WEBVTT 00:00:00.359 --> 00:00:06.600 it's time for episode three and no I'm 00:00:04.359 --> 00:00:11.679 not going to get all angsty and explain why I think the Jedi are evil it's the 00:00:09.200 --> 00:00:16.000 third episode of common PC Building traps you should be looking out for 00:00:14.120 --> 00:00:20.439 whether you're a Padawan preparing for your first build or you spend weekends 00:00:18.400 --> 00:00:25.880 with your family bragging about all the fully armed and operational Battle 00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:27.720 Stations you've put together let's start 00:00:25.880 --> 00:00:33.800 with something that you should watch out for before you even begin physically 00:00:30.199 --> 00:00:36.440 assembling the computer balancing your 00:00:33.800 --> 00:00:40.320 build this means you want to be sure that you're choosing components that 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:47.399 will work with each other as a coordinated sensible hole or computer 00:00:45.039 --> 00:00:53.399 for example if you've decided to go with something like a low-end Pentium CPU 00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:55.920 don't pair it with a $600 graphics card 00:00:53.399 --> 00:01:00.920 as your underpowered processor will likely be a bottleneck in games not 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:05.960 allowing your graphics card to operate at Peak Performance not what you want 00:01:03.519 --> 00:01:11.119 after spending all that money in a similar vein doing things like buying a 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:18.280 1200 wat power supply for a single video card setup or buying 64 gigs of RAM for 00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:21.280 watching YouTube videos not good ideas 00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:23.280 so think about what you want to do with 00:01:21.280 --> 00:01:28.840 your system and whether the parts you're buying make sense for each other before 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:32.799 pulling the trigger then after you've picked a logical set set of components 00:01:30.759 --> 00:01:38.560 and you're putting it all together don't forget to manage your cables that's 00:01:36.320 --> 00:01:43.920 right you should do this even if you're using a case that doesn't have a side 00:01:41.240 --> 00:01:49.280 panel window as the benefits aren't purely aesthetic proper cable routing 00:01:46.759 --> 00:01:54.040 can not only save you a lot of headaches whenever you have to open up your system 00:01:51.479 --> 00:01:58.640 to make an upgrade or repair they can prevent your components from being 00:01:55.799 --> 00:02:04.799 choked up with dust as poorly managed cables that cross Every Which Way inside 00:02:01.479 --> 00:02:08.160 your case tend to be dust magnets and 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:10.399 can eventually restrict air flow and you 00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:15.000 don't have to do some sort of worldclass cable management job to reap the 00:02:12.319 --> 00:02:19.920 benefits just use the routing holes in your case plus a few zip ties for a 00:02:17.959 --> 00:02:24.840 massive Improvement versus having a cable jungle like some kind of 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:28.879 Barbarian and while we're on the subject of cables when you finish your build and 00:02:27.200 --> 00:02:34.760 are getting ready to plug in your monitor for the Love of All that is good 00:02:31.879 --> 00:02:40.840 don't plug it into your motherboard if you're rocking a discreet graphics card 00:02:38.480 --> 00:02:46.120 although software solutions that allowed you to plug your monitor into either one 00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:51.440 and still reap the performance benefits of your GPU once appeared as though they 00:02:48.760 --> 00:02:56.040 had a bright future these days a connection to your motherboard will 00:02:53.800 --> 00:02:59.519 completely bypass your graphics card leaving you wondering why you're getting 00:02:57.680 --> 00:03:04.400 five frames per second in a game where you were were expecting to get 00:03:01.480 --> 00:03:10.159 500 moving right along with the plugging things in theme don't assume that all 00:03:07.640 --> 00:03:16.640 the RAM slots on your motherboard are the same if you've got multiple sticks 00:03:12.959 --> 00:03:18.879 of RAM but not enough to fill every slot 00:03:16.640 --> 00:03:24.159 maybe you've got two sticks and a four slot board check your motherboard manual 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:30.439 and follow the manufacturer's recommended configuration typically this 00:03:27.040 --> 00:03:32.400 means using every other slot not 00:03:30.439 --> 00:03:38.040 following the instructions could result in your RAM not running in a faster 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:42.560 multi-channel mode and while memory speed doesn't have a massive impact on 00:03:40.200 --> 00:03:47.879 performance except in very specific applications these days there also isn't 00:03:45.360 --> 00:03:53.120 a good reason to miss out on a small boost that properly inserted RAM can 00:03:50.760 --> 00:03:56.640 give you so you've got everything plugged in properly and you've been 00:03:54.480 --> 00:04:03.040 using your computer for a short while but something seems a miss you find out 00:04:00.439 --> 00:04:09.480 that a BIOS update from your motherboard manufacturer might be the cure for your 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:13.120 ills however you need to be very careful 00:04:09.480 --> 00:04:15.439 when flashing your ufi BIOS if something 00:04:13.120 --> 00:04:20.600 goes wrong during the process like a power outage you could end up 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:23.840 irreversibly bricking your motherboard 00:04:20.600 --> 00:04:25.919 so it's a good idea especially if you 00:04:23.840 --> 00:04:33.400 haven't invested in a motherboard with a dual BIOS or a BIOS flashback feature 00:04:30.280 --> 00:04:36.000 that lets you reflash it even if it is 00:04:33.400 --> 00:04:43.479 somewhat bricked it's a good idea to be plugged into a battery backup or a UPS 00:04:39.960 --> 00:04:45.080 while you are doing it I mean and at the 00:04:43.479 --> 00:04:48.720 very least don't do it during a thunderstorm you don't 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