said:
you can write, so ima gona assume your literate, and thus can read and comprehend directions. i was nervious the first time i built a computer, but i think i got directions with the case, the mobo, the psu, and the cpu.

i would recomend you go slow and not rush, and if something doesnt go right you have thousands of people here at [H] who are more than happy to help you out
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First of all LOL on the first part, I don't know why but it made me laugh.
And that was really nice on the second part ([H] is really a nice place :D)

I fear this
Ok Wtf is that, those tube things.
 
Justgetmein said:
First of all LOL on the first part, I don't know why but it made me laugh.
And that was really nice on the second part ([H] is really a nice place :D)

I fear this
Ok Wtf is that, those tube things.
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Water cooling. Something I wouldn't worry about right now.

If you want to make sure you're doing it right, there are some excellent guides that walk you through the building process, such as http://www.mechbgon.com/build/index.html
 
Installing a power supply is probably the least of your worries, do you have a friend that can help you build your first system? IMO other things like installing the heatsink on the CPU, setting up BIOS, and installing the operating system are going to be really tough for a first time builder.
 
Justgetmein said:
I fear this
Ok Wtf is that, those tube things.
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That’s someone who has used water and a radiator in a cooling loop to keep his computer cool, similar to how a car engine works.

The standard way of cooling is using heatsink with fans attached to transfer heat directly into the air inside of the case.
 
You don't need a guide. All components come with detailed instructions. The only time I consult a manual is to connect the damn front I/O ports which are always diff. for every mobo
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Also, it's very easy. It's not hard installing a power supply, just slide it into the back of the case and put some screws on it. Imo, the mobo takes the longest, just be careful and don't cratch the PCBs!
 
find it usually takes longer to choose out the parts than it does to build the machine.. .just go slow.. stay static free and triple check everything!
 
hardcorecomputer said:
Installing a power supply is probably the least of your worries, do you have a friend that can help you build your first system? IMO other things like installing the heatsink on the CPU, setting up BIOS, and installing the operating system are going to be really tough for a first time builder.
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It's really not bad. I did it for the first time without any help from anything except the instructions that came with the components. It really is like putting a puzzle together.
 
But but i want to build my computer before christmas :( so i need to kinda rush.

I already have some of the parts but i'm still deciding on the ram, hard drive and power supply
So far.
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Asus mobo
6800 Gs
And a case or a shoe box what ever comes first
 
Once you get everything it takes nothing more than a good afternoon to put it all together and get it running. The more you do it the faster it'll go and such also... just make sure to take your time and check everything several times :).
 
Justgetmein said:
I fear this
Ok Wtf is that, those tube things.
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If you FEAR that, try this out for comparison:

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And
Phase Change
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I built my first this summr just buy everythign retail so it coems with intyrsuctions and you will be fine.
 
its a peice of cake :)


do you have some sort of older computer to mess around with before you dive right in? an already configured computer is a pretty good learning tool.
 
I've always looked at it like Legos with screws and wires. Everything goes someplace, usually it's obvious, and (since 1998 or so) it's always clearly marked.

Keep the manual handy, you should be fine.
 
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