@@hrmn4694 verge, not vogue. And nothing to do with politics. People would just let it go if they acknowledge their mistake instead of blaming others for criticising something that clearly their fault.
At least Jayztwocents was being transparent about his actions in this video albeit was for demonstration and testing purposes. What The Verge did was incompetent and to a certain degree perhaps even unethical
I'm about to build my first pc after a decade of being a console player so this video was extremely helpful. Not only did I learn what to avoid, but I also learned that it's not too big of a deal if I forget some of these things. I'll be going into this with way more confidence than I would have otherwise, so thank you
@@undercovershitposter6519 Yes and it's working absolutely perfectly. Going from 30 fps my whole life to almost 200 was a huge change to get used to and I doubt I'll ever go back. Thanks to this video, the only problem I had assembling my PC was putting in the cooler and that's because I forgot the support screws, so entirely my fault. Nearing 2 months and I haven't had any troubles
This actually made me feel a lot less anxious, thank you. shout out to to getting your cpu on the mb and thermal paste jumping into the void so you just amazon more.
He chickened out on the PSU, a high quality high watt PSU is not going to hurt anything. He should have used one of the generic chinese gray colored PSU, 600W but cost like $35.
This. I get the point of the video and I agree with Jay about enthusiasts/experts scaring away novices from trying their first build, but he should have pointed out that he's using premium/high end parts that are well-built - parts that could actually take a bit of punishment/mishandling without immediately breaking anything. Most novices might skimp on a part or two with disastrous consequences (e.g. most novices have a tendency to go for cheap cases and the crappy PSUs that came with them.)
DiabloTECH (yes that is a real PSU brand) would be perfect for this. They're the company that taught me all I need to know about cheaping out on a PSU.
i dont think the point was to put bad components in that either just dont work or will break your computer, but to do the building process wrong, with good components
Ironically one of the more generic looking brands that people buy is Great Wall which just screams in both looks and branding as being a hazard but guess what? *closer, whispering* Most of the big brands like Corsair and Thermaltake use Great Wall PSUs with fancier outer casings.
I had someone tell me the way I "touched components with my hands while being *outside* meant that it lost 5% Performance" the best bit is that he linked me an image of me holding a TV Tuner... Good job making a video to finally proove that PC Components are not as fragile as many people would have you believe.
I'm typing this on my PC built on a motherboard and processor from the dump,as in rained on,on the ground. I had to replace the thermal paste and rusty CMOS but the board and phenom II X4 are fine.
Reminds me of a guy that explained to me, that ALL motherboards have a safety feature, that shuts off your PC if your CPU gets above 60°C, since your hardware "degrades" if it is over that temperature. And that 4 GHz is a hard cap for CPU clock speeds. At that time the 7700k was out.
4ghz is still a hard cap unfortunately you can get higher but not without spending a ton of money on cooling solutions witch just arnt worth the cost lol
Lol, good one. But I seriously hope no crazy person tries this. I had a friend who had his computer go crazy while trying to update bios and in the end after he shut it off it was a brick. Sad story. Though for what ever reason they still fixed it for free.
Would not do anything on my Mobo since I have 2 BIOS chips! Wait... 2 updates is better than one... how about I unplug the PSU when I update the BIOS on the backup chip :D.
Old video but exactly right. Had the Verge dude just said "yeah, I basically tried to fake it until I made it and I looked silly. My bad." He'd have gotten a lot of support. People were entirely too hard on him...until he insisted that he was perfect and only nerds cared one way or the other. His worst sin wasn't the build but the attitude after.
Called us nerds after uttering " I'm not doing so well" well benching lol. Mistakes are forgivable is attitude was not. Were it not for " nerds" then the verge would not exist..
It went probs down like this: Verge needs somebody that can build a PC and finds some dude among his staff members. Staff member guarantees he knows how to build it, although deep down he lacks 100% of the knowledge and barely made a pc in the past. Verge says dope and they start filming after spending 2K (!) on all of the parts. The video is a flop. Now of course the staff member who promised the Verge that he knows and that made them spend 2K on a build won't apologize online. He has to defend his job, so obviously he says he's right and we are wrong. His reputation among the people around him would have been much worse had he apologized. Note the folks around him have clearly no clue at all about PCs
@@catlikehana meh contain.. most just to buy DIY build to consumer... if you can.. don't since unlike LEGO.. if you broken them.. you can not get replacement.. and if you start think oh i can just chane new GPU... all the time.. with i7 from 6 generation ago.. it not going to work since it not powerful enogh.. the problem is the risk is high and people who think they know what they doing.. still can broken their old hardware...
Short List of what Jay did better than the Verge Video: -Dual Channel RAM -Use correct size screws as well as correctly screwed in -Use a Phillips Screwdriver instead of an "Swiss army knife that hopefully has a screwdriver" -Didn't use the CPU Applicator
Also used all the thumb screws for the cpu water block, didn't drown the cpu in thermal paste, didn't nerd out about having gotten their hands on an ordinary mundane cpu, didn't use a silicon rubber "for the cure" bracelet, didn't call zip ties tweezers, and used all necessary standoffs(rip m.2 nvme ssd).
Using a CPU applicator is perfectly acceptable, except how "The Verge" did it. When the guy said to add more thermal paste because the factory doesn't use enough, I almost lost my shit lol. I'm among the minority that spreads thermal paste on manually (because OCD) so I know 100% of the heatspreader is covered nice and evenly.
You should definitely follow the Verge build, because putting one RAM stick in A2 slot and the other in B2 slot is proven best practice. And also definitely listen to him when he said that you can just put the graphics card in whichever slot you think looks nicest, because 8x vs 16x is overrated anyways. Oh and ALWAYS wait to put your CPU in last when you have the least amount of free space, because making sure you put it in the right way is also overrated. Oh yeah, and you should definitely spend 2000$ on a PC build and then consider upgrading to RTX cards right afterwords. Truer words have never been spoken since Toms hardware said JUST BUY IT! And make sure you buy one of he's wireless anti-static wrist bands, have to get me one of those! I'm so disappointed the comment section on that video has been disabled :'( I'd love to applaud him for being "brave" enough to do it like you want to do it, instead of doing whats right. :P
I'm disappointed. You put the CPU in before installing the motherboard. You put all of the screws on the CPU cooler. You've already missed several tricks that the Verge found in their how (not) to build video.
The point of this video was to disprove the myths of "how sensitive" components are. To show that it's not easy to break things if you follow the general instructions.
I'm disappointed, Jay. You didn't have any liquid nearby while building your rig. You gotta stay hydrated. You didn't shuffle your feet on the ground either. Last, but definitely not least, you didn't pair the Intel X99 platform with a Radeon GPU (as I type this from my AMD X470 platform paired with a GTX 1070 LOL).
Doing my last build it was the hottest day of the year and it was about 34 degrees in the room I was building and I had sweat drop on the board, twice. Thankfully it was fine.
Ana Anaqah, not all paste is conductive, I think the white artic ceramique isn't but the artic silver is, could be wrong but in any case since it's not conductive it could act as an insulator to prevent the pins from touching inside the socket so either way it's bad
I just ordered my computer parts last night and will start building it by weekend. I was kinda nervous of building it because it’s my first building a computer. So watching this videos made me ease up. Thanks Jay!
Starubikal there is a sense of pride and accomplishment that’s difficult to explain when you finish your first build. Just being able to sit back and watch it post for the first time, and saying to yourself, “I made this work.” It’s incredible.
The worst thing that will happen if you get faulty components is that you have to wait a little longer. I agree with Ben, watching your PC boot into it's OS for the first time is a fantastic feeling. Let us know how it goes!
Starubikal just built my friend his computer, it’s nothing to be afraid of, in fact, I usually get nervous at the start of the build and at the moment before you start it up, the rest of the time is really relaxing.
It's almost like the industry has collectively tried to make this as fool proof as possible t get a PC together instead of having to deal with RMA's all day from people doing it wrong. Amazing.
Its almost like this video was necessary because people still act like they're building with components made of sugar glass in 2019 and freak the fuck out in the comments when they see builders touching pins and PCBs. Its almost like you missed the entire fucking point. On no wait. Thats exactly what its like. Amazing.
I've built pc's back in the mid to late 90's with no issues wearing a sweater and no anti-static wristband. People are just stupid and we old timers love proving that to be the case.
Hey Jayz, I just wanted you to know that this video was what boosted my confidence in attempting to build my own computer. I just got finished with my first build yesterday, and it runs like an absolute dream! I feel so accomplished and proud of myself. Thank you for helping me to overcome my fear of Screwing It Up.
I was going to throw this out there too. You see this more in data centers, typically not consumer hardware. If someone builds a system that is pulling 1600watts I would also hope they are plugged into a 20A circuit or dedicated 15A.
Great video. I'm new to building pc's and the hardest thing was just being brave enough to have a crack at it. I've changed all the fans on my pc and it blew me away (hehe) how proud I was. Can't wait to get the money together to build my own. Thanks for the confidence.
For some reason. Pro Wrestling became that necessity after just a few short months from when my older brother got it for Christmas. Zelda 1 also in the golden original cartridge.
@PorgMcNuggets To be honest, all that hair and lint will increase your thermals. You should probably put liquid metal on the ram to keep it cool. If you're on a budget regular thermal paste will work but won't look as cool.
yea, if you're lucky the spot you can drill into is the ideal spot to use for whatever you had in mind, but otherwise it's a not a good idea. I'd be fully amused if he drilled into his though.
Ok angry nerd. We improved on it by using a genuine swiss army knife that hopefully has a screwdriver on it, and we used enough thermal paste to run Leauge of Legends at 120fps locked.
You Know, the Verge really has a huge talent. While Jay is struggling to do everything wrong, the verge has this natural ability to screw everything up and thats impressive.
I am thankful for this video, currently in my first PC build and I have done my fair share of research with a ton of forums saying how easy it is to ruin your expensive components, but it's nice to see that if I am cautious it "should" more than likely turn ON, because I absolutely would not do these practices in the video.
TAME! xD C'mon Jay, you skipped one very basic don't do it thing - build that PC while eating some food, drinking some caffeinated sugar bomb, put some grease stains on the entire thing, spread the cheeto powder of love in there. :P Seriously though, over 10 years ago I used to build my own desktops... I literally built some of mine and some desktop for friends while sitting on a carpet, no strap, whatever. Never had a single problem. And it certainly also didn't lower the lifespan or anything like that. But the whole carpet plus anti static straps is true... if you live in very dry places. Like you regularly get shocked because of static, then it becomes a problem.
yea yea i know when i built my first computer i had like alot of respect and i was afraid of doing something wrong. But now after 15 years of experience with building about 6 computers i know there is allmost nothing you can do wrong :D Because lets be honest, Hardware Manufacturers dont want you to return demolished Hardware so its all designd to be foolproof.
My friend didn't connect extra power cable to a gts250 and it fried. Maybe it wasn't the reason and it was already broken, I don't know, but I would have no idea it even needs extra power if the vendor didn't tell me. It could happen to any experienced overly confident builder.
Except if you live somewhere cold DO NOT plug in a pc, or any peripherals for that matter, that has been sitting outside in a car or something immediately after you entered your home. My uncle managed to fry his monitor because of that.
I couldn't think of a more cleverly timed video release on youtube. Your taking advantage of the high controversy and without even mentioning it. In-fact, I've never heard of this channel, but after watching a few videos on the verge thing, this one just came up at the top of my recommended. Good job lol
I don't think they did. If they had the Verge wouldn't have messed up so terribly. This video repeatedly said *don't* do this. Actually the folks over at the Verge probably don't speak English very well so I've changed my mind. I don't think they followed it, I *KNOW* they did!
Watching all your content as I put together my third build but 1st in 15 years. This has been insanely helpful in removing some fears I had. Thank you!
Maybe I am too late but that power plug is not a proprietary connector, the regular power connector that is used on most consumer PSU(s) is IEC 60320 C13/14 coupler, whereas this is a C19/20 coupler, which has 16A support and is used in High current appliances and enterprise class UPS and server PDUs, 1600W is high enough.
Pranjal Jain I noticed the same... actually in Europe this plug can supply up to 3600W in europe because of the higher voltage, as the limit is on the current not power. We use C13/14 plugs up to 2000W...
i2nupman when I was 14 building a pc out of scrap parts i used canned air to spin one fan really fast because I was bored. It's the only fan from my original build that still works.
Just don't hold your fan funny while blowing ... I did that to a stupid fan once, the bearing got tilted and it created some crazy noise that I had to replace the fan.
Ive heard not to use a vacuum cleaner to clean parts. dont know why? if shouldnt matter which way the air is travelling as long as the dust is removed.
i`ve never believed any of that stuff jay cause i started tinker with computers before there were forums and did this the so called wrong way and never had a problem--this was an awesome vid brother!!keep up the killer work!!
This. The internet make it seem like it's some black magic voodoo skill to build a pc. While all you need is some common sense and money to buy the parts.
First ever build i had to RMA my cheap Biostar mobo & Diabolotek power supply. Learned early on those are two components not to cheap out on. Thermaltake 600w going strong on 5 years now along with the replacement biostar which i still use 😂
This remembers me about the time I built my PC. Dropped the CPU, got roughly half of the pins bent (AMD CPU), straightened them with a kitchen knife, and 4-5 yrs down the road it works perfectly, never had any issue with it.
I've been "tinkering" with PC's since the mid 90's with my first Packard Bell, I've never had an issue and I've never used static anything, gloves, or whatever, lol, so funny, the stuff isn't that delicate, but I can understand with the total cost of components, yea you should probably be careful.
actually nzxt's build setup is really good value if you do go the system builder route since their warranty and service is only $99 and msrp parts which is really nice for gpu and ram price increases though now they are going down was super killer a few months ago when they first launched their bld system building.
I think the best thing you can take away from this video is: there are many things that can go wrong while building a computer, like accidentally shocking your components, and the best way to avoid that is to not build your computer on carpet. so basically the chances of that stuff happening are low but you rather avoid the risk altogether, which is what all these "rules" are for
I got about halfway through this video before I found anything I wouldn't normally do with a system. Is that bad?
Chris Minors yes
You forgot to spray an air can on the mother board.
LOL
yes
i hope you're joking
JayzTwoCents: I'm gonna build a computer wrong on purpose
The Verge: Hold my beer.
reмιlιa ѕcarleт 😂😂😂
Stop
Lmfao epic
They probably used this as their tutorial
Did not realize he did this video a month ago... Dang verge, dang lol
0/10, he forgot to place the power supply on the insulating pads. Short circuited entire system.
@@mtljx Even forgot to show support for cancer patients. smh
Pro tip: match your rgb for max performance. And remember to set them red cause green is the eco mode
James Xiao he probably also forgot to screw with confidence 😢
Also, no brace. It has to be hammered in.
DeckerFI also, yes, we got really fast 2666mhz memory
still looks better than the verge build
rikara honestly kinda does lol more organized clutter than just clutter clutter ya know
@@Punched0 iknow right
It's horrifying that what you say is true...
Ha! Ha! Good one! First thing you need in a Verge build is a table... no it ain't... first thing you need is a roll of carpet 😄😂
at least Jay assembled it in a better order than what The Verge did
Jaztwocents: building computer wrong on purpose
The Verge: write that down, write that down
@Dragon born Charles the French?
@@jahnjahn2988 The Verge
@Bleatedbowl Charles the French was the one who kept saying “WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN” but so did spongebob
LOL
@@hrmn4694 verge, not vogue. And nothing to do with politics. People would just let it go if they acknowledge their mistake instead of blaming others for criticising something that clearly their fault.
The verge: furious taking notes
...ly*
@@santimazo4037 lie*
@@Simon11354 xD
Lyle approves this video.
Bitwit Get to the chopper.
Hey kyle!
HI KYLE!!!!!!!😃😃😃
Who Ryle?
Herro Lyle
Dude, you're suppose to put the thermal paste on the socket
That's only for hardcore enthusiasts!
Yeah thats if you dont want the pins to come in contact with the cpu so it doesnt short circuit and come in contact with the rest of the pc, nice tip
He should've added thermal paste to pre-applied thermal paste.
@@mas7rreaper126 Thats not woooosh
@@whatisbow2865 i just did that, how badly have i fucked up?
I love how you're literally trying to mess up but its still way less cringe worthy than The Verge build.
yeah
Omg i just realized that..
@@Jxhnny77 I'd imagine so
Because he thought he was doing it right
It less cringey because he did it on purpose, not in spite of it
The Verge did a better job at this same video, I regret to say.
YES
At least Jayztwocents was being transparent about his actions in this video albeit was for demonstration and testing purposes. What The Verge did was incompetent and to a certain degree perhaps even unethical
IxtR4kt guys comon. The power supply shorts the system...
I got this video recommended next to the now infamous Verge video, no joke.
Wow, come to think of it, they really did do a better job than this video. For one thing, Jay actually screwed all 4 of his screws into his cooler!
I'm about to build my first pc after a decade of being a console player so this video was extremely helpful. Not only did I learn what to avoid, but I also learned that it's not too big of a deal if I forget some of these things. I'll be going into this with way more confidence than I would have otherwise, so thank you
Best of luck if you haven't build it yet and hopefully it's working fine if you did built it by now :)
Did you build it?
@@undercovershitposter6519 Yes and it's working absolutely perfectly. Going from 30 fps my whole life to almost 200 was a huge change to get used to and I doubt I'll ever go back. Thanks to this video, the only problem I had assembling my PC was putting in the cooler and that's because I forgot the support screws, so entirely my fault. Nearing 2 months and I haven't had any troubles
@@ghengoonimagnus7552 sorry its annoying me the fact you put 30fps when console is set to 60fps by default
@@edgyy7799 I mainly play Destiny (I know, gross) and it's 30 on console
This actually made me feel a lot less anxious, thank you. shout out to to getting your cpu on the mb and thermal paste jumping into the void so you just amazon more.
Seriously. Now I'm thinking that I can actually build a pc even though I mess up everything that I touch.
Jay you forgot to mention which oil I should use for my ram. Is sunflower or olive ok?
Use coconut oil
use motor oil
Castrol GTX sounds nice, not only it speed up your ram but also your nvidia gpu
id recon wd40, also that spraycan makes it easier to apply evenly :D
jiz
"Now we don't have a lot of memory around here..."
*Pulls out like 500gb of ram*
He said a lot of different kinds of ram.
That's not alot XD
@@sir_duckington1245 are you sure about that
@@brandon4801 it's a joke lol
That's like nothing. Go to Linus Tech Tips yt Channel he used 2TB.
DUDE YOU FORGOT THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE THAT HOPEFULLY HAS A SCREWDRIVER.
He even forgot what the Verge waffles on: a Livestrong bracelet, a thermal paste applicator, and a CPU applicator. LMFAO
He also forgot to fight cancer
@@EperkeDashh To quote Lyle Hansen:
"He no fighting static, he fighting cancer!" LOL
He chickened out on the PSU, a high quality high watt PSU is not going to hurt anything.
He should have used one of the generic chinese gray colored PSU, 600W but cost like $35.
This. I get the point of the video and I agree with Jay about enthusiasts/experts scaring away novices from trying their first build, but he should have pointed out that he's using premium/high end parts that are well-built - parts that could actually take a bit of punishment/mishandling without immediately breaking anything. Most novices might skimp on a part or two with disastrous consequences (e.g. most novices have a tendency to go for cheap cases and the crappy PSUs that came with them.)
DiabloTECH (yes that is a real PSU brand) would be perfect for this. They're the company that taught me all I need to know about cheaping out on a PSU.
i dont think the point was to put bad components in that either just dont work or will break your computer, but to do the building process wrong, with good components
Should have tried a 230W PSU haha
Ironically one of the more generic looking brands that people buy is Great Wall which just screams in both looks and branding as being a hazard but guess what?
*closer, whispering*
Most of the big brands like Corsair and Thermaltake use Great Wall PSUs with fancier outer casings.
I had someone tell me the way I "touched components with my hands while being *outside* meant that it lost 5% Performance" the best bit is that he linked me an image of me holding a TV Tuner...
Good job making a video to finally proove that PC Components are not as fragile as many people would have you believe.
aaaannnndddd ded
I'm typing this on my PC built on a motherboard and processor from the dump,as in rained on,on the ground. I had to replace the thermal paste and rusty CMOS but the board and phenom II X4 are fine.
Reminds me of a guy that explained to me, that ALL motherboards have a safety feature, that shuts off your PC if your CPU gets above 60°C, since your hardware "degrades" if it is over that temperature. And that 4 GHz is a hard cap for CPU clock speeds. At that time the 7700k was out.
4ghz is still a hard cap unfortunately you can get higher but not without spending a ton of money on cooling solutions witch just arnt worth the cost lol
Keep in mind, ESD can bite your ass if you are too careless. My CEO killed his work Pc by opening it in his office and adding a hard drive lmao.
You forgot to eat cheeze puffs while building.
Johannes Snutt oh dear god
Or bacon with bare hands and then put the cpu ram and gpu in with those greasy fingers
Or pancakes with syrup
lol, South Park had me thinking that they were called Cheeze Poffs this whole time :P
Accidentally spill pop in the socket...
6:40
It's spelled "❗️"
Try turning the power supply off when updating bios. That will give you better temps. ;)
Be sure to make a video about the result. Muahahaha! (Gets popcorn and hides in a dark corner)
It'll never go above ambient temp again.
mamagame yeah best temps ever
Lol, good one. But I seriously hope no crazy person tries this. I had a friend who had his computer go crazy while trying to update bios and in the end after he shut it off it was a brick. Sad story. Though for what ever reason they still fixed it for free.
Would not do anything on my Mobo since I have 2 BIOS chips! Wait... 2 updates is better than one... how about I unplug the PSU when I update the BIOS on the backup chip :D.
Old video but exactly right.
Had the Verge dude just said
"yeah, I basically tried to fake it until I made it and I looked silly. My bad."
He'd have gotten a lot of support. People were entirely too hard on him...until he insisted that he was perfect and only nerds cared one way or the other.
His worst sin wasn't the build but the attitude after.
Called us nerds after uttering " I'm not doing so well" well benching lol. Mistakes are forgivable is attitude was not. Were it not for " nerds" then the verge would not exist..
It went probs down like this:
Verge needs somebody that can build a PC and finds some dude among his staff members. Staff member guarantees he knows how to build it, although deep down he lacks 100% of the knowledge and barely made a pc in the past.
Verge says dope and they start filming after spending 2K (!) on all of the parts.
The video is a flop. Now of course the staff member who promised the Verge that he knows and that made them spend 2K on a build won't apologize online. He has to defend his job, so obviously he says he's right and we are wrong. His reputation among the people around him would have been much worse had he apologized. Note the folks around him have clearly no clue at all about PCs
You're forced to remake this video, The Verge just beat you.
Jay literally predicted what The Verge would do a month after this video is released
The Verge must have used this video for inspiration.
It literally came out 2 weeks later 😂
They did it worse tho
The Verge should have watched this before making their build
I think they did, with no sound and without reading the title, and they thought it was an instruction on how to build a PC.
they only watched the bit at 13:41 :'D
In a world full of 'How to' videos I love to see 'How not to' videos like this.
Howtobasic is a channel dedicated to how not to "videos"
Jay: Litterally just grabs components from his nearby rack.
Me:...
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Me:...
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Me:... :(
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@@catlikehana meh contain.. most just to buy DIY build to consumer... if you can.. don't since unlike LEGO.. if you broken them.. you can not get replacement.. and if you start think oh i can just chane new GPU... all the time.. with i7 from 6 generation ago.. it not going to work since it not powerful enogh.. the problem is the risk is high and people who think they know what they doing.. still can broken their old hardware...
@@campkira I just had a stroke reading that
@@gates2169 lmao same
Short List of what Jay did better than the Verge Video:
-Dual Channel RAM
-Use correct size screws as well as correctly screwed in
-Use a Phillips Screwdriver instead of an "Swiss army knife that hopefully has a screwdriver"
-Didn't use the CPU Applicator
Also used all the thumb screws for the cpu water block, didn't drown the cpu in thermal paste, didn't nerd out about having gotten their hands on an ordinary mundane cpu, didn't use a silicon rubber "for the cure" bracelet, didn't call zip ties tweezers, and used all necessary standoffs(rip m.2 nvme ssd).
When he said *"That it **_"hopefully"_** has a screwdriver"* I literally lost my shit.
-Put the CPU in before putting the motherboard into the case.
Applied only one layer of paste.
Using a CPU applicator is perfectly acceptable, except how "The Verge" did it. When the guy said to add more thermal paste because the factory doesn't use enough, I almost lost my shit lol. I'm among the minority that spreads thermal paste on manually (because OCD) so I know 100% of the heatspreader is covered nice and evenly.
Just like the Verge build
You should definitely follow the Verge build, because putting one RAM stick in A2 slot and the other in B2 slot is proven best practice. And also definitely listen to him when he said that you can just put the graphics card in whichever slot you think looks nicest, because 8x vs 16x is overrated anyways. Oh and ALWAYS wait to put your CPU in last when you have the least amount of free space, because making sure you put it in the right way is also overrated. Oh yeah, and you should definitely spend 2000$ on a PC build and then consider upgrading to RTX cards right afterwords. Truer words have never been spoken since Toms hardware said JUST BUY IT! And make sure you buy one of he's wireless anti-static wrist bands, have to get me one of those!
I'm so disappointed the comment section on that video has been disabled :'( I'd love to applaud him for being "brave" enough to do it like you want to do it, instead of doing whats right. :P
fuck it, might as well go for x4 slot. also make sure the board has a cpu holder in it to hold all your cores properly
Gotta admit the PSU looked much sleeker mounted backwards.
The verge is worse
Jesus that was painful to watch, but I couldn't look away.
I especially loved the half peeled plastic on the side of the case.
Kristopher Phillips the plastic killed me. The video was awesome though. Lol
8:05 match ram sticks..
Manufacturer says to get you to buy bulk.
Anybody else curious about how much of that ram was actualled detected?
The mis-matched RAM was what I was most interested in.
all of it, the system just sync's to the lowest speed
Ask the Verge
u can see 24GB on bios screen
By choosing the lowest compatible timing....
I'm disappointed.
You put the CPU in before installing the motherboard.
You put all of the screws on the CPU cooler.
You've already missed several tricks that the Verge found in their how (not) to build video.
The point of this video was to disprove the myths of "how sensitive" components are. To show that it's not easy to break things if you follow the general instructions.
@@fluffyfetlocks woosh
It says We built a computer wrong on PURPOSE!
@@jezihogg wooooooosh
Lmao these guys don’t get it they think that putting the motherboard in and cpu after is the right way LMAO
You forgot to screw the motherboard directly on the case without standofs
are you saying the motherboard shouldn't be screwed into the case?
This is quite frankly the most probable fuck-up that causes the most damage.
I was under the impression the motherboard should be mounted outside the case. Was I mistaken in this?
lol you use a case? connect all that shit and trow it behind your desk. ezzz
I actually did that on my first build, only used 2 screws as well. Still works.
My favorite mistake that someone made is they thought, for some reason, that the thermal paste was meant to go on the pins. It was crazy.
I saw a video where they actually put the paste on the pins on purpose to see what would hppen and it still worked :D
Did the kid from The Verge watch this before making his video?
No if he did, he wouldn't have made so many mistakes.
He did, but he completely ignored the title of the video and everything Jay said at the end.
@Terry Wilson what kid goes on 4chan?
you forgot using a butter knife as a flat head screwdriver
Yeah, I don't see a problem with that...
I've done that for a monitor stand once
I've done that several times, also on laptops
Bruh I used it on pipe work
It works perfectly fine. What's your point? Maybe he should have tightened those screws with bare hands.
Looks better than half the "high end gaming pc" builds on craigslist
Jay should post this on CL, ask an outrageous price, and send the ad over to Science Studio.
Haha that Was a Nice one
@Mike now that's meta
It be like that sometimes.
Her: "It's my first time, so please, be gentle"
Me: 6:57
I'm disappointed, Jay. You didn't have any liquid nearby while building your rig. You gotta stay hydrated. You didn't shuffle your feet on the ground either. Last, but definitely not least, you didn't pair the Intel X99 platform with a Radeon GPU (as I type this from my AMD X470 platform paired with a GTX 1070 LOL).
Mike Oleksa i’m about to build a rig with an x470 mobo and a gtx 1070 >.
Almost like we're breaking the law!!! LOL
Love that name, by the way! LMAO
Mike Oleksa Hah thanks.
And i can’t wait to get this rig up and running, just need the memory now.
you think thats bad? how about b350 with a 1080ti?
you didn't sneeze on the board for good luck
blow on it and spit by accident ;)
Doing my last build it was the hottest day of the year and it was about 34 degrees in the room I was building and I had sweat drop on the board, twice. Thankfully it was fine.
bruh where u at thats the hottest day ? here in az the highs are in 100s, sunday will be 107 btw: 34c is 93 fahrenheit
UK, yeah I know it's hardly much but no AC and since we're not used to that kind of weather.
bruh how u got no A/C that's a gamechanger i'd prolly be sweating balls in 93 with no ac too house turns into a furnace lmfao
Put thermal paste on the CPU pins
No!!!!!!!! You have to use liquid metal on the pins. Regular thermal paste will insulate the braces.
Why not just gasoline while your at it
So that it doesn't short circuit?
Ana Anaqah, not all paste is conductive, I think the white artic ceramique isn't but the artic silver is, could be wrong but in any case since it's not conductive it could act as an insulator to prevent the pins from touching inside the socket so either way it's bad
They get hot too
*The Verge has entered the chat*
*left*
I just ordered my computer parts last night and will start building it by weekend. I was kinda nervous of building it because it’s my first building a computer. So watching this videos made me ease up. Thanks Jay!
Starubikal there is a sense of pride and accomplishment that’s difficult to explain when you finish your first build. Just being able to sit back and watch it post for the first time, and saying to yourself, “I made this work.” It’s incredible.
The only one thing that scares me is getting a faulty component/s
The worst thing that will happen if you get faulty components is that you have to wait a little longer. I agree with Ben, watching your PC boot into it's OS for the first time is a fantastic feeling. Let us know how it goes!
Starubikal just built my friend his computer, it’s nothing to be afraid of, in fact, I usually get nervous at the start of the build and at the moment before you start it up, the rest of the time is really relaxing.
just be careful, do not rush, check your manuals, and the rest is just like a lego
“I put it in the wrong hole, story of my life.”
-Jay 2018
its a joke but he having wife and kids - kind of cringe tbh 😅
@@marcilloferente8393 who says the wrong hole has anything to do with his wife?
@@hireahitCA Probably the fact that he has a kid. So he must've found the right hole at some point in their marriage. Badumtss
It's almost like the industry has collectively tried to make this as fool proof as possible t get a PC together instead of having to deal with RMA's all day from people doing it wrong. Amazing.
Its almost like this video was necessary because people still act like they're building with components made of sugar glass in 2019 and freak the fuck out in the comments when they see builders touching pins and PCBs.
Its almost like you missed the entire fucking point.
On no wait. Thats exactly what its like. Amazing.
I've built pc's back in the mid to late 90's with no issues wearing a sweater and no anti-static wristband.
People are just stupid and we old timers love proving that to be the case.
@@christophervanzetta I think the static fears probably came from computer building pre 1990s. Like you, I've never had any issues with static.
@@tikoblocks3224 Still doesn't make sense but OK
@@tikoblocks3224 LMFAO!
Because static discharge doesn't affect mobo components. Too low of amperage.
It's a myth to sell overpriced junk for idiot's
Hey Jayz, I just wanted you to know that this video was what boosted my confidence in attempting to build my own computer. I just got finished with my first build yesterday, and it runs like an absolute dream! I feel so accomplished and proud of myself. Thank you for helping me to overcome my fear of Screwing It Up.
Can you give tips for putting the cpu in the motherboard? Like does it have to click in? Or do you just put it there?
I was thinking 1000w when he pulled out 1600 I almost choked on my own saliva
Yeah how could he do that? It's still not enough
True, you'd never be able to connect your usb clothes dryer to it.
I uh... I do have 1200 watts. I realized a long time ago it was beyond overkill, but is it really that bad?
@@lyingriotman2220 No lol. It's completely fine.
@@Nighterlev Alright then, lol. I've just got 700 watts sitting on the back burner for a while then.
10:21 That's actually a standard IEC C19 plug. It's just not common since you usually don't have that much current going through a PSU.
Yes someone else knows about c19
I'm surprised he didn't know that.
I was going to throw this out there too. You see this more in data centers, typically not consumer hardware. If someone builds a system that is pulling 1600watts I would also hope they are plugged into a 20A circuit or dedicated 15A.
I said the same thing. Though i wonder what he'd say if he saw a NEMA 6-20 or a NEMA L6-30.
Bend all the pins.
I have actually had bent pins once... Bent them back and everything was fine.
@@Outland9000 same
First you need a Thermal Paste applicator to do that and you need to be holding it in a cpu installation tool
Great video. I'm new to building pc's and the hardest thing was just being brave enough to have a crack at it. I've changed all the fans on my pc and it blew me away (hehe) how proud I was. Can't wait to get the money together to build my own. Thanks for the confidence.
You forgot to blow the RAM like an old NES cartridge...
For some reason. Pro Wrestling became that necessity after just a few short months from when my older brother got it for Christmas. Zelda 1 also in the golden original cartridge.
make sure you are wearing a live strong rubber bracelet to ground you when you blow the RAM
@@heinzerbrew - Nah. Just gotta rub it really fast on the carpet. Any hairs or lint that stick to it help it connect better.
@PorgMcNuggets To be honest, all that hair and lint will increase your thermals. You should probably put liquid metal on the ram to keep it cool. If you're on a budget regular thermal paste will work but won't look as cool.
@@heinzerbrew - Thermal paste? Nah, I just use Icy Hot in the socket and spray a little antifreeze on the motherboard.
I've heard that drilling holes in a motherboard is a bad thing too.
Bryan de Paepe haha I almost forgot that
Well there goes my idea for the Swiss Cheese build...
yea, if you're lucky the spot you can drill into is the ideal spot to use for whatever you had in mind, but otherwise it's a not a good idea. I'd be fully amused if he drilled into his though.
Maximum airflow
or massively over-tightening the screws holding the board so it snaps =)
The verge copied you mate! Time to sue them!
RIP the verge. Cant build a pc AND got sued
Ok angry nerd. We improved on it by using a genuine swiss army knife that hopefully has a screwdriver on it, and we used enough thermal paste to run Leauge of Legends at 120fps locked.
@@jahterminatedlmao5473 I don't even think Srefan Etienne works at The Verge anymore.
You Know, the Verge really has a huge talent. While Jay is struggling to do everything wrong, the verge has this natural ability to screw everything up and thats impressive.
How to Build a computer by The Verge, Reuploaded
"I put it in the wrong hole, story of my life..." LMAOOO
He said in the video with his daughter that she's the result of not giving up, we now know what he meant...
HAHAHHA LMAOOOO LOOOL XDDDDDDD
LMFAOOOOOOOOOO HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH SOO FUNNY
LOL
Has a kid xD
Very funny LMAO Right where is all the XDDDDDD LMAOO
"opened box with razor knife" dissapointed, expected a chainsaw in this video
He should have used his keys!
That's my go to for opening boxes. Cause it's conveniently always on my belt loop.
someone has been watching some AvE vidgeos
He could have at least cut up the top of the case, opening the box.
@@colossalbreacker
Aaaaaaaaaaand TIME!
Yeah or at least a hatchet as per AvE standards
Instructions unclear, created nuclear weapon. What do now?
7:33 Hey look it’s someone starting a car.
LMFAO
10:23 car broke down
lmao xD
"not alot of memory" pulls stick after stick out 8:05 gg jason
I always put it on the wrong hole... the story of my life.
I’m dead
Just respawn dumbass
Sometimes a nice surprise is enjoyable.
I am thankful for this video, currently in my first PC build and I have done my fair share of research with a ton of forums saying how easy it is to ruin your expensive components, but it's nice to see that if I am cautious it "should" more than likely turn ON, because I absolutely would not do these practices in the video.
You can do them and the pc would still work lmao,if you don’t want your pc to work kick the shit 😆
TAME! xD
C'mon Jay, you skipped one very basic don't do it thing - build that PC while eating some food, drinking some caffeinated sugar bomb, put some grease stains on the entire thing, spread the cheeto powder of love in there. :P
Seriously though, over 10 years ago I used to build my own desktops... I literally built some of mine and some desktop for friends while sitting on a carpet, no strap, whatever. Never had a single problem. And it certainly also didn't lower the lifespan or anything like that.
But the whole carpet plus anti static straps is true... if you live in very dry places. Like you regularly get shocked because of static, then it becomes a problem.
yea yea i know when i built my first computer i had like alot of respect and i was afraid of doing something wrong. But now after 15 years of experience with building about 6 computers i know there is allmost nothing you can do wrong :D Because lets be honest, Hardware Manufacturers dont want you to return demolished Hardware so its all designd to be foolproof.
well.. you could still fuck up by washing and build the computer before letting it dry
Or they make it non-refundable so u have to buy more than one
My friend didn't connect extra power cable to a gts250 and it fried. Maybe it wasn't the reason and it was already broken, I don't know, but I would have no idea it even needs extra power if the vendor didn't tell me. It could happen to any experienced overly confident builder.
Read Newegg reviews. SOMETHING is happening to all that hardware.
Except if you live somewhere cold DO NOT plug in a pc, or any peripherals for that matter, that has been sitting outside in a car or something immediately after you entered your home. My uncle managed to fry his monitor because of that.
Verge would be proud... Good job 7/10
I couldn't think of a more cleverly timed video release on youtube. Your taking advantage of the high controversy and without even mentioning it. In-fact, I've never heard of this channel, but after watching a few videos on the verge thing, this one just came up at the top of my recommended. Good job lol
You can lick the 24 pin connector while the PSU is plugged in. You shouldn't, but you can.
Should I try this. I'll try it next time I wake up, that will be in like 5 hours so yeah
@Mic Spam God are you still alive?
HunterDragon127➜ shhhhh lel
This PC is still better than what TheVerge made.
Shoulda used a Swiss Army Knife for your screwdriver
Dont forget the Allen keys and twizzers XD
swiss army knife that hopefully has a philip screw driver.
new word Allen Wrench not key
I messed with more than a few system using a swiss army knife. It was all I had available on short notice and it worked better than expected.
Nah just screw eveything in with the tip of a knife.
butter knife that is way too thick...and if you aren't bleeding in the end, you didn't do it right.
i think the verge followed this pc guide
I don't think they did. If they had the Verge wouldn't have messed up so terribly. This video repeatedly said *don't* do this.
Actually the folks over at the Verge probably don't speak English very well so I've changed my mind. I don't think they followed it, I *KNOW* they did!
Watching all your content as I put together my third build but 1st in 15 years. This has been insanely helpful in removing some fears I had. Thank you!
Maybe I am too late but that power plug is not a proprietary connector, the regular power connector that is used on most consumer PSU(s) is IEC 60320 C13/14 coupler, whereas this is a C19/20 coupler, which has 16A support and is used in High current appliances and enterprise class UPS and server PDUs, 1600W is high enough.
Pranjal Jain I noticed the same... actually in Europe this plug can supply up to 3600W in europe because of the higher voltage, as the limit is on the current not power. We use C13/14 plugs up to 2000W...
And that's why I scroll through the comments and then search for a keyword (PSU). Glad someone had commented about the C19/C20 before :-)
Still better than the Verge
I love how just the NAME "the Verge" is now a running joke, all in itself :D
He proceeds to build PC wrong, and I'm like... "Shoot, I build my PC on carpet and never use an antistatic bracelet".
Oh well.
Slaps case... this baby can play so many fortnights...
1spaghetti32 Lmao
Slaps case. NOW THATS A LOT OF DAMAGE
But can it play....FIVEnights?
Idea for a crossover game:
Fortnights At Freddies
Player Unknowns Fortnite Grounds
One "don't do!" that you missed is "Don't clean components with an air compressor!" I've been doing that for 30 years and haven't lost a part yet.
i2nupman when I was 14 building a pc out of scrap parts i used canned air to spin one fan really fast because I was bored. It's the only fan from my original build that still works.
Just don't hold your fan funny while blowing ... I did that to a stupid fan once, the bearing got tilted and it created some crazy noise that I had to replace the fan.
Ive heard not to use a vacuum cleaner to clean parts. dont know why? if shouldnt matter which way the air is travelling as long as the dust is removed.
Vacuum cleaner can create static electricity, that's why.
I just cleaned my PC yesterday and was playing with the fans, spinning them like that
LOL, I've built every computer doing "everything you shouldn't do" and never had a problem in 25 years. (except cooling)
me to an it always works
Ditto...
I intentional built my first PC on carpet with socks on posted first try best part was it was LIVE.
I've never stowed extra cables in the case, though with PSU shrouds being standard these days...
I was gonna say I always place my power supply with the fan facing up and I have no issues XD
i`ve never believed any of that stuff jay cause i started tinker with computers before there were forums and did this the so called wrong way and never had a problem--this was an awesome vid brother!!keep up the killer work!!
You nailed it! Building a computer is not rocket science, just a little common sense. I recommend to any first time PC builder to watch this video.
Ik did it afterparty building nu first pc :o
This. The internet make it seem like it's some black magic voodoo skill to build a pc. While all you need is some common sense and money to buy the parts.
Another thing you shouldn't do, is put thermal paste on the cpu socket... 😂
So, Jay please show us how not to do that... 😎😝
I was waiting for him to do that but it never happened lmfao
he'd probably choose a dead mobo or an ancient one lol
Wtf jay? You should had used an cheap , chinese no name power supply.... What kind of a pc store do you think this is!?
Adrian make sure it's just a metal block with zero labeling and ketchup and mustard cables
Should have used Diablotek lol
Or an Insignia power supply. You can pick those up from any best buy.
the difference between what not to do and what is stupid to do.
First ever build i had to RMA my cheap Biostar mobo & Diabolotek power supply. Learned early on those are two components not to cheap out on. Thermaltake 600w going strong on 5 years now along with the replacement biostar which i still use 😂
Thank you for this video. It's so easy to be terrified of building your own pc. This gives a lot of confidence!
I think The Verge has you beat, sorry.
A french youtuber installed a toilet seat on histoire computer for april's fools...
I love the way jay makes a point.
This remembers me about the time I built my PC. Dropped the CPU, got roughly half of the pins bent (AMD CPU), straightened them with a kitchen knife, and 4-5 yrs down the road it works perfectly, never had any issue with it.
jay: i BuilD ComPuTeR
the verge: *furiously taking notes*
*Now Jay secretly is going to manage the cables in this pc and put the card in the first slot because he's going crazy*
You have to rub some wool cloth on your head before you start building.
If there is a spark when you touch components, you have done it right!
I followed this video step by step but my system won’t power on. Please help me Jay.
OhItsThat plzz plug in you 12 volt to your hamster only way to power it on
a little bit more of thermal paster
OhItsThat whu........ whu... what this is how not to build. not how to build.
What carpet color did you use?
Wooosh
Nice r34 background Jay, finally found a channel for my love of cars and computers.
Make Sure you delete System 32 for more performance.
im on it brother if it means i can cap a buttery 15 frames per second in fallout 4 im down
Nah you have to delete the windows folder on your C drive if you want a significant performance boost.
You forgot to touch the socket pins!
and forgot to put thermal paste between the socket and cpu!
use mayo instead of thermal paste
@@MarioAndWeegee3 I use water tbh. I just empty a bottle of water on my cpu.
You need to put a disclaimer, apparently some 'professionals' took this seriously
The balance between professional advice and sarcastic comedy is beautiful!! 😂😂
I've been "tinkering" with PC's since the mid 90's with my first Packard Bell, I've never had an issue and I've never used static anything, gloves, or whatever, lol, so funny, the stuff isn't that delicate, but I can understand with the total cost of components, yea you should probably be careful.
I thought this was a response to the Verge...
Sponcer: system builder
Message: don't be scared just build it yourself.
actually nzxt's build setup is really good value if you do go the system builder route since their warranty and service is only $99 and msrp parts which is really nice for gpu and ram price increases though now they are going down was super killer a few months ago when they first launched their bld system building.
I think the best thing you can take away from this video is: there are many things that can go wrong while building a computer, like accidentally shocking your components, and the best way to avoid that is to not build your computer on carpet. so basically the chances of that stuff happening are low but you rather avoid the risk altogether, which is what all these "rules" are for