Avoiding Common PC Building Traps - Episode 1
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·Techquickie
·2017-05-06
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has there ever been a better time to build your own PC I mean it's gotten to
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the point where DIY enthusiasts have used the phrase Lego for adults to
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describe how simple it's become but nonetheless there are still quite a few
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common pitfalls that the novice Builder and even some experienced Ones Still
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fall into so what are a few things that Merit a little extra attention when
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picking parts or during the building process itself to save you a ton of
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headaches down the line line well since part of the reason that building PCS is
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easier these days is because components are becoming more and more power
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efficient we will start with a tip on power supplies don't cheap out on your
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power supply and I I don't mean avoid a
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well-rated power supply from a reputable manufacturer just because it's on sale
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if you can find such a deal go for it what I'm talking about instead is
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finding out that your rig only needs 250 or 300 wats of power and deciding it's
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okay to go for some Bargain Basement unit with questionable packaging from a
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brand you've never heard of way too often these are made with cheap
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unreliable components that can't even deliver the amount of power advertised
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without failing sparking or even explode
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if that happens not only will you be out whatever you spent on the PSU it could
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also damage whatever you have plugged into it meaning hundreds of dollars down
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the drain but let's say you've gotten a nicer power supply anyway because you
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want a multi-GPU setup and you've made sure that the motherboard you picked has
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enough PCI Express slots to support multiple cards you should be ready to go
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right wrong if you're going with NVIDIA
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SLI the motherboard needs an SLI certification so unless it specifically
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indicates it's compatible with the level of SLI you desire it probably isn't even
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if it has multiple PCI Express Lots but if if you're more of an AMD fan and you
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want Crossfire things will be a little easier for you as Crossfire technology
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doesn't need anything other than the aformentioned PCI Express slots so
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you've got the right power supply and motherboard and are busying yourself
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getting everything installed in your case and suddenly you hear a clattering
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noise one of those tiny screws has slipped off your screwdriver and is
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trapped somewhere in your case possibly under the motherboard if this happens
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don't be tempted to just leave it there and deal with it later
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metal screws conduct electricity so if they touch the traces on the underside
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of your motherboard they can cause electrical shorts that could permanently
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fry your system in fact part of the reason we use motherboard standoffs is
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to keep those traces from touching the metal part of the case which prevents
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electrical mishaps so make sure you retrieve those loose screws before
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turning anything on and by the way yes you can use a magnetic screwdriver to do
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this as the the magnetic force is not great enough to damage your components
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even hard drives finally to round things out here's one from the simple thing
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that's easy to forget Department screw in your graphics cards many gpus
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especially higher-end models are heavy enough to put a significant amount of
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torque on the PCI Express slot that they're plugged into fortunately it's
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easy to avoid this simply by screwing the card bracket into your case but this
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is very easy to overlook which can actually lead to the card's weight
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ripping out the PCI E slot entirely I have seen this damaging both the card
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and forcing you to buy a whole new motherboard which has happened to people
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when their GPU popped out when they were trying to plug in a cable now there are
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some motherboards on the market with reinforced PCIe slots to help keep this
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from happening but those can be pretty expensive so the best thing to do is
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just be mindful of these little details so your dream rig doesn't turn into a
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night so what are the some of the things that you wish you had known before building
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your first PC let us know in the comments I'd also like you guys to be
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