PC Building Order of Operations

[FielValeryRTS]

"A touch of cable management"

*furiously pushing everything in*

[kitsunecarrasquillo]

Step 1: Look at prices for parts
Step 2: Cry
Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2

[JookyMusic]

Step 1: put gpu in case
Step 2: put ram in case
Step 3 :put cable in and conect gpu and cpu
Step 4 :install windows
Step 5: put motherboard in

[Debugboii]

1. Unboxing and dumping boxes
2. Install motherboard and psu in case
3. *TINY RACCOON FINGERS*

[cfatech-spot]

Bro was like don't remind me, I know it's Lego 😂

[verdantgamer]

So I assembled a pc for a sibling for their Christmas present, I got them a decent mobo, a gold psu, my old 980ti from the prebuilt I purchased, 1 tb of SSD nvme, and 32gbs of RAM. I really didn’t have a well put together plan, just build what I could and make sure there wasn’t a mess. And I think it came out beautifully since it hasn’t crashed or show any signs of failure, I feel like a proud older sibling.

[kodiee]

Tip for new builders, add the air cooler last. I had an matx board and it couldn’t screw in the mobo stand offs on my first build cuz the cooler blocked it 😂

[BForceVR]

This is so helpful because I just ordered parts for a gaming pc and I didn’t know what order to build it in

[noodlemaster]

Pro tip if you have a modular psu or cable extentions. Plug in the cpu cable and route it through it's hole before mounting the mobo. Especially useful for people with fat fingers

[Greemer]

Pc building is just lego for big boys thats why i love it so much

[Jenna_Talia]

Him referring to the irritating part of building a PC (daisy-chaining fans, squeezing your fingers into tight spaces to feed cables through, screwing in components with awkward, sharp corners to avoid) as the lego phase has got to be the most diabolical description I've ever heard

[ionlyswimfree]

I haven't even built mine yet, so this was pretty useful to see the order of operations 👍

[chicken]

"I start with the motherboard for a POST test"

[EnderG]

I personally start with the motherboard, do a POST, and confirm all parts are functional before installation. Last thing I want is to have something not work, have to take it all apart and see what isn't working. After a basic install, I run another POST test to confirm once again before full buttoning up, cable management, etc

[ericmendez]

Since I build them for work, it’s typically 1. motherboard prep, 2. installing motherboard in case cable managing case wiring, 3. motherboard power cables, finally gpu and psu. this lets you cablemanage in layers to make sure it looks good for customers. Without just trying to shove everything in the bottom of the case. Depending on the parts picked, we can get system up and running and boot in it to do bio update in about 30 to 40 minutes.

[Jake_EditzYT]

Here’s the steps I think you should take
1. Take motherboard out and put it on the box
2. Install CPU
3. Install ram
4. Install ssd
5. Install cooler/aio mounting bracket (if there’s no thermal paste then apply some)
6. Put power supply in case and route the cables
7. Put in motherboard
8. If you have an aio install it
9. Plug in case and psu cables
10. Install gpu and plug it in
11. Turn it on to see if it works
12. Do some cable management

[Helmina_von_Hohenzollern]

I do it like this
1. Ready the case with fans and io shield
2. Put in motherboard
3. I install the m.2s because they will probably be covered by the GPU and or CPU cooler
4. I then install the ram
5. Then the CPU cooler to make sure it fits around the ram
6. The power supply
7. Extra drives like sata for cheap storage
8. Blue ray drive
9. Install GPU
10. Plug everything in and cable manage a little bit

[T_Burd_]

The Greatest Cable Manager That Ever Lived

[clebstar]

Personally I like to:
1. Apply thermal paste to the underside of the cpu cooler
2. Secure the gpu to the case
3. Slide the motherboard behind the gpu being carful not to knock off any capacitors (I always have at least 2 spare motherboards handy)
4. Install the cpu cooler
5. Place the m.2 ssds in the pci x16 slot(4 fit nicely)
6. Place the power supply under the gpu ( pre-made sag bracket)
7. Gently plug the psu cables into the motherboard
8.forget about the cpu and procede to try and turn the computer on
9. Gently remove the cpu cooler and using a fair amount of pressure, wipe the thermal paste from the socket
10. Install the cpu making sure the side with the pins is always facing you
11. Reapply thermal paste directly onto the cpu pins
12. Replace your cpu cooler
13. Shove all your cables into the back and make sure to forcefully place your glass side panel back on
14. Plug in all the cables and with hope and prayers your pc shout be cranking 999fps in cyberpunk

[ZacharyWilson-umpl]

I have never built gaming pc but from some videos “A touch of cable management” is the hardest part