Only thing I've ruined in my PC was my second graphics card I had in my Crossfire setup. This was back when I put in my other memory card reader. I had to remove my second video card to access the USB header... I set my other GPU on the carpet.Installing CPU coolers and doing the cabling is literally the hardest part of building a computer. Not that any of it is hard at all really. Confidence is something you'll build over time. I'm to the point of being a bit over confident at times. Still haven't ruined anything though.
As Darren has just said, installing the CPU cooler is actually one of the harder things to install. I'm doing a build on Saturday and I'm not particularly looking forward to installing the CPU cooler but luckily it's the same cooler that I used in my build so I have a rough idea of how to install it.
Yeah you're right. The only reason I paid to have my cooler installed was because it was a whole thing of like 30 brackets little screws and rubber thingies and I was like halfway done and I abandoned it and paid someone to install it right. I had a bit of overconfidence that time.As Darren has just said, installing the CPU cooler is actually one of the harder things to install. I'm doing a build on Saturday and I'm not particularly looking forward to installing the CPU cooler but luckily it's the same cooler that I used in my build so I have a rough idea of how to install it.
If you can do those things then you can build your own PC from scratch. It's not too difficult if you take your time and don't rush. Think carefully and you won't make mistakes.
I originally had a Coolermaster V6GT and I replaced it with a Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B so I could access my other two RAM slots which the Coolermaster V6GT covered. The Zalman actually has been keeping my PC cooler than the V6 ever has, and from what I've read and heard the Zalman's thermal tubes are liquid filled or something.
The whole PC will be built to a strict budget using the cheapest components possible so that maximum profit can be made on it.
I really wish OEM PC's like that could be bought case-only so we can build what we want into it because I really like the looks of the ASUS G11, especially the RGB LEDs on the front.
There are many cases you can buy that look far nicer and will be much better.
So you can't find a configuration of custom components that you're happy with, yet you have no problem buying a pre-built PC that has many sacrifices?