Setting Up The Motherboard
The first thing that I learned while building my computer; do not rush, I rushed and I put in the motherboard to soon, this did not wreck the computer, but it made it harder to do other steps. John Gower says you place the motherboard in after you place the major components onto the motherboard (Gower 58). With the motherboard in first I had to reach into the case to place each part on the motherboard. One thing that is important to note is that was said in the book was that, "Every motherboard and case is different." (Gower 60). This makes it show that the book couldn't help me through some phases, as it could not accurately describe where to place every little thing.
Once I got all the major components on the motherboard, I had to connect the power supply and the case wires. This was the most frustrating part for me, and I almost had to give up entirely before I figured out what to do. The main problem arises from that every motherboard and case are different, thus the book can't help, not even the internet could help, I had to use the confusing motherboard manual and the small labels on the power supply and case wires. With all the small wires you have to connect them to the correct part and make sure it is securely connected otherwise the computer won't work. I figure it out though, and got everything connected correctly. One thing the book never goes through is wire management as seen from the image below.
For those who have built or are building computers, what is/was the most frustrating thing to do?
Gower III, John, How to Build a Computer (For Beginners) Eighth Edition, Copyright 2011.
The most frustrating thing to do is probably clean a water cooler if you have one, and to wash and rinse it. Then probably putting it on. Physically the most hard thing to do.
ReplyDeleteOther wise probably loading an Operating system and installing and updating everything 30 times is also frustrating.
I use fans for my cooling system, and I make sure my wires are organized in order to let in max air flow. At this point I have installed the operating system and this was really frustrating as well with all the loading time.
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree with you when you said that all motherboards are different and that the book couldn't help you, I was surprised to hear that you were unable to find anything online about this motherboard. I know from personal experience how frustrating building a PC can be, and a pain is trying to get a motherboard that works with all the other components. Have you tried looking up the exact model of the motherboard?
ReplyDeleteYes, I did look up the motherboard, but the internet in the end didn't help. I just had to take my time to figure out the manual and the labels which both were very confusing but eventually I figured out where everything went.
ReplyDeleteHello James,
ReplyDeletePersonally when I built my computer a few years ago the hardest thing to do was decide what parts I should buy. It was hard for me since I was aiming towards a gaming pc and I had to be very specific with each part and knowing whether or not they would work together.
I just bought the parts that had the best reviews at a somewhat cheap price. And it actually turned out to worked really well, minus the memory that was DDR3 when my motherboard only took DDR4.
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