WEBVTT 00:00:00.030 --> 00:00:05.160 thanks for watching Techquickie click the subscribe button then enable 00:00:03.210 --> 00:00:10.019 notifications with the Bell icon so you won't miss any future videos it's been a 00:00:07.740 --> 00:00:14.490 while but Techquickie is striking back with episode 5 of avoiding common PC 00:00:12.840 --> 00:00:18.390 building traps which will hopefully save you from disaster even more effectively 00:00:16.650 --> 00:00:22.529 than a dead tauntaun or that now-infamous video with the lid strong 00:00:20.310 --> 00:00:27.359 anti-static wrist strap speaking of which let's tackle one thing those folks 00:00:24.779 --> 00:00:32.160 were roundly criticized for using too much thermal paste now although there's 00:00:30.090 --> 00:00:36.600 a fairly widespread belief that using too much thermal goop will have a 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:43.230 catastrophic effect on cooling performance the truth is that unless you 00:00:39.600 --> 00:00:45.329 go really overboard it actually won't be 00:00:43.230 --> 00:00:50.370 too different from what you'd see with a proper amount of thermal paste that is 00:00:47.850 --> 00:00:54.899 as long as you install the cooler on top correctly with suitable mounting 00:00:52.739 --> 00:01:01.230 pressure your heatsink should simply force any excess goo to flow out the 00:00:58.109 --> 00:01:04.199 sides but we're not saying that's not a 00:01:01.230 --> 00:01:10.080 problem any extra thermal paste that gets on to the motherboard or stuck in 00:01:06.689 --> 00:01:13.470 the CPU socket can wind up shorting it 00:01:10.080 --> 00:01:16.560 out some thermal compounds are both non 00:01:13.470 --> 00:01:19.140 conductive and non capacitive so they 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:24.180 shouldn't damage anything but many others contain metal to assist in heat 00:01:21.750 --> 00:01:29.939 transfer and are electrically conductive or capacitive and besides even if you 00:01:27.540 --> 00:01:33.869 use a non conductive thermal paste let's say containing a material such as 00:01:31.470 --> 00:01:39.240 ceramic leaving your build looking like you burst a tube of toothpaste on it 00:01:36.329 --> 00:01:44.100 it's just really bad form and thermal paste tends to be quite difficult to 00:01:41.460 --> 00:01:49.680 clean up so remember in most situations a grain of rice two pea-sized amount is 00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:54.750 all you need and if you're ever unsure many manufacturers actually provide 00:01:52.110 --> 00:01:59.430 guidance for this as well speaking of avoiding electrical shorts it's a good 00:01:56.700 --> 00:02:05.040 practice to build upgrade or repair your PC on an anti-static surface especially 00:02:02.969 --> 00:02:09.270 if you're doing your building in a dry environment this doesn't have to be 00:02:07.409 --> 00:02:13.250 anything fancy though and a wooden tabletop or even a cardboard box like 00:02:11.930 --> 00:02:17.120 the one that your motherboard came in should do you fine if you're still 00:02:15.500 --> 00:02:20.810 concerned though you can improve your static management in a number of ways 00:02:18.770 --> 00:02:26.120 for your tabletop you can get anti-static mats that clip to a metal 00:02:23.510 --> 00:02:30.740 ground such as the grill on your plugged in but powered off power supply and for 00:02:29.090 --> 00:02:35.510 your person you can get anti-static wrist straps just slip it on and clip 00:02:33.590 --> 00:02:40.190 the end of it to your plugged in but powered off of course power supply this 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:44.060 along with common-sense things like not working on a carpet and touching metal 00:02:42.620 --> 00:02:47.690 now and then to discharge any static build-up is enough for most people if 00:02:46.490 --> 00:02:53.780 you're in a professional environment though and you want to take it to the next level you may also want to consider 00:02:50.990 --> 00:02:58.610 anti-static flooring that is grounded to a nearby electrical outlet tip number 00:02:56.480 --> 00:03:03.500 three never actually used to be a problem but these days it's not uncommon 00:03:00.860 --> 00:03:07.490 to get a nasty shock after spending a ton of money on a CPU and motherboard 00:03:05.450 --> 00:03:12.980 only to find out your brand-new system won't boot you see sometimes a newer 00:03:10.430 --> 00:03:18.680 generation of processor will actually use the same motherboard socket as the 00:03:15.830 --> 00:03:24.130 previous generation but may require a UEFI BIOS or firmware update in order to 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:29.000 communicate properly so be sure to check specifically what CPU generations any 00:03:27.470 --> 00:03:34.730 motherboard you're interested in buying supports and which firmware version is 00:03:32.420 --> 00:03:39.530 required if you do end up needing to flash the BIOS to get your new processor 00:03:36.770 --> 00:03:45.200 working some boards may actually require you to have the older gender on hand in 00:03:43.160 --> 00:03:49.630 order to perform the update so if you run into this make sure you ask a friend 00:03:47.209 --> 00:03:53.750 or the techs at the store to get you jump-started so to speak some 00:03:52.040 --> 00:03:56.930 manufacturers have worked around this however by including a feature on their 00:03:55.610 --> 00:04:02.510 motherboards that allows you to update the BIOS with a USB Drive and no CPU 00:03:59.989 --> 00:04:08.390 installed pretty clutch while we're on the subject of CPUs for the love of all 00:04:05.090 --> 00:04:11.239 that is holy don't push down on them 00:04:08.390 --> 00:04:16.790 when you're installing them processors from both AMD and Intel are designed to 00:04:13.670 --> 00:04:19.450 gently drop into the socket with only 00:04:16.790 --> 00:04:25.020 gravity to aid them there is no force necessary on the user's part as the 00:04:22.729 --> 00:04:29.720 retention ARM beside the socket will hold the CPU in for you on LGA sockets 00:04:28.260 --> 00:04:35.130 where the pins are on the motherboard pushing down on the CPU can bend them 00:04:32.880 --> 00:04:39.900 and they are very difficult to repair and as for more traditional PGA sockets 00:04:37.770 --> 00:04:44.850 where the pins are on the CPU well actually if it's aligned correctly 00:04:41.910 --> 00:04:49.980 pushing down won't hurt it the issue is that if it's not aligned correctly then 00:04:47.400 --> 00:04:54.690 you can absolutely mangle your CPUs pins rendering it inoperable finally here's 00:04:53.370 --> 00:04:59.100 something important about a different connector yeah I'm not two slot although 00:04:57.000 --> 00:05:04.470 many people associate MDOT too with superfast NVMe SSDs that use your 00:05:01.770 --> 00:05:10.620 computer's PCI Express interface much faster than SATA m dot 2 is really just 00:05:07.650 --> 00:05:15.960 a type of physical connector and MDOT two drives that use the SATA interface 00:05:13.110 --> 00:05:19.410 also exist so if you really want that 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