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Most Satisfying PC component to install
- Thread starter Maneil99
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RAM and GPU tick the same boxes, but RAM being a lot cheaper means there's a lot less stress about something going wrong, so I'll pick that.
I need a lie down after CPU installation.
I need a lie down after CPU installation.
anyone who gives another answer is a goddamn liar.
memory clicks > gpu click
I used to have this issue, but I built 4 mining rigs and now I hold the proper contempt that PC parts deserve. All of that shit is way sturdier than you think :)
The mining rigs were fun because you get all of the satisfaction of screwing in M.2 PCIE risers, and 8 satisfying GPU clicks per rig. Damn, son.
the truth is with both of you.
i like the little power conenctors for the front panel when they slide right onto those long, slender pins ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Third party Heat sinks
and
The graphics card.
Towers with the glass panel on the side are dope as well. I love my NZXT case :)
and
The graphics card.
Towers with the glass panel on the side are dope as well. I love my NZXT case :)
After thoughtful considerations I've decided to go for the motherboard. This is the begining of a new and exciting story where you don't have to battle for space inside the case yet. And nothing beats screwing those screws who easily go in their threads, just needing a gentle final stroke to be locked neatly!
That GPU click is satisfying as hell, especially when you have a premium cooler (first time feeling this was when I had an MSI Twin Frozr R9 290).
Wheres the poll option for locking the side panel on, then turning it on only to find out you forgot to plug in a fan or something else?
It's easily GPU and RAM, CPU is good aswell but installing the cooler afterwards is reeeaaally annoying.
Yeah this one! All those pins! The connection is so cool.
RAM used to freak me out, I always felt like I was pressing way too hard.
Holding a heavy GPU in your hand before you install it is the best part of any PC build. You really feel like you are holding Thor's hammer at that point.
As far as actual component installations RAM modules and NvMe SSDs are the only things that are easy and satisfying too install.
On my Corsair H100i I literally had to cut part of one of the fans with a dremel to get it to fit without hitting the CPU power connector.
As far as actual component installations RAM modules and NvMe SSDs are the only things that are easy and satisfying too install.
Because most third party coolers are a pain in the ass to install.
On my Corsair H100i I literally had to cut part of one of the fans with a dremel to get it to fit without hitting the CPU power connector.
Something about the mechanical action of putting the CPU lever into the locked position really does it for me.
I use mid-ATX towers almost exclusively so putting a GPU in is more like "What's it caught on now? Why won't it just slot in?!" ..my cable management is not great.
I use mid-ATX towers almost exclusively so putting a GPU in is more like "What's it caught on now? Why won't it just slot in?!" ..my cable management is not great.
The only one of those in that list I actually like are GPUs. The others can be kind of a pain in the ass sometimes
Y'all a bunch of pussays. No better feeling than slamming that CPU in, pulling the lever down, easing it back up, inspect the pins, try to bend a few of them straight again, doing some hail Mary's as you do it gentle this time around and seeing only a few artifacts when you turn on the computer. The best feeling. Living on the edge my brethren of a nerdy persuasion. Nothing like that baby's first construction kit that is RAM, or that GPU that you basically buy working out of the box as it ordains you to install it like the pleb that you are.
I got a new monitor recently and DisplayPort connectors have such a nice click to them. So glad to be done with VGA.
CPU is number one when dropping it jnto the socket because of the perfect fit. Lowering the socket lock is nightmare inducing.
What sort of amateur locks down the side panel before he attempts to boot after any sort of hardware work?
