Reasons Why PC Building Can Be Tricky: Tips and Tricks to Help You Out

If you're building a PC for the first time, be prepared to shell out a whopping million dollars for a motherboard with one... power button! Yes, you read that right. Unfortunately, switching your PC on doesn't involve simply pressing a button like it would in most other electronic devices.

In fact, switching the PC on involves doing something dodgy with a screwdriver, which is not exactly ideal. You know the pins where you plug the reset and power button of the case into your motherboard? Take a screwdriver and jump those two pins for the power button, and this will switch the PC on. The same process goes for turning it off; just hold it there for a while, and the PC will eventually turn off.

**Tip Number Two: Finger Tight is Almost Always Tight Enough**

This genuinely goes for pretty much anything you have to screw down in a PC. When mounting a CPU cooler that has thumb screws, don't over-tighten them when you finally tighten them with your final turn. You've gone too far at this point! The same goes for if you're mounting a motherboard to the standoffs in a case; don't over-tighten it because if you do, you'll unscrew the standoff instead of the actual screw.

Whenever you're using a screwdriver or tightening anything in a PC, just remember: finger tight is almost always tight enough!

**Tip Number Three: Cable Ties**

Cable ties are very useful for cable management. They're a great way to keep cables together and in one place in the case. It's also a good way to group multiple types of cables together and have them fit into smaller gaps under the PSU shroud or just wherever you can stuff them.

The great thing about cable ties is that you don't actually have to go buy them because most power supplies and motherboards come with cable ties these days! Just use those, and it'll make a huge difference to your cable management.

**Tip Number Four: Use a Torx Screwdriver**

This one makes your life so much easier because there are a lot of difficult-to-reach spots in a case. It's much better than having to rotate your entire hand to turn the screwdriver!

**Tip Number Five: Check What Direction a Fan Blows Air In**

Unfortunately, this is something that took me a really long time to figure out... You usually do that thing with every fan where you spin it and feel what direction the air is going, but because it's not spinning quickly enough, it's really difficult to tell.

The best way to tell is to look at where the actual mounting is for the fan motor; that's the direction in which the fan blows!

**Bonus Tip: Buy Sleeved Extension Cables**

Unfortunately, this does cost a bit of money! But I really would recommend going for it because they make a huge difference in the appearance of your case. You don't have to buy cable mod cables - you can get them for fairly cheaply.

Silverstone has really good options and so do Antec. Just remember: you only have to buy sleeved cables for your graphics card power and your motherboard power because your CPU power cable is in a spot in your case that you can't really see it, especially if you have a big air cooler!

I hope these tips and tricks help you on your PC building journey! Let me know in the comments section below if you enjoyed this video and found it useful. Share it with one of your friends who might need some help with their PC build! Check out my Instagram and Twitter accounts for just kind of more dava does tech stuff! And don't forget to subscribe to the channel - I'll be uploading more videos soon!

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: entoday I'll be giving you five Pro PC building tips for noobs now these tips may seem very obvious to a lot of you but just remember not everyone has a degree in knowing everything from the University of Texas to Fogg I now before you get too triggered by that joke I am a proud holder of my degree in knowing everything although mine is from a fairly dodgy online university so it may not be worth as much as yours tip number one and this one's very important in my opinion always check that all of your components are working before you build it into the case now the best way to do this is you take your motherboard put it on its box and then build the PC so you put your CPU in you put your RAM in you mount your cooler you plug your graphics card in your SSD in and then you power it on if all of the components work then you can build your PC into its case now you may have one concern around this tip and that's how do you turn the PC on if you don't have the power button that's on the case now there are two ways to go about this depending on what motherboard you have some motherboards have power buttons on them and honestly I think this is a minimum requirement from other boards but for some reason you have to pay like a million dollars for a motherboard with one now if you don't have a motherboard with a power button on it unfortunately switching the PC on does involve doing something dodgy with a screwdriver now you know the pins where you plug the reset and the power button of the case into your motherboard take a screwdriver and jump the two pins for the power button and this will switch the PC on and the same process goes for turning it off if you just kind of hold it there for a while and the PC will eventually turn off tip number two finger tight is almost always tight enough this genuinely goes for pretty much anything you have to screw down in a PC if you're mounting a CPU cooler that has thumb screws that you finally tighten it with the moment that you have to do that final turn you've gone too far the same goes for if you're mounting a motherboard to the standoffs in a case don't over tighten it because if you over tighten it when you unscrew the motherboard you're gonna unscrew the standoff in instead of the actual screw and then it just becomes a nightmare to get the motherboard out so whenever you're using a screwdriver or tightening anything in a PC just remember finger tight is almost always tight enough and then have a good giggle to yourself tip number three cable ties now I love cable ties cable ties are very useful for cable management they're a great way to comp cables together and kind of keep them in one place in the case it's also a very good way to group multiple types of cables together and have them fit in smaller gaps under the PSU shroud or just wherever you can stuff them the great thing about cable ties is you don't actually have to go buy them because most power supplies and motherboards come with cable ties these days so just use those and it'll make a huge difference to your cable management finger tight tip number four and this one isn't technically free unless you already have one but always use a Torx screwdriver this one makes your life so much easier because there are a lot of difficult to reach spots in a case and it makes it so much easier that you don't have to rotate your entire hand to turn the screwdriver now I made a video on this a while ago but I wouldn't recommend getting an eye fix-it kit if all you do is occasionally build pcs because it comes with like an okay screwdriver and like the rest of the kit is useless for building a PC so I would recommend just getting any decent Torx screwdriver if you don't already have one tip number five how to check what direction a fan blows air in this is something that actually took me a really long time to figure out so hopefully it helps one of you guys because you usually do that thing with every fan where you like spin it and then like feel what direction the error is going and then because it's not spinning that quickly it's really difficult to tell well the best way to tell is look at where the actual mounting is for the fan motor that's the direction in which the fan blows and then finally I'm gonna give you a bonus tip now unfortunately this is something that does actually cost a bit of money but I really would recommend going for it and that's buying sleeved extension cables they make a huge difference in the appearance of your case and you don't have to buy cable mod cables you can get them for fairly cheaply silverstone has really good options and so do antic now another pro tip around this is that you only have to buy sleeved cables for your graphics card power and your motherboard power because your CPU power cable is in a spot in your case that you can't really see it especially if you have a big air cooler so you don't have to spend the 10 or 15 dollars to buy that cable and with that let me know in the comments section below if you enjoyed this video if you found it useful share it with one of your friends maybe it'll help them on their PC building journey check out my Instagram and my Twitter accounts for just kind of more dava does tech stuff and your subscribe to the channel I forgot to say that well that's very important like the video and all of those things and until the next video bye byetoday I'll be giving you five Pro PC building tips for noobs now these tips may seem very obvious to a lot of you but just remember not everyone has a degree in knowing everything from the University of Texas to Fogg I now before you get too triggered by that joke I am a proud holder of my degree in knowing everything although mine is from a fairly dodgy online university so it may not be worth as much as yours tip number one and this one's very important in my opinion always check that all of your components are working before you build it into the case now the best way to do this is you take your motherboard put it on its box and then build the PC so you put your CPU in you put your RAM in you mount your cooler you plug your graphics card in your SSD in and then you power it on if all of the components work then you can build your PC into its case now you may have one concern around this tip and that's how do you turn the PC on if you don't have the power button that's on the case now there are two ways to go about this depending on what motherboard you have some motherboards have power buttons on them and honestly I think this is a minimum requirement from other boards but for some reason you have to pay like a million dollars for a motherboard with one now if you don't have a motherboard with a power button on it unfortunately switching the PC on does involve doing something dodgy with a screwdriver now you know the pins where you plug the reset and the power button of the case into your motherboard take a screwdriver and jump the two pins for the power button and this will switch the PC on and the same process goes for turning it off if you just kind of hold it there for a while and the PC will eventually turn off tip number two finger tight is almost always tight enough this genuinely goes for pretty much anything you have to screw down in a PC if you're mounting a CPU cooler that has thumb screws that you finally tighten it with the moment that you have to do that final turn you've gone too far the same goes for if you're mounting a motherboard to the standoffs in a case don't over tighten it because if you over tighten it when you unscrew the motherboard you're gonna unscrew the standoff in instead of the actual screw and then it just becomes a nightmare to get the motherboard out so whenever you're using a screwdriver or tightening anything in a PC just remember finger tight is almost always tight enough and then have a good giggle to yourself tip number three cable ties now I love cable ties cable ties are very useful for cable management they're a great way to comp cables together and kind of keep them in one place in the case it's also a very good way to group multiple types of cables together and have them fit in smaller gaps under the PSU shroud or just wherever you can stuff them the great thing about cable ties is you don't actually have to go buy them because most power supplies and motherboards come with cable ties these days so just use those and it'll make a huge difference to your cable management finger tight tip number four and this one isn't technically free unless you already have one but always use a Torx screwdriver this one makes your life so much easier because there are a lot of difficult to reach spots in a case and it makes it so much easier that you don't have to rotate your entire hand to turn the screwdriver now I made a video on this a while ago but I wouldn't recommend getting an eye fix-it kit if all you do is occasionally build pcs because it comes with like an okay screwdriver and like the rest of the kit is useless for building a PC so I would recommend just getting any decent Torx screwdriver if you don't already have one tip number five how to check what direction a fan blows air in this is something that actually took me a really long time to figure out so hopefully it helps one of you guys because you usually do that thing with every fan where you like spin it and then like feel what direction the error is going and then because it's not spinning that quickly it's really difficult to tell well the best way to tell is look at where the actual mounting is for the fan motor that's the direction in which the fan blows and then finally I'm gonna give you a bonus tip now unfortunately this is something that does actually cost a bit of money but I really would recommend going for it and that's buying sleeved extension cables they make a huge difference in the appearance of your case and you don't have to buy cable mod cables you can get them for fairly cheaply silverstone has really good options and so do antic now another pro tip around this is that you only have to buy sleeved cables for your graphics card power and your motherboard power because your CPU power cable is in a spot in your case that you can't really see it especially if you have a big air cooler so you don't have to spend the 10 or 15 dollars to buy that cable and with that let me know in the comments section below if you enjoyed this video if you found it useful share it with one of your friends maybe it'll help them on their PC building journey check out my Instagram and my Twitter accounts for just kind of more dava does tech stuff and your subscribe to the channel I forgot to say that well that's very important like the video and all of those things and until the next video bye bye