has there ever been a better time to build your own PC I mean it's gotten to
the point where DIY enthusiasts have used the phrase Lego for adults to
describe how simple it's become but nonetheless there are still quite a few
common pitfalls that the novice Builder and even some experienced Ones Still
fall into so what are a few things that Merit a little extra attention when
picking parts or during the building process itself to save you a ton of
headaches down the line line well since part of the reason that building PCS is
easier these days is because components are becoming more and more power
efficient we will start with a tip on power supplies don't cheap out on your
power supply and I I don't mean avoid a
well-rated power supply from a reputable manufacturer just because it's on sale
if you can find such a deal go for it what I'm talking about instead is
finding out that your rig only needs 250 or 300 wats of power and deciding it's
okay to go for some Bargain Basement unit with questionable packaging from a
brand you've never heard of way too often these are made with cheap
unreliable components that can't even deliver the amount of power advertised
without failing sparking or even explode
if that happens not only will you be out whatever you spent on the PSU it could
also damage whatever you have plugged into it meaning hundreds of dollars down
the drain but let's say you've gotten a nicer power supply anyway because you
want a multi-GPU setup and you've made sure that the motherboard you picked has
enough PCI Express slots to support multiple cards you should be ready to go
right wrong if you're going with NVIDIA
SLI the motherboard needs an SLI certification so unless it specifically
indicates it's compatible with the level of SLI you desire it probably isn't even
if it has multiple PCI Express Lots but if if you're more of an AMD fan and you
want Crossfire things will be a little easier for you as Crossfire technology
doesn't need anything other than the aformentioned PCI Express slots so
you've got the right power supply and motherboard and are busying yourself
getting everything installed in your case and suddenly you hear a clattering
noise one of those tiny screws has slipped off your screwdriver and is
trapped somewhere in your case possibly under the motherboard if this happens
don't be tempted to just leave it there and deal with it later
metal screws conduct electricity so if they touch the traces on the underside
of your motherboard they can cause electrical shorts that could permanently
fry your system in fact part of the reason we use motherboard standoffs is
to keep those traces from touching the metal part of the case which prevents
electrical mishaps so make sure you retrieve those loose screws before
turning anything on and by the way yes you can use a magnetic screwdriver to do
this as the the magnetic force is not great enough to damage your components
even hard drives finally to round things out here's one from the simple thing
that's easy to forget Department screw in your graphics cards many gpus
especially higher-end models are heavy enough to put a significant amount of
torque on the PCI Express slot that they're plugged into fortunately it's
easy to avoid this simply by screwing the card bracket into your case but this
is very easy to overlook which can actually lead to the card's weight
ripping out the PCI E slot entirely I have seen this damaging both the card
and forcing you to buy a whole new motherboard which has happened to people
when their GPU popped out when they were trying to plug in a cable now there are
some motherboards on the market with reinforced PCIe slots to help keep this
from happening but those can be pretty expensive so the best thing to do is
just be mindful of these little details so your dream rig doesn't turn into a
night so what are the some of the things that you wish you had known before building
your first PC let us know in the comments I'd also like you guys to be
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