**Building a Gaming PC for Dummies**

We're about to embark on an exciting journey – building a gaming PC, and we'll guide you through the process with ease. Mark will be our trusted companion throughout this adventure.

**Gathering Essential Components**

Before we begin, make sure you have:

* Your case with the power supply pre-installed (Note: This is not necessary, as it was never installed in the first place.)

* No additional tools are required except for your bare hands and an index card

**Applying Thermal Compound**

As per the instructions, we'll apply thermal paste to the CPU. Mark will demonstrate how to do this with ease – by holding the CPU in one hand and squirting the thermal compound onto it (Note: This terminology might not be preferred, but we'll stick with it.)

How to open the thermal paste container with one hand? Ah, that's a challenge! As the guidebook suggests, you can apply the thermal paste all over the CPU and then... drop it into the slot. Oh no, I hate this part!

**Installing the CPU**

With the thermal paste applied, gently place the CPU into its designated slot (Note: This might be a delicate process, so take your time.)

As Mark said, "I'm just getting most of it on my finger." How are you supposed to do this while holding the CPU? It looks like I sneezed on my CPU!

**Installing the Cooler**

This cooler is straight out of 2009 – and it's amazing! Listen to this (Note: There's some background noise, possibly a song).

Why don't we take off the cooler and see how that thermal paste actually did? Mark will demonstrate how to remove the cooler without causing any damage.

**The Final Result**

Armed with all the knowledge provided by our "PC For Dummies" guide, we've successfully built ourselves a gaming PC. Mark said, "We have all my components here... What could possibly go wrong?"

Now it's time to test our creation – will it power on correctly? Let's find out!

Can you hear that? The hard drive is clicking! Oh oh oh, yay!

But wait, we're not done yet – we still need to install Windows. This might be the most important part of our journey.

Mark said, "I'm just gonna..." and inserted the installation disc.

And... it seems like everything went smoothly!

Now that we've successfully installed Windows, we can finally use our brand-new gaming PC!

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aPicasso over here.- How much is he putting on?- Ah, oh my gosh!- Oh, he went around.- What are you doing?And so it is time to build ourselvesa gaming PC for dummies.I have all my components here,My boy Mark, to guideme through the process.What could possibly go wrong?The instructions were clear.- Uh huh.- There's only one wayto apply thermal paste.- And what's that?- Hold the CPU in yourhands and squirt it.- I didn't like that terminology,but we can go with that.- How do you open upthermal paste with one hand?He was clear.You apply your thermalpaste all over the CPUand then you...Drop it in the slot.Oh God, I hate it, I hate it.- It's the way thebook told us to do this.- He also said do like a top thingand then the bottom.So you can see some beautiful detail.Now I'm going to smear it like somepeanut butter sandwich.- Oh, that's so bad.- I'm just getting mostof it on my finger.How are you supposed todo this while holding it?I mean, it looks like Ijust sneezed on my CPU.I am going to 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