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If you built your first PC, what do you wish someone told you?? 馃

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by Ava A.Jump to the reply

yeahhh prebuilts often save money on teh power spuply, the motherboard, single channel RAM or a weak cooler, if you go prebuilt, check teh full part list, not just teh CPU and GPU names. lmk how it goes

  1. Ruben Wolfe
    @lambdawrangler

    im literally losing my mind here hot take that I want challenged: for a returning gamer after ten years, a prbeuilt is teh smarter choice 馃檹 u get one warranty, no compatibility guesswork and a working system on day one. I have a firm 800 dollars for video editing. prove me wrong, or tell me Im right. I will happily admit defeat if someone shows me a convincing build list, but I want real reasons, not just building is fun. fun is not a warranty. what am i doing wrong??

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  2. Haruto Sorensen
    @hsorensen_45

    is 3D modeling likely to change in the next few years, so upgrades matter?

    thinking

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  4. Haruto Sorensen
    @hsorensen_45

    oof middle ground: many shops will assemble the parts u pick for a fee. you choose quality parts and still get someone else to do teh building and teh first boot.

    thinking

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  5. Ava A.
    @bufferworks

    yeahhh for a first build, do a test boot outside teh case on teh motherboard box with CPU, one RAM stick, cooler and PSU... if it posts there, everything else is cable management. worked for me anyway 馃し

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  6. Anika Haddad
    @anika.haddad20

    been there man honestly just reset the cache and save yourself the pain fingers crossed 馃

    lol

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  7. Fenna O.
    @fenna.okafor

    ok so my mac is officially haunted pls help 馃檹

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  8. Fenna O.
    @fenna.okafor

    exact same thing happened to my mac last month. have u checked your prebuilt settings? mine were reset after an update

    thinking

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  10. Dima O.
    @dima.ortiz84
    in reply to @anika.haddad20

    yeahhh building is very doable for a beginner if you take your time. Read the motherboard manual, especially the front panel connector and RAM slot pages. Most first build problems are RAM in teh wrong slots or a missing CPU power cable.

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  11. Erik Schmidt
    @early_otter969

    ahh classic whatever you choose, enable XMP or EXPO in teh BIOS afterwards. alot of new systems, prebuilt and self built, run their RAM at a slower defualt speed. lmk how it goes

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  13. Otto B.
    @otto_stack

    oof make a backup before u touch teh theraml paste, learned that the hard way lmk how it goes

    lol

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  14. Ava A.
    @bufferworks

    hmmm a self build gives you one warranty per part, which is good for repairs but means you diagnose problems yourself. A prebuilt gives you one support line, which is great if you dont want to troubleshoot.

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  16. Ines Lindqvist
    @ines.lindqvist16

    hmmm try turning off teh update first, fixed it for me. following, having the same problem

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  17. Zane Becker
    @polar_builder

    hmm idk idk man that sounds like bad advice tbh. honestly just reset the cable and save yourself the pain but hey ymmv

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  18. Ava A.
    @bufferworks
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    yeahhh prebuilts often save money on teh power spuply, the motherboard, single channel RAM or a weak cooler, if you go prebuilt, check teh full part list, not just teh CPU and GPU names. lmk how it goes

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  19. Ruben Wolfe
    @lambdawrangler
    in reply to @bufferworks

    @bufferworks Went with the shop assembly option. My parts, their screwdriver. Perfect for a returning gamer after ten years like me. cant believe it was that simple lol

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