Assembly, how long does it take you?

ilovefishsticks · 08-26-2005, 10:13 PM

my first build took me about 2-3 hours to build, my bros took me only an hour. takes little time at all once you know what your doing

[-0MEGA-] · 08-26-2005, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Praetor

For sure a couple hours ... factoring in experience i wouldnt be surprised if people could through together a system in about 10 minutes .. depends mostly on how finicky the case is

exactly! The cases i've gotten have all had the usb headers single connectors, and there labeled differently then what the motherboard says, so it takes a while to figure it out. And also getting all the wires together and out of the way for improved airflow, all this stuff adds up. So it takes me about 1-2 hours, if i only work on that for that time.

reciprokal · 08-27-2005, 07:21 AM

my first build(my current sys) took me 2 months to finish it. There was several RMAs in between.

Altanore · 08-27-2005, 08:45 PM

I just recently did my first built computer. (the one i have now). Was on an old Pentium 3 machine.. yikes.. was even playing most modern games with it. There was some lag.. but with all settings low.. i managed to get pretty smooth graphics. How did I manage to handle that? I don't know.

Anyway... this computer took me around 3 hours to build.. and I was sweating like crazy since it was so hot in my room. Had a few troubles but now the system is great! Sure is a huge change from what I had before.

**Praetor** · 08-28-2005, 04:31 AM

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Isnt that the truth, and if you ordered all the right parts and they all work

Indeed, i try not to order but rather i handpick my parts so thats usually not an issue

**apj101** · 08-28-2005, 12:18 PM

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Indeed, i try not to order but rather i handpick my parts so thats usually not an issue

hand pick from where?

diduknowthat · 08-28-2005, 01:13 PM

I would love to handpick all my parts but I can't drive to a manufactuer, they're all too far away.

X24 · 08-28-2005, 05:16 PM

If its a good case (ie few screw or all snap in, and u can open up the side really good and a good fit for all) then aslong as everything works, it don't take more then 30 min to get it all put together, a lil more time installing windows XP, but still, shouldn't take more then 3 hours altogether unless u are trying to get everything perfect and make sure nothing will go wrong and stuff, but chances are, if u just go kinda normal speed and check it out, nothing should go wrong, and if it does, just open up the case and look check everything out quick

Ctcoyote16 · 11-16-2005, 04:02 AM

I'm just wondering, how long did it take you guys to build your rigs (after you gathered all your parts)?

[-0MEGA-] · 11-16-2005, 04:24 AM

Usually about 1-1.5 hours to build, not including the time to install all the software.

08-26-2005, 10:13 PM	#21 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	my first build took me about 2-3 hours to build, my bros took me only an hour. takes little time at all once you know what your doing __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

08-27-2005, 07:21 AM	#23 (permalink)
reciprokal Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 78	my first build(my current sys) took me 2 months to finish it. There was several RMAs in between. __________________ Asus A8N SLi e-Deluxe Enermax Noisetaker 485Watt AMD 64 3500+ eVGA 7800GT PCI-E Samsung PC3200 512mb x 2 Dual Channel Antec Plusview Case LG 52x CD-Burner Samsung DVD-Rom Maxtor 200GB 7200rpm 16mb + Samsung spinpoint ATA 60GB HD

08-27-2005, 08:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
Altanore Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Age: 21 Posts: 255	I just recently did my first built computer. (the one i have now). Was on an old Pentium 3 machine.. yikes.. was even playing most modern games with it. There was some lag.. but with all settings low.. i managed to get pretty smooth graphics. How did I manage to handle that? I don't know. Anyway... this computer took me around 3 hours to build.. and I was sweating like crazy since it was so hot in my room. Had a few troubles but now the system is great! Sure is a huge change from what I had before. __________________ Processor: AMD Athlon64 3200+ S939 Ram: 2x 1GB PC3200 Corsair DDR @dual Channel Video Card: PCI express ATI Radeon X800XL 256mb DDR3 Overclocked Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Drive: LG 16x16 DL DVD±RW w/Light Scribe Hard Drive: Western Digital Sata 120GB 7200rpm, 2x Seagate 320GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA II, WD 150GB Raptor 10k RPM, SATA, 250GB Lacie External HD Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Power Supply: Enermax 535W FMA2 Cooling: Many fans, Thermaltake Bigwater SE.

08-28-2005, 01:13 PM	#27 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,280	I would love to handpick all my parts but I can't drive to a manufactuer, they're all too far away. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

11-16-2005, 04:02 AM	#29 (permalink)
Ctcoyote16 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Too' Oh' 'Tree Posts: 192	Building Time? I'm just wondering, how long did it take you guys to build your rigs (after you gathered all your parts)? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5 Ghz XFX Geforce 7800GT 256MB DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) Dual Channel Platinum W.D. Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM 3.0Gb/s HD Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W All on a DeLL 2005FPW:P 3DMark03- 16,352 3DMark05- 7,710 3DMark06- 4292

08-28-2005, 05:16 PM	#28 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 954	If its a good case (ie few screw or all snap in, and u can open up the side really good and a good fit for all) then aslong as everything works, it don't take more then 30 min to get it all put together, a lil more time installing windows XP, but still, shouldn't take more then 3 hours altogether unless u are trying to get everything perfect and make sure nothing will go wrong and stuff, but chances are, if u just go kinda normal speed and check it out, nothing should go wrong, and if it does, just open up the case and look check everything out quick

11-16-2005, 04:24 AM	#30 (permalink)
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